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PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 218, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 2, by striking lines 12 through 26 and
1 4 inserting the following:
1 5 "1. A loess hills alliance is created. The
1 6 alliance shall carry out its powers and duties under
1 7 the general direction of the loess hills development
1 8 and conservation authority. The alliance shall
1 9 encompass the geographic region including the counties
1 10 of Plymouth, Woodbury, Monona, Harrison,
1 11 Pottawattamie, Mills, and Fremont. Membership and
1 12 participation in projects of the alliance is not
1 13 required. The alliance shall be governed by a board
1 14 of directors including the following voting
1 15 membership:
1 16 a. Three members appointed by the board of
1 17 supervisors of each county participating in the
1 18 alliance with at least one of the appointees being a
1 19 member of the board of supervisors.
1 20 b. Seven additional voting members who shall be
1 21 persons with experience in the fields of environmental
1 22 affairs, conservation, finance, development, tourism,
1 23 or related fields. The seven members shall be
1 24 appointed by the members appointed pursuant to
1 25 paragraph "a" for a term of three years. However, of
1 26 the initial appointees, two directors shall be
1 27 appointed to a one-year term and two directors shall
1 28 be appointed to a two-year term. Thereafter, all
1 29 appointments shall be for a three-year term.
1 30 2. The administrator of the soil conservation
1 31 division of the department of agriculture and land
1 32 stewardship, a staff coordinator or director of the
1 33 councils of governments serving the counties
1 34 participating in the alliance, the director of the
1 35 department of economic development, the cooperative
1 36 extension administrator of the Iowa state university
1 37 extension service, the director of the department of
1 38 natural resources, the director of transportation, the
1 39 director of the department of cultural affairs, and a
1 40 staff coordinator of the golden hills resource
1 41 conservation and development agency or the Sioux river
1 42 resource conservation and development agency may
1 43 voluntarily serve as nonvoting members of the board of
1 44 directors. A director or administrator specifically
1 45 identified in this subsection may be represented by a
1 46 designee. The voting members of the board of
1 47 directors shall select the staff persons to represent
1 48 the councils of governments and the resource
1 49 conservation and development agencies.
1 50 3. Each voting member of the board of directors
2 1 who is appointed by the board of supervisors of a
2 2 participating county shall be appointed to a three-
2 3 year term and shall hold office until a successor is
2 4 appointed. However, of the initial appointees, each
2 5 participating board of supervisors shall appoint one
2 6 director to a one-year term and one director to a two-
2 7 year term. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for
2 8 three years. A vacancy shall be filled by the
2 9 appointing authority for the unexpired portion of the
2 10 term. A member shall serve without compensation, but
2 11 a member may be reimbursed for actual expenses
2 12 incurred while performing the duties of office by the
2 13 governmental agency or private organization which the
2 14 member represents."
2 15
2 16
2 17
2 18 STEVEN D. HANSEN
2 19 HF 218.506 78
2 20 tj/jw
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