Senate Amendment 3436


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 551, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 18, by inserting after line 20 the
     1  4 following:
     1  5                      <DIVISION    
     1  6            IOWA HORSE AND DOG BREEDERS FUND
     1  7    Sec.    .  Section 99D.22, subsection 5, Code 2007,
     1  8 is amended to read as follows:
     1  9    5.  To qualify for the Iowa horse and dog breeders
     1 10 fund, a dog shall have been whelped in Iowa and raised
     1 11 for the first six months of its life in Iowa in a
     1 12 state inspected licensed facility.  In addition, the
     1 13 owner of the dog shall have been a resident of the
     1 14 state for at least two years prior to the whelping.
     1 15 The department of agriculture and land stewardship
     1 16 shall adopt rules and prescribe forms to bring Iowa
     1 17 breeders into compliance with residency requirements
     1 18 of dogs and breeders in this subsection.>
     1 19 #2.  Page 18, by inserting after line 20 the
     1 20 following:
     1 21                      <DIVISION    
     1 22       CODE LANGUAGE == WATER QUALITY INITIATIVES
     1 23    Sec.    .  Section 159.5, Code 2007, is amended by
     1 24 adding the following new subsection:
     1 25    NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  In the administration of
     1 26 programs relating to water quality improvement and
     1 27 watershed improvements, cooperate with the department
     1 28 of natural resources in order to maximize the receipt
     1 29 of federal funds.
     1 30    Sec.    .  Section 455A.4, subsection 1, Code 2007,
     1 31 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
     1 32    NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  In the administration of
     1 33 programs relating to water quality improvement and
     1 34 watershed improvements, cooperate with the department
     1 35 of agriculture and land stewardship in order to
     1 36 maximize the receipt of federal funds.
     1 37    Sec.    .  Section 466A.2, subsection 2, paragraph
     1 38 a, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
     1 39    a.  Enhancement of water quality in the state
     1 40 through a variety of impairment=based, locally
     1 41 directed watershed improvement grant projects.
     1 42 Innovative water quality projects shall be encouraged.
     1 43    Sec.    .  Section 466A.4, Code 2007, is amended by
     1 44 adding the following new subsection:
     1 45    NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  Public water supply
     1 46 utilities, county conservation boards, and cities may
     1 47 also be eligible and apply for and receive local
     1 48 watershed improvement grants for water quality
     1 49 improvement projects.  An applicant shall coordinate
     1 50 with a local watershed improvement committee or a soil
     2  1 and water conservation district and shall include in
     2  2 the application a description of existing projects and
     2  3 any potential impact the proposed project may have on
     2  4 existing or planned water quality improvement
     2  5 projects.
     2  6    Sec.    .  2006 Iowa Acts, chapter 1145, section 4,
     2  7 subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, is amended to
     2  8 read as follows:
     2  9    A watershed quality planning task force is
     2 10 established within the department of natural resources
     2 11 in cooperation with the Iowa department of agriculture
     2 12 and land stewardship.  By June 30, January 1, 2008,
     2 13 the task force shall report to the general assembly
     2 14 its recommendations for a voluntary statewide water
     2 15 quality program which is designed to achieve all of
     2 16 the following goals:>
     2 17 #3.  By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
     2 18 and correcting internal references as necessary.
     2 19 SF 551.H
     2 20 da/jg/25

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