House Amendment 1958


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 551, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 19, by inserting after line 11 the
     1  4 following:
     1  5                      <DIVISION    
     1  6                      WATER QUALITY
     1  7    Sec.    .  Section 159.5, Code 2007, is amended by
     1  8 adding the following new subsection:
     1  9    NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  In the administration of
     1 10 programs relating to water quality improvement and
     1 11 watershed improvements, cooperate with the department
     1 12 of natural resources in order to maximize the receipt
     1 13 of federal funds.
     1 14    Sec.    .  Section 455A.4, subsection 1, Code 2007,
     1 15 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
     1 16    NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  In the administration of
     1 17 programs relating to water quality improvement and
     1 18 watershed improvements, cooperate with the department
     1 19 of agriculture and land stewardship in order to
     1 20 maximize the receipt of federal funds.
     1 21    Sec.    .  Section 466A.2, subsection 2, paragraph
     1 22 a, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
     1 23    a.  Enhancement of water quality in the state
     1 24 through a variety of impairment=based, locally
     1 25 directed watershed improvement grant projects.
     1 26 Innovative water quality projects shall be encouraged.
     1 27    Sec.    .  Section 466A.4, Code 2007, is amended by
     1 28 adding the following new subsection:
     1 29    NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  Public water supply utilities
     1 30 and cities may also be eligible and apply for and
     1 31 receive local watershed improvement grants for water
     1 32 quality improvement projects.  An applicant shall
     1 33 coordinate with a local watershed improvement
     1 34 committee or a soil and water conservation district
     1 35 and shall include in the application a description of
     1 36 existing projects and any potential impact the
     1 37 proposed project may have on existing or planned water
     1 38 quality improvement projects.
     1 39    Sec.    .  2006 Iowa Acts, chapter 1145, section 4,
     1 40 subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, is amended to
     1 41 read as follows:
     1 42    A watershed quality planning task force is
     1 43 established within the department of natural resources
     1 44 in cooperation with the Iowa department of agriculture
     1 45 and land stewardship.  By June 30, January 1, 2008,
     1 46 the task force shall report to the general assembly
     1 47 its recommendations for a voluntary statewide water
     1 48 quality program which is designed to achieve all of
     1 49 the following goals:>
     1 50 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     2  4 D. OLSON of Boone
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     2  8 S. OLSON of Clinton
     2  9 SF 551.517 82
     2 10 da/je/10154

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