Iowa Code § 455H.105 (2026)
Duties of the commission
The commission shall do all of the following:
1. Adopt rules pertaining to the assessment, evaluation, and cleanup of the presence of hazardous substances which allow participants to carry out response actions using background standards, statewide standards, or site-specific cleanup standards pursuant to this chapter.
2. Adopt rules establishing statewide standards and criteria for determination of background standards and site-specific cleanup standards.
3. Adopt rules establishing a program intended to encourage and enhance assessment, evaluation, and cleanup of sites which may have been the site of or affected by a release.
4. Adopt rules establishing a program to administer the land recycling fund established in section 455H.401.
5. Adopt rules establishing requirements for the submission, performance, and verification of site assessments, cleanup plans, and certifications of completion. The rules shall provide that all site assessments, cleanup plans, and certifications of completion submitted by a participant shall be prepared by or under the supervision of an appropriately trained professional, including a groundwater professional certified pursuant to section 455B.474.
6. Adopt rules for public notice of the proposed verification of a certificate of completion \n Tue Dec 09 22:10:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 455H (28, 0) §455H.105, LAND RECYCLING AND REMEDIATION STANDARDS 4\n\nby the department where the certificate of completion is conditioned on the use of an institutional or technological control. 97 Acts, ch 127, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 171, §9 \n