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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 737 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 PROVIDING AN IOWA INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CHECKOFF FOR DEPOSIT 1 5 IN THE KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL FUND, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION, AND 1 6 PROVIDING A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE. 1 7 1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 9 1 10 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 314.28 KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL FUND. 1 11 A keep Iowa beautiful fund is created in the office of the 1 12 treasurer of state. The fund is composed of moneys 1 13 appropriated or available to and obtained or accepted by the 1 14 treasurer of state for deposit in the fund. The fund shall 1 15 include moneys credited to the fund as provided in section 1 16 422.12A. All interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be 1 17 credited to and remain in the fund. Section 8.33 does not 1 18 apply to moneys in the fund. 1 19 Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the 1 20 general assembly annually for the purposes of educating and 1 21 encouraging Iowans to take greater responsibility for 1 22 improving their community environment and enhancing the beauty 1 23 of the state through litter prevention, improving waste 1 24 management and recycling efforts, and beautification projects. 1 25 The department may authorize payment of moneys appropriated 1 26 from the fund to the department upon approval of an 1 27 application from a private or public organization. The 1 28 applicant shall submit a plan for litter prevention, improving 1 29 waste management and recycling efforts, or a beautification 1 30 project along with its application. The department shall 1 31 establish standards relating to the type of projects available 1 32 for assistance. 1 33 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 422.12A INCOME TAX REFUND CHECKOFF 1 34 FOR KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL FUND. 1 35 1. A person who files an individual or a joint income tax 2 1 return with the department of revenue and finance under 2 2 section 422.13 may designate one dollar or more to be paid to 2 3 the keep Iowa beautiful fund as created in section 314.28. If 2 4 the refund due on the return or the payment remitted with the 2 5 return is insufficient to pay the additional amount designated 2 6 by the taxpayer to the keep Iowa beautiful fund, the amount 2 7 designated shall be reduced to the remaining amount of refund 2 8 or the remaining amount remitted with the return. The 2 9 designation of a contribution to the keep Iowa beautiful fund 2 10 under this section is irrevocable. 2 11 2. The director of revenue and finance shall draft the 2 12 income tax form to allow the designation of contributions to 2 13 the keep Iowa beautiful fund on the tax return. The 2 14 department of revenue and finance, on or before January 31, 2 15 shall certify the total amount designated on the tax return 2 16 forms due in the preceding calendar year and shall report the 2 17 amount to the treasurer of state. The treasurer of state 2 18 shall credit the amount to the keep Iowa beautiful fund. 2 19 However, before a checkoff pursuant to this section shall be 2 20 permitted, all liabilities on the books of the department of 2 21 revenue and finance and accounts identified as owing under 2 22 section 421.17 and the political contribution allowed under 2 23 section 56.18 shall be satisfied. 2 24 3. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation as 2 25 provided in section 314.28. 2 26 4. The department of revenue and finance shall adopt rules 2 27 to administer this section. 2 28 5. This section is subject to repeal under section 2 29 422.12E. 2 30 Sec. 3. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 2 31 retroactively to January 1, 2001, for tax years beginning on 2 32 or after that date. 2 33 2 34 2 35 3 1 BRENT SIEGRIST 3 2 Speaker of the House 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 MARY E. KRAMER 3 7 President of the Senate 3 8 3 9 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 3 10 is known as House File 737, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 3 11 3 12 3 13 3 14 MARGARET THOMSON 3 15 Chief Clerk of the House 3 16 Approved , 2001 3 17 3 18 3 19 3 20 THOMAS J. VILSACK 3 21 Governor
Text: HF00736 Text: HF00738 Text: HF00700 - HF00799 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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