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IA HF480
Bill
Status
2/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Golding
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AI Summary
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Removes the statutory definition of "beneficial use" from Iowa Code chapter 455B, which currently defines it as water application to a useful purpose that benefits the user and is subject to the user's control, excluding waste or pollution
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Requires the Department of Natural Resources to determine beneficial use on a case-by-case basis when evaluating permit applications for water diversion, storage, or withdrawal
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Prohibits basing beneficial use determinations on categories of uses, mandating individualized assessment for each permit application
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Maintains existing permit processing timelines: 90 days for new applications and 30 days for renewal applications from receipt of complete applications
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation.(See HF 861.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 861.
3/7/2025