House Amendment 8556 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2531 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 37, after line 14 by inserting: 1 3 <Sec. ___. Section 466B.4, subsection 2, Code 1 4 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 1 5 2. Marketing campaign. The water resources 1 6 coordinating council shall develop a marketing campaign 1 7 to educate Iowans about the need to take personal 1 8 responsibility for the quality and quantity of water in 1 9 their local watersheds. The emphasis of the campaign 1 10 shall be that not only is everyone responsible for 1 11 clean water, but that everyone benefits from it as 1 12 well, and that everyone is responsible for and benefits 1 13 from reducing the risk for flooding and mitigating 1 14 possible future flood damage. The goals of the 1 15 campaign shall be to convince Iowans to take personal 1 16 responsibility for clean water and reducing the risk of 1 17 flooding and to equip them with the tools necessary to 1 18 effect change through local water quality improvement 1 19 projects and better flood plain management and flood 1 20 risk programs. 1 21 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 466B.12 Flood plain 1 22 managers. 1 23 The council shall encourage and support the 1 24 formation of a chapter of the association of state 1 25 flood plain managers in Iowa that would provide a 1 26 vehicle for local flood plain managers and flood plain 1 27 planners to further pursue professional educational 1 28 opportunities. 1 29 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 466B.13 Flood education. 1 30 The Iowa state university agricultural extension 1 31 service, the council, and agency members of the council 1 32 shall work with flood plain and hydrology experts to 1 33 educate the general public about flood plains, flood 1 34 risks, and basic flood plain management principles. 1 35 This educational effort shall include developing 1 36 educational materials and programs in consultation with 1 37 flood plain experts.> 1 38 #2. By renumbering as necessary. SCHUELLER of Jackson BERRY of Black Hawk RUNNING=MARQUARDT of Linn HF2531.2670 (2) 83 tm/jp -1-