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1 1 Amend Senate File 2348, as passed by the Senate, as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 10 the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. . Section 161D.2, Code Supplement 1999,
1 6 is amended to read as follows:
1 7 161D.2 LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
1 8 FUND.
1 9 A loess hills development and conservation fund is
1 10 created in the state treasury. The fund shall include
1 11 a hungry canyons account, a Missouri river
1 12 preservation and land use alliance account and a loess
1 13 hills alliance account which shall be administered by
1 14 the loess hills development and conservation
1 15 authority. The proceeds of the respective accounts
1 16 shall be used for the purposes specified in section
1 17 161D.1 or 161D.6 as applicable. The loess hills
1 18 development and conservation authority may accept
1 19 gifts, bequests, other moneys including, but not
1 20 limited to, state or federal moneys, and in-kind
1 21 contributions for deposit in the fund. The gifts,
1 22 grants, bequests from public and private sources,
1 23 state and federal moneys, and other moneys received by
1 24 the authority shall be deposited in the respective
1 25 accounts and any interest earned shall be credited to
1 26 the respective accounts to be used for the purposes
1 27 specified in section 161D.1 or 161D.6 as applicable.
1 28 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended or
1 29 unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end
1 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general
1 31 fund of the state, but the moneys shall remain
1 32 available for expenditure by the authority in
1 33 succeeding fiscal years."
1 34 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 16 the
1 35 following:
1 36 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 161D.9 LEGISLATIVE
1 37 FINDINGS.
1 38 The general assembly finds that the Missouri river
1 39 is an important natural resource to the state of Iowa
1 40 and that the creation of comprehensive plans which
1 41 lead to the purchase, development, and preservation of
1 42 land adjacent to the Missouri river will provide
1 43 recreational and economic benefits to the state and to
1 44 the counties and cities which border on the river.
1 45 The general assembly further finds that current
1 46 planning and purchase efforts relating to development
1 47 of Missouri riverfront property have fallen short of
1 48 the goal of developing a comprehensive plan for the
1 49 recreational development of the Missouri river and
1 50 that the creation of an alliance which has the mission
2 1 of engaging in these efforts will have a greater
2 2 likelihood of reaching the desired goal.
2 3 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 161D.10 MISSOURI RIVER
2 4 PRESERVATION AND LAND USE AUTHORITY CREATED – DUTIES.
2 5 1. A Missouri river preservation and land use
2 6 alliance is created to engage in comprehensive
2 7 planning for and the development and implementation of
2 8 strategies designed to preserve and restore the
2 9 natural beauty of the land adjacent to and the water
2 10 of the Missouri river through state land acquisition.
2 11 The Missouri river preservation and land use alliance
2 12 shall be governed by a board of directors and shall
2 13 carry out its responsibilities under the general
2 14 direction of the loess hills development and
2 15 conservation authority. Planning and implementation
2 16 activities shall be coordinated with plans and
2 17 implementation activities of the department of natural
2 18 resources for lands owned or acquired by the
2 19 department. The alliance shall be composed of a
2 20 representative from each of the county conservation
2 21 boards of the counties which border on the Missouri
2 22 river, an elected official selected by the county
2 23 board of supervisors of each of the counties which
2 24 border on the Missouri river, six at-large public
2 25 members, and four ex officio members. The board of
2 26 supervisors of the counties which border on the
2 27 Missouri river shall each appoint one of the at-large
2 28 public members, who shall possess a demonstrated
2 29 interest in or knowledge about natural resource
2 30 conservation and protection and one of whom shall also
2 31 be actively engaged in the business of farming.
2 32 Interest or knowledge of an at-large member may be
2 33 demonstrated by membership in an association or other
2 34 organization which is involved in conservation,
2 35 environmental protection, or related activities. The
2 36 ex officio members of the alliance shall be composed
2 37 of a representative from the natural resource
2 38 commission of the department of natural resources, a
2 39 representative from the state department of
2 40 transportation, a representative from the department
2 41 of cultural affairs, and a representative from the
2 42 office of attorney general. Members of the authority
2 43 shall serve two-year terms. Members who are also
2 44 members of a county conservation board or board of
2 45 supervisors shall be reimbursed only for actual
2 46 expenses incurred while performing duties of the
2 47 authority. At-large members shall be reimbursed for
2 48 actual expenses and shall receive a per diem as
2 49 specified in section 7E.6 for their performance of
2 50 duties for the authority.
3 1 2. The mission of the Missouri river preservation
3 2 and land use alliance is to research, develop
3 3 comprehensive plans, and implement strategies which
3 4 emphasize the creation of multipurpose recreational
3 5 areas that foster and accent the natural
3 6 characteristics of the Missouri river and which
3 7 provide for environmentally sound land and water use
3 8 practices for land adjacent to the Missouri river; to
3 9 designate and prioritize for purchase parcels of land
3 10 which are located in areas critical for the
3 11 environmental health of the Missouri river waterway;
3 12 to develop plans for and to acquire parcels of land to
3 13 establish a public greenbelt along the banks of the
3 14 Missouri river; to develop plans for public
3 15 recreational use of lands adjacent to the Missouri
3 16 river, including but not limited to a public bicycle
3 17 trail; and to cooperate with county and city
3 18 authorities, and federal and state authorities in
3 19 order to fulfill the mission of the Missouri river
3 20 preservation and land use alliance.
3 21 3. The Missouri river preservation and land use
3 22 alliance shall develop plans and proposals and conduct
3 23 public hearings relating to the conservation,
3 24 preservation, and acquisition of land adjacent to the
3 25 Missouri river. In developing plans and proposals the
3 26 alliance shall consult with any person or organization
3 27 which has interests that would be affected by the
3 28 acquisition and development of Missouri river property
3 29 in accordance with the mission of the alliance,
3 30 including but not limited to utility companies,
3 31 municipalities, agricultural organizations, the corps
3 32 of engineers, rural water districts, soil and water
3 33 conservation districts, private water suppliers,
3 34 business and industry organizations, drainage and
3 35 levee district associations, benefited recreational
3 36 lake districts, and any soil conservation
3 37 organizations. The alliance shall include a copy of
3 38 any plans and proposals and shall document the results
3 39 and findings of any hearings in a report or series of
3 40 reports. The alliance shall submit an annual report,
3 41 including progress on its ten-year plan and strategies
3 42 for the attainment of the goals of this section, to
3 43 the general assembly by the first day of each regular
3 44 legislative session.
3 45 4. The Missouri river preservation and land use
3 46 alliance shall administer the Missouri river
3 47 preservation and land use account, under section
3 48 161D.2, and shall deposit and expend moneys in the
3 49 fund for the development of plans for, development of,
3 50 and purchase of lands adjacent to the Missouri river
4 1 and for annual payment of property taxes on any land
4 2 purchased. The county treasurer shall certify the
4 3 amount of taxes due to the alliance. The assessed
4 4 value of the property held by the authority shall be
4 5 that value determined under section 427.1, subsection
4 6 18, and the alliance may protest the assessed value in
4 7 the manner provided by law for any property owner to
4 8 protest an assessment. For purposes of chapter 257,
4 9 the assessed value of any property which was acquired
4 10 by the alliance shall be included in the valuation
4 11 base of the school district and the payments made by
4 12 the alliance shall be considered as property tax
4 13 revenues and not as miscellaneous income. The
4 14 expenditure of funds may include, but is not limited
4 15 to, use of moneys from the Missouri river preservation
4 16 and land use account to match funds from state,
4 17 federal, and private resources.
4 18 5. The title to all property purchased by the
4 19 Missouri river preservation and land use alliance
4 20 shall be taken in the name of the state, but no land
4 21 shall be acquired through condemnation proceedings and
4 22 all purchases shall be from willing sellers. The
4 23 alliance may transfer jurisdiction over any lands the
4 24 alliance acquires to the department of natural
4 25 resources, or may enter into agreements with the
4 26 department or the appropriate county conservation
4 27 board, for the management of the lands. All lands
4 28 purchased shall be for public use, and not for private
4 29 commercial purposes, but the alliance may permit the
4 30 expenditure of private funds for the improvement of
4 31 land or water adjacent to or purchased by the
4 32 alliance. All surveys and plats of lands purchased by
4 33 the alliance shall be filed in the manner provided in
4 34 section 461A.22. Land purchased by the alliance shall
4 35 be managed and policed in the manner provided under
4 36 agreements between the alliance and the agency
4 37 responsible for management of the property, except
4 38 that, subject to the restrictions contained in chapter
4 39 455B, the alliance shall not be required to obtain the
4 40 prior permission of the natural resource commission
4 41 when using private funds to establish land or water
4 42 recreational areas, and any property purchased by the
4 43 alliance shall not be sold without the prior
4 44 notification and consent of the alliance.
4 45 Sec. . TRANSITION.
4 46 1. The members of the Missouri river preservation
4 47 and land use authority which is abolished by this Act,
4 48 serving unexpired terms on June 30, 2000, may continue
4 49 to serve their unexpired terms as members of the
4 50 Missouri river preservation and land use alliance.
5 1 Any action taken or agreement entered into by the
5 2 Missouri river preservation and land use authority
5 3 before July 1, 2000, shall remain in effect until
5 4 amended or rescinded by action of the Missouri river
5 5 preservation and land use alliance or the loess hills
5 6 development and conservation authority as provided in
5 7 this Act or as otherwise provided in an agreement.
5 8 2. Any moneys remaining in the Missouri river
5 9 preservation and land use fund on June 30, 2000, are
5 10 transferred to the Missouri river preservation and
5 11 land use account of the loess hills development and
5 12 conservation fund on July 1, 2000.
5 13 Sec. . Chapter 463B, Code 1999, is repealed."
5 14
5 15
5 16
5 17 WARNSTADT of Woodbury
5 18 SF 2348.302 78
5 19 tj/cf
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