Iowa Code § 455B.500: Waste management research by persons in conjunction with institutions of higher education.

A person acting in conjunction with a private college, community college, or state board of regents institution, to conduct research relating to waste management, on private property, or on property in which a city or county holds an interest, shall notify the department in writing. The person is not required to obtain authorization, including but not limited to a permit, by the department for one hundred twenty days after submitting the notice. After the end of the one-hundred-twenty-day period the department shall conduct an evaluation of the permit status of the research and may determine whether a permit ought to be issued or modified before the research continues.