Bill > HF881

This bill expands the existing Iowa law on strict liability for hazardous substances by allowing the state or its political subdivisions to recover "excessive and extraordinary" oversight and monitoring costs directly from the person responsible for creating a hazardous condition. Under current law, responsible parties were already liable for certain costs related to hazardous substances, but this bill specifically adds a new provision that enables government entities to seek reimbursement for additional monitoring and oversight expenses beyond standard cleanup and response costs. The term "strict liability" means that the responsible party can be held legally accountable for these costs regardless of whether they intentionally caused the hazardous condition or were negligent. By adding this provision to Section 455B.392 of the Iowa Code, the bill aims to ensure that entities creating hazardous conditions bear the full financial burden of state and local government efforts to manage and supervise the remediation of those hazardous situations.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Natural Resources (House)

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF881