SF 4 (LSB 1574SS (2) 88)

SENATE FILE 4

BY  HOGG

A BILL FOR

An Act appropriating moneys to the flood mitigation fund for the protection of property from the effects of floodwaters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  418.10A  Flood mitigation —— appropriation.
   There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of homeland security and emergency management, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the amount of four million dollars to be deposited in the flood mitigation fund created in section 418.10.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   GENERAL. This bill appropriates moneys from the general fund to the department of homeland security and emergency management for deposit in the Iowa flood mitigation fund for each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. 
   BACKGROUND. A flood mitigation board consisting of nine voting members and five ex officio nonvoting members housed in the department (Code section 418.5) administers a flood mitigation program to assist governmental entities (e.g., cities and counties) undertaking projects which include the construction and reconstruction of levees, embankments, impounding reservoirs, or conduits determined necessary for the protection of property from the effects of floodwaters (Code sections 418.1, 418.4, and 418.8). The program is supported from moneys in the fund which is also under the control of the board. Such moneys are to be used to provide assistance in the form of grants, loans, and forgivable loans (Code section 418.10(3)).