Bill Text: IA HF510 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the discharge of visible particulate emissions from a diesel-powered motor vehicle, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-25 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 350. [HF510 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF510-Introduced.html
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510
BY
BENNETT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
discharge
of
visible
particulate
1
emissions
from
a
diesel-powered
motor
vehicle,
and
providing
2
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.371A
Discharge
of
visible
1
particulate
emissions
prohibited.
2
A
person
operating
a
diesel-powered
motor
vehicle
on
3
a
highway
shall
not
knowingly
or
intentionally
cause
the
4
vehicle
to
discharge
noticeably
visible
smoke,
soot,
or
other
5
particulate
emissions
onto
another
motor
vehicle,
a
person
6
riding
a
bicycle,
or
a
pedestrian.
This
section
does
not
7
apply
to
a
diesel-powered
motor
vehicle
with
a
gross
weight
8
of
ten
thousand
pounds
or
more,
a
commercial
motor
vehicle,
9
a
construction
vehicle
operating
at
a
construction
site,
a
10
self-propelled
implement
of
husbandry,
or
a
farm
tractor,
11
or
when
the
discharge
of
smoke,
soot,
or
other
particulate
12
emissions
is
the
result
of
normal
acceleration
or
towing.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
14,
Code
2019,
is
amended
14
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
15
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
Discharge
of
visible
particulate
emissions
16
violations.
For
violations
under
section
321.371A,
the
17
scheduled
fine
is
one
hundred
dollars.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
prohibits
a
person
operating
a
diesel-powered
22
motor
vehicle
from
knowingly
or
intentionally
causing
the
23
vehicle
to
discharge
noticeably
visible
smoke,
soot,
or
other
24
particulate
emissions
onto
another
motor
vehicle,
a
person
25
riding
a
bicycle,
or
a
pedestrian.
The
bill
does
not
apply
to
26
a
diesel-powered
motor
vehicle
with
a
gross
weight
of
10,000
27
pounds
or
more,
a
commercial
motor
vehicle,
a
construction
28
vehicle
operating
at
a
construction
site,
a
self-propelled
29
implement
of
husbandry,
or
a
farm
tractor,
or
when
the
30
discharge
of
smoke,
soot,
or
other
particulate
emissions
is
the
31
result
of
normal
acceleration
or
towing.
A
violation
of
the
32
bill
is
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$100.
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