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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. Section History: Recent Form
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
