89B.17 Recommendations.
1. The director of public health, the labor commissioner, and the director of the department of natural resources or the director’s designee under written signatures of all these parties may recommend any of the following actions:
a. Expansion of the federal occupational safety and health administration’s list of hazardous chemicals or reporting required under this chapter. The division shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to expand the list of information required if the division decides to follow the recommendation.
b. Expansion of the list of hazardous wastes reported to the department of natural resources under 42 U.S.C. §6921 – 6934 as amended to January 1, 1981, or information required concerning the wastes. The department of natural resources shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to expand the list or information if the department decides to follow the recommendation.
2. However, the recommendations shall be made only upon scientific evidence that there may be a significant threat to public health and safety without the action.
84 Acts, ch 1085, §17
C85, §455D.17
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899I, 1899J
C87, §89B.17
2002 Acts, ch 1162, §31; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
Referred to in §89B.13