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1 1 Amend Senate File 2371, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 27 the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 466.2B ADOPT-A-STREAM
1 6 PROGRAM.
1 7 1. The department of natural resources shall
1 8 establish and administer an adopt-a-stream program for
1 9 purposes of organizing concerned citizens dedicated to
1 10 the stewardship of the rivers and streams in the state
1 11 and certifying sponsors under the program.
1 12 2. A person may submit an application to the
1 13 department of natural resources for purposes of
1 14 sponsoring a specific portion of a river or stream in
1 15 order to conduct conservation programs, projects, or
1 16 activities involving the river or stream. The
1 17 application shall include, at a minimum, the location
1 18 of the sponsored portion of a river or stream, a
1 19 contact person for the sponsor, and the types of
1 20 programs, projects, or activities that the sponsor
1 21 proposes to pursue. A sponsor shall receive and file
1 22 with the application written consent to conduct
1 23 programs, projects, or activities from property owners
1 24 located adjacent to the sponsored river or stream.
1 25 The consent shall include all information required by
1 26 the department of natural resources.
1 27 3. Upon approval of the application by the
1 28 department of natural resources, the sponsor shall
1 29 sign a sponsorship agreement with the department. The
1 30 agreement shall designate the terms necessary for
1 31 receiving a completion certificate recognizing the
1 32 completion of the programs, projects, or activities
1 33 conducted by the sponsor. The department of natural
1 34 resources shall provide the sponsor with a completion
1 35 certificate when the department determines that the
1 36 terms of the sponsorship agreement have been met.
1 37 4. Programs, projects, or activities conducted by
1 38 a sponsor in the program shall include, but not be
1 39 limited to, river and stream cleanup, riverbank and
1 40 streambank stabilization, river and stream habitat
1 41 improvement, tree and grass planting, water quality
1 42 monitoring, river and stream access improvement, trail
1 43 development, and educational programs.
1 44 5. All rivers and streams in the state are
1 45 eligible to be sponsored under the program.
1 46 6. The department of natural resources may
1 47 terminate a sponsorship if the department determines
1 48 that a sponsor is not attempting to fulfill the terms
1 49 and conditions of the sponsorship agreement."
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2 3 WEIGEL of Chickasaw
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2 7 FALLON of Polk
2 8 SF 2371.306 78
2 9 tj/cf
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