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House Journal: Page 1937: Wednesday, April 22, 1998

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President
of the Senate:
We, the undersigned members of the conference committee
appointed to resolve the differences between the House of
Representatives and the Senate on House File 2498, a bill for an
Act relating to and making appropriations to certain state
departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities,
providing for regulatory authority, and other properly related
matters, respectfully make the following report:
1.  That the House recedes from its amendment, S-5780.
2.  That the Senate amendment, H-9118, to House File 2498, as
amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, is amended as
follows:
1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 9 the following:
"   .  Page 6, line 2, by striking the figure "116.00" an d
inserting the following:  "118.00"."
2.  Page 1, line 12, by striking the figure "655,898" and
inserting the following:  "835,898".
3.  Page 1, by inserting after line 12 the following:
"   .  Page 10, line 25, by striking the figure "2,055,96 1"
and inserting the following:  "2,145,961".
   .  Page 10, by inserting after line 26 the following:~ 
"Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $90,000 shall be
used by the health facilities division to pay the salary,
support, and miscellaneous expenses of a building inspector
position."
4.  By striking page 1, line 45, through page 2, line 10, and
inserting the following:  "Supplement 1997, as amended by 1998
Iowa Acts, Senate File 2121, section 1, is amended to read as
follows:
7.  A horse entered to race with lasix must be treated at least
four hours prior to post time.  The lasix shall be administered
intravenously by a veterinarian employed by the owner or trainer
of the horse.  The commission shall adopt rules to ensure that
lasix is administered as provided in this section.  The
commission shall require that the practicing veterinarian
deliver an affidavit signed by the veterinarian which certifies
information regarding the treatment of the horse.  The affidavit
must be delivered to a commission veterinarian within twenty
minutes following the treatment. The statement must at least
include the name of the practicing veterinarian, the tattoo
number of the horse, the location of the barn and stall where
the treatment occurred, the race number of the horse, the name
of the trainer, and the time that the lasix was administered. 
Lasix shall only be administered in a dose level of two hundred
fifty milligrams.  The commission veterinarian shall extract a
test sample of the horse's blood, urine, or saliva to determine
whether the horse was improperly drugged after the race is
run.""
5.  Page 2, by inserting after line 30 the following:
"The Iowa public employees' retirement system division shall use
a competitive bid process for the proposed acquisition of a
headquarters building and related facilities and accept, if any,
the most cost-effective bid which best meets the needs of the
system's members."

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