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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 731, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 4, 1 4 line 27. 1 5 #2. By striking page 4, line 29, through page 6, 1 6 line 26, and inserting the following:: 1 7 "VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE – LOTTERY TRANSFER 1 8 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15.321 VALUE-ADDED 1 9 PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE. 1 10 There is created in the community economic 1 11 betterment program account an ag-initiative 2000 1 12 subaccount. The ag-initiative 2000 subaccount shall 1 13 only be used to assist Iowa's agriculture producers in 1 14 establishing an equity position or interest in value- 1 15 adding production processes. Prior to providing this 1 16 assistance, the department shall determine all of the 1 17 following: 1 18 1. That the assistance would enhance economic 1 19 growth on a regional or statewide basis. 1 20 2. That the assistance would create and retain in 1 21 Iowa a greater percentage of the wealth being 1 22 generated for Iowa's agricultural production. 1 23 3. That the agricultural producers lack sufficient 1 24 capital to establish their own equity position or 1 25 interest without state assistance. 1 26 4. That any other private or public, whether 1 27 local, state, or federal, programs for which the 1 28 requested assistance would be eligible, have been used 1 29 to the fullest practical extent and need remains. 1 30 In addition to the above requirements, any assistance 1 31 provided from the ag-initiative 2000 subaccount shall 1 32 be in the form of repayable loans and must be fully 1 33 secured by a loan guarantee, letter of credit, 1 34 contractual commitment, or other security deemed 1 35 acceptable by the department. 1 36 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15.322 EXISTING PROGRAM 1 37 ASSISTANCE. 1 38 Notwithstanding other provisions to the contrary, 1 39 existing financial assistance programs available 1 40 through the department are authorized to provide 1 41 assistance which would enable Iowa's agricultural 1 42 production and value-adding workers to establish an 1 43 equity position or interest in the agricultural value- 1 44 adding processes of the state. 1 45 Sec. . Section 15E.111, subsection 1, Code 1 46 1997, is amended by adding the following new 1 47 paragraph: 1 48 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. To undertake feasibility 1 49 studies related to the development of value-adding 1 50 processing facilities for commodity crops and 2 1 livestock produced in Iowa, to assist in organization 2 2 of innovative ownership, and management entities 2 3 related to such facilities where such entities are to 2 4 involve direct participation by producers or workers, 2 5 and to provide financial assistance for development of 2 6 such facilities in cases where the department finds 2 7 potential for significant benefit to be conferred upon 2 8 workers, producers, and rural regions of the state. 2 9 Sec. . LOTTERY TRANSFER. Notwithstanding the 2 10 requirement in section 99E.10, subsection 1, to 2 11 transfer lottery revenue remaining after expenses are 2 12 deducted, notwithstanding the requirement under 2 13 section 99E.20, subsection 2, for the commissioner to 2 14 certify and transfer a portion of the lottery fund to 2 15 the CLEAN fund, and notwithstanding the appropriations 2 16 and allocations in section 99E.34, all lottery 2 17 revenues received during the fiscal year beginning 2 18 July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, after 2 19 deductions as provided in section 99E.10, subsection 2 20 1, and as appropriated under any Act of the Seventy- 2 21 seventh General Assembly, 1997 Session, shall not be 2 22 transferred to and deposited into the CLEAN fund but 2 23 the first $25 million shall be transferred and 2 24 credited to the ag-initiative 2000 subaccount created 2 25 in section 15.321 and the remaining amount shall be 2 26 transferred and credited to the general fund of the 2 27 state." 2 28 #3. Page 7, by striking lines 12 through 31. 2 29 #4. By striking page 8, line 13, through page 13, 2 30 line 14. 2 31 #5. Page 14, by striking lines 11 and 12. 2 32 #6. By striking page 15, line 22, through page 16, 2 33 line 31. 2 34 #7. Page 18, by striking lines 18 and 19. 2 35 #8. Page 19, by striking lines 6 and 7, and 2 36 inserting the following: 2 37 "Sec. ___. Section 310.36, Code 1997, is 2 38 repealed." 2 39 #9. Page 21, by inserting after line 6 the 2 40 following: 2 41 "Sec. 100. FEDERAL WELFARE REFORM COMPLIANCE – 2 42 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. For the fiscal year 2 43 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 2 44 after $36,370,000 of child support revenue has been 2 45 collected by the department of human services and 2 46 deposited in the family investment program account 2 47 established in section 239B.11, notwithstanding 2 48 section 8.33, not more than $1,000,000 of the 2 49 remaining child support revenue collected and 2 50 deposited in the account which remains unobligated or 3 1 unexpended at the close of the fiscal year ending June 3 2 30, 1996, shall not revert to the general fund of the 3 3 state, but shall remain available and is appropriated 3 4 to the department for use in the succeeding fiscal 3 5 year for the purpose of implementing child support 3 6 enforcement changes necessitated by federal welfare 3 7 reform legislation." 3 8 #10. Page 21, by inserting after line 6 the 3 9 following: 3 10 "Sec. . There is appropriated from the lottery 3 11 funds transferred to the general fund of the state 3 12 pursuant to section 6 of this Act to the department of 3 13 natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 3 14 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following 3 15 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used 3 16 for the purpose designated: 3 17 For the blufflands protection program: 3 18 .................................................. $ 500,000 3 19 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 161A.80 BLUFFLANDS 3 20 PROTECTION PROGRAM – REVOLVING FUND. 3 21 1. As used in this section, unless the context 3 22 otherwise requires: 3 23 a. "Bluffland" means a cliff, headland, or hill 3 24 with a broad steep face along the channel or 3 25 floodplain of a river and its tributaries. 3 26 b. "Conservation organization" means a nonprofit 3 27 corporation incorporated in Iowa or an entity 3 28 organized and operated primarily to enhance and 3 29 protect natural resources in this state. 3 30 2. A blufflands protection revolving fund is 3 31 created in the state treasury. The proceeds of the 3 32 revolving fund are appropriated to make loans to 3 33 conservation organizations which agree to purchase 3 34 conservation easements on blufflands in this state or 3 35 to purchase blufflands in this state for resale with 3 36 restrictive covenants attached to the property. The 3 37 administrative director of the division of soil 3 38 conservation shall administer the revolving fund. 3 39 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on 3 40 investments made pursuant to this section or as 3 41 provided in section 12B.10 shall be credited to the 3 42 blufflands protection revolving fund. Notwithstanding 3 43 section 8.33, unobligated or unencumbered funds 3 44 credited to the blufflands protection revolving fund 3 45 shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year. 3 46 However, the maximum balance in the blufflands 3 47 protection fund shall not exceed two million five 3 48 hundred thousand dollars. Any funds in excess of two 3 49 million five hundred thousand dollars shall be 3 50 credited to the general fund of the state. 4 1 3. The administrative director of the division 4 2 shall establish a blufflands protection program to 4 3 demonstrate creative land protection techniques and 4 4 encourage private landowners to protect the natural 4 5 beauty of the blufflands in this state. The 4 6 commissioners of each soil and water conservation 4 7 district which includes blufflands shall cooperate 4 8 with and assist the director in administering the 4 9 blufflands protection program within their respective 4 10 districts. The director shall provide, by rule, for a 4 11 uniform application form, the content of the form, 4 12 provisions for a loan agreement model conservation 4 13 easement and restrictive covenant requirements for 4 14 blufflands, and minimum qualifications of conservation 4 15 organizations which are eligible to participate in the 4 16 blufflands protection program. The administrative 4 17 director shall specify the eligible purposes for which 4 18 a loan authorized under this section can be expended 4 19 including, but not limited to, the purchase of 4 20 blufflands, the acquisition of conservation easements 4 21 on blufflands, the establishment of landowner 4 22 associations, payment for loss of land value due to 4 23 restrictive covenants, and payment for legal costs. 4 24 The payment of administrative costs is not an eligible 4 25 purpose. 4 26 4. An applicant for a loan from the blufflands 4 27 protection revolving fund shall apply to the soil and 4 28 water conservation district of the county in which the 4 29 bluffland is located. The application shall be on 4 30 forms prepared by the division and shall include the 4 31 information required by rule of the division. Each 4 32 conservation organization which applies for a loan 4 33 under this section shall demonstrate its financial 4 34 capability to qualify for a loan to the commissioners 4 35 and its commitment to natural resource protection and 4 36 appropriate development. If there is a loss of value 4 37 of a blufflands protection project funded under this 4 38 section resulting from restrictive covenants, the 4 39 conservation organization shall be forgiven seventy- 4 40 five percent of the amount of the loss not exceeding 4 41 the amount of the loan. If a loan is used to purchase 4 42 a conservation easement on a blufflands protection 4 43 project, the conservation organization shall be 4 44 forgiven seventy-five percent of the loan. The 4 45 application shall be reviewed and feasibility of the 4 46 proposed project shall be investigated by the 4 47 commissioners of the district and its report and 4 48 recommendation shall be sent to the administrative 4 49 director and the committee for approval. 4 50 5. Except as otherwise provided in this 5 1 subsection, each loan made under this section shall be 5 2 for a period not to exceed five years, shall bear no 5 3 interest for the first year, and shall be repayable to 5 4 the blufflands protection revolving fund. After the 5 5 first year and for each subsequent year that the 5 6 principal remains unpaid, interest shall be charged 5 7 against any unpaid balance of the loan. The interest 5 8 rate shall be set at the prevailing market rate for 5 9 similar real estate in the county as determined by the 5 10 director. All interest payments shall be credited to 5 11 the blufflands protection revolving fund. Each loan 5 12 shall be repaid as provided in the loan agreement. 5 13 However, interest on the principal of a loan shall be 5 14 due and payable thirty days after the conclusion of 5 15 the second year and each subsequent year that the 5 16 principal or a part of the principal remains unpaid. 5 17 A loan may be extended annually beyond the original 5 18 five years with the approval of the district 5 19 commissioners and the administrative director. 5 20 6. The administrative director may: 5 21 a. Contract, sue and be sued, and adopt 5 22 administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A and 5 23 approved by the committee, necessary to carry out this 5 24 section, but the administrative director, the 5 25 committee, or the district commissioners shall not 5 26 directly or indirectly pledge the credit of the state 5 27 of Iowa. 5 28 b. Authorize payment from the blufflands 5 29 protection revolving fund from moneys appropriated to 5 30 the fund and from any income received by investments 5 31 of any money in the fund for costs, commissions, 5 32 attorney fees, and other reasonable expenses related 5 33 to and necessary for the making and protecting of 5 34 direct loans under this section, and for recovery of 5 35 moneys loaned or the management of property acquired 5 36 in connection with the loans." 5 37 #11. Page 21, by inserting after line 6 the 5 38 following: 5 39 "Sec. ___. Notwithstanding section 546.2, 5 40 subsection 2, the governor may reappoint the 5 41 commissioner of insurance to be the director of the 5 42 department of commerce for a second year beginning 5 43 July 1, 1997." 5 44 #12. Page 21, by striking lines 7 through 17 and 5 45 inserting the following: 5 46 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 12C.26 TOBACCO 5 47 SETTLEMENT MONEYS. 5 48 After payment of litigation costs, the state 5 49 portion of any moneys paid to the state by tobacco 5 50 companies in settlement of the state's lawsuit for 6 1 recovery of public expenditures associated with 6 2 tobacco use shall be deposited in the general fund of 6 3 the state. For purposes of this section, "litigation 6 4 costs" are those costs itemized by the attorney 6 5 general and submitted to and approved by the general 6 6 assembly." 6 7 #13. Page 21, by inserting after line 17, the 6 8 following: 6 9 "Sec. . 1996 Iowa Acts, chapter 1218, section 6 10 10, unnumbered paragraph 3, is amended to read as 6 11 follows: 6 12 Of the appropriation in this section, $50,000 shall 6 13 be used for costs associated with the renovation and 6 14 repair of the Allison monument located on the state 6 15 capitol complex.An effort shall be made by the6 16department of education to match this appropriation6 17from the citizens and the school children of Iowa as6 18occurred when the monument was initially built." 6 19 #14. Page 21, by inserting before line 18 the 6 20 following: 6 21 "Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 100 of this 6 22 division of this Act, relating to federal welfare 6 23 reform compliance, being deemed of immediate 6 24 importance, takes effect upon enactment." 6 25 #15. Page 21, by striking lines 20 through 35. 6 26 #16. Page 22, by inserting after line 17 the 6 27 following: 6 28 "Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. 1997 Iowa Acts, House 6 29 File 453, if enacted, being deemed of immediate 6 30 importance, takes effect upon enactment of this Act." 6 31 #17. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating 6 32 and correcting internal references as necessary. 6 33 HF 731S 6 34 mg/cc/26
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