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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2104
BY
STAED
,
DONAHUE
,
PETERSEN
,
and
BENNETT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
water
usage
reporting
requirements
for
large
1
water
use
facilities.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.280
Large
water
use
facilities
1
——
reporting
requirements.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Cryptocurrency”
means
any
electronic
token
that
4
represents
or
evidences
economic
value
or
economic,
5
proprietary,
or
access
rights,
may
be
used
as
payment
in
6
specified
markets,
and
is
digitally
recorded
on
a
distributed
7
ledger.
8
b.
“Cryptocurrency
mining”
means
the
process
by
which
9
a
computer,
also
known
as
a
node
or
mining
rig,
validates
10
blockchain
transactions
for
a
specific
cryptocurrency
and,
in
11
turn,
receives
a
mining
reward
for
its
computational
effort.
12
c.
“Large
water
use
facility”
means
a
facility
that
uses
or
13
is
able
to
use
twenty-five
thousand
gallons
or
more
per
day
and
14
is
primarily
engaged
in
the
business
of
one
of
the
following:
15
(1)
Providing
a
service
as
described
under
code
number
16
518210
of
the
North
American
industry
classification
system.
17
(2)
Ethyl
alcohol
manufacturing
as
described
under
code
18
number
325193
of
the
North
American
industry
classification
19
system.
20
(3)
Cryptocurrency
mining.
21
2.
On
or
before
March
31
of
each
year,
each
large
water
use
22
facility
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
department
that
includes
23
detailed
information
on
the
facility’s
water
use
from
the
24
previous
year.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
water
usage
reporting
requirements
for
29
large
water
use
facilities.
30
The
bill
defines
“large
water
use
facility”
as
a
facility
31
that
uses
or
is
able
to
use
25,000
gallons
or
more
per
day
32
and
is
primarily
engaged
in
the
business
of
providing
a
33
service
as
described
under
code
number
518210
of
the
North
34
American
industry
classification
system
(data
processing),
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ethyl
alcohol
manufacturing
as
described
under
code
number
1
325193
of
the
North
American
industry
classification
system,
or
2
cryptocurrency
mining.
3
The
bill
requires
each
large
water
use
facility
to
submit
4
an
annual
report
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
by
5
March
31
of
each
year
that
includes
detailed
information
on
the
6
facility’s
water
use
from
the
previous
year.
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