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Iowa Statutes, Title XI

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Title XI, NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)

72 chapters · 1,850 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XI1,850 Ch 468, LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMP…458 Ch 455B, JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURA…215 Ch 481A, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION105 Ch 461A, PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS82 Ch 476, PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION81 Ch 462A, WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS80 Ch 459, ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ACT58 Ch 483A, FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES, CONTRA…55 Ch 479, PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE43 Ch 455H, LAND RECYCLING AND REMEDIATION STANDARDS34 Ch 478, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES34 Ch 479B, HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES AND STORA…33 Ch 456A, REGULATION AND FUNDING — NATURAL RES…32 Ch 455D, WASTE VOLUME REDUCTION AND RECYCLING30

13 sections·Filtered byTitle XI✕Ch 455K✕

Iowa Code § 455K.1 Title.
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This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Environmental Audit Privilege and Immunity Act” . 98 Acts, ch 1109, §1
Iowa Code § 455K.10 Environmental auditor training program.
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A training program for and standards for certification of environmental auditors shall be developed jointly by the Iowa waste reduction center and the department. The training program shall be administered by the Iowa waste reduction center. The program shall provide training on …
Iowa Code § 455K.11 Summary.
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On or before December 1 of each year, the department shall make available a summary of the number of environmental audit notices received, the violations, and the remediation status of the violations reported pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year. 98 Acts, ch …
Iowa Code § 455K.12 Rulemaking.
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The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to administer this chapter . 98 Acts, ch 1109, §12

Iowa Code § 455K.13 Costs.

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The necessary costs incurred by the department under this chapter shall be funded from appropriations made to the department from the general fund of the state. 98 Acts, ch 1109, §13

Iowa Code § 455K.2 Definitions.

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As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Department” means the department of natural resources created under section 455A.2 or its delegated authority. 2. “Environmental audit” means a voluntary evaluation of a facility or operation, of an activity at …

Iowa Code § 455K.3 Privilege.

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1. Material included in an environmental audit report generated during an environmental audit conducted after July 1, 1998, is privileged and confidential and is not discoverable or admissible as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding, except as otherwise provided in …

Iowa Code § 455K.4 Waiver of privilege — disclosure.

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1. The privilege described in section 455K.3 shall not apply to the extent that the privilege is expressly waived in writing by the owner or operator who prepared the environmental audit report or caused the report to be prepared. 2. Disclosure of an environmental audit report or…

Iowa Code § 455K.5 Required disclosure.

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1. A court or a presiding officer in an administrative hearing may require disclosure of a portion of an environmental audit report in a civil or administrative proceeding if the court or presiding officer affirmatively determines, after an in camera review, that any of the follo…

Iowa Code § 455K.6 Materials not privileged.

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1. The privilege described in this chapter does not apply to any of the following: a. A document, communication, datum, report, or other information required by a regulatory agency to be collected, developed, retained, or reported under a state or federal environmental law, rule,…

Iowa Code § 455K.7 Review of privileged documents.

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1. The privileges created in this chapter shall not apply to criminal investigations or proceedings. An environmental audit report, supporting documents, and testimony relating thereto may be obtained by a prosecutor’s subpoena pursuant to the rules of criminal procedure. If an e…

Iowa Code § 455K.8 Voluntary disclosure of environmental violation — immunity.

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1. An owner or operator is eligible for immunity under this section from the time the department receives official notification from the owner or operator of a scheduled environmental audit. An owner or operator is immune from any administrative or civil penalty associated with t…

Iowa Code § 455K.9 Other privileges not affected.

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This chapter shall not limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common-law privilege, including the work product doctrine and the attorney-client privilege. 98 Acts, ch 1109, §9