House File 2342 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2342 BY ISENHART , MASCHER , LENSING , KRESSIG , B. MEYER , WOLFE , COHOON , FORBES , M. SMITH , DONAHUE , WINCKLER , EHLERT , HUNTER , KURTZ , BEARINGER , McKEAN , STAED , WILLIAMS , OURTH , STECKMAN , WILBURN , ANDERSON , KACENA , KURTH , R. SMITH , NIELSEN , ABDUL-SAMAD , SUNDE , GAINES , McCONKEY , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , BROWN-POWERS , JAMES , GASKILL , PRICHARD , and BENNETT A BILL FOR An Act appropriating moneys to the Iowa resources enhancement 1 and protection fund. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5080YH (8) 88 da/ns

H.F. 2342 Section 1. Section 455A.18, subsection 3, Code 2020, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. a. For each fiscal year of the fiscal period year 3 beginning July 1, 1997 2020 , and ending June 30, 2021 for each 4 fiscal year thereafter , there twenty-five million dollars is 5 appropriated from the general fund , to the Iowa resources 6 enhancement and protection fund , the amount of twenty million 7 dollars, to be used as provided in this chapter . However, in 8 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , all of the following 9 apply: 10 (1) In any fiscal year of the fiscal period, if that 11 moneys from the lottery are appropriated by the state to the 12 Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund, the amount 13 appropriated under this subsection in paragraph “a” shall be 14 reduced by the amount appropriated from the lottery. 15 (2) If Article VII, section 10, of the Constitution of the 16 State of Iowa is implemented, and in any fiscal year revenue 17 generated from that section is credited to the Iowa resources 18 enhancement and protection fund, including but not limited to 19 moneys allocated to that fund as provided in section 461.35, 20 the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” shall be reduced by the 21 amount credited for that fiscal year. 22 b. c. Section 8.33 does not apply to moneys appropriated 23 under this subsection . 24 EXPLANATION 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 26 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 27 GENERAL. This bill appropriates moneys to the Iowa 28 resources enhancement and protection (REAP) fund (Code section 29 455A.18) which receives $20 million from the general fund of 30 the state per fiscal year until 2021-2022. The bill increases 31 the amount of the appropriation to $25 million, and makes the 32 appropriation period indefinite. The bill also provides that 33 if the constitutional amendment ratified in 2010 establishing 34 a natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund is 35 -1- LSB 5080YH (8) 88 da/ns 1/ 2

H.F. 2342 implemented, the appropriation from the general fund of the 1 state to the REAP fund is to be reduced for each fiscal year by 2 the amount credited to the REAP fund from revenues generated by 3 the constitutional amendment. 4 BACKGROUND. The constitutional amendment, ratified on 5 November 2, 2010, dedicates state revenue from an increase in 6 the state’s sales tax for deposit into a natural resources 7 and outdoor recreation trust fund. Moneys in the fund cannot 8 be used for any purpose other than protecting and enhancing 9 water quality and natural areas in this state, including 10 parks, trails, and fish and wildlife habitat, and conserving 11 agricultural soils in this state. No revenue is credited to 12 the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund until 13 the state’s sales tax is increased. Whenever the sales tax is 14 increased, the amount generated by the increase, not to exceed 15 three-eighths of 1 percent of the increase, is to be credited 16 to that trust fund. By statute, moneys generated by the 17 constitutional amendment are to be transferred to a statutory 18 version of the trust fund (Code sections 423.2A, 461.3, and 19 461.31) and 13 percent of that revenue is to be credited to the 20 REAP fund (Code section 461.35). 21 -2- LSB 5080YH (8) 88 da/ns 2/ 2