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1 1 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1 2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1 3 AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
1 4 Section 1. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
1 5 infrastructure fund, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection
1 6 5, paragraph "c", to the division of soil conservation of the
1 7 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
1 8 year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, the
1 9 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
1 10 used for the purposes designated:
1 11 1. For development and implementation of a targeted
1 12 watershed program:
1 13 .................................................. $ 3,000,000
1 14 The division of soil conservation shall adopt
1 15 administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish and
1 16 administer a targeted watershed program. The program shall
1 17 target watersheds for which an identifiable quality issue
1 18 exists, as determined by the division in consultation with the
1 19 department of natural resources. The division shall provide
1 20 cost-share moneys to individual landowners within a targeted
1 21 watershed to assist the landowner in establishing pollution-
1 22 abatement structures, including grass waterways and soil
1 23 conservation measures, and in making single-household sewage
1 24 disposal system improvements. The amount of moneys allocated
1 25 in cost-share payments to a landowner under the program shall
1 26 not exceed fifty percent of the estimated cost of the
1 27 designated project.
1 28 2. To provide financial incentives for soil conservation
1 29 practices under chapter 161A:
1 30 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
1 31 In the allocation of funds under the subsection, priority
1 32 shall be given to providing cost-share moneys to landowners
1 33 for assistance in closing agricultural drainage wells. The
1 34 amount of moneys allocated in cost-share payments to a
1 35 landowner shall not exceed fifty percent of the estimated
2 1 costs of closing the agricultural drainage well.
2 2 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated
2 3 funds remaining on June 30, 2003, from the funds appropriated
2 4 in this section shall revert to the rebuild Iowa
2 5 infrastructure fund on August 31, 2003.
2 6 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
2 7 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
2 8 infrastructure fund to the department of natural resources for
2 9 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30,
2 10 2000, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
2 11 necessary, to be used for the purposes indicated:
2 12 1. For renovation; repairs; maintenance needs including
2 13 health, life, and fire safety; for compliance with the federal
2 14 Americans With Disabilities Act; and for updating of
2 15 facilities within state parks, recreation areas, and
2 16 preserves:
2 17 .................................................. $ 3,000,000
2 18 2. For county park infrastructure grants under the county
2 19 park infrastructure grant program:
2 20 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
2 21 The department of natural resources shall adopt
2 22 administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish and
2 23 administer a county park infrastructure grant program. The
2 24 program shall provide grants to counties for renovations;
2 25 repairs; maintenance needs including health, life, and fire
2 26 safety, for compliance with the federal Americans With
2 27 Disabilities Act; and for updating of facilities within county
2 28 parks and recreation areas. Counties shall apply to the
2 29 department for a grant under the program. To be eligible to
2 30 receive a grant, a county must match the grant with local or
2 31 private financial resources equal to at least twenty-five
2 32 percent of the amount of the grant. The maximum amount of a
2 33 grant shall be $100,000. The department shall give priority
2 34 to projects which are historical sites or high-use areas, or
2 35 involve renovation or updating of antiquated facilities or
3 1 improvements related to compliance with the federal Americans
3 2 With Disabilities Act.
3 3 3. For the dredging of lakes, including necessary
3 4 preparation for dredging, in accordance with the department's
3 5 classification of Iowa lakes restoration report,
3 6 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
3 7 ................................................. $ 4,400,000
3 8 Of the amount appropriated in this subsection, up to
3 9 $400,000 shall be used by the department to continue the lake
3 10 rehabilitation pilot program for state-owned or public lakes
3 11 in cooperation with local project sponsors. The department
3 12 shall provide matching funds at a rate of one dollar of state
3 13 appropriated moneys for every one dollar of local project
3 14 moneys raised.
3 15 4. For development and implementation of a water quality
3 16 assessment program:
3 17 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
3 18 The department of natural resources shall adopt
3 19 administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish and
3 20 administer a water quality assessment program.
3 21 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated
3 22 funds remaining on June 30, 2003, from the funds appropriated
3 23 in this section shall revert to the rebuild Iowa
3 24 infrastructure fund on August 31, 2003.
3 25 EXPLANATION
3 26 The bill makes appropriations to the department of
3 27 agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural
3 28 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and
3 29 ending June 30, 2000, for various capital and other projects.
3 30 The appropriations to the division of soil conservation in the
3 31 department of agriculture and land stewardship include a
3 32 targeted watershed program and financial incentives for soil
3 33 conservation practices. The appropriations to the department
3 34 of natural resources include appropriations for projects at
3 35 state parks, recreation areas, and preserves; a county park
4 1 infrastructure grant program; lake dredging; and water quality
4 2 assessment program.
4 3 LSB 1790SV 78
4 4 nh/gg/8.1
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