1999 Summary of Legislation Published by the Iowa General Assembly -- Legislative Service Bureau

NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION

NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGISLATION

SENATE FILE 51 - Conservation and Recreation Programs - Cooperative Efforts(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. This Act authorizes a county conservation board to cooperate with a private, not-for-profit organization to carry out conservation and recreation activities and purposes as authorized under Code Chapter 350 (County Conservation Boards).

SENATE FILE 67 - Illegal Taking of Swans or Cranes - Damages(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. This Act authorizes the imposition of a civil penalty of $1,500 for each crane or swan illegally taken. The civil penalty may be imposed by the court in addition to any criminal penalties for the illegal taking.

SENATE FILE 264 - Natural Resources Department Authority - Sac and Fox Tribe and Settlement(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. This Act provides that the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa will exercise regulatory authority regarding seasons, bag limits, possession limits, locality, the method of taking, and the taking of fish and wildlife by its members within the Tama Settlement except where federal law provides that the Natural Resource Commission and the Department of Natural Resources shall exercise the regulatory authority. The specific regulatory authority of the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, and the state, will be outlined in a written agreement that takes effect when signed by both parties. The state will retain regulatory authority pursuant to the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the federal Migratory Bird Stamp Hunting Act, the federal Endangered Species Act, and other federal law requiring state control.

SENATE FILE 265 - Taking of Muskrats by Colony Traps(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. This Act authorizes the taking of muskrats with the use of colony traps subject to rules adopted by the Natural Resource Commission of the Department of Natural Resources.

HOUSE FILE 414 - Carrying a Gun on a Public Highway - VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. This bill would have exempted a gun with a loaded, detached magazine from the requirement that a gun not be carried in a vehicle or on a public highway unless the gun is taken down or contained in a secure case and all barrels and magazines are unloaded, by providing that the gun is considered unloaded if the magazine is detached from the gun. The bill also would have exempted a gun carried in compliance with the provision from violations of Code Section 724.4, relating to carrying weapons.

RELATED LEGISLATION

SENATE FILE 136 -- Tax Administration and Related Matters (Complete summary under TAXATION.)

This Act amends various provisions of state and local tax law. The Act provides a February 1 deadline for certifying eligibility for the wildlife habitat property tax exemption. Other property tax credits and exemptions provide specific certification deadlines.

SENATE FILE 407 -- Registration and Titling of All-Terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles (Complete summary under TRANSPORTATION.)

This Act makes several Code changes relating to registration and titling of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. The changes include requiring all-terrain vehicles to have certificates of title. The certificate of title will be issued by a county recorder for a $10 fee. Five dollars of the fee is to be deposited in the Special Conservation Fund administered by the Department of Natural Resources to be used for state snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle programs. The other $5 is retained by the county to defray the costs of administering the certificate of title provisions.

HOUSE FILE 218 -- Loess Hills Development and Conservation (Complete summary under LOCAL GOVERNMENT.)

This Act creates a Loess Hills Alliance under the general direction of the Loess Hills Development and Conservation Authority with the mission of creating a common vision for Iowa's Loess Hills, protecting special natural and cultural resources while ensuring economic viability and private property rights of the region.

HOUSE FILE 746 -- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources (Complete summary under APPROPRIATIONS.)

This Act relates to agriculture and natural resources by making appropriations to support related entities, including the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Department of Natural Resources, and Iowa State University.

HOUSE FILE 772 -- Appropriations - Infrastructure and Capital Projects (Complete summary under APPROPRIATIONS.)

This Act makes appropriations from and to the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for various capital and other projects. The Act requires the Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, to adopt rules to administer the disbursement of funds from the Blufflands Protection Revolving Fund.

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