Iowa HF 2237: A bill for an act relating to communications by arrested persons and making penalties applicable.

Bill Text

House
File
2237
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
2237

BY
WESSEL-KROESCHELL

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
the
discharge
of
toxic
pollutants
associated
1

with
coal
ash
into
water
sources.
2

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3

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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.200
Coal
ash
pollution.
1

1.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
protect
2

communities,
drinking
water,
groundwater,
and
the
air
from
3

the
toxic
pollutants
in
coal
ash.
Coal
ash
contains
mercury,
4

arsenic,
cadmium,
and
other
contaminants
associated
with
5

cancer,
kidney
and
liver
damage,
and
other
serious
health
6

effects.
Water
pollution
from
the
toxic
metals
in
coal
ash
7

is
avoidable
with
current
technology.
It
is
the
intent
of
8

the
general
assembly
to
prevent
electric
power
generating
9

facilities
fueled
by
coal
from
discharging
toxic
pollutants
10

into
the
water
to
the
best
extent
technology
allows.
11

2.
An
electric
power
generating
facility
fueled
by
coal
12

or
a
coal
ash
landfill
shall
not
discharge
toxic
pollutants
13

from
flue
gas
desulfurization
wastewater,
bottom
ash
transport
14

water,
or
combustion
residual
leachate
into
water
sources.
15

3.
An
electric
power
generating
facility
fueled
by
coal
or
16

a
coal
ash
landfill
in
operation
before
July
1,
2026,
shall
17

comply
with
subsection
2
as
soon
as
possible,
but
not
later
18

than
December
31,
2029.
All
other
electric
power
generating
19

facilities
fueled
by
coal
or
coal
ash
landfills
shall
comply
20

with
subsection
2
before
commencing
operation.
21

4.
The
department
shall
promulgate
rules
necessary
to
22

implement
this
section.
23

EXPLANATION
24

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26

This
bill
relates
to
the
discharge
of
toxic
pollutants
27

associated
with
coal
ash
into
water
sources.

28

The
bill
states
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
is
to
29

protect
communities,
drinking
water,
groundwater,
and
air
30

quality
from
avoidable
toxic
pollutants
contained
in
coal
ash.
31

The
bill
prohibits
electric
power
generating
facilities
32

fueled
by
coal
and
coal
ash
landfills
from
discharging
toxic
33

pollutants
from
flue
gas
desulfurization
wastewater,
bottom
ash
34

transport
water,
or
combustion
residual
leachate
into
water
35

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sources.
1

The
bill
establishes
compliance
timelines
for
the
2

prohibition.
Electric
power
generating
facilities
fueled
by
3

coal
and
coal
ash
landfills
that
are
in
operation
before
July
4

1,
2026,
are
required
to
comply
with
the
prohibition
as
soon
as
5

possible,
but
no
later
than
December
31,
2029.
Electric
power
6

generating
facilities
fueled
by
coal
and
coal
ash
landfills
7

that
begin
operation
on
or
after
July
1,
2026,
are
required
to
8

comply
with
the
prohibition
prior
to
commencing
operation.
9

The
bill
directs
the
department
to
adopt
rules
necessary
to
10

implement
the
bill.
11

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