SSB 3188 (LSB 5018SB (1) 86)

SENATE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the state bond repayment fund, the technology reinvestment fund, and the prison bonding 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 major maintenance projects included on the department of administrative services unfunded major maintenance project requests list issued for the third quarter of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $ 11,250,000

   However, of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $100,000 is allocated for the costs of major maintenance of monuments without dedicated funds available for maintenance and restoration, subject to a requirement that moneys shall not be allocated unless a match of at least $2 for each $1 allocated is received from private sources.
   b.  For costs associated with improvements to and renovation of the Wallace building for extending the useful life of the building:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $          1

   c.  For costs associated with the relocation of the state fleet maintenance facility:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $          1

   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 soil conservation division as provided in section 466B.42, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  5,100,000

   (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 established pursuant to section 466B.3.
   (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 established pursuant to section 466B.3.
   (c)  Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $450,000 is allocated to the Iowa nutrient research center at Iowa state university of science and technology for nutrient water monitoring network technology and equipment. Of the moneys allocated in this subparagraph division, not more than $150,000 may be used for the operations and maintenance of the nutrient water monitoring network.
   (3)  In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds as provided in subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), 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. However, the state’s share of the amount shall 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.
   (8)  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in 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 agricultural drainage well water quality assistance fund created in section 460.303 for purposes of supporting the agricultural drainage well water quality assistance program as provided in section 460.304, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,920,000

   Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration and implementation of soil conservation practices.
   3.  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
   For infrastructure costs addressing life and safety needs at facilities owned or operated by the third judicial district department of correctional services:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    150,000

   4.  DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
   a.  For costs associated with the renovation and remodeling of the state historical building:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $          1

   b.  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 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   c.  For providing a grant to the entity in possession of the USS Iowa (BB-61) for purposes of repairing active corrosion issues along the waterline of the ship:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   FY 2017-2018:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   d.  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 2010 federal decennial census:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   5.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
   a.  For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund created in section 15F.204:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  5,000,000

   b.  For equal distribution to regional sports authority districts certified by the department pursuant to section 15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   c.  For administration and support of the world food prize including the Borlaug/Ruan scholar program, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    300,000

   6.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
   a.  For the renovation and construction of certain nursing facilities, consistent with the provisions of chapter 249K:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   b.  For a grant to a nonprofit agency that provides innovative solutions to children and adults with autism in a county with a population over 400,000 in the latest preceding certified federal census for costs associated with renovations and improvements to facilities:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    485,000

   7.  IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
   For renovations and improvements of Iowa law enforcement academy facilities:
   ...................................................................... $          1

   8.  JUDICIAL BRANCH
   For furniture and equipment for the Polk county justice center, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  6,718,443

   FY 2017-2018:
   ...................................................................... $  1,142,274

   FY 2018-2019:
   ...................................................................... $  1,811,691

   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 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  9,600,000

   b.  For the administration of a water trails and low head dam public hazard statewide plan, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,500,000

   c.  For state park infrastructure improvements:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  3,000,000

   d.  For projects of the Iowa parks foundation that support the centennial celebration of state parks, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000

   10.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
   a.  For major maintenance projects at national guard armories and facilities:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000

   b.  For improvement projects for Iowa national guard installations and readiness centers to support operations and training requirements:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,500,000

   c.  For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge facility:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    300,000

   11.  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 charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities and utility services at the institutions:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $ 32,447,187

   12.  STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
   For infrastructure costs associated with the remodeling of the northwest portion of the fairgrounds, including but not limited to a new events area and updates to the grandstand, stage, and midway:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   FY 2017-2018:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   13.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
   a.  For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational trails within the state:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  3,400,000

   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 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  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 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000

   14.  TREASURER OF STATE
   For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified fairs which belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county fair infrastructure improvements:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,060,000
    Sec. 2.  REVERSION.  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 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION II
REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATIONS

    Sec. 3.  REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— TECHNOLOGY 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, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   1.  DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
   For providing a grant to the Grout museum district at the Sullivan brothers veterans museum for costs associated with the Korean war history project including but not limited to exhibit information technology, computer connectivity, and interactive display technologies:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   FY 2017-2018:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   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:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    363,839

   The department may use a portion of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 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:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  2,727,000

   c.  To the public broadcasting division for the replacement of equipment and for tower and facility maintenance:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,017,000

   3.  IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
   For replacement of equipment for the Iowa communications network:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,150,000

   The commission may continue to enter into contracts pursuant to section 8D.13 for the replacement of equipment and for operations and maintenance costs of the network.
   In addition to moneys appropriated in this subsection, the commission may use a financing agreement entered into by the treasurer of state in accordance with section 12.28 for the replacement of equipment for the network. For purposes of this subsection, the treasurer of state is not subject to the maximum principal limitation contained in section 12.28, subsection 6. Repayment of any amounts financed shall be made from receipts associated with fees charged for use of the network.
   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:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  1,345,000

   b.  For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data warehouse:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    117,980

   5.  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:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $     45,000

   b.  For completion of the comprehensive electronic grant management system:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $     50,000

   6.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
   a.  For the development of an integrated data system for maternal health, child health, oral health, family planning, the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting program, the healthy opportunities for parents to experience success program, the school-based dental sealant program, and the 1st five program within the department:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   b.  For expanding information technology resources and research activities of the Iowa registry for congenital and inherited disorders to allow for the acquisition and dissemination of additional birth defect and stillbirth information:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    300,000

   c.  For a grant to a nonprofit corporation for capital investment and technology infrastructure costs associated with establishing a statewide safety net pharmacy to serve the medication needs of uninsured or underinsured Iowans:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $     75,000

   7.  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
   For the implementation of a statewide mass notification and emergency messaging system:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    400,000

   8.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
   For exhibit improvements at the gold star museum at Camp Dodge:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   9.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
   For DNA marker software at the division of criminal investigation criminalistics laboratory in Ankeny:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    150,000

   10.  SECRETARY OF STATE
   For the updating and upgrading capabilities of aging voter registration systems and business services data systems to meet current and future expectations of open and transparent elections:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    550,000

   Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended by the secretary of state in consultation with the office of the chief information officer.
    Sec. 4.  REVERSION.  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 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION III
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS

    Sec. 5.  TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND.  There is appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in section 8.57C to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   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:
   ...................................................................... $    236,161

   The department may use a portion of the moneys appropriated in this section for an e-transcript data system capable of tracking students throughout their education via interconnectivity with multiple schools.
    Sec. 6.  STATE BOND REPAYMENT FUND.  There is appropriated from the state bond repayment fund created in section 8.57F to the following departments and agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated, notwithstanding section 8.57F, subsection 1, paragraph “b”:
   1.  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
   For costs associated with the repair and renovation of the dome of the Iowa state capitol:
   ...................................................................... $  9,990,900

   2.  IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY
   For providing grants through a home modification assistance program to individuals to assist with expenses related to the making of permanent home modifications that permit individuals with a disability in this state to remain in their homes and age in place:
   ...................................................................... $    606,125

   3.  BOARD OF REGENTS
   For the renovation, modernization, and associated improvements to an educational center for teacher education and preparation at the university of northern Iowa:
   ...................................................................... $ 15,900,000

   4.  IOWA VETERANS HOME
   a.  For the renovation of the Loftus ramp for compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   b.  For renovation of the Sheeler and Loftus buildings:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000
    Sec. 7.  REVERSION.  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 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION IV
CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS

    Sec. 8.  2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, 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 was 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 appropriated in section 3, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, of this division of this Act, shall not revert but shall remain available for the purpose designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2017, or until the project for which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
    Sec. 9.  2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, section 1, subsection 7, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  For costs associated with the renovation, modernization, and construction of a new addition at the pharmacy building at the state university of Iowa:
   FY 2015-2016:
   ...................................................................... $ 13,000,000

   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $ 29,000,000

                                                                        23,000,000

   FY 2017-2018:
   ...................................................................... $ 22,300,000

                                                                        28,300,000
    Sec. 10.  2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, section 1, subsection 7, paragraph d, as amended by 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 9, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  For the renovation, modernization, and associated improvements to an educational center for teacher education and preparation at the university of northern Iowa:
   FY 2015-2016:
   ...................................................................... $ 15,000,000

   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $ 15,900,000
    Sec. 11.  2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection 6, paragraph d, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  For a grant to a nonprofit organization that provides youth emergency and shelter services for children and their families located in a county with a population of more than 400,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census, for infrastructure costs for expansion of an emergency youth shelter facility:
   FY 2015-2016:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   The grant recipient that receives funding pursuant to this lettered paragraph shall provide at least a dollar-for-dollar match of expenditures made in any fiscal year and moneys received in any fiscal year from both private and public sources excluding funding from the state.
    Sec. 12.  2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection 13, paragraphs d and e, are amended to read as follows:
   d.  For the renovation of the Loftus ramp for compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   e.  For renovation of the Sheeler and Loftus buildings:
   FY 2016-2017:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000
    Sec. 13.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  The following provision of this division of this Act applies retroactively to July 1, 2015:
   1.  The section of this division of this Act amending 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection 6, paragraph d.
    Sec. 14.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION V
SHALLOW LAKES

    Sec. 15.  Section 456A.33B, Code 2016, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  01.  For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
   a.  “Lake” includes a significant public lake and a public shallow lake or wetland.
   b.  “Public shallow lake or wetland” means a water body that meets the following criteria:
   (1)  Is owned by the federal government, the state of Iowa, a county, or a municipal government, and is maintained principally for public use.
   (2)  Is a multi-use system capable of supporting diverse wildlife, fish, or recreational opportunities.
   (3)  Has a surface water area of at least ten acres.
   (4)  Does not have a watershed-to-lake surface area ratio of greater than two hundred to one.
   (5)  Is an open freshwater system where maximum depth is typically less than six to eight feet at its deepest spot and is under four and one-half feet mean depth.
   (6)  Is typically fringed by a border of emergent vegetation in water depth less than six feet and when clear is dominated by both emergent and submergent vegetation and provides important wildlife and fish habitat.
   c.  “Significant public lake” means a lake that meets all of the following criteria:
   (1)  Is owned by the federal government, the state of Iowa, a county, or a municipal government, and is maintained principally for public use.
   (2)  Is a multi-use system capable of supporting diverse wildlife, fish, or recreational opportunities.
   (3)  Has a surface water area of at least ten acres.
   (4)  Does not have a watershed-to-lake surface area ratio of greater than two hundred to one. 
   (5)  Is not an on-stream impoundment that emulates riverine habitat rather than a lake environment.
   (6)  Is not used solely as a water supply reservoir.
    Sec. 16.  Section 456A.33B, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2016, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (6)  When restored, will contribute to the department’s fish and wildlife conservation plans. 
    Sec. 17.  Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b, Code 2016, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  The department, with input from stakeholders, shall develop maintain an initial annual list of not more than thirty-five significant public lakes and not more than five public shallow lakes or wetlands to be considered for funding based on the feasibility of restoring each lake and the use or potential use of the lake, if restored. The list shall include lake projects under active development that the department shall recommend be given priority for funding so long as progress toward completion of the projects remains consistent with the goals of this section.
   b.  The department shall meet with stakeholders and representatives of communities where lakes on the initial annual list are located to provide an initial annual lake restoration assessment and to explain the process and criteria for receiving lake restoration funding. Communities with lakes not included on the initial annual list may petition the director of the department for a preliminary lake restoration assessment and explanation of the funding process and criteria. The department shall work with stakeholders and representatives of each community to develop a joint lake restoration action plan. At a minimum, each joint action plan shall document the causes, sources, and magnitude of lake impairment, evaluate the feasibility of the lake and watershed restoration options, establish water quality and fishery and wildlife goals and a schedule for attainment, describe long-term management actions, assess the economic benefits of the project, identify the sources and amounts of any leveraged funds, and describe the community’s commitment to the project, including local funding. The stakeholders’ and community’s commitment to the project may include moneys to fund a lake diagnostic study and watershed assessment, including development of a TMDL (total maximum daily load).
    Sec. 18.  Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, paragraph c, subparagraph (2), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  If proposed, dredging of the lake will be conducted to a mean depth of at least ten eight feet to gain water quality benefits unless a combination of biologic and structural controls is sufficient to assure water quality targets will be achieved at a shallower average water depth.
    Sec. 19.  Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  The department shall evaluate the joint action plans and prioritize the plans based on the criteria required in this section. The department’s annual lake restoration plan and report shall include the prioritized list and the amounts of state and other funding the department recommends for each lake restoration project. The department may shall seek public comment on its recommendations prior to submitting the plan and report to the general assembly.
    Sec. 20.  Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, Code 2016, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  e.  The department shall ensure that at least eight percent, but no more than twelve percent, of the annual appropriation for lake restoration projects in accordance with the department’s annual lake restoration plan and report shall be invested in public shallow lakes or wetlands restoration projects.
DIVISION VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    Sec. 21.  Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a, subparagraph (2), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  The fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and for each subsequent fiscal year thereafter.
    Sec. 22.  Section 12.79, subsection 3, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Moneys in the fund in a fiscal year shall be used as appropriated by the general assembly for prison improvement and prison construction projects.  However, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, any unobligated and unencumbered moneys in the fund from the previous fiscal year are appropriated to the department of corrections for major maintenance projects.
    Sec. 23.  IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK —— AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTRACTS.  Pursuant to section 8D.11, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, the general assembly authorizes the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission to enter into a contract or contracts in excess of the contract limitation amount established in section 8D.11, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, for purposes of the commission’s network core upgrade project. This authorization applies for the duration of the commission’s project and to all existing or future contracts associated with the project, whether or not the award is made to a single vendor or multiple vendors.
    Sec. 24.  REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “restricted employee” means an elective constitutional or statutory officer, a state employee whose salary is set by the governor within a range set by the general assembly, or a president of a state board of regents institution.
   2.  Beginning July 1, 2016, moneys appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and used for public vertical infrastructure projects as defined in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”, shall not be used for salary or other compensation costs of a restricted employee.
    Sec. 25.  REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— FY 2017-2018 BUDGET REQUEST INFORMATION.  Finalized agency budget requests submitted to the governor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, that include a request for an appropriation from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to be used for a public vertical infrastructure project as defined in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”, shall include salary cost information as required by this section. The salary cost information shall include the number of full-time equivalent positions to be utilized for the requested project and that portion, in dollars, of salaries and any compensation costs attributable to these full-time equivalent positions that will be paid from the requested appropriation from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund.
    Sec. 26.  EXECUTIVE COUNCIL —— PROPERTY ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the executive council may, in its sole discretion, expend moneys as a performance of duty expense pursuant to section 7D.29 to provide funding for the acquisition of property located at 525 East 9th street in the vicinity of the capitol complex.
    Sec. 27.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  The following provision of this division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
   1.  The section of this division of this Act authorizing the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission to enter into a contract or contracts.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to and makes appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the technology reinvestment fund, the state bond repayment fund, and the FY 2009 prison bonding fund, and provides for related matters. The bill is organized by divisions.
   DIVISION I —— REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. This division appropriates project funding for FY 2016-2017 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for projects for the departments of administrative services, agriculture and land stewardship, corrections, cultural affairs, human services, natural resources, public defense, and transportation, and for the economic development authority, treasurer of state, the Iowa law enforcement academy, and the board of regents. The division appropriates project funding for FY 2016-2017 and FY 2017-2018 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for projects for the department of cultural affairs and the state fair authority. The division appropriates project funding for FY 2016-2017, FY 2017-2018, and FY 2018-2019 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for projects for the judicial branch.
   DIVISION II —— REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATIONS. This division appropriates project funding for FY 2016-2017 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for technology projects for the departments of education, human rights, management, public defense, public health, homeland security and emergency management, and public safety, and for the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission and secretary of state. The division appropriates project funding for FY 2016-2017 and FY 2017-2018 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for technology projects for the department of cultural affairs.
   DIVISION III —— MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS. This division appropriates project funding for FY 2016-2017 from the technology reinvestment fund for the department of education. This division also appropriates project funding for FY 2016-2017 from the state bond repayment fund for the department of administrative services, the Iowa finance authority, the board of regents, and the Iowa veterans home.
   DIVISION IV —— CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS. This division provides for the reversion of certain unencumbered or unobligated moneys from the technology reinvestment fund to the department of education for FY 2012-2013.
   The division also makes a change to moneys appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the board of regents for a project at the state university of Iowa for FY 2016-2017 and FY 2017-2018.
   This division also strikes funding from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for project funding to the board of regents and the Iowa veterans home for FY 2016-2017. The bill provides funding for these projects through the state bond repayment fund.
   The bill makes a change to the funding match requirements for moneys appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for project funding to the department of human services for FY 2015-2016. This provision applies retroactively to July 1, 2015.
   This division takes effect upon enactment.
   DIVISION V —— SHALLOW LAKES. This division amends Code section 456A.33B concerning the requirement of the department of natural resources to develop a lake restoration plan and report. The division adds definitions to the Code section and provides that “lake” includes both significant public lakes and public shallow lakes or wetlands. The division further defines “significant public lake” and “public shallow lake or wetland”. The division adds the department’s fish and wildlife conservation plans as a goal for lake restoration projects and provides that the annual report include not more than five public shallow lakes or wetlands to be considered for funding. In addition, the bill provides for stakeholder input in developing the annual plan and report and requires that the department seek public comment prior to submitting the plan and report to the general assembly. Finally, the division provides that not less than 8 percent, nor more than 12 percent, of the annual appropriation for lake restoration projects be invested in public shallow lakes or wetlands restoration projects.
   DIVISION VI —— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. Code section 8.57C, concerning the technology reinvestment fund, is amended to provide that the appropriation to the fund from the general fund for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2016, is changed to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2017.
   Code section 12.79, concerning the FY 2009 prison bonding fund, is amended to provide that for FY 2016-2017, any unobligated and unencumbered moneys in the fund from the previous fiscal year are appropriated to the department of corrections for major maintenance projects.
   The division also authorizes the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission to enter into a contract or contracts in excess of the statutory contract limitation amount for purposes of the commission’s network core upgrade project. This provision of this division of the bill takes effect upon enactment.
   The division further provides that beginning July 1, 2016, moneys appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and used for vertical infrastructure projects shall not be used for salary and other compensation costs of a restricted employee. The division defines “restricted employee” as an elective constitutional or statutory officer, a state employee whose salary is set by the governor within a range set by the general assembly, or a president of a state board of regents institution.
   The division also provides that finalized agency budget requests submitted to the governor for FY 2017-2018 for an appropriation from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund shall include salary cost information relative to that requested appropriation.
   The division also authorizes, for FY 2016-2017, the executive council to expend moneys, in its sole discretion, as a performance of duty expense for the acquisition of property located in the vicinity of the capitol complex.