House Journal: Page 1510: Thursday, April 13, 2000
3 1. Page 19, by inserting after line 1, the
4 following:
5 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 455A.14 ADOPT-A-STREAM
6 PROGRAM.
7 1. The department shall establish and administer
8 an adopt-a-stream program for purposes of organizing
9 concerned citizens dedicated to the stewardship of the
10 rivers and streams in the state and certifying
11 sponsors under the program.
12 2. A person may submit an application to the
13 department for purposes of sponsoring a specific
14 portion of a river or stream in order to conduct
15 conservation programs, projects, or activities
16 involving the river or stream. The application shall
17 include, at a minimum, the location of the sponsored
18 portion of a river or stream, a contact person for the
19 sponsor, and the types of programs, projects, or
20 activities that the sponsor proposes to pursue. A
21 sponsor shall receive and file with the application
22 written consent to conduct programs, projects, or
23 activities from property owners located adjacent to
24 the sponsored river or stream. The consent shall
25 include all information required by the department.
26 3. Upon approval of the application by the
27 department, the sponsor shall sign a sponsorship
28 agreement with the department. The agreement shall
29 designate the terms necessary for receiving a
30 completion certificate recognizing the completion of
31 the programs, projects, or activities conducted by the
32 sponsor. The department shall provide the sponsor
33 with a completion certificate when the department
34 determines that the terms of the sponsorship agreement
35 have been met.
36 4. Programs, projects, or activities conducted by
37 a sponsor in the program shall include, but not be
38 limited to, river and stream cleanup, riverbank and
39 streambank stabilization, river and stream habitat
40 improvement, tree and grass planting, water quality
41 monitoring, river and stream access improvement, trail
42 development, and educational programs.
43 5. All rivers and streams in the state are
44 eligible to be sponsored under the program.
45 6. The department may terminate a sponsorship if
46 the department determines that a sponsor is not
47 attempting to fulfill the terms and conditions of the
48 sponsorship agreement."
Amendment H-8684 lost.
Kuhn of Floyd offered the following amendment H-8903 filed by
him, Greiner of Washington, May of Worth, and Klemme of Plymouth
from the floor and moved its adoption:
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