Iowa-2017-SF2409-Introduced
Senate File 2409 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB
3216)
(COMPANION TO HF 2491)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations and related
2 statutory changes involving state government entities
3 involved with agriculture, natural resources, and
4 environmental protection.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 DIVISION I
1 2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
1 3 GENERAL APPROPRIATION
1 4 GENERAL FUND
1 5 Section 1. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 36, is
1 6 amended to read as follows:
1 7 SEC. 36. GENERAL FUND ==== DEPARTMENT.
1 8 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
1 9 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
1 10 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
1 11 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
1 12 used for the purposes designated:
1 13 For purposes of supporting the department, including its
1 14 divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for
1 15 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes; and
1 16 for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
1 17 .................................................. $ 8,820,288
1 18 18,023,339
1 19 ............................................... FTEs 372.00
1 20 2. Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, the following
1 21 amount is transferred to Iowa state university of science and
1 22 technology, to be used for the university's midwest grape and
1 23 wine industry institute:
1 24 .................................................. $ 144,000
1 25 288,000
1 26 3. The department shall submit a report each quarter of the
1 27 fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the department
1 28 of management, the members of the joint appropriations
1 29 subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, and the
1 30 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
1 31 committees on appropriations. The report shall describe in
1 32 detail the expenditure of moneys appropriated in this section
1 33 to support the department's administration, regulation, and
1 34 programs.
1 35 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS
2 1 MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES
2 2 Sec. 2. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 37, is amended
2 3 to read as follows:
2 4 SEC. 37. UNCLAIMED PARI=MUTUEL WAGERING WINNINGS ====
2 5 HORSE AND DOG RACING. There is appropriated from the moneys
2 6 available under section 99D.13 to the department of agriculture
2 7 and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2 8 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so
2 9 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
2 10 designated:
2 11 For purposes of supporting the department's administration
2 12 and enforcement of horse and dog racing law pursuant to section
2 13 99D.22, including for salaries, support, maintenance, and
2 14 miscellaneous purposes:
2 15 .................................................. $ 147,758
2 16 305,516
2 17 Sec. 3. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 38, is amended
2 18 to read as follows:
2 19 SEC. 38. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ==== MOTOR FUEL
2 20 INSPECTION.
2 21 1. There is appropriated from the renewable fuel
2 22 infrastructure fund created in section 159A.16 to the
2 23 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
2 24 year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the
2 25 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
2 26 used for the purposes designated:
2 27 For purposes of the inspection of motor fuel, including
2 28 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
2 29 .................................................. $ 250,000
2 30 500,000
2 31 2. The department shall establish and administer programs
2 32 for the auditing of motor fuel including biofuel processing
2 33 and production plants, for screening and testing motor fuel,
2 34 including renewable fuel, and for the inspection of motor fuel
2 35 sold by dealers including retail dealers who sell and dispense
3 1 motor fuel from motor fuel pumps.
3 2 Sec. 4. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, is amended by adding
3 3 the following new section:
3 4 NEW SECTION. 38A. MONEYS CREDITED TO THE WATERSHED
3 5 IMPROVEMENT FUND == FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION
3 6 PROGRAM. Notwithstanding 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section
3 7 22, as amended by 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 170, section 42,
3 8 of the moneys credited to the watershed improvement fund
3 9 that are unencumbered or unobligated and managed by and
3 10 otherwise appropriated to the department of agriculture and
3 11 land stewardship pursuant to those sections, the department
3 12 shall expend the following amount, or so much thereof as is
3 13 necessary, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
3 14 ending June 30, 2019, for the purpose designated:
3 15 1. For the continuation of a statewide voluntary
3 16 farm management demonstration program to demonstrate the
3 17 effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in
3 18 agronomy that protect water resources and provide other
3 19 environmental benefits:
3 20 .................................................. $ 100,000
3 21 2. The amount required to be expended by the department of
3 22 agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to subsection 1 shall
3 23 be allocated by the department to an organization representing
3 24 soybean growers to provide for an agriculture and environment
3 25 performance program in the same manner as enacted in 2017 Iowa
3 26 Acts, chapter 168, section 17, subsection 3.
3 27 SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
3 28 GENERAL FUND
3 29 Sec. 5. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 39, is amended
3 30 to read as follows:
3 31 SEC. 39. DAIRY REGULATION.
3 32 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
3 33 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
3 34 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
3 35 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
4 1 used for the purposes designated:
4 2 For purposes of performing functions pursuant to section
4 3 192.109, including conducting a survey of grade "A" milk and
4 4 certifying the results to the secretary of agriculture:
4 5 .................................................. $ 94,598
4 6 189,196
4 7 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
4 8 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
4 9 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
4 10 available to be used for the purposes designated until the
4 11 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
4 12 Sec. 6. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 40, is amended
4 13 to read as follows:
4 14 SEC. 40. LOCAL FOOD AND FARM PROGRAM.
4 15 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
4 16 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
4 17 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
4 18 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
4 19 used for the purposes designated:
4 20 For purposes of supporting the local food and farm program
4 21 pursuant to chapter 267A:
4 22 .................................................. $ 37,500
4 23 75,000
4 24 2. The department shall enter into a cost=sharing agreement
4 25 with Iowa state university of science and technology to support
4 26 the local food and farm program coordinator position as part of
4 27 the university's cooperative extension service in agriculture
4 28 and home economics pursuant to chapter 267A.
4 29 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
4 30 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
4 31 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
4 32 available to be used for the purposes designated until the
4 33 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
4 34 Sec. 7. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 41, is amended
4 35 to read as follows:
5 1 SEC. 41. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
5 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
5 3 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
5 4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
5 5 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
5 6 used for the purposes designated:
5 7 For purposes of allocating moneys to an Iowa association
5 8 affiliated with a national organization which promotes
5 9 agricultural education providing for future farmers:
5 10 .................................................. $ 12,500
5 11 25,000
5 12 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
5 13 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
5 14 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
5 15 available to be used for the purposes designated until the
5 16 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
5 17 Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 42, is amended
5 18 to read as follows:
5 19 SEC. 42. FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM.
5 20 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
5 21 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
5 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
5 23 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
5 24 used for the purposes designated:
5 25 For purposes of supporting a program for farmers with
5 26 disabilities:
5 27 .................................................. $ 65,000
5 28 130,000
5 29 2. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used for
5 30 the public purpose of providing a grant to a national nonprofit
5 31 organization with over 80 years of experience in assisting
5 32 children and adults with disabilities and special needs. The
5 33 moneys shall be used to support a nationally recognized program
5 34 that began in 1986 and has been replicated in at least 30 other
5 35 states, but which is not available through any other entity
6 1 in this state, and that provides assistance to farmers with
6 2 disabilities in all 99 counties to allow the farmers to remain
6 3 in their own homes and be gainfully engaged in farming through
6 4 provision of agricultural worksite and home modification
6 5 consultations, peer support services, services to families,
6 6 information and referral, and equipment loan services.
6 7 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
6 8 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
6 9 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
6 10 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
6 11 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
6 12 Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, is amended by adding
6 13 the following new section:
6 14 NEW SECTION. SEC. 42A. FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES AFFLICTING
6 15 LIVESTOCK. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
6 16 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for
6 17 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
6 18 2019, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
6 19 to be used for the purposes designated:
6 20 For deposit in the foreign animal disease preparedness and
6 21 response fund created in section 163.3B:
6 22 .................................................. $ 250,000
6 23 DIVISION II
6 24 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
6 25 GENERAL WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE APPROPRIATION
6 26 GENERAL FUND
6 27 Sec. 10. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 43, is amended
6 28 to read as follows:
6 29 SEC. 43. WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE ==== GENERAL.
6 30 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
6 31 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
6 32 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
6 33 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
6 34 used for the purposes designated:
6 35 For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created in
7 1 section 466B.45, for purposes of supporting the water quality
7 2 initiative administered by the division of soil conservation
7 3 and water quality as provided in section 466B.42, including
7 4 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
7 5 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
7 6 3,000,000
7 7 2. a. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be
7 8 used to support projects in subwatersheds as designated by the
7 9 division that are part of high=priority watersheds identified
7 10 by the water resources coordinating council established
7 11 pursuant to section 466B.3.
7 12 b. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used to
7 13 support projects in watersheds generally, including regional
7 14 watersheds, as designated by the division and high=priority
7 15 watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating
7 16 council established pursuant to section 466B.3.
7 17 3. In supporting projects in subwatersheds and watersheds
7 18 as provided in subsection 2, all of the following shall apply:
7 19 a. The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
7 20 practices as described in the latest revision of the document
7 21 entitled "Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy" initially presented
7 22 in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
7 23 stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
7 24 state university of science and technology Iowa nutrient
7 25 reduction strategy as defined in section 455B.171, as amended
7 26 by 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 512, section 18.
7 27 b. The division shall implement demonstration projects as
7 28 provided in paragraph "a" by providing for participation by
7 29 persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in
7 30 farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide
7 31 for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a
7 32 legal interest in agricultural land located within the same
7 33 subwatershed.
7 34 c. The division shall implement a demonstration project on
7 35 a cost=share basis as determined by the division. However,
8 1 except for edge=of=field practices, the state's share of the
8 2 amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of
8 3 establishing the practice as determined by the division or
8 4 50 percent of the actual cost of establishing the practice,
8 5 whichever is less.
8 6 d. The demonstration projects shall be used to educate other
8 7 persons about the feasibility and value of establishing similar
8 8 water quality practices. The division shall promote field day
8 9 events for purposes of allowing interested persons to establish
8 10 water quality practices on their agricultural land.
8 11 e. The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
8 12 within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
8 13 after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
8 14 division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
8 15 practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
8 16 legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
8 17 land shall be a confidential record under section 22.7.
8 18 4. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used
8 19 to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages
8 20 persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for
8 21 farming to implement water quality practices, including the
8 22 establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and
8 23 not limited to subwatersheds or high=priority watersheds.
8 24 5. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used
8 25 to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of
8 26 efforts provided in this section.
8 27 6. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used by
8 28 the department to support urban soil and water conservation
8 29 efforts, which may include but are not limited to management
8 30 practices related to bioretention, landscaping, the use of
8 31 permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality restoration.
8 32 The moneys shall be allocated on a cost=share basis as provided
8 33 in chapter 161A.
8 34 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
8 35 contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
9 1 subsection 1 to carry out the provisions of this section on a
9 2 cost=share basis in combination with other moneys available to
9 3 the department from a state or federal source.
9 4 8. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
9 5 this section may be used to pay for the costs of administering
9 6 and implementing the water quality initiative by the
9 7 department's division of soil conservation and water quality as
9 8 provided in section 466B.42 and this section.
9 9 DIVISION III
9 10 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
9 11 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
9 12 GENERAL FUND AND MAJOR FUNDS
9 13 Sec. 11. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 44, is amended
9 14 to read as follows:
9 15 SEC. 44. GENERAL FUND ==== DEPARTMENT.
9 16 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
9 17 to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
9 18 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
9 19 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
9 20 purposes designated:
9 21 For purposes of supporting the department, including its
9 22 divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for
9 23 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes; and
9 24 for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
9 25 .................................................. $5,649,905.50
9 26 11,554,987
9 27 ............................................... FTEs 1,145.95
9 28 2. Of the number of full=time equivalent positions
9 29 authorized to the department pursuant to subsection 1, 50
9 30 full=time equivalent positions shall be allocated by the
9 31 department for seasonal employees for purposes of providing
9 32 maintenance, upkeep, and sanitary services at state parks.
9 33 This subsection shall not impact park ranger or park manager
9 34 positions within the department.
9 35 3. The department shall submit a report each quarter of the
10 1 fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the department
10 2 of management, the members of the joint appropriations
10 3 subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, and the
10 4 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
10 5 committees on appropriations. The report shall describe in
10 6 detail the expenditure of moneys appropriated under this
10 7 section to support the department's administration, regulation,
10 8 and programs.
10 9 Sec. 12. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 45, is amended
10 10 to read as follows:
10 11 SEC. 45. STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND ==== REGULATION
10 12 AND ADVANCEMENT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
10 13 1. There is appropriated from the state fish and game
10 14 protection fund created pursuant to section 456A.17 to the
10 15 department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning
10 16 July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount,
10 17 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
10 18 designated:
10 19 For purposes of supporting the regulation or advancement of
10 20 hunting, fishing, or trapping, or the protection, propagation,
10 21 restoration, management, or harvest of fish or wildlife,
10 22 including for administration, regulation, law enforcement, and
10 23 programs; and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
10 24 and miscellaneous purposes:
10 25 .................................................. $21,573,996.50
10 26 43,768,530
10 27 2. Notwithstanding section 455A.10, the department may use
10 28 the unappropriated balance remaining in the state fish and game
10 29 protection fund to provide for the funding of health and life
10 30 insurance premium payments from unused sick leave balances of
10 31 conservation peace officers employed in a protection occupation
10 32 who retire, pursuant to section 97B.49B.
10 33 3. Notwithstanding section 455A.10, the department of
10 34 natural resources may use the unappropriated balance remaining
10 35 in the state fish and game protection fund for the fiscal
11 1 year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, as is
11 2 necessary to fund salary adjustments for departmental employees
11 3 for which the general assembly has made an operating budget
11 4 appropriation in subsection 1.
11 5 Sec. 13. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 46, is amended
11 6 to read as follows:
11 7 SEC. 46. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION FUND ==== WATER
11 8 QUALITY. There is appropriated from the groundwater protection
11 9 fund created in section 455E.11 to the department of natural
11 10 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018,
11 11 and ending June 30, 2019, from those moneys which are not
11 12 allocated pursuant to that section, the following amount, or
11 13 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
11 14 designated:
11 15 For purposes of supporting the department's protection
11 16 of the state's groundwater, including for administration,
11 17 regulation, and programs, and for salaries, support,
11 18 maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes:
11 19 .................................................. $ 1,727,916
11 20 3,455,832
11 21 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS
11 22 MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
11 23 Sec. 14. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 47, is amended
11 24 to read as follows:
11 25 SEC. 47. SPECIAL SNOWMOBILE FUND ==== SNOWMOBILE
11 26 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the special snowmobile
11 27 fund created under section 321G.7 to the department of natural
11 28 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
11 29 ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so much thereof
11 30 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
11 31 For purposes of administering and enforcing the state
11 32 snowmobile programs:
11 33 .................................................. $ 50,000
11 34 100,000
11 35 Sec. 15. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 48, is amended
12 1 to read as follows:
12 2 SEC. 48. UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND ==== UNDERGROUND STORAGE
12 3 TANKS SECTION EXPENSES. There is appropriated from the
12 4 unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive
12 5 petroleum underground storage tank fund board established
12 6 pursuant to section 455G.4 to the department of natural
12 7 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
12 8 ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so much thereof
12 9 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
12 10 For purposes of paying for administration expenses of the
12 11 department's underground storage tanks section:
12 12 .................................................. $ 100,000
12 13 200,000
12 14 SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
12 15 GENERAL FUND
12 16 Sec. 16. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 49, is amended
12 17 to read as follows:
12 18 SEC. 49. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND DAM SAFETY.
12 19 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
12 20 to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
12 21 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
12 22 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
12 23 purpose designated:
12 24 For purposes of supporting floodplain management and dam
12 25 safety:
12 26 .................................................. $ 942,500
12 27 1,510,000
12 28 2. Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, up to
12 29 $200,000 $400,000 may be used by the department to acquire or
12 30 install stream gages for purposes of tracking and predicting
12 31 flood events and for compiling necessary data to improve flood
12 32 frequency analysis.
12 33 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
12 34 subsection 1 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
12 35 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
13 1 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
13 2 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
13 3 Sec. 17. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 50, is amended
13 4 to read as follows:
13 5 SEC. 50. FORESTRY HEALTH MANAGEMENT.
13 6 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
13 7 to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
13 8 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
13 9 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
13 10 purposes designated:
13 11 For purposes of providing for forestry health management
13 12 programs:
13 13 .................................................. $ 250,000
13 14 500,000
13 15 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
13 16 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
13 17 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
13 18 available to be used for the purposes designated until the
13 19 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
13 20 DIVISION IV
13 21 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
13 22 SPECIAL APPROPRIATION
13 23 GENERAL FUND
13 24 VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
13 25 Sec. 18. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 51, is amended
13 26 to read as follows:
13 27 SEC. 51. VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY.
13 28 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
13 29 to Iowa state university of science and technology for the
13 30 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
13 31 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
13 32 used for the purposes designated:
13 33 For purposes of supporting the college of veterinary
13 34 medicine for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic
13 35 laboratory and for not more than the following full=time
14 1 equivalent positions:
14 2 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
14 3 4,100,000
14 4 ............................................... FTEs 51.00
14 5 2. a. Iowa state university of science and technology
14 6 shall not reduce the amount that it allocates to support the
14 7 college of veterinary medicine from any other source due to the
14 8 appropriation made in this section.
14 9 b. Paragraph "a" does not apply to a reduction made to
14 10 support the college of veterinary medicine, if the same
14 11 percentage of reduction imposed on the college of veterinary
14 12 medicine is also imposed on all of Iowa state university of
14 13 science and technology's budget units.
14 14 3. If by June 30, 2019, Iowa state university of science and
14 15 technology fails to allocate the moneys appropriated in this
14 16 section to the college of veterinary medicine in accordance
14 17 with this section, the moneys appropriated in this section for
14 18 that fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of the state.
14 19 DIVISION V
14 20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP,
14 21 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
14 22 AND STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
14 23 GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
14 24 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND
14 25 Sec. 19. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 52, is amended
14 26 to read as follows:
14 27 SEC. 52. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND
14 28 STEWARDSHIP. There is appropriated from the environment first
14 29 fund created in section 8.57A to the department of agriculture
14 30 and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
14 31 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amounts, or so
14 32 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
14 33 designated:
14 34 1. CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
14 35 a. For the conservation reserve enhancement program to
15 1 restore and construct wetlands for the purposes of intercepting
15 2 tile line runoff, reducing nutrient loss, improving water
15 3 quality, and enhancing agricultural production practices:
15 4 .................................................. $ 500,000
15 5 1,000,000
15 6 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated
15 7 in paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
15 8 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
15 9 c. Notwithstanding any other provision in law, the
15 10 department may use moneys appropriated in this subsection,
15 11 in combination with other appropriate environment first
15 12 fund appropriations, for cost sharing to match United States
15 13 department of agriculture, natural resources conservation
15 14 service, wetlands reserve enhancement program (WREP) funding
15 15 available to Iowa.
15 16 2. WATERSHED PROTECTION
15 17 a. For continuation of a program that provides
15 18 multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
15 19 quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
15 20 .................................................. $ 450,000
15 21 900,000
15 22 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated
15 23 in paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
15 24 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
15 25 3. FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
15 26 a. For continuation of a statewide voluntary farm
15 27 management demonstration program to demonstrate the
15 28 effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in
15 29 agronomy that protect water resources and provide other
15 30 environmental benefits:
15 31 .................................................. $ 187,500
15 32 b. The amount appropriated in paragraph "a" shall be
15 33 allocated to an organization representing soybean growers to
15 34 provide for an agriculture and environment performance program.
15 35 4. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ==== ADMINISTRATION
16 1 a. For use by the department for costs of administration and
16 2 implementation of soil and water conservation practices:
16 3 .................................................. $ 1,900,000
16 4 3,800,000
16 5 b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a", $75,000
16 6 $150,000 is allocated to support field staff providing
16 7 technical assistance.
16 8 5. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)
16 9 a. To encourage and assist farmers in enrolling in and the
16 10 implementation of the federal conservation reserve program and
16 11 to work with them to enhance their revegetation efforts to
16 12 improve water quality and habitat:
16 13 .................................................. $ 450,000
16 14 900,000
16 15 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated
16 16 in paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
16 17 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
16 18 6. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
16 19 a. For use by the department in providing for soil and water
16 20 conservation:
16 21 .................................................. $ 4,162,500
16 22 8,325,000
16 23 b. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a", for
16 24 transfer to the loess hills development and conservation fund
16 25 created in section 161D.2:
16 26 .................................................. $ 245,000
16 27 490,000
16 28 (2) (a) Of the amount transferred to the loess hills
16 29 development and conservation fund in subparagraph (1), $225,000
16 30 $450,000 shall be allocated to the fund's hungry canyons
16 31 account.
16 32 (b) Not more than 10 5 percent of the moneys allocated to
16 33 the fund's hungry canyons account as provided in subparagraph
16 34 division (a) may be used for administrative costs.
16 35 (3) (a) Of the amount transferred to the loess hills
17 1 development and conservation fund in subparagraph (1), $20,000
17 2 $40,000 shall be allocated to the fund's loess hills alliance
17 3 account.
17 4 (b) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to the
17 5 fund's loess hills alliance account as provided in subparagraph
17 6 division (a) may be used for administrative costs.
17 7 c. Of the remaining amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
17 8 for use by the department in providing for soil and water
17 9 conservation administration, the conservation of soil and
17 10 water resources, or the support of soil and water conservation
17 11 districts:
17 12 .................................................. $ 3,917,500
17 13 7,835,000
17 14 d. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "c" that the
17 15 department allocates to a soil and water conservation district,
17 16 the first $7,500 $15,000 may be expended by the district for
17 17 the purpose of providing financial incentives under section
17 18 161A.73 to establish management practices for the control
17 19 of soil erosion on land that is row=cropped, including but
17 20 not limited to nontill planting, ridge=till planting, and
17 21 contouring strip=cropping. Of any remaining amount of that
17 22 appropriation allocated by the department to a district, 30
17 23 percent may be expended by the district for that same purpose.
17 24 e. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
17 25 paragraph "c" may be allocated for cost sharing to address
17 26 complaints filed under section 161A.47.
17 27 f. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "c", 5 percent
17 28 shall be allocated for financial incentives to establish
17 29 practices to protect watersheds above publicly owned lakes of
17 30 the state from soil erosion and sediment as provided in section
17 31 161A.73.
17 32 g. The state soil conservation and water quality committee
17 33 established by section 161A.4 may allocate moneys appropriated
17 34 in paragraph "c" to conduct research and demonstration projects
17 35 to promote conservation tillage and nonpoint source pollution
18 1 control practices.
18 2 h. The allocation of moneys as financial incentives as
18 3 provided in section 161A.73 may be used in combination with
18 4 moneys allocated by the department of natural resources.
18 5 i. Not more than 15 percent of the moneys appropriated
18 6 in paragraph "c" may be used for costs of administration and
18 7 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
18 8 Sec. 20. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 53, is amended
18 9 to read as follows:
18 10 SEC. 53. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. There is
18 11 appropriated from the environment first fund created in section
18 12 8.57A to the department of natural resources for the fiscal
18 13 year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the
18 14 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
18 15 used for the purposes designated:
18 16 1. STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
18 17 a. For regular maintenance and operations of state parks and
18 18 staff time associated with these activities:
18 19 .................................................. $ 3,117,500
18 20 6,235,000
18 21 b. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a", up to
18 22 $50,000 $100,000 shall be allocated for statewide coordination
18 23 of volunteer efforts under the water quality and keepers of the
18 24 land programs.
18 25 2. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
18 26 To provide local watershed managers with geographic
18 27 information system data for their use in developing,
18 28 monitoring, and displaying results of their watershed work:
18 29 .................................................. $ 97,500
18 30 195,000
18 31 3. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
18 32 For continuing the establishment and operation of water
18 33 quality monitoring stations:
18 34 .................................................. $ 1,477,500
18 35 2,955,000
19 1 4. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ACCOUNT
19 2 For deposit in the public water supply system account of the
19 3 water quality protection fund created in section 455B.183A:
19 4 .................................................. $ 250,000
19 5 500,000
19 6 5. REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
19 7 For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including
19 8 as provided for in chapters 459 through 459B:
19 9 .................................................. $ 660,000
19 10 1,320,000
19 11 6. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
19 12 For the abatement, control, and prevention of ambient
19 13 air pollution in this state, including measures as necessary
19 14 to assure attainment and maintenance of ambient air quality
19 15 standards from particulate matter:
19 16 .................................................. $ 212,500
19 17 425,000
19 18 7. WATER QUANTITY REGULATION
19 19 For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface
19 20 sources by providing for the allocation and use of water
19 21 resources, the protection and management of water resources,
19 22 and the preclusion of conflicts among users of water resources,
19 23 including as provided in chapter 455B, division III, part 4:
19 24 .................................................. $ 247,500
19 25 8. GEOLOGICAL AND WATER SURVEY
19 26 For continuing the operations of the department's geological
19 27 and water survey including but not limited to providing
19 28 analysis, data collection, investigative programs, and
19 29 information for water supply development and protection:
19 30 .................................................. $ 100,000
19 31 9. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND DAM SAFETY
19 32 For supporting floodplain management and dam safety:
19 33 .................................................. $ 375,000
19 34 Sec. 21. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, is amended by adding
19 35 the following new section:
20 1 NEW SECTION. SEC. 53A. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
20 2 GEOGRAPHICAL AND WATER SURVEY. There is appropriated from
20 3 the environment first fund created in section 8.57A to the
20 4 state university of Iowa for the fiscal year beginning July
20 5 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amounts, or
20 6 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
20 7 designated:
20 8 1. OPERATIONS
20 9 For purposes of supporting the operations of the geological
20 10 and water survey of the state as created within the state
20 11 university of Iowa pursuant to section 456.1 as amended by
20 12 2018 Iowa Acts, House File 2303, section 12, including but not
20 13 limited to providing analysis; data maintenance, collection,
20 14 and compilation; investigative programs; and information for
20 15 water supply development and protection:
20 16 .................................................. $ 200,000
20 17 2. WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
20 18 For purposes of supporting the geological and water survey
20 19 in measuring, assessing, and evaluating the quantity of water
20 20 sources in this state and assisting the department of natural
20 21 resources in regulating water quantity as provided in chapter
20 22 455B, division III, part 4, pursuant to sections 455B.262B and
20 23 456.14, as enacted by this Act:
20 24 .................................................. $ 495,000
20 25 DIVISION VI
20 26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
20 27 SPECIAL WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE APPROPRIATION
20 28 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND
20 29 Sec. 22. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, section 55, is amended
20 30 to read as follows:
20 31 SEC. 55. WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE ==== DEPARTMENT OF
20 32 AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP.
20 33 1. There is appropriated from the environment first fund
20 34 created in section 8.57A to the department of agriculture
20 35 and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
21 1 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so
21 2 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
21 3 designated:
21 4 For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created in
21 5 section 466B.45, for purposes of supporting the water quality
21 6 initiative administered by the division of soil conservation
21 7 and water quality as provided in section 466B.42, including
21 8 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
21 9 .................................................. $ 1,187,500
21 10 2,375,000
21 11 2. a. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be
21 12 used to support projects in subwatersheds as designated by the
21 13 division that are part of high=priority watersheds identified
21 14 by the water resources coordinating council established
21 15 pursuant to section 466B.3.
21 16 b. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used to
21 17 support projects in watersheds generally, including regional
21 18 watersheds, as designated by the division and high=priority
21 19 watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating
21 20 council established pursuant to section 466B.3.
21 21 3. In supporting projects in subwatersheds and watersheds
21 22 as provided in subsection 2, all of the following shall apply:
21 23 a. The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
21 24 practices as described in the latest revision of the document
21 25 entitled "Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy" initially presented
21 26 in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
21 27 stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
21 28 state university of science and technology Iowa nutrient
21 29 reduction strategy as defined in section 455B.171, as amended
21 30 by 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 512, section 18.
21 31 b. The division shall implement demonstration projects as
21 32 provided in paragraph "a" by providing for participation by
21 33 persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in
21 34 farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide
21 35 for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a
22 1 legal interest in agricultural land located within the same
22 2 subwatershed.
22 3 c. The division shall implement a demonstration project on
22 4 a cost=share basis as determined by the division. However,
22 5 except for edge=of=field practices, the state's share of the
22 6 amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of
22 7 establishing the practice as determined by the division or
22 8 50 percent of the actual cost of establishing the practice,
22 9 whichever is less.
22 10 d. The demonstration projects shall be used to educate other
22 11 persons about the feasibility and value of establishing similar
22 12 water quality practices. The division shall promote field day
22 13 events for purposes of allowing interested persons to establish
22 14 water quality practices on their agricultural land.
22 15 e. The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
22 16 within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
22 17 after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
22 18 division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
22 19 practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
22 20 legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
22 21 land shall be a confidential record under section 22.7.
22 22 4. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used
22 23 to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages
22 24 persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for
22 25 farming to implement water quality practices, including the
22 26 establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and
22 27 not limited to subwatersheds or high=priority watersheds.
22 28 5. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used
22 29 to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of
22 30 efforts provided in this section.
22 31 6. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used by
22 32 the department to support urban soil and water conservation
22 33 efforts, which may include but are not limited to management
22 34 practices related to bioretention, landscaping, the use of
22 35 permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality restoration.
23 1 The moneys shall be allocated on a cost=share basis as provided
23 2 in chapter 161A.
23 3 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
23 4 contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
23 5 subsection 1 to carry out the provisions of this section on a
23 6 cost=share basis in combination with other moneys available to
23 7 the department from a state or federal source.
23 8 8. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
23 9 this section may be used to pay for the costs of administering
23 10 and implementing the water quality initiative by the
23 11 department's division of soil conservation and water quality as
23 12 provided in section 466B.42 and this section.
23 13 DIVISION VII
23 14 IOWA RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION (REAP) FUND
23 15 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
23 16 Sec. 23. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, is amended by adding
23 17 the following new section:
23 18 NEW SECTION. SEC. 56. REAP ==== IN LIEU OF GENERAL FUND
23 19 APPROPRIATION. In lieu of the standing appropriation in
23 20 section 455A.18, there is appropriated from the environment
23 21 first fund created in section 8.57A to the Iowa resources
23 22 enhancement and protection fund for the fiscal year beginning
23 23 July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount,
23 24 to be allocated as provided in section 455A.19:
23 25 .................................................. $ 12,000,000
23 26 Sec. 24. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, is amended by adding
23 27 the following new section:
23 28 NEW SECTION. SEC. 57. REAP ==== STATE PARK MAINTENANCE AND
23 29 OPERATIONS.
23 30 1. Notwithstanding sections 455A.18 and 455A.19, there is
23 31 allocated from moneys in the Iowa resources enhancement and
23 32 protection fund to the department of natural resources for the
23 33 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,
23 34 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
23 35 used for the purposes designated:
24 1 For purposes of supporting the regular maintenance and
24 2 operations of state parks and staff time associated with these
24 3 activities:
24 4 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
24 5 2. After the allocation of moneys provided in subsection 1,
24 6 all remaining unobligated and unencumbered moneys in the Iowa
24 7 resources enhancement and protection fund shall be allocated as
24 8 otherwise required in section 455A.19.
24 9 Sec. 25. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 168, is amended by adding
24 10 the following new section:
24 11 NEW SECTION. SEC. 58. REAP ==== OPEN SPACES ACCOUNT ====
24 12 STATE PARK MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Notwithstanding section
24 13 455A.19, subsection 1, paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), of
24 14 the moneys allocated to the open spaces account of the Iowa
24 15 resources enhancement and protection fund, up to $1,000,000 may
24 16 be used by the department of natural resources for state park
24 17 maintenance and repair for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
24 18 2018, and ending on June 30, 2019.
24 19 DIVISION VIII
24 20 IOWA CODE CHANGES
24 21 Sec. 26. NEW SECTION. 455B.262B Cooperation with the state
24 22 geologist.
24 23 The department may request and shall receive assistance from
24 24 the state geologist pursuant to section 456.14 to allow for the
24 25 allocation and use of water resources, and the preclusion of
24 26 conflicts among users of water resources, as provided in this
24 27 part.
24 28 Sec. 27. NEW SECTION. 456.14 Water resource management.
24 29 1. The state geologist shall maintain historical data,
24 30 collect existing data, and compile new data regarding water
24 31 resources, including surface water sources and groundwater
24 32 sources, and geological formations that impact upon those water
24 33 resources. Such data shall be managed in a manner that allows
24 34 it to be made available for use by the department of natural
24 35 resources and the public.
25 1 2. The state geologist shall measure, assess, and evaluate
25 2 groundwater sources and subsurface geological formations in
25 3 a manner that assists the department of natural resources in
25 4 optimizing allocations and uses of groundwater sources in
25 5 this state, including as provided in chapter 455B, division
25 6 III, part 4. The state geologist may use data described in
25 7 subsection 1 to measure, assess, and evaluate all of the
25 8 following:
25 9 a. The sustainability and existing or potential
25 10 vulnerabilities of groundwater sources.
25 11 b. The risk, prediction, or indication of drought, the
25 12 impacts of drought, and the presence, intensity, or duration
25 13 of drought conditions.
25 14 c. Subsurface geologic hazards to groundwater resources.
25 15 d. The recharge of groundwater sources, including recharge
25 16 rates.
25 17 e. The presence of reserves of groundwater sources.
25 18 f. The potential of groundwater sources present in
25 19 subsurface geologic formations.
25 20 3. The state geologist shall develop and use management
25 21 tools, computer programming, or modeling as necessary or
25 22 convenient to administer this section.
25 23 4. The state geologist shall prepare, use, and make
25 24 available maps or other methods of presentation that provide
25 25 for the geospatial visualization of data described in
25 26 subsection 1 as necessary or convenient to administer this
25 27 section.
25 28 5. Upon request by the department of natural resources, the
25 29 state geologist shall assist the department in regulating water
25 30 quantity from water resources as provided in section 455B.262B.
25 31 EXPLANATION
25 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
25 33 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
25 34 GENERAL. This bill relates to agriculture and natural
25 35 resources by making appropriations for the fiscal year
26 1 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, to support
26 2 related entities, including the department of agriculture and
26 3 land stewardship (DALS), the department of natural resources
26 4 (DNR), Iowa state university of science and technology (ISU),
26 5 and the state university of Iowa (UI).
26 6 The bill primarily appropriates moneys to DALS and DNR.
26 7 The appropriations are made to support those departments
26 8 for administration, regulation, and enforcement of certain
26 9 programs. The bill requires the departments to submit
26 10 quarterly reports to the general assembly and department of
26 11 management regarding the expenditure of appropriated moneys.
26 12 The bill also provides moneys to support specific programs
26 13 or projects administered by those departments. The bill
26 14 appropriates moneys from a number of sources, including the
26 15 general fund of the state (general fund), including a number
26 16 of major funds, including the state fish and game protection
26 17 fund (Code section 456A.17), the groundwater protection fund
26 18 (Code section 455E.11), and the environment first fund (EFF)
26 19 (Code section 8.57A). The bill also appropriates moneys from
26 20 a number of other sources, including unclaimed pari=mutuel
26 21 wagering winnings (Code section 99D.13), the renewable fuel
26 22 infrastructure fund (Code section 159A.16), the special
26 23 snowmobile fund (Code section 321G.7), and the unassigned
26 24 revenue fund (uncodified). The bill is organized into
26 25 divisions.
26 26 DALS ==== GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION. For DALS, the bill
26 27 appropriates moneys from the general fund in order to support
26 28 its administrative divisions, including consumer protection
26 29 and industry services, soil conservation, and food safety and
26 30 animal health. Moneys are transferred to ISU to support its
26 31 midwest grape and wine institute.
26 32 DALS ==== MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES ==== DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS.
26 33 The bill appropriates moneys to DALS from several sources in
26 34 order to support a number of designated purposes, including
26 35 moneys derived from unclaimed winnings from horse and
27 1 dog races, for administration and enforcement of racing
27 2 regulations; and moneys credited to the renewable fuel
27 3 infrastructure fund for purposes of motor fuel inspection
27 4 and auditing biofuel processing and production. The bill
27 5 also requires DALS to expend remaining moneys credited to the
27 6 watershed improvement fund to support the continuation of a
27 7 statewide voluntary farm management demonstration program to
27 8 demonstrate the effectiveness and adaptability of emerging
27 9 practices in agronomy that protect water resources and provide
27 10 other environmental benefits. The fund had been used to
27 11 support watershed improvement grants under Code chapter 466A
27 12 prior to its repeal and DALS is required to manage the moneys
27 13 until expended.
27 14 DALS ==== SPECIAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. The bill
27 15 makes special appropriations from the general fund to DALS in
27 16 order to support specific purposes including milk inspection,
27 17 the local food and farm program, an agricultural education
27 18 organization, and assistance to farmers with disabilities. The
27 19 bill also appropriates moneys to DALS for deposit in the animal
27 20 disease preparedness and response fund (Code section 163.3B).
27 21 DALS ==== GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS ==== WATER QUALITY
27 22 INITIATIVE (WQI). The bill appropriates moneys from the
27 23 general fund to DALS for deposit in the water quality
27 24 initiative fund (Code section 466B.45) to support the WQI,
27 25 including high=priority watershed projects.
27 26 DNR ==== GENERAL FUND AND OTHER MAJOR FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS.
27 27 The bill makes appropriations from the general fund and several
27 28 major funds to DNR in order to support its administrative
27 29 divisions involving natural resources and environmental
27 30 protection including moneys credited to the state fish and
27 31 game protection fund and moneys credited to the groundwater
27 32 protection fund that are not otherwise statutorily allocated.
27 33 DNR ==== MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES ==== DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS.
27 34 The bill appropriates moneys to DNR from a number of sources
27 35 to support designated purposes, including moneys deposited in
28 1 the special snowmobile fund to provide for administering and
28 2 enforcing the state snowmobile programs; and moneys deposited
28 3 in the unassigned revenue fund for purposes of paying for
28 4 administration of DNR's underground storage tanks section.
28 5 DNR ==== SPECIAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. The bill also
28 6 makes special appropriations from the general fund to DNR
28 7 in order to support specific purposes including floodplain
28 8 management and dam safety and forestry health management
28 9 programs.
28 10 ISU ==== SPECIAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION. The bill
28 11 appropriates moneys from the general fund to ISU to support the
28 12 operation of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory operated by
28 13 the college of veterinary medicine.
28 14 DALS, DNR, AND UI ==== EFF GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS. The
28 15 bill appropriates moneys from the EFF to support a number
28 16 of programs administered by DALS and DNR. For DALS, the
28 17 moneys are appropriated to support programs involving soil
28 18 conservation, watershed protection and nutrient management,
28 19 and the loess hills development and conservation fund. For
28 20 DNR, moneys are appropriated to support programs involving
28 21 state parks, geographic information systems, water quality
28 22 monitoring, public water supplies, regulation of animal feeding
28 23 operations, air quality, and floodplain management and dam
28 24 safety. The bill also appropriates moneys from EFF to UI to
28 25 support the geological and water survey for its operations and
28 26 to measure, assess, and evaluate water quantity sources and
28 27 assist DNR in regulating water quantity.
28 28 DALS ==== EFF SPECIAL WQI APPROPRIATION. The bill
28 29 appropriates additional moneys from the EFF to the water
28 30 quality initiative fund to support the WQI administered by
28 31 DALS, subject to the same conditions applicable to moneys
28 32 appropriated to that fund from the general fund.
28 33 IOWA RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION (REAP) FUND ====
28 34 SPECIAL PROVISIONS. The bill also appropriates moneys from
28 35 the EFF to the REAP fund in lieu of the $20 million standing
29 1 limited appropriation from the general fund (Code section
29 2 455A.18). The bill appropriates moneys from the REAP fund to
29 3 DNR to support the regular maintenance and operations of state
29 4 parks and staff prior to allocations made from the fund. DNR
29 5 is also authorized to use moneys allocated to the fund's open
29 6 spaces account for state park maintenance and repair.
29 7 IOWA CODE CHANGES. The bill provides that DNR request
29 8 cooperation with the state geologist and requires the state
29 9 geologist to maintain, collect, and compile data regarding
29 10 water resources, including surface water sources and
29 11 groundwater sources, and geological formations that impact upon
29 12 those water resources. The state geologist is also required
29 13 to measure, assess, and evaluate groundwater sources and
29 14 subsurface geological formations in a manner that assists DNR
29 15 in optimizing allocations and uses of groundwater sources in
29 16 this state.
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