Bill Text: IA SSB3076 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the department of natural resources to establish certain fees at state parks and recreation areas.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-03-06 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB3076 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB3076-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3076
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
FEENSTRA)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
1
establish
certain
fees
at
state
parks
and
recreation
areas.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455A.14
Camping
and
rental
1
facilities
and
other
privileges
——
fees.
2
1.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
3
the
department
is
authorized
to
establish
fees
for
camping
4
and
use
of
rental
facilities
and
other
special
privileges
at
5
state
parks
and
recreation
areas
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
6
department.
7
2.
The
fees
established
by
the
department
pursuant
to
this
8
section
shall
be
in
such
amounts
as
may
be
determined
by
the
9
department
based
on
the
cost
of
providing
the
privileges
and
10
the
reasonable
value
of
such
privileges.
Such
fees
may
be
11
increased,
reduced,
or
waived
by
the
department
for
special
12
promotional
events
or
efforts
or
on
the
basis
of
special
13
seasonal
or
holiday
rates,
on
a
statewide
basis
or
on
the
basis
14
of
an
individual
state
park
or
recreation
area.
15
3.
Fees
established
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
16
considered
a
specification
of
prices
to
be
charged
for
goods
or
17
services
as
provided
in
section
17A.2,
subsection
11,
paragraph
18
“g”
.
19
4.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
20
for
the
purpose
of
setting
forth
the
methodology
to
be
used
in
21
establishing
fees
pursuant
to
this
section.
22
5.
The
department
shall
prepare
an
annual
report
reviewing
23
the
fees
established
pursuant
to
this
section.
The
report
24
shall
include
information
about
fees
and
occupancy
rates
25
at
each
camping
and
rental
facility
in
the
state
under
the
26
jurisdiction
of
the
department,
special
promotional
events
or
27
holiday
rates
for
which
fees
were
increased,
reduced,
or
waived
28
at
those
camping
and
rental
facilities,
and
any
recommendations
29
for
changes
in
fees
or
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
this
section.
30
The
report
shall
be
submitted
to
the
park
advisory
oversight
31
committee
by
December
31
of
each
year.
32
6.
A
park
advisory
oversight
committee
is
established,
33
which
shall
consist
of
the
chairpersons,
vice
chairpersons,
and
34
ranking
members
of
the
senate
standing
committee
on
natural
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resources
and
environment
and
the
house
standing
committee
on
1
natural
resources.
The
committee
shall
meet
annually
to
review
2
the
report
submitted
by
the
department
pursuant
to
subsection
3
5.
The
committee
shall
submit
any
recommendations,
based
4
on
that
review,
to
the
senate
standing
committee
on
natural
5
resources
and
environment
and
the
house
standing
committee
on
6
natural
resources.
7
Sec.
2.
REPEAL.
Sections
455A.12
and
461A.47,
Code
2018,
8
are
repealed.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
provides
that,
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
13
law
to
the
contrary,
the
department
of
natural
resources
is
14
authorized
to
establish
fees
for
camping
and
use
of
rental
15
facilities
and
other
special
privileges
at
state
parks
and
16
recreation
areas
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
department.
17
Currently,
the
natural
resource
commission
is
authorized
to
18
establish
such
fees
under
Code
section
461A.47,
which
is
19
repealed
by
the
bill.
20
The
bill
also
provides
that
fees
established
by
the
21
department
pursuant
to
the
bill’s
provisions
shall
be
in
such
22
amounts
as
may
be
determined
by
the
department
based
on
the
23
cost
of
providing
the
privileges
and
the
reasonable
value
24
of
such
privileges.
Such
fees
may
be
increased,
reduced,
25
or
waived
by
the
department
for
special
promotional
events
26
or
efforts
or
on
the
basis
of
special
seasonal
or
holiday
27
rates,
on
a
statewide
basis
or
on
the
basis
of
an
individual
28
state
park
or
recreation
area.
The
bill
provides
that
fees
29
established
pursuant
to
the
bill
are
considered
a
specification
30
of
the
prices
to
be
charged
for
goods
or
services
sold
by
31
an
agency
and
are
not
considered
rules
for
purposes
of
Code
32
chapter
17A.
The
department
is
required
to
adopt
rules
that
33
set
forth
the
methodology
to
be
used
in
establishing
the
fees.
34
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
prepare
an
annual
report
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that
reviews
the
fees,
occupancy
rates,
and
events
and
provides
1
recommendations
for
changes
in
fees
for
rules
adopted
pursuant
2
to
the
bill.
The
department
shall
submit
the
report
to
a
newly
3
established
park
advisory
oversight
committee,
which
shall
4
consist
of
the
chairpersons,
vice
chairpersons,
and
ranking
5
members
of
the
senate
standing
committee
on
natural
resources
6
and
environment
and
the
house
standing
committee
on
natural
7
resources.
After
reviewing
the
report,
the
advisory
committee
8
shall
make
recommendations
to
the
senate
standing
committee
9
on
natural
resources
and
environment
and
the
house
standing
10
committee
on
natural
resources.
11
Code
section
455A.12
relating
to
the
sale
of
gift
12
certificates
by
the
department
for
free
camping
and
other
13
special
privileges
at
state
parks
and
recreation
areas
is
14
repealed.
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