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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 463B.1, Code 2001, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 463B.1 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 1 4 The general assembly finds that the Missouri river is an 1 5 important natural resource to the state of Iowa and that the 1 6 creation of comprehensive plans which lead to the purchase, 1 7 development, and preservation of land adjacent to the Missouri 1 8 river will provide recreational and economic benefits to the 1 9 state and to the counties and cities which border on the 1 10 river. The general assembly further finds that current 1 11 planning and purchase efforts relating to development of 1 12 Missouri riverfront property have fallen short of the goal of 1 13 developing a comprehensive plan for the recreational 1 14 development of the Missouri river and that thecreation of an1 15 loess hills development and conservation authority which has 1 16 the mission of engaging in these efforts will have a greater 1 17 likelihood of reaching the desired goal. 1 18 Sec. 2. Section 463B.2, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 1 19 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 1 20 thereof the following: 1 21 1. The loess hills development and conservation authority 1 22 created in section 161D.1 shall engage in comprehensive 1 23 planning for and the development and implementation of 1 24 strategies designed to preserve and restore the natural beauty 1 25 of the land adjacent to and the water of the Missouri river 1 26 through land acquisition. Planning and implementation 1 27 activities shall be coordinated with plans and implementation 1 28 activities of the department of natural resources for lands 1 29 owned or acquired by the department. 1 30 Sec. 3. Section 463B.2, subsection 3, Code 2001, is 1 31 amended to read as follows: 1 32 3. The authority shall develop plans and proposals and 1 33 conduct public hearings relating to the conservation, 1 34 preservation, and acquisition of land adjacent to the Missouri 1 35 river. In developing plans and proposals the authority shall 2 1 consult with any person or organization which has interests 2 2 that would be affected by the acquisition and development of 2 3 Missouri river property in accordance with the mission of the 2 4 authority, including but not limited to utility companies, 2 5 municipalities, agricultural organizations, the corps of 2 6 engineers, rural water districts, soil and water conservation 2 7 districts, private water suppliers, business and industry 2 8 organizations, drainage and levee district associations, 2 9 benefited recreational lake districts, and any soil 2 10 conservation organizations. The authority shall include a 2 11 copy of any plans and proposals and shall document the results 2 12 and findings of those hearings in a report or series of 2 13 reports.The authority shall submit an initial report,2 14including an outline for a proposed ten-year plan and2 15strategies for the attainment of the goals of this section, to2 16the general assembly by the first day of the legislative2 17session which commences in 1993. As part of the authority's2 18planning and coordinating effort, the authority shall consult,2 19at least annually, with the Iowa boundary commission and shall2 20send copies of the minutes of all meetings of the authority to2 21the commission. Within one year of July 1, 1991, the2 22authority shall meet with the Iowa boundary commission.2 23Meetings with the Iowa boundary commission shall be held at a2 24time and a place agreed to between the commission and the2 25authority.2 26 Sec. 4. Section 463B.3, Code 2001, is amended to read as 2 27 follows: 2 28 463B.3 MISSOURI RIVER PRESERVATION AND LAND USE FUND. 2 29 A Missouri river preservation and land use fund is 2 30 established in the office of treasurer of state, to be 2 31 administered by and subject to the use of theMissouri river2 32preservation and land useloess hills development and 2 33 conservation authority for the purposes established in section 2 34 463B.2. The Missouri river preservation and land use 2 35 authority may accept gifts, grants, bequests, other moneys 3 1 including but not limited to state or federal moneys, and in- 3 2 kind contributions for deposit in the fund for the use of the 3 3 authority to carry out the authority's mission. Gifts, 3 4 grants, and bequests from public and private sources, state 3 5 and federal moneys, and other moneys received by the authority 3 6 shall be deposited in the fund and any interest earned on the 3 7 fund shall be credited to the fund to be used for the purposes 3 8 specified in section 463B.2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 3 9 any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at 3 10 the end of a fiscal year shall not revertto the general fund, 3 11 but shall remain available for expenditure by the authority in 3 12 succeeding fiscal years. 3 13 Sec. 5. TRANSITION. 3 14 1. Before July 1, 2001, the Missouri river preservation 3 15 and land use authority shall cooperate with the loess hills 3 16 preservation and conservation authority in planning for the 3 17 transfer of all records, equipment, and properties, and the 3 18 administration of the Missouri river preservation and land use 3 19 fund, to the loess hills development and conservation 3 20 authority on July 1, 2001. The plans shall also include the 3 21 transfer or layoff of employees of the Missouri river 3 22 preservation and land use authority. All transferred 3 23 employees shall retain their employment rights and accrued 3 24 benefits. 3 25 2. Effective July 1, 2001, the Missouri river preservation 3 26 and land use authority is abolished and the terms of office of 3 27 members of the Missouri river preservation and land use 3 28 authority shall expire on that date. All actions taken by the 3 29 Missouri river preservation and land use authority pursuant to 3 30 chapter 463B before July 1, 2001, remain in effect until 3 31 modified or rescinded by actions of the loess hills 3 32 development and conservation authority on or after July 1, 3 33 2001, pursuant to this Act. 3 34 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 5 of this Act, being 3 35 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 4 1 EXPLANATION 4 2 This bill abolishes the Missouri river preservation and 4 3 land use authority and transfers its powers and duties under 4 4 Code chapter 463B to the loess hills development and 4 5 conservation authority created in Code section 161D.1. The 4 6 bill provides for the transfer of records, equipment, 4 7 properties, moneys, and personnel. 4 8 The transition provisions take effect upon enactment. The 4 9 remainder of the bill takes effect on July 1, 2001. 4 10 LSB 2866YH 79 4 11 tj/cf/24
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