Senate File 558 H-1328 Amend Senate File 558, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the Senate, as follows: 2 1. Page 21, after line 1 by inserting: 3 < DIVISION ___ 4 DRIFTLESS AREA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 5 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 161D.14 Driftless area development 6 and conservation authority —— membership and duties. 7 1. A driftless area development and conservation authority 8 is created. The counties of Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, 9 Delaware, Fayette, Jackson, and Winneshiek are entitled to 10 one voting member each on the authority, but membership or 11 participation in projects of the authority is not required. 12 Each member of the authority shall be appointed by the 13 respective board of supervisors for a term to be determined by 14 each board of supervisors, but the term shall not be for less 15 than one year. An appointee shall serve without compensation, 16 but an appointee may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred 17 while performing the duties of the authority as determined by 18 each board of supervisors. The authority shall meet, organize, 19 and adopt rules of procedures as deemed necessary to carry out 20 its duties. The authority may appoint working committees that 21 include other individuals in addition to voting members. 22 2. The mission of the authority is to develop and 23 coordinate plans for projects related to the unique natural 24 resources, rural development, and infrastructure problems and 25 opportunities in the driftless region of northeast Iowa. 26 3. The authority shall cooperate with the department of 27 natural resources, the division of soil conservation and water 28 quality created within the department of agriculture and land 29 stewardship pursuant to section 159A.5, the affected soil 30 and water conservation districts, any watershed management 31 authorities established within the authority’s jurisdiction, 32 the Mississippi river parkway commission, and the state 33 department of transportation in carrying out the authority’s 34 mission and duties. The authority shall also cooperate 35 -1- SF 558.2041 (2) 90 js/ns 1/ 3 #1.

with appropriate federal agencies, including the United 1 States environmental protection agency, the United States 2 department of the interior, and the United States department 3 of agriculture natural resources conservation service. The 4 authority shall make use of technical resources available 5 through member counties and cooperating agencies. 6 4. The authority shall administer the driftless area 7 development and conservation fund created under section 8 161D.15 and shall deposit and expend moneys in the fund for the 9 planning, development, and implementation of development and 10 conservation activities or measures in the member counties. 11 5. This section is not intended to affect the authority 12 of the department of natural resources in its acquisition, 13 development, and management of public lands within the counties 14 represented by the authority. 15 6. In matters relating to the conservation, preservation, 16 or development of the driftless area, state agencies shall 17 coordinate, cooperate, and consult with the driftless area 18 development and conservation authority and its associated 19 alliances. 20 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 161D.15 Driftless area development 21 and conservation fund. 22 A driftless area development and conservation fund is 23 created in the state treasury, to be administered by the 24 driftless area development and conservation authority. The 25 moneys in the fund are appropriated to the authority for the 26 purposes specified in section 161D.14 as applicable. The 27 driftless area development and conservation authority may 28 accept gifts, bequests, other moneys including but not limited 29 to state or federal moneys, and in-kind contributions for 30 deposit in the fund. The gifts, grants, bequests from public 31 and private sources, state and federal moneys, and other moneys 32 received by the authority shall be deposited in the fund and 33 notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, any interest 34 earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund 35 -2- SF 558.2041 (2) 90 js/ns 2/ 3

to be used for the purposes specified in section 161D.14. 1 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unencumbered or unobligated 2 moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year 3 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure by 4 the authority in succeeding fiscal years. > 5 2. By renumbering as necessary. 6 ______________________________ ISENHART of Dubuque -3- SF 558.2041 (2) 90 js/ns 3/ 3 #2.