House File 2451 H-8176 Amend the amendment, H-8161, to House File 2451 as 1 follows: 2 1. Page 9, after line 15 by inserting: 3 < ___. Page 6, after line 16 by inserting: 4 < Sec. ___. Section 456A.33A, Code 2016, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 456A.33A Watershed priority. 7 1. a. The commission shall each year establish 8 and maintain a priority list of watersheds which are 9 of highest importance based on soil loss to be used 10 for the allocation of moneys set aside in annual 11 appropriations from the general fund to the department 12 of agriculture and land stewardship for permanent soil 13 conservation practices under chapter 161A on watersheds 14 above publicly owned lakes. 15 b. The commission may consider factors that 16 contribute to the watershed’s comparative value to the 17 state and local communities located in the watershed, 18 including the populations served by the watershed, the 19 use of the watershed as a source of drinking water, 20 the existence of a rare or valuable ecological system, 21 and recreational opportunities associated with the 22 watershed. 23 2. Chapter 17A does not apply to this section . 24 Sec. ___. Section 466B.3, subsection 6, paragraph 25 b, subparagraph (8), Code 2016, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 (8) Develop a protocol which identifies 28 high-priority watersheds, including local and 29 community-based subwatersheds, and which appropriately 30 directs resources to those watersheds. The council may 31 consider factors that contribute to the watershed’s 32 comparative value to the state and local communities 33 located in the watershed, including the population 34 served by the watershed, the use of the watershed 35 -1- H8161.3337 (2) 86 mm/sc 1/ 2 #1.
as a source of drinking water, the existence of a 1 rare or valuable ecological system, and recreational 2 opportunities associated with the watershed. > 3 2. Page 13, after line 16 by inserting: 4 < ___. Title page, line 3, after < exemption, > by 5 inserting < prioritizing watersheds receiving state 6 assistance, >> 7 3. By renumbering as necessary. 8 ______________________________ WILLS of Dickinson -2- H8161.3337 (2) 86 mm/sc 2/ 2 #2. #3.