House Journal: Page 1078: Tuesday, April 6, 1999

 9   dollars derived from the excise tax on the sale of

10   motor fuel used in watercraft shall be deposited in
11   the general fund of the state.  The moneys in excess
12   of six hundred eleven thousand three hundred eleven
13   dollars shall be deposited in the rebuild Iowa
14   infrastructure fund.  The amount of moneys required to
15   be deposited pursuant to this section shall be in lieu
16   of the moneys required to be deposited pursuant to
17   section 452A.79.  All other provisions in section
18   452A.79 shall continue to apply."
19     2.  Page 16, by striking lines 12 through 25.
20     3.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H?1314 was adopted.
Thomas of Clayton offered the following amendment H?1321 filed 
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1321
 1     Amend House File 746 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 16, by inserting after line 10 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  FINDINGS.  The general assembly finds
 5   that due to an inadequate number of department of
 6   natural resources' forestry staff, an extensive
 7   backlog of requests for forester assistance exists;
 8   that a substantial number of unfunded timber
 9   management cost share project requests have been made;
10   that an inadequate amount of timber stand improvement
11   has been completed; that current and future woodland
12   owners exhibit a general lack of timber management
13   education; that turnover of woodland owners will
14   significantly increase in the next twenty years; that
15   managed timberland in Iowa could produce three times
16   more volume in half the time with improved information
17   and education; and that due to the long time frame for
18   timber development, many landowners are unable to
19   invest abundant personal finances in timber
20   development."
21     2.  Page 16, by inserting before line 26 the
22   following:
23     "Sec. ___.  Section 456A.20, Code 1999, is amended
24   to read as follows:
25     456A.20  LIMITATION ON NURSERY STOCK - EXCEPTION.
26     1.  All funds Moneys appropriated to the department
27   which are used in growing or handling nursery stock
28   shall be used for growing or handling of the nursery
29   stock for distribution only on state-owned lands.
30   However, the department may produce do any of the
31   following:

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