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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 161D.11 SOUTHERN IOWA 1 2 DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY CREATED MEMBERSHIP 1 3 AND DUTIES. 1 4 1. A southern Iowa development and conservation authority 1 5 is created. The counties of Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, 1 6 Decatur, Jefferson, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, and 1 7 Wayne are entitled to one voting member each on the authority, 1 8 but membership or participation in projects of the authority 1 9 is not required. Each member of the authority shall be 1 10 appointed by the respective board of supervisors for a term to 1 11 be determined by each board of supervisors, but the term shall 1 12 not be for less than one year. An appointee shall serve 1 13 without compensation, but an appointee may be reimbursed for 1 14 actual expenses incurred while performing the duties of the 1 15 authority as determined by each board of supervisors. The 1 16 authority shall meet, organize, and adopt rules of procedures 1 17 as deemed necessary to carry out its duties. The authority 1 18 may appoint working committees that include other individuals 1 19 in addition to voting members. 1 20 2. The mission of the authority is to develop and 1 21 coordinate plans for projects related to the unique natural 1 22 resources, rural development, and infrastructure problems of 1 23 counties in the most fragile areas of the southern Iowa drift 1 24 plain. The authority's mission is established in part as a 1 25 response to the erosion of soils, degradation of water 1 26 resources, and the destabilization of stream channels in the 1 27 fragile glacial till soils of southern Iowa that have occurred 1 28 in a large part due to unchecked conversion of grassland to 1 29 cropland. This land use conversion was brought about by the 1 30 economic pressures of past federal agricultural policies that 1 31 disregarded the fragile nature of the southern Iowa soil 1 32 resource and the incompatibility of these soils with the 1 33 subsidized commodities. The resulting erosion of the land has 1 34 damaged the rural infrastructure of this area, destroyed 1 35 public roads and bridges, adversely impacted stream water 2 1 quality and riparian habitat, affected other public and 2 2 private improvements, and severely threatens the potable water 2 3 supply of the region. Reducing soil erosion, preventing 2 4 sedimentation, and stopping nutrients and pesticides from 2 5 entering water resources are all necessary to protect the 2 6 rural infrastructure in the southern area of the state. 2 7 Important protection measures include structural improvements 2 8 and the reestablishment of grasslands for sustainable economic 2 9 uses. 2 10 3. The authority shall cooperate with the division of soil 2 11 conservation of the department of agriculture and land 2 12 stewardship, the affected soil and water conservation 2 13 districts, the department of natural resources, and the state 2 14 department of transportation in carrying out its mission and 2 15 duties. The authority shall also cooperate with appropriate 2 16 federal agencies, including the United States environmental 2 17 protection agency, the United States department of interior, 2 18 and the United States department of agriculture natural 2 19 resources conservation service. The authority shall make use 2 20 of technical resources available through member counties and 2 21 cooperating agencies. 2 22 4. The authority shall administer the southern Iowa 2 23 development and conservation fund created under section 2 24 161D.12 and shall deposit and expend moneys in the fund for 2 25 the planning, development, and implementation of development 2 26 and conservation activities or measures in the member 2 27 counties. 2 28 5. This section is not intended to affect the authority of 2 29 the department of natural resources in its acquisition, 2 30 development, and management of public lands within the 2 31 counties represented by the authority. 2 32 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 161D.12 SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT 2 33 AND CONSERVATION FUND. 2 34 A southern Iowa development and conservation fund is 2 35 created in the state treasury, to be administered by the 3 1 southern Iowa development and conservation authority. The 3 2 proceeds of the fund shall be used for the purposes specified 3 3 in section 161D.11. The southern Iowa development and 3 4 conservation authority may accept gifts, bequests, other 3 5 moneys including, but not limited to, state or federal moneys, 3 6 and in-kind contributions for deposit in the fund. The gifts, 3 7 grants, bequests from public and private sources, state and 3 8 federal moneys, and other moneys received by the authority 3 9 shall be deposited in the fund and any interest earned on 3 10 moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund to be used 3 11 for the purposes specified in section 161D.11. 3 12 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended or unencumbered 3 13 moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year 3 14 shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but the 3 15 moneys shall remain available for expenditure by the authority 3 16 in succeeding fiscal years. 3 17 EXPLANATION 3 18 This bill establishes a southern Iowa development and 3 19 conservation authority which includes the counties of 3 20 Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Jefferson, Lucas, Monroe, 3 21 Van Buren, Wapello, and Wayne. The bill provides that each 3 22 county is entitled to a voting member on the authority, but 3 23 membership or participation in projects of the authority is 3 24 not required. The bill provides that the mission of the 3 25 authority is to develop and coordinate plans for projects 3 26 related to the unique natural resources, rural development, 3 27 and infrastructure problems of counties in the most fragile 3 28 areas of the southern Iowa drift plain. The bill provides for 3 29 the authority to cooperate with various local, state, and 3 30 federal entities in carrying out the duties of the authority. 3 31 The bill provides that the authority of the department of 3 32 natural resources to acquire, develop, and manage public lands 3 33 within the counties represented by the southern Iowa 3 34 development and conservation authority is not affected by this 3 35 legislation. 4 1 The bill creates a southern Iowa development and 4 2 conservation fund which is to be administered by the 4 3 authority. The fund shall be used by the authority for 4 4 planning, development, and implementation of development and 4 5 conservation activities or measures in the member counties. 4 6 LSB 1958SS 78 4 7 tm/jw/5.1
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