It also looks like it tightly limits the means of taking samples--both in terms of distances, periodicity (e.g. "364 consecutive days" in one case, "14 consecutive days" in an another, etc.), and technology. An thick amonia cloud instead of a simple smokescreen on what constitutes "credible data." Bill Witt > Rep. Greiner intends to run the bill on air quality, HSB 695, tomorrow at > 1 pm in House Agriculture committee. This bill codifies highly problematic > health effects numbers of hydrogen sulfide and ammmonia.....following up > on the rules nullification of last session. > > HSB695 which (as we read it) would generally prohibit the state from > adopting rules on pollutants that are not regulated by the federal EPA and > on animal confinement facilities. > > > 1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.133, subsection 4, unnumbered > 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: > 1 3 Adopt, amend, or repeal emission limitations or standards > 1 4 relating to the maximum quantities of air contaminants that > 1 5 may be emitted from any air contaminant source. The standards > 1 6 or limitations adopted under this section shall not exceed the > 1 7 standards or limitations promulgated by the administrator of > 1 8 the United States environmental protection agency or the > 1 9 requirements of the federal Clean Air Act as amended through > 1 10 January 1, 1991. This does not prohibit the The commission > 1 11 from adopting shall not adopt a standard for a source or class > 1 12 of sources for which the United States environmental > 1 13 protection agency has not promulgated a standard. This also > 1 14 section does not prohibit the commission from adopting an > 1 15 emission standard or limitation for infectious medical waste > 1 16 treatment or disposal facilities which exceeds the standards > 1 17 or limitations promulgated by the administrator of the United > 1 18 States environmental protection agency or the requirements of > 1 19 the federal Clean Air Act as amended through January 1, 1991. > 1 20 The commission shall not adopt an emission standard or > 1 21 limitation for infectious medical waste treatment or disposal > 1 22 facilities prior to January 1, 1995, which exceeds the > 1 23 standards or limitations promulgated by the administrator of > 1 24 the United States environmental protection agency or the > 1 25 requirements of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended through > 1 26 January 1, 1991, for a hospital, or a group of hospitals, > 1 27 licensed under chapter 135B which has been operating an > 1 28 infectious medical waste treatment or disposal facility prior > 1 29 to January 1, 1991. The commission shall not adopt or enforce > 1 30 rules under this section that apply to an animal feeding > 1 31 operation as provided in chapter 459. > > Clipped here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > 9 23 7. The commission's rules providing for a health effect > 9 24 level shall not exceed a standard or limitation applying to > 9 25 the same health effect level pursuant to the requirements of > 9 26 the federal Clean Air Act as amended through January 1, 1991, > 9 27 or regulations promulgated by the United States environmental > 9 28 protection agency. This section shall supersede the > 9 29 commission's authority under section 455B.133. > 9 30 EXPLANATION > 9 31 GENERAL. This bill amends provisions in Code chapters 455B > 9 32 and 459, regulating air quality administered by the department > 9 33 of natural resources. Code chapter 455B, division II, > 9 34 provides general air quality regulatory authority to the > 9 35 department, and Code chapter 459 specifically regulates animal > 10 1 feeding operations and especially confinement feeding > 10 2 operations. > 10 3 REGULATION OF AIR CONTAMINANTS. Code section 455B.133 > 10 4 authorizes the department to adopt rules that establish > 10 5 standards for air contaminants that may be emitted from any > 10 6 source. The standards cannot exceed those promulgated by the > 10 7 United States environmental protection agency, but the Code > 10 8 section does authorize the department to adopt standards for > 10 9 emissions from other sources. The bill provides that the > 10 10 commission is prohibited from adopting a standard for these > 10 11 other sources. The bill also provides that the department > 10 12 cannot adopt rules that apply to animal feeding operations > 10 13 other than as provided in Code chapter 459. That Code chapter > 10 14 provides authority to the department to regulate animal > 10 15 feeding operations, including the emission of airborne > 10 16 pollutants. > Clipped here>>>>>>>>>>>> > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp