Senate Amendment 3208
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 200, as passed by the Senate, as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 7 through 23.
1 4 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 27, the
1 5 following:
1 6 <DIVISION IV
1 7 WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT
1 8 Sec. . Section 16.5, Code 2005, is amended by
1 9 adding the following new subsection:
1 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 19. Provide administrative and
1 11 fiscal oversight and support for local watershed
1 12 improvement grants awarded pursuant to section 16.185.
1 13 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 16.185 WATERSHED
1 14 IMPROVEMENT FUND == BOARD == DUTIES.
1 15 1. A watershed improvement fund is created in the
1 16 state treasury under the control of the Iowa finance
1 17 authority. Moneys appropriated to the watershed
1 18 improvement fund and any other moneys available to and
1 19 obtained or accepted by the authority for placement in
1 20 the watershed improvement fund shall be deposited in
1 21 the fund. Additionally, payments of interest,
1 22 recaptures of awards, and other repayments to the
1 23 watershed improvement fund shall be deposited in the
1 24 fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2,
1 25 interest or earnings on moneys in the watershed
1 26 improvement fund shall be credited to the fund.
1 27 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that
1 28 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end of the
1 29 fiscal year shall not revert, but shall remain
1 30 available for the same purpose in the succeeding
1 31 fiscal year.
1 32 2. A watershed improvement board is created with
1 33 the following purposes:
1 34 a. Enhancement of water quality in the state
1 35 through a variety of impairment=based, locally
1 36 directed watershed improvement grant projects.
1 37 b. Positively affecting the management and use of
1 38 water for the purposes of drinking, agriculture,
1 39 recreation, sport, and economic development in the
1 40 state.
1 41 c. Ensuring public participation in the process of
1 42 determining priorities related to water quality
1 43 including but not limited to all of the following:
1 44 (1) Agricultural runoff and drainage.
1 45 (2) Stream bank erosion.
1 46 (3) Municipal discharge.
1 47 (4) Stormwater runoff.
1 48 (5) Unsewered communities.
1 49 (6) Industrial discharge.
1 50 (7) Livestock runoff.
2 1 3. The watershed improvement board shall consist
2 2 of all of the following voting members, appointed by
2 3 the named entity:
2 4 a. One member of the Iowa association of business
2 5 and industry.
2 6 b. One member of the Iowa association of municipal
2 7 utilities.
2 8 c. One member of the Iowa association of water
2 9 agencies.
2 10 d. One member of the Iowa cattlemen's association.
2 11 e. One member of the Iowa environmental council.
2 12 f. One member of the Iowa environmental health
2 13 association.
2 14 g. One member of the Iowa farm bureau federation.
2 15 h. One member of the Iowa league of cities.
2 16 i. One member of the Iowa pork producers
2 17 association.
2 18 j. One member of the Iowa rural water association.
2 19 k. One member of the Iowa soybean association.
2 20 l. One member representing soil and water
2 21 conservation districts of Iowa.
2 22 m. One member of the Iowa corn growers
2 23 association.
2 24 n. One member of the Iowa poultry association.
2 25 o. One member of the Iowa land improvement
2 26 contractors association.
2 27 4. The chairpersons and ranking members of the
2 28 committee on natural resources in the senate and the
2 29 committee on environmental protection in the house of
2 30 representatives shall serve as ex officio members of
2 31 the board.
2 32 5. The members of the watershed improvement board
2 33 shall serve three=year staggered terms commencing and
2 34 ending as provided in section 69.19. If a vacancy
2 35 occurs, a successor shall be appointed in the same
2 36 manner and subject to the same qualifications as the
2 37 original appointment to serve the remainder of the
2 38 term.
2 39 6. The members of the board shall elect a
2 40 chairperson and vice chairperson annually from the
2 41 voting membership of the board. A majority of the
2 42 voting members of the board constitutes a quorum. If
2 43 the chairperson and vice chairperson are unable to
2 44 preside over the board due to absence or disability, a
2 45 majority of the voting members present may elect a
2 46 temporary chairperson by a majority vote providing a
2 47 quorum is present.
2 48 7. The board shall meet no more than on a
2 49 quarterly basis.
2 50 8. The members of the watershed improvement board
3 1 may receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred
3 2 while engaged in the performance of their official
3 3 duties. A board member may also be eligible to
3 4 receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
3 5 9. The chairperson of the board shall notify the
3 6 legislative council of the membership of the board on
3 7 an annual basis and shall notify the legislative
3 8 council of any changes in membership that occur due to
3 9 a vacancy on the board.
3 10 10. A watershed improvement board member shall not
3 11 serve on a local watershed improvement committee.
3 12 11. The Iowa finance authority shall provide
3 13 administrative support to the board. Not more than
3 14 twelve thousand dollars of the moneys appropriated for
3 15 the purposes of the local watershed improvement
3 16 grants, annually, shall be used for administrative
3 17 purposes.
3 18 12. The watershed improvement board shall do all
3 19 of the following:
3 20 a. Award local watershed improvement grants and
3 21 monitor the progress of local watershed improvement
3 22 projects awarded grants. A local watershed
3 23 improvement grant may be awarded for a period not to
3 24 exceed three years. Each local watershed improvement
3 25 grant awarded shall not exceed ten percent of the
3 26 moneys appropriated for the grants during a fiscal
3 27 year.
3 28 b. Assist with the development of monitoring plans
3 29 for local watershed improvement projects.
3 30 c. Review monitoring results before, during, and
3 31 after completion of a local watershed improvement
3 32 project.
3 33 d. Review costs and benefits of mitigation
3 34 practices utilized by a project.
3 35 e. By January 31, annually, submit an electronic
3 36 report to the governor and the general assembly
3 37 regarding the progress of the watershed improvement
3 38 projects during the previous calendar year.
3 39 f. Adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter
3 40 17A to administer this section.
3 41 13. The board may elicit the expertise of other
3 42 organizations for technical assistance in the work of
3 43 the board. The organizations may include but are not
3 44 limited to all of the following:
3 45 a. The state university of Iowa.
3 46 b. The Iowa state university of science and
3 47 technology.
3 48 c. The department of natural resources.
3 49 d. The department of agriculture and land
3 50 stewardship.
4 1 e. The United States geological survey.
4 2 f. The United States department of agriculture,
4 3 agricultural research service national soil tilth
4 4 laboratory.
4 5 g. The Leopold center for sustainable agriculture.
4 6 14. a. A local watershed improvement committee
4 7 shall be organized for the purposes of applying for a
4 8 local watershed improvement grant and implementing a
4 9 local watershed improvement project. A majority of
4 10 the members of the local watershed improvement
4 11 committee shall represent a cause for the impairment
4 12 of the watershed. The committee shall be authorized
4 13 as a not=for=profit organization by the secretary of
4 14 state. Soil and water conservation districts may also
4 15 be eligible and apply for and receive local watershed
4 16 improvement grants.
4 17 b. A local watershed improvement committee shall
4 18 be responsible for application for and implementation
4 19 of an approved local watershed improvement grant,
4 20 including providing authorization for project bids and
4 21 project expenditures under the grant. A portion of
4 22 the grant moneys may be used to engage engineering
4 23 expertise related to the project. The committee shall
4 24 monitor local performance throughout the local
4 25 watershed grant project and shall submit a report at
4 26 six=month intervals regarding the progress and
4 27 findings of the project as required by the watershed
4 28 improvement board.>
4 29 #3. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and
4 30 inserting the following: <An Act relating to
4 31 agriculture by providing for the powers and duties of
4 32 the department of agriculture and land stewardship and
4 33 watershed improvement.>
4 34 #4. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
4 35 and correcting internal references as necessary.
4 36 SF 200.H
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