Bill Text: IA HF2579 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the technology reinvestment fund, and the sports wagering receipts fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Effective date: 07/01/2022, 06/17/2022. Applicability date: 06/01/2020.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-23 - NOBA: Final [HF2579 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HF2579-Enrolled.html

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House File 2579 - Enrolled
House File 2579
AN ACT
RELATING TO AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO STATE DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES FROM THE REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND,
THE TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND, AND THE SPORTS WAGERING
RECEIPTS FUND, PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS, AND INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ——
APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
a. For safety and security on the state capitol complex,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
b. For deposit in the monument maintenance account created
in section 8A.321 for purposes of maintenance of state
monuments on the capitol complex grounds:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000

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2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund
created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the
water quality initiative administered by the division of soil
conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42 ,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph
“c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,200,000
(2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered
paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
coordinating council.
(b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water
resources coordinating council.
(3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
as provided in subparagraph (2), all of the following shall
apply:
(a) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
practices as described in the latest revision of the document
entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
state university of science and technology.
(b) The division shall implement demonstration projects
as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
located within the same subwatershed.
(c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall

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not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
(d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
(e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
land shall be a confidential record.
(4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
practices, including the establishment of such practices in
watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
high-priority watersheds.
(5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
(6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share
basis as provided in chapter 161A .
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other
moneys available to the department from a state or federal
source.
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this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
by the soil conservation division.
b. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
programs:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000
The appropriation made in this paragraph shall be in lieu of
the standing appropriation in section 159A.17 for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.
c. For updating the maximum return to nitrogen modeling
system for fertilizer management notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
Any information received, collected, or held for purposes
of this paragraph is a confidential record exempt from public
release if the information identifies a person who holds a
legal interest in agricultural land or who has previously
held a legal interest in agricultural land, a person who is
involved or who has previously been involved in managing
the agricultural land or producing crops or livestock on
the agricultural land, or the identifiable location of the
agricultural land.
3. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth
Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 196,900
4. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
a. For kitchen equipment at the Clarinda treatment complex:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000
b. For various infrastructure projects at correctional
facilities:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,900,000
5. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

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a. For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
b. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
facilities located in cities with a population of less than
28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
created in section 15F.204:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000
b. For deposit in the sports tourism infrastructure program
fund created in section 15F.404 for financing sports tourism
infrastructure projects:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,000,000
Of the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, the authority
shall provide financial assistance from the sports tourism
program infrastructure fund for sports tourism infrastructure
projects subject to the requirements of section 15F.401
applicable to sports tourism infrastructure projects and
this paragraph. Financial assistance shall not be provided
to reimburse costs incurred prior to the approval of the
financial assistance and shall not be provided until all
financing for the sports tourism infrastructure project is
secured and documented. An applicant for financial assistance
from moneys appropriated in this paragraph shall demonstrate
the availability of matching moneys for financing the sports
tourism infrastructure project in the form of a private and
public partnership with financing from city, county, and
private sources. Financial assistance shall be provided for

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sports tourism infrastructure projects that draw a national
and international audience and attract a significant number of
visitors from outside the state. However, financial assistance
shall not be provided for sports tourism infrastructure
projects located in a reinvestment district as defined and
approved by the authority pursuant to section 15J.4 or to
applicants that have received a rebate of sales tax imposed and
collected by retailers pursuant to section 423.4, subsection 5.
c. For providing financial assistance to a city or
nonprofit organization hosting the national junior olympics,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000
d. For equal distribution to regional sports authority
districts certified by the authority pursuant to section
15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
7. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
For costs associated with completing a study by the United
States army corps of engineers concerning flood prevention
improvements to a levee, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 650,000
8. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
a. For renovation and repair at department facilities:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,161,000
b. For a grant to a nonprofit agency that provides expert
care for children with medical complexity by providing
infrastructure funding for expanding its facilities to provide
behavioral analysis treatment for eligible individuals:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000
c. For a grant to a nonprofit organization specializing in
brain injury rehabilitation by providing post-acute inpatient
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supported, and independent living services for people who have
sustained a traumatic brain injury due to a stroke, tumor,
aneurysm, or other brain injury, in a city with a population
between 67,500 and 68,500 as determined by the 2020 federal
decennial census, for costs associated with the construction of
an outpatient therapy center:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
9. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
a. For implementation of lake projects that have
established watershed improvement initiatives and community
support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,600,000
b. For state park infrastructure improvements:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000
c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000
d. For costs associated with renovation and improvements at
the Fort Atkinson state preserve:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 350,000
e. For deposit in the on-stream impoundment restoration
fund created in section 456A.33C, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
f. For grants to communities or organizations for tree
planting projects through the community forestry grant program,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
armories and facilities:

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FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000
b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
installations and readiness centers to support operations and
training requirements:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000
c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
facility:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550,000
d. The department of public defense shall report to the
general assembly by December 15, 2022, regarding the projects
the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
11. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,330,150
b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created
in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000
c. For construction of a new facility for fire fighter
training:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000
12. BOARD OF REGENTS
For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and
technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse
the institutions for deficiencies in the operating funds
resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees and
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providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
and utility services at the institutions:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,900,000
13. STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
For the renovation and repair of the state fair barns:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000,000
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000,000
14. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
trails within the state:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000
b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000
c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000
d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
commercial service airports within the state:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,900,000
e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
aviation airports within the state:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
15. TREASURER OF STATE
For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
FY 2022-2023:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,060,000
16. JUDICIAL BRANCH
a. For construction projects at the Woodbury county law
enforcement center:
FY 2022–2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 165,000
b. For renovations and furniture at justice centers:
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 624,518
Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION II
TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND
Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023,
the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
be used for the purposes designated:
1. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
a. For software upgrades to emergency response radios:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 350,000
b. For security cameras, staff phone systems, and
automation systems at correctional facilities:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,415,954
2. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
a. For the continued development and implementation of an
educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers,
parents, school district administrators, area education agency
staff, department of education staff, and policymakers:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000

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Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the
department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system
capable of tracking students throughout their education via
interconnectivity with multiple schools.
b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,727,000
c. To the public broadcasting division for the replacement
of equipment:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass
notification and emergency messaging system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000
4. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal
justice information system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400,000
b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
warehouse:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 187,980
5. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
For technology costs associated with the state poison
control center:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000
6. IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
For firewall and distributed denial-of-service attack
protection for the Iowa communications network:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,510,724
7. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
a. For costs associated with the enhancement of the health
facilities database:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
b. For costs associated with the implementation of the
food safety data system enhancement and integration with the
govconnectiowa portal:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 410,000
c. For costs associated with the creation of electronic

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forms within the e-filing system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
8. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
a. For the continued development and implementation of
a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
budget and financial information:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000
b. For the continued development and implementation of the
comprehensive electronic grant management system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 70,000
c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and
property tax system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,000
d. For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is
placed on the internet for budget and financial information:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 382,131
9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
For technology projects:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
For costs associated with the implementation of body-worn
cameras and licensing:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 385,000
11. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
For tax system modernization:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,070,460
12. JUDICIAL BRANCH
a. For costs associated with the connection of district
phone systems to the judicial branch building system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,464
b. For costs associated with installation and repurpose of
courtroom sound systems:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 610,000
Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
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appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION III
CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 5. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 1, subsection
10, paragraph b, as amended by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120,
section 8, is amended to read as follows:
b. For construction of a new veterinary diagnostic
laboratory at Iowa state university of science and technology,
to include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by
the university for construction of the laboratory in prior
fiscal years:
FY 2018-2019:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
FY 2019-2020:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500,000
FY 2020-2021:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,900,000
FY 2021-2022:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500,000
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500,000
28,600,000
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,100,000
Sec. 6. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 4, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 4. REVERSION.
1. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided otherwise,
unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation
in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of
the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
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or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
appropriation made in section 3, subsection 4, of this division
of this 2018 Act shall not revert but shall remain available
for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close
of the fiscal year that ends four years after the end of the
fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, or until the
project for which the appropriation was made is completed,
whichever is earlier.
Sec. 7. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 2, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 2. REVERSION.
1. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided otherwise,
unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made
in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of
the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from
an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 14, of this
division of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the
close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022.
Sec. 8. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 4, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 4. REVERSION.
1. For Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2
and 3, for purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from
an appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not
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purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
appropriation made in section 3, subsection 6, of this division
of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain available
for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2023, or until the project
for which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever
is earlier.
3. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
appropriation made in section 3, subsection 11, paragraph c,
of this division of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall
remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated
until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022,
or until the project for which the appropriation was made is
completed, whichever is earlier.
Sec. 9. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 1, subsection
10, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial
technology center at the university of northern Iowa to
include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
year:
FY 2021-2022:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,000,000
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,000,000
26,500,000
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,500,000
Sec. 10. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection
7, is amended to read as follows:
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For costs associated with school safety, flood mitigation,
or other emergency services programs, notwithstanding section
8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph “c”:
FY 2021-2022
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000
FY 2022-2023
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000
Sec. 11. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection
10, paragraph d, is amended to read as follows:
d. For costs associated with the construction of a readiness
center in West Des Moines:
FY 2021-2022:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,800,000
FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,850,000
3,700,000
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,850,000
Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 13. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
subparagraph (3), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023 , and for
each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen
million five hundred thousand dollars.
Sec. 14. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH . j. There is appropriated from the rebuild
Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the sum of twenty million five
hundred thousand dollars to the technology reinvestment fund,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c” .
Sec. 15. Section 15.261, Code 2022, is amended to read as
follows:
15.261 Vacant state buildings demolition fund.
1. A vacant state buildings demolition fund is created in
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fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. Moneys in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
grant program for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by
the state or by a county that has purchased real property from
the federal government which are no longer used for a state or
federal purpose. Grant program criteria shall provide that
no more than fifty percent of the cost of a project for the
demolition of vacant buildings shall be funded from a grant
under the program. The authority shall give preference to
applicants that have not previously been awarded money from
this fund.
3. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
demolition fund shall be credited to the vacant state buildings
demolition fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys credited
to the vacant state buildings demolition fund shall not revert
at the close of a fiscal year.
Sec. 16. Section 15.262, Code 2022, is amended to read as
follows:
15.262 Vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund.
1. A vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund is created
in the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. Moneys in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund
are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
loan program for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of vacant
buildings owned by the state or by a county that has purchased
real property from the federal government which are no longer
used for a state or federal purpose. The authority shall give
preference to applicants that have not previously been awarded
money from this fund.
3. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
rehabilitation fund shall be credited to the vacant state
buildings rehabilitation fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33 ,
moneys credited to the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
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amended to read as follows:
3. Moneys in the renewable fuel infrastructure fund are
appropriated to the department exclusively to support and
market the renewable fuel infrastructure programs as provided
in sections 159A.14 and 159A.15 , and as allocated in financial
incentives by the renewable fuel infrastructure board created
in section 159A.13 . Up to fifty
a. For each fiscal year, not more than one million
two hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be allocated to
support the renewable fuel infrastructure program for retail
motor fuel sites as provided in section 159A.14 to finance
the installation, replacement, or conversion of biodiesel
infrastructure as provided in that section.
b. For each fiscal year, not more than one hundred thousand
dollars shall be allocated each fiscal year to the department
to support the administration of the programs. The
c. For each fiscal year, the department may use up to
three quarters of one and one-half percent of the program
funds to market the programs. Otherwise the moneys shall not
be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise
encumbered except to allocate as financial incentives under the
programs.
Sec. 18. Section 602.11101, subsection 1, paragraph e,
subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
(2) Until July 1, 1986, the county shall remain responsible
for the compensation of and operating costs for court
employees not presently designated for state financing and
for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to
furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or
maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and
their staff. Effective July 1, 1986, the state shall assume
the responsibility for the compensation of and operating costs
for court employees presently designated for state financing
and for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to
furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or
maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and
their staff. However, the county shall at all times remain
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subsection 1 , including paint, wall covering, and fixtures in
the facilities. In addition, however, effective July 1, 2023,
if a county expends moneys for the renovation or construction
of suitable courtrooms, offices, and other physical facilities
pursuant to section 602.1303, that requires the purchase of
furnishings, supplies, and equipment for the use of judicial
officers, referees, and their staff as a result of that
renovation or construction, the state shall be responsible for
only seventy-five percent of the cost of the purchase.
Sec. 19. DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE —— REPORT.
1. The department of transportation shall establish a Des
Moines area regional transit authority alternative funding
advisory committee to study the most effective and efficient
methods to increase funding for the Des Moines area regional
transit authority that are alternative to an increase in
property taxes.
2. The committee shall consist of five voting members and
four ex officio, nonvoting members.
a. The voting members of the committee shall be composed of
all of the following:
(1) The director of the department of transportation or a
designee.
(2) The director of the department of revenue or a designee.
(3) A Polk county supervisor appointed by the governor.
(4) A member of a city council or mayor of a city in Polk
county in which the Des Moines area regional transit authority
operates, appointed by the governor.
(5) A representative of the Des Moines area regional transit
authority appointed by the Des Moines area regional transit
authority.
b. The ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee shall
be two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of
the house of representatives and one by the minority leader
of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one
appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the
minority leader of the senate.
3. Staffing services shall be provided by the department of
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4. The committee shall submit a report containing its
findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or
before December 15, 2022.
5. This section is repealed January 1, 2023.
Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
The sections of this division of this Act amending sections
15.261 and 15.262.
Sec. 21. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply
retroactively to June 1, 2020:
The sections of this division of this Act amending sections
15.261 and 15.262.
DIVISION V
SPORTS TOURISM PROGRAM
Sec. 22. Section 15F.401, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
2022, is amended to read as follows:
a. The authority shall establish, and, at the direction
of the board, shall administer a sports tourism marketing and
infrastructure program to provide financial assistance for
projects that promote sporting events or for infrastructure
projects supporting sporting events for organizations of
accredited colleges and universities, professional sporting
events, and other sporting events in the state.
Sec. 23. Section 15F.401, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
2022, is amended to read as follows:
a. (1) A city or county in the state or a public entity,
including a convention and visitors bureau or a district, may
apply to the authority for financial assistance from the sports
tourism marketing program fund created in section 15F.403 for
a project that actively and directly promotes sporting events
for accredited colleges and universities, professional sporting
events, and other sporting events in the area served by the
city, county, or public entity.
(2) A city or county in the state or a public entity that
is a convention and visitors bureau or a district may apply to
the authority for financial assistance from the sports tourism
infrastructure program fund created in section 15F.404 for an
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professional sporting events, and other sporting events in the
area served by the city, county, or public entity. However,
financial assistance shall not be provided to an applicant
from the sports tourism infrastructure program fund created
in section 15F.404 for infrastructure projects located in a
reinvestment district as defined and approved by the authority
pursuant to section 15J.4 or to applicants that have received a
rebate of sales tax imposed and collected by retailers pursuant
to section 423.4, subsection 5.
Sec. 24. Section 15F.401, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code
2022, are amended to read as follows:
4. a. An applicant shall demonstrate matching funds in
order to receive financial assistance pursuant to this section .
The amount of matching funds that may be required shall be at
the board’s discretion subject to the requirements of this
subsection .
b. An applicant under the program shall not receive
financial assistance from the sports tourism marketing
program fund created in section 15F.403 or the sports tourism
infrastructure program fund created in section 15F.404 in
an amount exceeding fifty percent of the total cost of the
project.
c.
An applicant under the program shall not receive
financial assistance from the sports tourism infrastructure
program fund created in section 15F.404 until all financing
for the sports tourism infrastructure project is secured and
documented and the applicant can demonstrate the availability
of matching moneys for financing the sports tourism
infrastructure project in the form of a private and public
partnership with financing from city, county, and private
sources.
5. The board shall make final funding decisions on
each application and may approve, deny, defer, or modify
applications for financial assistance under the sports tourism
marketing and infrastructure program, in its discretion, in
order to fund as many projects with the moneys available as
possible. The board and the authority may negotiate with
applicants regarding the details of projects and the amount and
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provided to an applicant from the sports tourism marketing
program fund created in section 15F.403 in any one fiscal year
shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars. In making
final funding decisions pursuant to this subsection , the board
and the authority are exempt from chapter 17A .
6. a. A city, county, or public entity may use financial
assistance received under the program from the sports tourism
marketing fund created in section 15F.403 for marketing and
promotions. Whether an activity or individual cost item is
directly related to the promotion of the sporting event shall
be within the discretion of the authority.
b. All applications to the authority for financial
assistance from the sports tourism marketing fund created in
section 15F.403 shall be made at least ninety days prior to an
event’s scheduled date.
c. A city, county, or public entity shall not use financial
assistance received under the program from the sports tourism
marketing fund created in section 15F.403 or the sports tourism
infrastructure fund created in section 15F.404 as reimbursement
for completed projects.
Sec. 25. Section 15F.402, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022,
are amended to read as follows:
1. Applications for assistance under the sports tourism
marketing and infrastructure program established in section
15F.401 shall be submitted to the authority. For those
applications that meet the eligibility criteria, the authority
shall forward the applications to the board and provide a staff
review analysis and evaluation to the sports tourism program
review committee referred to in subsection 2 and to the board.
2. A review committee composed of five members of the
board shall review sports tourism marketing and infrastructure
program applications forwarded to the board and make
recommendations regarding the applications to the authority.
The review committee shall consist of members of the board,
with one member from each congressional district under section
15F.102, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , and one member from the
state at large under section 15F.102, subsection 2 , paragraph
“b” .
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2022, is amended to read as follows:
a. The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to
section 15.106A, subsection 1 , paragraph “o” , for purposes of
financing sports tourism marketing projects as described in
this subchapter . The fund established for purposes of this
section may be administered as a revolving fund and may consist
of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for purposes
of this section .
Sec. 27. Section 15F.403, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
2022, is amended to read as follows:
a. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the authority for
purposes of providing financial assistance to cities, counties,
and public entities under the sports tourism marketing program
established and administered pursuant to this subchapter .
Sec. 28. NEW SECTION . 15F.404 Sports tourism infrastructure
program fund.
1. a. The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to
section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o” , for purposes of
financing sports tourism infrastructure projects as described
in this subchapter. The fund established for purposes of this
section may be administered as a revolving fund and may consist
of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for purposes
of this section.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in a fund
established for purposes of this section at the end of each
fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain
in the fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.
c. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or
earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2. a. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the authority
for purposes of providing financial assistance to cities,
counties, and eligible public entities under the sports
tourism marketing and infrastructure program established and
administered pursuant to this subchapter.
b. The board in its discretion shall allocate the available
moneys in the fund among the programs described in paragraph “a”
in the amounts determined by the board.
c. The authority may use not more than five percent of the
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purposes of administrative costs, technical assistance, and
other program support.
Sec. 29. SPORTS TOURISM MARKETING PROGRAM —— SPORTS
WAGERING RECEIPTS FUND. There is appropriated from the sports
wagering receipts fund created in section 8.57, subsection
6, to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For deposit in the sports tourism marketing program fund
created in section 15F.403 for financing sports tourism
marketing projects:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000
______________________________ ______________________________
PAT GRASSLEY JAKE CHAPMAN
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2579, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2022 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor