H-8346

   Amend Senate File 581, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, line 1, by striking <2021> and inserting <2022>
   2.  Page 1, line 3, by striking <five hundred> and inserting <seven hundred fifty>
   3.  Page 1, line 9, by striking <2021> and inserting <2022>
   4.  Page 1, line 17, by striking <two> and inserting <five>
   5.  Page 1, line 23, by striking <2021> and inserting <2022>
   6.  By striking page 1, line 34, through page 2, line 6, and inserting <valid only in the county identified on the license. Bows, shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns, and, in counties authorized by the commission, centerfire rifles of a caliber no smaller than .24 may be used during the January antlerless-deer-only season.>
   7.  Page 2, by striking lines 7 through 28 and inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  DEER POPULATION STUDY.  The department of natural resources shall conduct a study to determine the estimated deer population in each county in this state, which shall include historical population numbers and population trends and be supported by historical records dating back to 1970 if such data is available, and prepare a report. The department shall review and provide scientific data relating to the environmental impact of deer populations, including the impact to crops and nut, fruit, Christmas, and lumber trees. The department shall also review the spread of disease in deer and other cervidae wildlife populations. Additionally, the report shall include information on property loss, medical costs, and fatalities due to deer-vehicle accidents and incidents of airport runway incursions by deer. In conducting the study, the department shall work with relevant representatives from the Iowa state university of science and technology agricultural extension service, the department of transportation, and the insurance division of the department of commerce. Expenses for conducting the study shall be paid from the fish and wildlife protection fund established in section 456A.17 and such payments are considered a proper use of the funds for purposes of section 456A.27 and Article VII, section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. The department shall submit the report summarizing the results of the study to the general assembly by October 1, 2024, and every three years thereafter.>
   8.  By renumbering as necessary.

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McCONKEY of Pottawattamie

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NORDMAN of Dallas