Senate File 2380 - Enrolled PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 2380 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 ESTABLISHING A LOW HEAD DAM PUBLIC HAZARD PROGRAM. 1 5 1 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 7 1 8 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 464A.11 WATER TRAILS AND LOW 1 9 HEAD DAM PUBLIC HAZARD STATEWIDE PLAN. 1 10 1. The department shall establish a water trails and low 1 11 head dam public hazard program. 1 12 2. In administering the water trails and low head dam 1 13 public hazard program, the department shall conduct a study of 1 14 waterways for recreational purposes and develop a statewide 1 15 plan by January 1, 2010. Elements of the plan shall include 1 16 but not be limited to: 1 17 a. Compiling an inventory of low head dams, including a 1 18 listing of those low head dams, for the purposes of 1 19 publicizing hazards through maps and warning signage. 1 20 b. Seeking input from the public and experts in various 1 21 fields, including fisheries, rescue professionals, water 1 22 recreation, river management, public utilities conservation, 1 23 and landscape architecture to be used in the recreation and 1 24 safety components of the plan. 1 25 c. Developing standard recommendations for local 1 26 communities including signage system and placement guidelines, 1 27 boating access type, placement and construction guidelines, 1 28 and volunteer recommendations for communities. 1 29 d. Recommending design templates for low head dams to 1 30 reduce incidents of drowning. 1 31 e. With input from stakeholders, developing criteria for 1 32 prioritizing removal or modification of low head dams. 1 33 f. With input from stakeholders, developing criteria for 1 34 prioritizing development of water trails. 1 35 3. The department may contract with a university or 2 1 private consultant in order to assist with development of the 2 2 plan. 2 3 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION. The department of natural 2 4 resources is not required to implement section 464A.11, as 2 5 enacted in this Act, until the department is appropriated 2 6 moneys necessary to carry out the section. 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 JOHN P. KIBBIE 2 11 President of the Senate 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 PATRICK J. MURPHY 2 16 Speaker of the House 2 17 2 18 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 2 19 is known as Senate File 2380, Eighty=second General Assembly. 2 20 2 21 2 22 2 23 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL 2 24 Secretary of the Senate 2 25 Approved , 2008 2 26 2 27 2 28 2 29 CHESTER J. CULVER 2 30 Governor