Iowa Code 455B.430 – Use and transfer of sites — penalty — financial disclosure
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1. A person shall not substantially change the manner in which a hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal site on the registry pursuant to section 455B.426 is used without the written approval of the director.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 455B.430
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Cleanup: means actions necessary to contain, collect, control, identify, analyze, clean up, treat, disperse, remove, or dispose of a hazardous substance. See Iowa Code 455B.381
- Director: means the director of the department or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Director: means the director of the department or a designee. See Iowa Code 455B.101
- Hazardous substance: means the same as defined in section 455B. See Iowa Code 455B.751
- Hazardous waste: means the same as defined in section 455B. See Iowa Code 455B.751
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
2. A person shall not sell, convey, or transfer title to a hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal site which is on the registry pursuant to section 455B.426 without the written approval of the director. The director shall respond to a request for a change of ownership within thirty days of its receipt.
3. Decisions of the director concerning the use or transfer of a hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal site may be appealed in the manner provided in section 455B.429.
4. If the director has reason to believe this section has been violated, or is in imminent danger of being violated, the director may institute a civil action in district court for injunctive relief to prevent the violation and for the assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per day for each day of violation. Moneys collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the remedial fund.
5. Immediately upon the listing of real property in the registry of hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal sites, a person liable for cleanup costs shall submit to the director a report consisting of documentation of the responsible person’s liabilities and assets, including if filed, a copy of the biennial report submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to section 490.1621. A subsequent report pursuant to this section shall be submitted annually on April 15 for the period the site remains on the registry.