REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

ON SENATE FILE 2349
   To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

   We, the undersigned members of the conference committee appointed to resolve the differences between the Senate and House of Representatives on Senate File 2349, a bill for an Act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the technology reinvestment fund, and the revenue bonds capitals II fund, and providing for related matters, and including effective date provisions, respectfully make the following report:

   1.  That the House recedes from its amendment, S-5153.
   2.  That Senate File 2349, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Page 1, after line 7 by inserting: 
   <1.  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

   For projects related to routine maintenance of state buildings and facilities:

   FY 2014-2015:

.................................................. $  4,000,000>
   2.  Page 1, line 33, by striking <100,000> and inserting <200,000>
   3.  By striking page 1, line 34, through page 2, line 6.
   4.  Page 2, by striking lines 14 through 20.
   5.  By striking page 2, line 25, through page 3, line 3.
   6.  Page 3, line 13, by striking <3,000,000> and inserting <2,000,000>
   7.  By striking page 3, line 25, through page 4, line 5.
   8.  Page 4, by striking lines 21 through 25.
   9.  By striking page 4, line 32, through page 5, line 3.
   10.  Page 5, by striking lines 19 and 20 and inserting: 
   <b.  For construction improvement projects for Iowa national guard installations and readiness centers to support operations and training requirements:>
   11.  Page 6, after line 8 by inserting: 

   <FY 2015-2016:

.................................................. $ 13,000,000

   FY 2016-2017:

.................................................. $ 29,000,000

   FY 2017-2018:

.................................................. $ 22,300,000>
   12.  Page 6, after line 14 by inserting: 

   <FY 2015-2016:

.................................................. $ 11,000,000

   FY 2016-2017:

.................................................. $ 19,500,000

   FY 2017-2018:

.................................................. $ 19,500,000>
   13.  Page 6, after line 19 by inserting: 

   <FY 2015-2016:

.................................................. $ 11,000,000

   FY 2016-2017:

.................................................. $ 13,600,000

   FY 2017-2018:

.................................................. $  6,300,000>
   14.  By striking page 6, line 31, through page 7, line 19, and inserting: 

<.................................................. $  6,000,000

   Of the amount appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $1,000,000 shall be used only for grants to refurbish existing trail bridges that have documented historical and architectural significance. A grant recipient that receives funding pursuant to the allocation in this paragraph shall not receive more than $500,000 for a project and the grant recipient shall provide at least a dollar-for-dollar match from both private and public sources excluding funding from the state. Any match requirements regarding federal moneys shall not apply to grants received from moneys allocated in this paragraph.>
   15.  Page 8, by striking lines 4 through 33.
   16.  Page 10, after line 18 by inserting: 
   <___.  THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

   For implementation of a statewide mass notification and emergency messaging system, as enacted in this Act:

   FY 2014-2015:

.................................................. $    400,000>
   17.  By striking page 11, line 30, through page 12, line 3.
   18.  Page 12, line 5, by striking <a.>
   19.  Page 12, by striking lines 10 through 15.
   20.  Page 12, after line 25 by inserting: 

<DIVISION ___
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK —— CONTRACTS
   Sec. ___.  IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK —— AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTRACTS.  Pursuant to section 8D.11, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, the general assembly authorizes the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission to enter into a contract or contracts in excess of the contract limitation amount established in section 8D.11, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, for purposes of the commission’s network managed services request for proposals process. This authorization applies for the duration of the commission’s project and to all affected contracts associated with the project, whether or not the award is made to a single vendor or multiple vendors.>
   21.  Page 16, line 34, by striking <0> and inserting <24,000,000>
   22.  Page 16, after line 34 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 142, section 1, subsection 2, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  For the planning, design, construction, and renovation of the state historical building:

   FY 2014-2015:

.................................................. $  3,800,000

______________________________________________________________0

   By October 15, 2014, the department shall submit a report to the general assembly on the results of the planning and study of the building including the use of and anticipated cash flow needs for the final building design.>
   23.  Page 19, by striking line 34 and inserting <million two hundred eighty thousand dollars to the technology>
   24.  Page 20, after line 1 by inserting: 

<DIVISION ___
IOWA RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND
   Sec. ___.  IOWA RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND —— APPROPRIATION.  Notwithstanding the amount of the standing appropriation from the general fund of the state to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund as provided in section 455A.18, and in addition to moneys appropriated in 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2458, and any other Act enacted in the 2014 legislative session of the eighty-fifth general assembly, there is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for deposit in the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund to be allocated as provided in section 455A.19, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:

   FY 2014-2015:

.................................................. $  4,000,000>
   25.  Page 20, after line 18 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  STATUTE OF REPOSE —— IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY —— LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  It is the intent of the general assembly that the joint appropriations subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, and capitals consider issues during the 2015 legislative session of the eighty-sixth general assembly relating to the statute of repose periods for bringing civil actions in cases arising out of the unsafe or defective conditions of improvements to real property.
   Sec. ___.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STUDY.  The department of transportation shall conduct a study to identify administrative needs, projected demand, necessary capital and operating costs, and public transit service structures including park-and-ride lots, employer or public van pool programs, and traditional fixed-route transit. The department shall submit a report with findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 15, 2014.

DIVISION ___
MASS NOTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY MESSAGING SYSTEM
   Sec. ___.  Section 22.7, subsection 67, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   67.  Electronic mail addresses of individuals or phone numbers of individuals, and personally identifiable information about those individuals, collected by state departments and agencies for the sole purpose of disseminating emergency or routine information and notices through electronic communications that are not prepared for a specific recipient.
   Sec. ___.  Section 29C.2, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6A.  “Mass notification and emergency messaging system” means a system which disseminates emergency and public safety related information to the public by various means including but not limited to telephone, wireless communications service, dual party relay service or telecommunications device, text messaging, electronic mail, and facsimile, and which integrates with federal emergency messaging systems.
   Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  29C.17A  Mass notification and emergency messaging system fund.
   1.  A mass notification and emergency messaging system fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department for placement in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the fund that remain unexpended or unobligated at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund.
   2.  Amounts contained in the fund shall be used exclusively to provide for the purchase and ongoing operation of a system capable of providing mass notification and emergency messaging to the public. The system shall be purchased from a vendor selected by the department pursuant to a competitive bidding process, and shall, once purchased, be under the control of the department. 
   3.  Information disseminated to the public through the mass notification and emergency messaging system shall be limited to imminent emergency and public safety-related issues. The department may provide access to the system for use at the county and local level. Access by a county or local government shall be at the department’s sole discretion, and if approved by the department, shall be under the control of the local commission. The commission shall establish an operational plan and procedure which meets standards adopted by the department by rule, and shall submit the operational plan and procedure for approval by the department prior to access being granted. Additional access criteria and procedures for administering the fund shall be established by the department by rule.
   4.  All personal information collected for use in the mass notification and emergency messaging system, including but not limited to the names and contact information of emergency messaging recipients, shall be considered confidential records under section 22.7. The director may, however, provide all or part of such confidential information to state or local governmental agencies possessing emergency planning or response functions if the director is satisfied that the need to know the information and its intended use are reasonable. An agency receiving confidential information pursuant to this subsection shall not redisseminate the information in any form without prior approval by the director. The release of confidential information by the department, a county or local government, or a state or local governmental agency other than as authorized pursuant to this section, and the sale of such confidential information, is strictly prohibited.>
   26.  By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE:

______________________________
MATT McCOY, CHAIRPERSON

______________________________
BILL ANDERSON

______________________________
DARYL BEALL

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TOD R. BOWMAN

______________________________
TIM L. KAPUCIAN

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE:

______________________________
DAN HUSEMAN, CHAIRPERSON

______________________________
DENNIS COHOON

______________________________
NANCY DUNKEL

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JOHN LANDON

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DAVE MAXWELL