S-5152

   Amend House File 2458, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 

<DIVISION I
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP

GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2014-2015
   Section 1.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 27, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 27.  GENERAL FUND —— DEPARTMENT.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting the department, including its divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes; and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:

.................................................. $  8,790,664

_____________________________________________________17,705,492
............................................... FTEs     372.00

   2.  Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, the following amount is transferred to Iowa state university of science and technology, to be used for the university’s midwest grape and wine industry institute:

.................................................. $    119,000

________________________________________________________338,000

   3.  The department shall submit a report each quarter of the fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the department of management, the members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, and the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house committees on appropriations. The report shall describe in detail the expenditure of moneys appropriated in this section to support the department’s administration, regulation, and programs.

DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS

MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
   Sec. 2.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 28, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 28.  UNCLAIMED PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING WINNINGS —— HORSE AND DOG RACING.  There is appropriated from the moneys available under section 99D.13 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting the department’s administration and enforcement of horse and dog racing law pursuant to section 99D.22, including for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:

.................................................. $    152,758

________________________________________________________305,516
   Sec. 3.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 29, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 29.  RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— MOTOR FUEL INSPECTION.  There is appropriated from the renewable fuel infrastructure fund created in section 159A.16 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of the inspection of motor fuel, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:

.................................................. $    250,000

________________________________________________________500,000

   The department shall establish and administer programs for the auditing of motor fuel including biofuel processing and production plants, for screening and testing motor fuel, including renewable fuel, and for the inspection of motor fuel sold by dealers including retail dealers who sell and dispense motor fuel from motor fuel pumps.

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS

GENERAL FUND
   Sec. 4.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 30, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 30.  DAIRY REGULATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  For purposes of performing functions pursuant to section 192.109, including conducting a survey of grade “A” milk and certifying the results to the secretary of agriculture:

.................................................. $     94,598

________________________________________________________189,196

   2.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   Sec. 5.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 31, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 31.  LOCAL FOOD AND FARM PROGRAM.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  For purposes of supporting the local food and farm program pursuant to chapter 267A:

.................................................. $     37,500

_________________________________________________________75,000

   2.  The department shall enter into a cost-sharing agreement with Iowa state university to support the local food and farm program coordinator position as part of the university’s cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics pursuant to chapter 267A.
   3.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   Sec. 6.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 32, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 32.  AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  For purposes of allocating moneys to an Iowa association affiliated with a national organization which promotes agricultural education providing for future farmers:

.................................................. $     12,500

_________________________________________________________25,000

   2.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   Sec. 7.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 33, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 33.  FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting a program for farmers with disabilities:

.................................................. $     65,000

________________________________________________________130,000

   2.  The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used for the public purpose of providing a grant to a national nonprofit organization with over 80 years of experience in assisting children and adults with disabilities and special needs.
   a.  The moneys shall be used to support a nationally recognized program that began in 1986 and has been replicated in at least 30 other states, but which is not available through any other entity in this state, and that provides assistance to farmers with disabilities in all 99 counties to allow the farmers to remain in their own homes and be gainfully engaged in farming through provision of agricultural worksite and home modification consultations, peer support services, services to families, information and referral, and equipment loan services.
   b.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   Sec. 8.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, is amended by adding the following new section:
   NEW SECTION.  SEC. 33A.  SILOS AND SMOKESTACKS.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For purposes of supporting the silos and smokestacks national heritage area to support continued agricultural education and preservation:
.................................................. $    150,000

DIVISION II
GENERAL FUND

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP

WATER QUALITY

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2014-2015
   Sec. 9.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 34, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 34.  WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE —— GENERAL.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created in section 466B.45, as enacted by this Act, for purposes of supporting the water quality initiative administered by the soil conservation division as provided in section 466B.42, as enacted by this Act, including salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:

.................................................. $  4,400,000

............................................... FTEs       1.00

   2.  a.  The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used to support reducing nutrients projects in subwatersheds as designated by the division that are part of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating council established pursuant to section 466B.3. In supporting reducing nutrients
   b.  The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used to support projects in watersheds generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating council established pursuant to section 466B.3.
   2A.  In supporting projects in subwatersheds, the division shall establish and administer demonstration projects as follows and watersheds as provided in subsection 2, all of the following shall apply:
   a.  The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality practices as described in the latest revision of the document entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa state university of science and technology.
   b.  The division shall implement demonstration projects as provided in paragraph “a” by providing for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land located within the same subwatershed.
   c.  The division shall implement a demonstration project on a cost-share basis as determined by the division. However, the state’s share of the amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
   d.  The demonstration projects shall be used to educate other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing similar water quality practices. The division shall promote field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
   e.  The division shall conduct water quality evaluations within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period after accumulating information from such evaluations, the division shall create an aggregated database of water quality practices. Any information identifying a person holding a legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural land shall be a confidential record under section 22.7.
   3.  The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality practices, including the establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or high-priority watersheds.
   4.  The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of efforts provided in this section. Not more than $150,000 shall be used to support the administration of this section by a full-time equivalent position.
   5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in subsection 1 to carry out the provisions of this section on a cost-share basis in combination with other moneys appropriated available to the department from the environment first fund created in section 8.57A for cost sharing to match the United States department of agriculture, natural resources conservation service, wetland reserve enhancement program a state or federal source.
   Sec. 10.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 35, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 35.  IOWA NUTRIENT RESEARCH CENTER.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to Iowa state university of science and technology for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting an Iowa nutrient research center as established in section 466B.47, as enacted in this Act:

.................................................. $    750,000

______________________________________________________1,125,000

   2.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015.

DIVISION III
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2014-2015
   Sec. 11.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 37, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 37.  GENERAL FUND —— DEPARTMENT.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting the department, including its divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes; and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:

.................................................. $  6,383,350

_____________________________________________________12,862,307
............................................... FTEs   1,145.95

   2.  Of the number of full-time equivalent positions authorized to the department pursuant to subsection 1, 50.00 full-time equivalent positions shall be allocated by the department for seasonal employees for purposes of providing maintenance, upkeep, and sanitary services at state parks. This subsection shall not impact park ranger positions within the department.
   3.  The department shall submit a report each quarter of the fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the department of management, the members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, and the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house committees on appropriations. The report shall describe in detail the expenditure of moneys appropriated under this section to support the department’s administration, regulation, and programs.
   Sec. 12.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 38, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 38.  STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND —— REGULATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
   1.  There is appropriated from the state fish and game protection fund to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting the regulation or advancement of hunting, fishing, or trapping, or the protection, propagation, restoration, management, or harvest of fish or wildlife, including for administration, regulation, law enforcement, and programs; and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes:

.................................................. $ 20,539,117

_____________________________________________________41,223,225

   2.  Notwithstanding section 455A.10, the department may use the unappropriated balance remaining in the state fish and game protection fund to provide for the funding of health and life insurance premium payments from unused sick leave balances of conservation peace officers employed in a protection occupation who retire, pursuant to section 97B.49B.
   3.  Notwithstanding section 455A.10, the department of natural resources may use the unappropriated balance remaining in the state fish and game protection fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, as is necessary to fund salary adjustments for departmental employees which the general assembly has made an operating budget appropriation for in subsection 1.
   Sec. 13.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 39, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 39.  GROUNDWATER PROTECTION FUND —— WATER QUALITY.  There is appropriated from the groundwater protection fund created in section 455E.11 to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, from those moneys which are not allocated pursuant to that section, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting the department’s protection of the state’s groundwater, including for administration, regulation, and programs, and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes:

.................................................. $  1,727,916

______________________________________________________3,455,832

DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS

MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
   Sec. 14.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 40, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 40.  SPECIAL SNOWMOBILE FUND —— SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM.  There is appropriated from the special snowmobile fund created under section 321G.7 to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:

   For purposes of administering and enforcing the state snowmobile programs:

.................................................. $     50,000

________________________________________________________100,000
   Sec. 15.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 41, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 41.  UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND —— UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SECTION EXPENSES.  There is appropriated from the unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund board to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:

   For purposes of paying for administration expenses of the department’s underground storage tank section:

.................................................. $    100,000

________________________________________________________200,000

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS

GENERAL FUND
   Sec. 16.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 42, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 42.  FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND DAM SAFETY.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:

   For purposes of supporting floodplain management and dam safety:

.................................................. $  1,000,000

______________________________________________________2,000,000

   2.  Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, up to $340,000 may be used by the department to acquire or install stream gages for purposes of tracking and predicting flood events and for compiling necessary data to improve flood frequency analysis.
   3.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in subsection 1 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   Sec. 17.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 43, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 43.  FORESTRY HEALTH MANAGEMENT.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of providing for forestry health management programs:

.................................................. $    100,000

________________________________________________________500,000

   2.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

DIVISION IV
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

SPECIAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2014-2015
   Sec. 18.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 45, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 45.  VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to Iowa state university of science and technology for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting the college of veterinary medicine for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:

.................................................. $  1,881,318

______________________________________________________3,900,000
............................................... FTEs      50.00

   2.  a.  Iowa state university of science and technology shall not reduce the amount that it allocates to support the college of veterinary medicine from any other source due to the appropriation made in this section.
   b.  Paragraph “a” does not apply to a reduction made to support the college of veterinary medicine, if the same percentage of reduction imposed on the college of veterinary medicine is also imposed on all of Iowa state university’s budget units.
   3.  If by June 30, 2015, Iowa state university of science and technology fails to allocate the moneys appropriated in this section to the college of veterinary medicine in accordance with this section, the moneys appropriated in this section for that fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of the state.

DIVISION V
ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND

GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2014-2015
   Sec. 19.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 47, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 47.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP.  There is appropriated from the environment first fund created in section 8.57A to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
   a.  For the conservation reserve enhancement program to restore and construct wetlands for the purposes of intercepting tile line runoff, reducing nutrient loss, improving water quality, and enhancing agricultural production practices:

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

______________________________________________________1,000,000

   b.  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
   c.  Notwithstanding any other provision in law, the department may provide state resources from this appropriation, in combination with other appropriate environment first fund appropriations, for cost sharing to match United States department of agriculture, natural resources conservation service, wetlands reserve enhancement program (WREP) funding available to Iowa.
   2.  WATERSHED PROTECTION
   a.  For continuation of a program that provides multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:

.................................................. $    450,000

________________________________________________________900,000

   b.  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
   3.  FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
   a.  For continuation of a statewide voluntary farm management demonstration program to demonstrate the effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in agronomy that protect water resources and provide other environmental benefits:

.................................................. $    312,500

________________________________________________________625,000

   b.  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
   c.  Of the amount appropriated in paragraph “a”, $200,000 $400,000 shall be allocated to an organization representing soybean growers to provide for an agriculture and environment performance program in order to carry out the purposes of this subsection as specified in paragraph “a”.
   4.  SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION —— ADMINISTRATION

   For use by the department for costs of administration and implementation of soil and water conservation practices:

.................................................. $  1,275,000

______________________________________________________2,550,000

   5.  CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)
   a.  To encourage and assist farmers in enrolling in and the implementation of the federal conservation reserve program and to work with them to enhance their revegetation efforts to improve water quality and habitat:

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

______________________________________________________1,000,000

   b.  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
   6.  SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
   a.  For use by the department in providing for soil and water conservation administration, the conservation of soil and water resources, or the support of soil and water conservation district commissioners:

.................................................. $  3,325,000

______________________________________________________6,650,000

   b.  Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” may be allocated for cost sharing to address complaints filed under section 161A.47.
   c.  Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a”, 5 percent shall be allocated for financial incentives to establish practices to protect watersheds above publicly owned lakes of the state from soil erosion and sediment as provided in section 161A.73.
   d.  Not more than 30 percent of a soil and water conservation district’s allocation of moneys as financial incentives may be provided for the purpose of establishing management practices to control soil erosion on land that is row cropped, including but not limited to no-till planting, ridge-till planting, contouring, and contour strip-cropping as provided in section 161A.73.
   e.  The state soil conservation committee established by section 161A.4 may allocate moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” to conduct research and demonstration projects to promote conservation tillage and nonpoint source pollution control practices.
   f.  The allocation of moneys as financial incentives as provided in section 161A.73 may be used in combination with moneys allocated by the department of natural resources.
   g.  Not more than 15 percent of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
   h.  In lieu of moneys appropriated in section 466A.5, not more than $25,000 $50,000 of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” shall be used by the soil conservation division of the department of agriculture and land stewardship to provide administrative support to the watershed improvement review board established in section 466A.3.
   7.  LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
   a.  For deposit in the loess hills development and conservation fund created in section 161D.2:

.................................................. $    262,500

________________________________________________________250,000

   b.  (1)  Of the amount appropriated in paragraph “a”, $196,875 $187,500 shall be allocated to the fund’s hungry canyons account.
   (2)  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to the hungry canyons account as provided in subparagraph (1) may be used for administrative costs.
   c.  (1)  Of the amount appropriated in paragraph “a”, $65,625 $62,500 shall be allocated to the fund’s loess hills alliance account.
   (2)  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to the loess hills alliance account as provided in subparagraph (1) may be used for administrative costs.
   Sec. 20.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 48, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 48.  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.  There is appropriated from the environment first fund created in section 8.57A to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  KEEPERS OF THE LAND

   For statewide coordination of volunteer efforts under the water quality and keepers of the land programs:

.................................................. $     50,000

________________________________________________________100,000

   2.  STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

   For regular maintenance of state parks and staff time associated with these activities:

.................................................. $  3,180,000

______________________________________________________6,360,000

   3.  GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

   To provide local watershed managers with geographic information system data for their use in developing, monitoring, and displaying results of their watershed work:

.................................................. $     97,500

________________________________________________________195,000

   4.  WATER QUALITY MONITORING

   For continuing the establishment and operation of water quality monitoring stations:

.................................................. $  1,477,500

______________________________________________________2,955,000

   5.  PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ACCOUNT

   For deposit in the public water supply system account of the water quality protection fund created in section 455B.183A:

.................................................. $    250,000

________________________________________________________500,000

   6.  REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS

   For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including as provided for in chapters 459 through 459B:

.................................................. $    660,000

______________________________________________________1,320,000

   7.  AMBIENT AIR QUALITY

   For the abatement, control, and prevention of ambient air pollution in this state, including measures as necessary to assure attainment and maintenance of ambient air quality standards from particulate matter:

.................................................. $    212,500

________________________________________________________425,000

   8.  WATER QUANTITY REGULATION

   For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface sources by providing for the allocation and use of water resources, the protection and management of water resources, and the preclusion of conflicts among users of water resources, including as provided in chapter 455B, division III, part 4:

.................................................. $    247,500

________________________________________________________495,000

   9.  GEOLOGICAL AND WATER SURVEY

   For continuing the operations of the department’s geological and water survey including but not limited to providing analysis, data collection, investigative programs, and information for water supply development and protection:

.................................................. $    100,000

________________________________________________________200,000

   10.  KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE

   For purposes of supporting a keep Iowa beautiful initiative in order to assist communities in developing and implementing beautification and community development plans:

.................................................. $    100,000

________________________________________________________200,000

   11.  SOIL MOISTURE MONITORING NETWORK

   For purposes of developing a soil moisture monitoring network to comprehensively measure, simulate, and assess this state’s water resources, including its groundwater:

.................................................. $     75,000
   Sec. 21.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, is amended by adding the following new section:
   NEW SECTION.  SEC. 48A.  IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY —— IOWA NUTRIENT RESEARCH CENTER.
   1.  There is appropriated from the environment first fund created in section 8.57A to Iowa state university of science and technology for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

   For purposes of supporting an Iowa nutrient research center as established in section 466B.47:

.................................................. $    200,000

DIVISION VI
ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND

SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2014-2015
   Sec. 22.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, is amended by adding the following new section:
   NEW SECTION.  SEC. 64.  REAP —— IN LIEU OF GENERAL 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, there is appropriated from the environment first fund created in section 8.57A to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund, in lieu of the appropriation made in section 455A.18, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, to be allocated as provided in section 455A.19:
.................................................. $ 16,000,000

DIVISION VII
RELATED STATUTORY CHANGES

DNR —— MANURE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION
   Sec. 23.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 17, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in subsection 1 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014.
   Sec. 24.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.

DIVISION VIII
PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS
   Sec. 25.  PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS.  As a condition made to any appropriation to the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural resources, or Iowa state university as provided in this Act, moneys appropriated and any other moneys available for use by the entity receiving the appropriation under this Act shall not be used for the payment of a personnel settlement agreement between that entity and a state employee that contains a confidentiality provision intended to prevent public disclosure of the agreement or any terms of the agreement.

DIVISION IX
DNR —— AIR QUALITY PROGRAM TASK FORCE
   Sec. 26.  AIR QUALITY PROGRAM TASK FORCE.
   1.  As used in this section:
   a.  “Bureau” means the air quality bureau of the department of natural resources.
   b.  “Commission” means the environmental protection commission.
   c.  “Department” means the department of natural resources.
   d.  “Director” means the director of the department.
   2.  An air quality program task force is created within the department.
   3.  The membership of the task force shall include voting members appointed as follows:
   a.  Nine individuals representing interested organizations as appointed by the governing body of each organization. The interested organizations shall include all of the following:
   (1)  The Iowa utility association.
   (2)  The Iowa association of municipal utilities.
   (3)  The Iowa limestone producers association.
   (4)  The asphalt paving association of Iowa.
   (5)  The Iowa environmental council.
   (6)  The Iowa association of electric cooperatives.
   (7)  The Iowa chapter of the national federation of independent business.
   (8)  The Iowa institute for cooperatives.
   (9)  The agribusiness association of Iowa.
   b.  At least two individuals each representing a private facility as determined by the department. The director shall appoint the individuals. The private facilities shall include all of the following:
   (1)  One that currently pays fees under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq., pursuant to chapter 455B, including 567 IAC ch. 22.
   (2)  One that has been issued a construction permit pursuant to chapter 455B for minor emissions of air contaminants, if the facility is not required to pay fees as provided in subparagraph (1).
   c.  Any other individuals representing persons specified by the department who shall be appointed by the director, including but not limited to additional individuals representing different private facilities as provided in paragraph “b”. The director shall make every effort possible to provide for gender balanced appointments.
   4.  The membership of the task force shall include three nonvoting members appointed as follows:
   a.  One individual representing the department who shall be appointed by the director.
   b.  One individual representing the commission who shall be appointed by the commission.
   c.  One member representing the Iowa association of business and industry who shall be appointed by the governing body of that association.
   5.  a.  The department shall provide office space, staff assistance, and necessary supplies and equipment to the task force.
   b.  To every extent feasible, the department shall nominate and the task force shall vote to approve a qualified person to facilitate the conduct of the meetings in a neutral manner that promotes considered and effective deliberation and consensus. The person shall serve without receiving compensation or expenses.
   c.  A vacancy in the membership of the task force does not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the task force.
   d.  A majority of voting members of the task force constitutes a quorum. Any action taken by the task force must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members present, except that a lesser number may adjourn a meeting.
   6.  a.  The task force shall do all of the following:
   (1)  Examine the current status of air quality programs, including associated permits and fees or other funding mechanisms, administered by the department’s air quality bureau.
   (2)  Review resources available to the bureau including but not limited to its full-time and part-time employees and permit processing times with the goal of identifying efficiencies that can be made internally by the bureau to better streamline the permit process for the bureau, permittees, and taxpayers.
   (3)  Consider the future economic impact to consumers, businesses, and taxpayers resulting in all of the following:
   (a)  Maintaining the current fee structure.
   (b)  Establishing, implementing, and administering a new fee structure.
   (4)  Consider the possible need for the establishment of alternative funding mechanisms to support the bureau including a new fee structure and revenue formula to be administered by the bureau.
   b.  The task force may review similar air quality programs and fee structures administered in other states which may be used to identify a national, regional, or other identifiable average of costs for administering such programs.
   7.  a.  The task force shall approve a report prepared by the department of natural resources.
   b.  The report shall include findings and recommendations adopted by the task force.
   c.  The department shall submit the report to the governor, the director, the environmental protection commission, and the general assembly not later than December 15, 2014.
   8.  This section is repealed on December 16, 2014.
   Sec. 27.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.

DIVISION X
RELATED STATUTORY CHANGES FOR CODIFICATION IN 2014

WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE —— CONFIDENTIALITY
   Sec. 28.  Section 466B.47, subsection 5, Code 2014, is amended by striking the subsection.
   Sec. 29.  NEW SECTION.  466B.49  Confidentiality of information.

   Any information received, collected, or held under this subchapter is a confidential record, and is exempted from public access as provided in section 22.7, if all of the following apply:

   1.  The information is received, collected, or held by any of the following:
   a.  The center.
   b.  A nonprofit organization that conducts nutrient management research, including but not limited to conducting evaluations, assessments, or validations.
   2.  The information identifies any of the following:
   a.  A person who holds a legal interest in agricultural land or who has previously held a legal interest in agricultural land.
   b.  A person who is involved or who has previously been involved in managing the agricultural land or producing crops or livestock on the agricultural land.
   c.  The identifiable location of the agricultural land.
   Sec. 30.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.

DIVISION XI
REPEAL
   Sec. 31.  REPEAL.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 44, is repealed.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 5 and inserting <An Act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, making related statutory changes, and including effective date provisions.>

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

ROBERT E. DVORSKY, CHAIRPERSON