Amend House File 603 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 24.
   2.  Page 1, line 31, after<condemnation> by inserting <, unless such condemnation is undertaken by the department of transportation>
   3.  Page 2, line 3, after<governor.> by inserting <The approval requirements of this subsection shall not apply to condemnation undertaken by the department of transportation.>
   4.  Page 2, before line 4 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 6A.19, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   6A.19  Interpretative clause.
   A grant in this chapter of right to take private property for a public use shall not be construed as limiting a like grant elsewhere in the Code for another and different use.  Unless specifically provided by law, this chapter shall not be construed to limit or otherwise affect the application of chapters 478 and 479 to the eminent domain authority of the utilities division of the department of commerce.>
   5.  Page 2, by striking lines 10 through 16 and inserting <In addition, the acquiring agency shall conduct a review of prudent and feasible alternatives to provision of a drinking water source prior to making a determination that such lake development or creation is reasonable and necessary.>
   6.  By striking page 2, line 34, through page 3, line 8, and inserting <by one or more registered professional engineers. The registered professional engineers may employ standards or guidelines other than those recommended by the acquiring agency when determining the number of acres justified as reasonable and necessary for a surface drinking water source. The data and information used by the professional engineers to determine the drinking water capacity needs shall include data and information relating to population and commercial enterprise activity for the area from the two most recent federal decennial censuses unless the district court of the county in which the property is situated has determined by a preponderance of the evidence that such data would not accurately predict the population and commercial enterprise activity of the area in the future.>
   7.  Page 3, by striking lines 10 through 13 and inserting <capacity needs shall be performed upon receipt by the acquiring agency of a petition signed by not less than twenty-five percent of the affected property owners. The engineer to perform the second review or analysis shall be selected by a committee appointed by the affected property owners and comprised of at least fifty percent property owners affected by the proposed condemnation action. The>
   8.  Page 3, by striking lines 21 through 28.
   9.  Page 3, by striking line 31 and inserting: 
   <3.
  a.  (1)  ForExcept as provided in subparagraph (2), for any action brought under this section, the burden>
   10.  Page 3, by striking line 35 and inserting <meets the definition of those terms.
   a.  For any action brought under this section relating to condemnation undertaken by the department of transportation, the burden of proof shall be on the department to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the finding of public use, public purpose, or public improvement meets the definition of those terms.
   b.  If a property owner or a
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   11.  Page 4, by striking line 9 and inserting: 
   <1.  The authorityof an acquiring agency that is not the department of transportation to condemn is not conferred, and the>
   12.  Page 4, after line 18 by inserting: 
   <2.  The authority of the department of transportation to condemn is not conferred, and the condemnation proceedings shall not commence, unless the department approves the use of condemnation and there is a reasonable expectation the department will be able to achieve its public purpose, comply with all applicable standards, and obtain the necessary permits.>
   13.  By striking page 4, line 19, through page 5, line 35.
   14.  Page 6, line 17 , by striking<begun> and inserting <progressed substantially from the date the property was condemned>
   15.  Page 7, by striking lines 5 through 24.
   16.  By renumbering as necessary.

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KAUFMANN of Cedar