Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF480: A BILL FOR An Act relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation
Status: In committee, March 7, 2025
An Act relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation.
From the introduced text, February 19, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2749YH (3) sb/js H.F. Section 1. Section 455B.261, subsection 4, Code 2025, is amended by striking the subsection. Sec. 2. Section 455B.265, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 1. In its consideration of applications for permits, the department shall give priority in processing to persons in the order that the applications are received, except where when the application of this processing priority system prevents the prompt approval of routine applications or where when the public health, safety, or welfare will be threatened by delay. If the department determines after investigation that the diversion, storage, or withdrawal is consistent with the principles and policies of beneficial use and ensuring conservation, the department shall grant a permit. The determination of beneficial use shall be made on a case-by-case basis, and shall not be based on categories of uses. An application for a permit shall be approved or denied within ninety days from the date that the department receives the complete application. A renewal permit shall be approved or denied by the department within thirty days from the date that the department receives a complete application for renewal. If the applicant …
Sponsors
- Cindy Golding (R, 83) · primary sponsor
- Mark Thompson (R, 56)
- Helena Hayes (R, 88)
- Robert Henderson (R, 2)
- Eddie Andrews (R, 43)
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 861 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1. H.J. 508 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 508 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 7:45AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Golding, Andrews and Levin. H.J. 419 .
- : Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 359 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 508 . (March 4, 2025): 20 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: water
Common questions
- What is HF480?
- HF480 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation.
- What does HF480 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation.
- What is the status of HF480?
- In committee as of March 7, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 861 . (March 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF480?
- Cindy Golding (R, 83), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF480?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0480&ga=91
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