Senate
File
510
-
Enrolled
Senate
File
510
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
AND
MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS
AND
RELATED
STATUTORY
CHANGES
INVOLVING
STATE
GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES
INVOLVED
WITH
AGRICULTURE,
NATURAL
RESOURCES,
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
GENERAL
APPROPRIATION
FOR
FY
2017-2018
Section
1.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
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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:
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$
288,000
Senate
File
510,
p.
2
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.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
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$
295,516
Sec.
3.
RENEWABLE
FUEL
INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND
——
MOTOR
FUEL
INSPECTION.
1.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
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$
500,000
2.
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
Senate
File
510,
p.
3
motor
fuel
from
motor
fuel
pumps.
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL
FUND
Sec.
4.
DAIRY
REGULATION.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
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:
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$
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.
LOCAL
FOOD
AND
FARM
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
local
food
and
farm
program
pursuant
to
chapter
267A
:
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$
75,000
2.
The
department
shall
enter
into
a
cost-sharing
agreement
with
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
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.
AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
Senate
File
510,
p.
4
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
allocating
moneys
to
an
Iowa
association
affiliated
with
a
national
organization
which
promotes
agricultural
education
providing
for
future
farmers:
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$
25,000
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.
Sec.
7.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
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$
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.
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.
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
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
Senate
File
510,
p.
5
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
DIVISION
II
GENERAL
FUND
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
WATER
QUALITY
INITIATIVE
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2017-2018
Sec.
8.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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
,
for
purposes
of
supporting
the
water
quality
initiative
administered
by
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
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2.
a.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
to
support
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
.
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.
3.
In
supporting
projects
in
subwatersheds
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
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File
510,
p.
6
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,
except
for
edge-of-field
practices,
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
.
4.
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.
5.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
to
contract
with
persons
to
coordinate
the
implementation
of
efforts
provided
in
this
section.
6.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
support
urban
soil
and
water
conservation
efforts,
which
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
management
practices
related
to
bioretention,
landscaping,
the
use
of
permeable
or
pervious
pavement,
and
soil
quality
restoration.
The
moneys
shall
be
allocated
on
a
cost-share
basis
as
provided
in
chapter
161A.
Senate
File
510,
p.
7
7.
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
available
to
the
department
from
a
state
or
federal
source.
8.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
may
be
used
to
pay
for
the
costs
of
administering
and
implementing
the
water
quality
initiative
by
the
department’s
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
and
this
section.
DIVISION
III
DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2017-2018
Sec.
9.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
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.
$
11,299,811
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.
FTEs
1,145.95
2.
Of
the
number
of
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
to
the
department
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
50
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
or
park
manager
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
Senate
File
510,
p.
8
section
to
support
the
department’s
administration,
regulation,
and
programs.
Sec.
10.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
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.
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.
.
.
$
43,147,993
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
as
is
necessary
to
fund
salary
adjustments
for
departmental
employees
for
which
the
general
assembly
has
made
an
operating
budget
appropriation
in
subsection
1.
Sec.
11.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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,
Senate
File
510,
p.
9
regulation,
and
programs,
and
for
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,455,832
DESIGNATED
APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS
FUNDS
Sec.
12.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
$
100,000
Sec.
13.
UNASSIGNED
REVENUE
FUND
——
UNDERGROUND
STORAGE
TANKS
SECTION
EXPENSES.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
unassigned
revenue
fund
administered
by
the
Iowa
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
fund
board
established
pursuant
to
section
455G.4
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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
tanks
section:
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.
.
.
.
.
$
200,000
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL
FUND
Sec.
14.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,885,000
2.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
subsection
1,
up
to
$400,000
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
acquire
or
install
stream
gages
for
purposes
of
tracking
and
predicting
flood
Senate
File
510,
p.
10
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.
15.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
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
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2017-2018
VETERINARY
DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY
Sec.
16.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
$
4,000,000
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
51.00
2.
a.
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
not
reduce
the
amount
that
it
allocates
to
support
the
Senate
File
510,
p.
11
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
of
science
and
technology’s
budget
units.
3.
If
by
June
30,
2018,
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
2017-2018
Sec.
17.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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:
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
$
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
use
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
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
Senate
File
510,
p.
12
a.
For
continuation
of
a
program
that
provides
multiobjective
resource
protections
for
flood
control,
water
quality,
erosion
control,
and
natural
resource
conservation:
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
375,000
b.
The
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
shall
be
allocated
to
an
organization
representing
soybean
growers
to
provide
for
an
agriculture
and
environment
performance
program.
4.
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
——
ADMINISTRATION
a.
For
use
by
the
department
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,800,000
b.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
$150,000
is
allocated
to
support
field
staff
providing
technical
assistance.
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
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.
6.
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
a.
For
use
by
the
department
in
providing
for
soil
and
water
conservation:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
$
8,325,000
b.
(1)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
for
transfer
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
Senate
File
510,
p.
13
created
in
section
161D.2:
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
$
490,000
(2)
(a)
Of
the
amount
transferred
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
in
subparagraph
(1),
$450,000
shall
be
allocated
to
the
fund’s
hungry
canyons
account.
(b)
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
allocated
to
the
fund’s
hungry
canyons
account
as
provided
in
subparagraph
division
(a)
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
(3)
(a)
Of
the
amount
transferred
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
in
subparagraph
(1),
$40,000
shall
be
allocated
to
the
fund’s
loess
hills
alliance
account.
(b)
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
allocated
to
the
fund’s
loess
hills
alliance
account
as
provided
in
subparagraph
division
(a)
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
c.
Of
the
remaining
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“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
districts:
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
$
7,835,000
d.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
that
the
department
allocates
to
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
the
first
$15,000
may
be
expended
by
the
district
for
the
purpose
of
providing
financial
incentives
under
section
161A.73
to
establish
management
practices
for
the
control
of
soil
erosion
on
land
that
is
row-cropped,
including
but
not
limited
to
nontill
planting,
ridge-till
planting,
and
contouring
strip-cropping.
Of
any
remaining
amount
of
that
appropriation
allocated
by
the
department
to
a
district,
30
percent
may
be
expended
by
the
district
for
that
same
purpose.
e.
Not
more
than
5
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
may
be
allocated
for
cost
sharing
to
address
complaints
filed
under
section
161A.47
.
f.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”,
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
.
g.
The
state
soil
conservation
committee
established
by
Senate
File
510,
p.
14
section
161A.4
may
allocate
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
to
conduct
research
and
demonstration
projects
to
promote
conservation
tillage
and
nonpoint
source
pollution
control
practices.
h.
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.
i.
Not
more
than
15
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
may
be
used
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices.
j.
In
lieu
of
moneys
appropriated
in
section
466A.5
,
not
more
than
$25,000
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
shall
be
used
by
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
of
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
to
provide
administrative
support
to
the
watershed
improvement
review
board
established
in
section
466A.3
.
Sec.
18.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
STATE
PARKS
MAINTENANCE
AND
OPERATIONS
a.
For
regular
maintenance
and
operations
of
state
parks
and
staff
time
associated
with
these
activities:
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
6,235,000
b.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
up
to
$100,000
shall
be
allocated
for
statewide
coordination
of
volunteer
efforts
under
the
water
quality
and
keepers
of
the
land
programs.
2.
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:
.
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.
.
.
.
.
$
195,000
3.
WATER
QUALITY
MONITORING
For
continuing
the
establishment
and
operation
of
water
quality
monitoring
stations:
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,955,000
Senate
File
510,
p.
15
4.
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
:
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
$
500,000
5.
REGULATION
OF
ANIMAL
FEEDING
OPERATIONS
For
the
regulation
of
animal
feeding
operations,
including
as
provided
for
in
chapters
459
through
459B
:
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,320,000
6.
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:
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
425,000
7.
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:
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
495,000
8.
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
200,000
Sec.
19.
REVERSION.
1.
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”,
and
notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
in
this
division
of
this
Act
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
instead
shall
remain
available
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year,
or
until
the
project
for
which
the
appropriation
was
made
is
completed,
whichever
is
earlier.
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
in
this
division
of
this
Act
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
Senate
File
510,
p.
16
to
provide
financial
assistance
for
the
establishment
of
permanent
soil
and
water
conservation
practices
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
instead
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020.
2.
Subsection
1
does
not
apply
to
moneys
transferred
pursuant
to
this
division
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
created
in
section
161D.2
which
shall
not
revert
as
provided
in
that
section.
DIVISION
VI
ENVIRONMENT
FIRST
FUND
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2017-2018
Sec.
20.
WATER
QUALITY
INITIATIVE
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP.
1.
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
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
,
for
purposes
of
supporting
the
water
quality
initiative
administered
by
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,375,000
2.
a.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
to
support
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
.
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.
3.
In
supporting
projects
in
subwatersheds
and
watersheds
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
all
of
the
following
shall
apply:
Senate
File
510,
p.
17
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,
except
for
edge-of-field
practices,
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
.
4.
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.
5.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
Senate
File
510,
p.
18
to
contract
with
persons
to
coordinate
the
implementation
of
efforts
provided
in
this
section.
6.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
support
urban
soil
and
water
conservation
efforts,
which
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
management
practices
related
to
bioretention,
landscaping,
the
use
of
permeable
or
pervious
pavement,
and
soil
quality
restoration.
The
moneys
shall
be
allocated
on
a
cost-share
basis
as
provided
in
chapter
161A.
7.
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
available
to
the
department
from
a
state
or
federal
source.
8.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
may
be
used
to
pay
for
the
costs
of
administering
and
implementing
the
water
quality
initiative
by
the
department’s
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
and
this
section.
Sec.
21.
REAP
——
IN
LIEU
OF
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATION.
Notwithstanding
the
standing
appropriation
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,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
the
following
amount,
to
be
allocated
as
provided
in
section
455A.19:
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12,000,000
DIVISION
VII
ELIMINATION
OF
WATERSHED
IMPROVEMENT
REVIEW
BOARD
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATION
FOR
FY
2017-2018
RELATED
STATUTORY
CHANGES
Sec.
22.
MANAGEMENT
OF
MONEYS
IN
THE
WATERSHED
IMPROVEMENT
FUND
——
APPROPRIATION.
1.
Notwithstanding
section
466A.2,
and
the
repeal
of
chapter
466A
as
provided
in
this
division
of
this
Act,
on
and
after
December
31,
2017,
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
shall
manage
the
watershed
improvement
fund
in
the
same
manner
as
required
in
2016
Acts,
chapter
1134,
section
Senate
File
510,
p.
19
35,
including
by
making
necessary
payments
to
satisfy
any
outstanding
obligations
incurred
by
the
watershed
improvement
review
board
prior
to
December
31,
2017.
2.
Any
unobligated
and
unencumbered
moneys
remaining
in
the
watershed
improvement
fund
on
December
31,
2017,
are
appropriated
to
the
department
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
districts
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
the
section
of
this
Act
appropriating
moneys
to
the
department
from
the
environment
first
fund
created
in
section
8.57A.
Sec.
23.
Section
461.33,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
Soil
conservation
and
watershed
protection,
including
by
supporting
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
within
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
and
soil
and
water
conservation
district
commissioners.
The
department
may
provide
for
the
installation
of
conservation
practices
and
watershed
protection
improvements
as
provided
in
chapters
161A
,
161C
,
461A
,
and
466
,
and
466A
.
Sec.
24.
REPEAL.
Chapter
466A,
Code
2017,
is
repealed.
Sec.
25.
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
repealing
chapter
466A
takes
effect
January
1,
2018.
2.
The
remainder
of
the
provisions
in
this
division
of
this
Act
take
effect
July
1,
2017.
DIVISION
VIII
IOWA
RESOURCES
ENHANCEMENT
AND
PROTECTION
FUND
SPECIAL
USE
OF
MONEYS
FOR
FY
2017-2018
Sec.
26.
OPEN
SPACES
ACCOUNT
——
PARK
MAINTENANCE
AND
REPAIR.
Notwithstanding
section
455A.19,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(1),
of
the
moneys
allocated
to
the
open
spaces
account
of
the
Iowa
resources
enhancement
and
protection
fund,
$288,000
shall
be
used
by
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
state
park
maintenance
and
repair
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
and
ending
on
June
30,
2018.
DIVISION
IX
Senate
File
510,
p.
20
LIVESTOCK
HEALTH
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATION
FOR
FY
2017-2018
GENERAL
FUND
——
RELATED
STATUTORY
CHANGES
Sec.
27.
FOREIGN
ANIMAL
DISEASES
AFFLICTING
LIVESTOCK
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
For
deposit
in
the
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
fund
created
in
section
163.3B
as
enacted
in
this
division
of
this
Act:
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$
100,000
2.
In
developing
a
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
strategy
as
required
in
section
163.3C
as
enacted
in
this
division
of
this
Act,
the
department
shall
prepare
an
interim
report
to
be
submitted
to
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
agriculture
and
natural
resources
not
later
than
January
10,
2018.
The
interim
report
shall
include
preliminary
findings
and
recommendations
together
with
plans
for
completing
the
strategy.
The
department
shall
prepare
a
final
report
to
be
submitted
to
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
agriculture
and
natural
resources
not
later
than
January
10,
2019.
The
report
shall
include
final
findings
and
recommendations
for
establishing
the
strategy,
and
may
include
any
proposed
notice
of
intended
action
for
consideration
by
the
department
or
proposed
legislation
for
consideration
by
the
general
assembly.
Sec.
28.
NEW
SECTION
.
163.3B
Foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
fund.
1.
A
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
and
management
of
the
department.
2.
The
fund
shall
include
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
credited
to
the
fund.
The
fund
may
include
other
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department
as
provided
in
section
159.6A,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
federal
government,
other
public
sources,
or
private
sources.
3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
and
shall
be
used
exclusively
to
develop,
establish,
and
implement
Senate
File
510,
p.
21
a
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
strategy
as
described
in
section
163.3C,
and
shall
not
require
further
special
authorization
by
the
general
assembly.
4.
a.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
credited
to
the
fund
that
remain
unexpended
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund.
Sec.
29.
NEW
SECTION
.
163.3C
Foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
strategy.
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
a.
“Foreign
animal
disease”
means
a
disease
introduced
into
this
state
that
negatively
affects
the
health
of
livestock
and
is
transmittable
between
the
same
or
different
species
of
livestock.
b.
“Livestock”
means
an
animal
belonging
to
the
bovine,
caprine,
equine,
ovine,
or
porcine
species,
ostriches,
rheas,
emus;
farm
deer
as
defined
in
section
170.1;
or
turkeys,
chickens,
or
other
poultry.
2.
The
department
shall
develop
and
establish
a
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
strategy
for
use
by
the
department
in
order
to
prevent,
control,
or
eradicate
the
transmission
of
foreign
animal
diseases
among
populations
of
livestock.
The
strategy
may
be
part
of
the
department’s
veterinary
emergency
preparedness
and
response
services
as
provided
in
section
163.3A.
The
strategy
shall
provide
additional
expertise
and
resources
to
increase
biosecurity
efforts
that
assist
in
the
prevention
of
a
foreign
animal
disease
outbreak
in
this
state.
In
developing
and
establishing
the
strategy,
the
department
shall
consult
with
interested
persons
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following:
a.
The
Iowa
cattlemen’s
association.
b.
The
Iowa
state
dairy
association.
c.
The
Iowa
pork
producers
association.
d.
The
Iowa
sheep
producers
industry
association.
e.
The
Iowa
turkey
federation.
f.
The
Iowa
poultry
association.
g.
The
college
of
veterinary
medicine
at
Iowa
state
Senate
File
510,
p.
22
university.
h.
The
livestock
health
advisory
council
created
in
section
267.2.
3.
The
department
shall
implement
the
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
strategy
if
necessary
to
prevent,
control,
or
eradicate
the
transmission
and
incidence
of
foreign
animal
diseases
that
may
threaten
or
actually
threaten
livestock
in
this
state.
In
implementing
the
strategy,
the
department
may
utilize
emergency
response
measures
as
otherwise
required
under
section
163.3A.
The
department
may
but
is
not
required
to
consult
with
interested
persons
when
implementing
the
strategy.
DIVISION
X
APPROPRIATION
AND
STATUTORY
CHANGES
——
ELIMINATION
OF
LEOPOLD
CENTER
FOR
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE
Sec.
30.
Section
266.39A,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
266.39A
Agricultural
research.
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
conduct
continuing
agricultural
research
to
provide
information
about
environmental
and
social
impacts
of
agricultural
research
on
the
small
or
family
farm
and
information
about
population
trends
and
impact
of
the
trends
on
Iowa
agriculture
,
in
addition
to
research
that
may
include
the
categories
specified
in
section
266.39B,
subsection
2
.
The
research
shall
include
an
agricultural
land
tenure
study
conducted
every
five
years
to
determine
the
ownership
of
farmland,
and
to
analyze
ownership
trends,
using
the
categories
of
land
ownership
defined
in
chapter
9H
.
The
study
shall
be
conducted
on
the
basis
of
regions
established
by
the
university.
A
region
shall
be
composed
of
not
more
than
twenty-three
contiguous
counties.
Sec.
31.
Section
455E.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
subparagraph
(3),
subparagraph
division
(a),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(a)
Thirty-five
percent
is
appropriated
annually
for
the
Leopold
center
for
sustainable
agriculture
at
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
to
the
Iowa
nutrient
research
fund
created
in
section
466B.46
.
Sec.
32.
Section
466B.46,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
Senate
File
510,
p.
23
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
Moneys
appropriated
from
the
agriculture
management
account
of
the
groundwater
protection
fund
pursuant
to
section
455E.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(3),
subparagraph
division
(a).
Sec.
33.
ONGOING
ACTIVITIES
AND
EXPENSES.
1.
Until
July
1,
2017,
the
Leopold
center
for
sustainable
agriculture
established
in
section
266.39
shall
not
initiate
any
new
activity
that
otherwise
could
be
conducted
under
section
266.39
or
266.39B,
including
but
not
limited
to
research
grants
and
projects.
The
Leopold
center
for
sustainable
agriculture
shall
not
incur
any
obligation
or
expense
unless
approved
by
the
college
of
agriculture
and
life
sciences
at
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology.
The
Leopold
center
for
sustainable
agriculture
shall
cancel
any
existing
grant
or
project
that
is
not
in
the
process
of
being
immediately
completed.
However,
the
Leopold
center
for
sustainable
agriculture
shall
not
cancel
a
grant
or
project
that
would
result
in
a
default
of
a
legal
or
equitable
obligation,
including
breach
of
contract.
2.
On
and
after
July
1,
2017,
the
college
of
agriculture
and
life
sciences
at
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
administer
any
ongoing
activity
that
the
Leopold
center
for
sustainable
agriculture
had
administered
under
section
266.39
or
266.39B
prior
to
that
date.
The
college
may
expend
moneys
appropriated
from
the
Iowa
nutrient
research
fund
created
in
section
466B.46
in
order
to
pay
for
any
necessary
expenses
associated
with
the
Leopold
center
for
sustainable
agriculture
and
for
completing
any
ongoing
activity.
The
college
shall
cancel
any
existing
grant
or
project
that
is
not
in
the
process
of
being
completed.
However,
the
college
shall
not
cancel
a
grant
or
project
that
would
result
in
a
default
of
a
legal
or
equitable
obligation,
including
breach
of
contract.
The
college
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
10,
2018,
which
shall
include
a
summary
of
the
ongoing
activities
and
expenses
described
in
this
section
and
the
expected
completion
date
of
those
activities
and
expenses.
Sec.
34.
REPEAL.
Sections
266.39
and
266.39B,
Code
2017,
Senate
File
510,
p.
24
are
repealed.
Sec.
35.
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
providing
for
ongoing
activities
and
expenses,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
2.
The
remaining
sections
of
this
division
of
this
Act,
including
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
repealing
sections
266.39
and
266.39B
take
effect
on
July
1,
2017.
DIVISION
XI
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
GENERAL
APPROPRIATION
FOR
FY
2018-2019
Sec.
36.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
.
.
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.
.
$
8,820,288
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.
.
.
.
.
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
$
144,000
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
Senate
File
510,
p.
25
Sec.
37.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
.
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.
.
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.
.
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.
$
147,758
Sec.
38.
RENEWABLE
FUEL
INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND
——
MOTOR
FUEL
INSPECTION.
1.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
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.
.
.
.
$
250,000
2.
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.
39.
DAIRY
REGULATION.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
performing
functions
pursuant
to
section
192.109
,
including
conducting
a
survey
of
grade
“A”
milk
and
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certifying
the
results
to
the
secretary
of
agriculture:
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.
$
94,598
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.
40.
LOCAL
FOOD
AND
FARM
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
local
food
and
farm
program
pursuant
to
chapter
267A
:
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.
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.
.
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.
.
.
$
37,500
2.
The
department
shall
enter
into
a
cost-sharing
agreement
with
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
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.
41.
AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
allocating
moneys
to
an
Iowa
association
affiliated
with
a
national
organization
which
promotes
agricultural
education
providing
for
future
farmers:
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
$
12,500
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
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available
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
Sec.
42.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
$
65,000
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.
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.
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
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
DIVISION
XII
GENERAL
FUND
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
WATER
QUALITY
INITIATIVE
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2018-2019
Sec.
43.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
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used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
deposit
in
the
water
quality
initiative
fund
created
in
section
466B.45
,
for
purposes
of
supporting
the
water
quality
initiative
administered
by
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
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.
.
$
1,500,000
2.
a.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
to
support
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
.
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.
3.
In
supporting
projects
in
subwatersheds
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,
except
for
edge-of-field
practices,
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.
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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
.
4.
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.
5.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
to
contract
with
persons
to
coordinate
the
implementation
of
efforts
provided
in
this
section.
6.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
support
urban
soil
and
water
conservation
efforts,
which
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
management
practices
related
to
bioretention,
landscaping,
the
use
of
permeable
or
pervious
pavement,
and
soil
quality
restoration.
The
moneys
shall
be
allocated
on
a
cost-share
basis
as
provided
in
chapter
161A.
7.
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
available
to
the
department
from
a
state
or
federal
source.
8.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
may
be
used
to
pay
for
the
costs
of
administering
and
implementing
the
water
quality
initiative
by
the
department’s
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
and
this
section.
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DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2018-2019
Sec.
44.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
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.
.
.
$
5,649,905.50
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
1,145.95
2.
Of
the
number
of
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
to
the
department
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
50
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
or
park
manager
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.
45.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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,
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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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
21,573,996.50
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
as
is
necessary
to
fund
salary
adjustments
for
departmental
employees
for
which
the
general
assembly
has
made
an
operating
budget
appropriation
in
subsection
1.
Sec.
46.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,727,916
DESIGNATED
APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS
FUNDS
Sec.
47.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purpose
designated:
Senate
File
510,
p.
32
For
purposes
of
administering
and
enforcing
the
state
snowmobile
programs:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
50,000
Sec.
48.
UNASSIGNED
REVENUE
FUND
——
UNDERGROUND
STORAGE
TANKS
SECTION
EXPENSES.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
unassigned
revenue
fund
administered
by
the
Iowa
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
fund
board
established
pursuant
to
section
455G.4
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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
tanks
section:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
100,000
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL
FUND
Sec.
49.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
942,500
2.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
subsection
1,
up
to
$200,000
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.
50.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
the
following
Senate
File
510,
p.
33
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
providing
for
forestry
health
management
programs:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
250,000
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
XIV
IOWA
STATE
UNIVERSITY
SPECIAL
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2018-2019
VETERINARY
DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY
Sec.
51.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,000,000
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
51.00
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
of
science
and
technology’s
budget
units.
3.
If
by
June
30,
2019,
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
Senate
File
510,
p.
34
that
fiscal
year
shall
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
DIVISION
XV
ENVIRONMENT
FIRST
FUND
GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
FY
2018-2019
Sec.
52.
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,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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
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
use
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
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
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
Senate
File
510,
p.
35
agronomy
that
protect
water
resources
and
provide
other
environmental
benefits:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
187,500
b.
The
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
shall
be
allocated
to
an
organization
representing
soybean
growers
to
provide
for
an
agriculture
and
environment
performance
program.
4.
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
——
ADMINISTRATION
a.
For
use
by
the
department
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,900,000
b.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
$75,000
is
allocated
to
support
field
staff
providing
technical
assistance.
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
450,000
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
4,162,500
b.
(1)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
for
transfer
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
created
in
section
161D.2:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
245,000
(2)
(a)
Of
the
amount
transferred
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
in
subparagraph
(1),
$225,000
shall
be
allocated
to
the
fund’s
hungry
canyons
account.
(b)
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
allocated
to
the
fund’s
hungry
canyons
account
as
provided
in
subparagraph
division
(a)
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
(3)
(a)
Of
the
amount
transferred
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
in
subparagraph
(1),
$20,000
shall
be
allocated
to
the
fund’s
loess
hills
alliance
account.
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p.
36
(b)
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
allocated
to
the
fund’s
loess
hills
alliance
account
as
provided
in
subparagraph
division
(a)
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
c.
Of
the
remaining
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“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
districts:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,917,500
d.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
that
the
department
allocates
to
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
the
first
$7,500
may
be
expended
by
the
district
for
the
purpose
of
providing
financial
incentives
under
section
161A.73
to
establish
management
practices
for
the
control
of
soil
erosion
on
land
that
is
row-cropped,
including
but
not
limited
to
nontill
planting,
ridge-till
planting,
and
contouring
strip-cropping.
Of
any
remaining
amount
of
that
appropriation
allocated
by
the
department
to
a
district,
30
percent
may
be
expended
by
the
district
for
that
same
purpose.
e.
Not
more
than
5
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
may
be
allocated
for
cost
sharing
to
address
complaints
filed
under
section
161A.47
.
f.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”,
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
.
g.
The
state
soil
conservation
committee
established
by
section
161A.4
may
allocate
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
to
conduct
research
and
demonstration
projects
to
promote
conservation
tillage
and
nonpoint
source
pollution
control
practices.
h.
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.
i.
Not
more
than
15
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
may
be
used
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices.
Sec.
53.
DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES.
There
is
Senate
File
510,
p.
37
appropriated
from
the
environment
first
fund
created
in
section
8.57A
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
STATE
PARKS
MAINTENANCE
AND
OPERATIONS
a.
For
regular
maintenance
and
operations
of
state
parks
and
staff
time
associated
with
these
activities:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,117,500
b.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
up
to
$50,000
shall
be
allocated
for
statewide
coordination
of
volunteer
efforts
under
the
water
quality
and
keepers
of
the
land
programs.
2.
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
3.
WATER
QUALITY
MONITORING
For
continuing
the
establishment
and
operation
of
water
quality
monitoring
stations:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,477,500
4.
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
5.
REGULATION
OF
ANIMAL
FEEDING
OPERATIONS
For
the
regulation
of
animal
feeding
operations,
including
as
provided
for
in
chapters
459
through
459B
:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
660,000
6.
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
7.
WATER
QUANTITY
REGULATION
For
regulating
water
quantity
from
surface
and
subsurface
sources
by
providing
for
the
allocation
and
use
of
water
Senate
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p.
38
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
8.
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
Sec.
54.
REVERSION.
1.
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”,
and
notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
in
this
division
of
this
Act
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
instead
shall
remain
available
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year,
or
until
the
project
for
which
the
appropriation
was
made
is
completed,
whichever
is
earlier.
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
in
this
division
of
this
Act
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
to
provide
financial
assistance
for
the
establishment
of
permanent
soil
and
water
conservation
practices
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
instead
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021.
2.
Subsection
1
does
not
apply
to
moneys
transferred
pursuant
to
this
division
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
created
in
section
161D.2
which
shall
not
revert
as
provided
in
that
section.
DIVISION
XVI
ENVIRONMENT
FIRST
FUND
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATION
FOR
FY
2018-2019
Sec.
55.
WATER
QUALITY
INITIATIVE
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
environment
first
fund
created
in
section
8.57A
to
the
department
of
agriculture
Senate
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510,
p.
39
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
and
ending
June
30,
2019,
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
,
for
purposes
of
supporting
the
water
quality
initiative
administered
by
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,187,500
2.
a.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
to
support
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
.
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.
3.
In
supporting
projects
in
subwatersheds
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,
except
for
edge-of-field
practices,
the
state’s
share
of
the
amount
shall
not
exceed
50
percent
of
the
estimated
cost
of
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p.
40
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
.
4.
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.
5.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
to
contract
with
persons
to
coordinate
the
implementation
of
efforts
provided
in
this
section.
6.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
support
urban
soil
and
water
conservation
efforts,
which
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
management
practices
related
to
bioretention,
landscaping,
the
use
of
permeable
or
pervious
pavement,
and
soil
quality
restoration.
The
moneys
shall
be
allocated
on
a
cost-share
basis
as
provided
in
chapter
161A.
7.
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
available
to
the
department
from
a
state
or
federal
source.
8.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
may
be
used
to
pay
for
the
costs
of
administering
and
implementing
the
water
quality
initiative
by
the
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p.
41
department’s
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
and
this
section.
______________________________
JACK
WHITVER
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
510,
Eighty-seventh
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2017
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor