Iowa Code § 15E.19

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Regulatory assistance.

Official statutory text

(1) The economic development authority shall coordinate all regulatory assistance for the state of Iowa. Each state agency administering regulatory programs for business shall maintain a coordinator within the office of the director or the administrative division of the state agency. Each coordinator shall do all of the following:

(1) (a) Serve as the state agency’s primary contact for regulatory affairs with the economic development authority.

(1) (b) Provide information regarding regulatory requirements to businesses and represent the state agency to the private sector.

(1) (c) Monitor permit applications and provide timely permit status information to the economic development authority.

(1) (d) Require regulatory staff participation in negotiations and discussions with businesses.

(1) (e) Notify the economic development authority regarding proposed rulemaking activities that impact a regulatory program and any subsequent changes to a regulatory program.

(2) The economic development authority shall, in consultation with the coordinators described in this section, examine, and to the extent permissible, assist in the implementation of methods, including the possible establishment of an electronic database, to streamline the process for issuing permits to business.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §7; 2008 Acts, ch 1122, §12; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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