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PAG LIN 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." 1 50 2 1 2 2 2 3 WEIGEL of Chickasaw 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 FALLON of Polk 2 8 SF 2371.306 78 2 9 tj/cf
Text: H08477 Text: H08479 Text: H08400 - H08499 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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