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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 161C.7 WATERSHED PROTECTION. 1 2 1. The department of agriculture and land stewardship 1 3 shall initiate and coordinate the establishment of a watershed 1 4 protection task force and provide staffing assistance to the 1 5 task force. It is the intent of the general assembly that the 1 6 task force include representatives of the department of 1 7 agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural 1 8 resources, the emergency management division of the department 1 9 of public defense, county conservation boards, soil and water 1 10 conservation districts, and any other appropriate 1 11 stakeholders. The task force shall study the condition of 1 12 watershed protection in the state and provide recommendations 1 13 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship 1 14 regarding soil conservation, water quality protection, flood 1 15 control, and other natural resource conservation issues. The 1 16 task force shall submit recommendations to the department by 1 17 January 1 of each year through January 1, 2001. 1 18 2. The department of agriculture and land stewardship 1 19 shall implement and administer a watershed protection program. 1 20 A soil and water conservation district, in cooperation with 1 21 state agencies, local units of government, and private 1 22 organizations, may submit an application for assistance to the 1 23 department which provides a strategy for protecting soil, 1 24 water quality, and other natural resources, and improving 1 25 flood control in the watershed. Upon approval of an 1 26 application, the department may provide a grant to the soil 1 27 and water conservation district for purposes of carrying out 1 28 the strategy provided in the application. 1 29 3. A watershed protection account is created within the 1 30 water protection fund created in section 161C.4. Moneys 1 31 credited to the account shall be distributed under the 1 32 watershed protection program. 1 33 4. Administrative rules used for water quality protection 1 34 projects under the water protection fund shall be used to 1 35 administer the watershed protection program. 2 1 EXPLANATION 2 2 This bill provides that the department of agriculture and 2 3 land stewardship shall establish a watershed protection task 2 4 force consisting of all appropriate stakeholders. The bill 2 5 provides that the task force shall study the condition of 2 6 watershed protection in the state and make recommendations to 2 7 the department by January 1 of each year through January 1, 2 8 2001, regarding soil conservation, water quality protection, 2 9 flood control, and other natural resource conservation issues. 2 10 The bill provides that the department shall implement and 2 11 administer a watershed protection program to provide grants to 2 12 soil and water conservation districts. In order to receive a 2 13 grant under the program, a soil and water conservation 2 14 district, in cooperation with state agencies, local units of 2 15 government, and private organizations, must have an 2 16 application approved by the department which includes a 2 17 strategy to improve soil, water quality, and other natural 2 18 resources, and improving flood control in the watershed. The 2 19 bill provides that the moneys received under the program are 2 20 to be used for purposes of carrying out the strategy set forth 2 21 in the application to the department. 2 22 The bill creates a watershed protection account within the 2 23 water protection fund. The bill provides that moneys credited 2 24 to the account shall be distributed under the watershed 2 25 protection program. The bill provides that the watershed 2 26 protection program shall be administered by the same rules 2 27 used for water quality protection projects under the water 2 28 protection fund. 2 29 LSB 1569XL 78 2 30 tm/gg/8.1
Text: SSB01146 Text: SSB01148 Text: SSB01100 - SSB01199 Text: SSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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