HF2940 Summary

• Requires legislative approval under section 16A.1283 for fees charged by the Pollution Control Agency for training water pollution control personnel and subsurface sewage treatment system personnel.

• Requires legislative approval for fees collected under section 115.77 for reviewing applications and issuing water quality certifications.

• Requires legislative approval for laboratory certification fees under section 115.84 that cover reasonable costs of certification programs, including application reviews, issuance, audits, and compliance assistance.

• Requires legislative approval for water permit fees under section 116.07 that cover costs of developing, reviewing, and enforcing agency permits and implementing permit conditions.

• Removes prior language allowing the agency to establish laboratory certification fees without legislative approval, subjecting all such fees to the legislative approval requirement.