House File 162 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 7)
                                       (COMPANION TO LSB 1562SV
                                        BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE)


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to an appropriation from the environment first
  2    fund for the establishment of permanent soil and water
  3    conservation practices, by allocating moneys to support the
  4    administration of local governmental units, and providing an
  5    effective date.
  6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  7 TLSB 1562HV 81
  8 da/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  2004 Iowa Acts, chapter 1175, section 301,
  1  2 subsection 1, paragraph f, unnumbered paragraph 2, is amended
  1  3 to read as follows:
  1  4    (1)  Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
  1  5 this lettered paragraph "f" may be used for costs of
  1  6 administration and implementation of soil and water
  1  7 conservation practices.
  1  8    (2)  Of the amount appropriated in this paragraph "f",
  1  9 $250,000 shall be used to reimburse commissioners of soil and
  1 10 water conservation districts for administrative expenses,
  1 11 including, but not limited to, travel expenses, technical
  1 12 training, and professional dues.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  DEPARTMENT == PAYMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT MONEYS.
  1 14 The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall
  1 15 reimburse commissioners of soil and water conservation
  1 16 districts the amounts allocated pursuant to section 1 of this
  1 17 Act within ten days after the effective date of this Act.
  1 18    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 19 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill amends a provision in S.F. 2298 (2004 Iowa Acts,
  1 22 ch. 1175) as enacted by the general assembly during its last
  1 23 session.  As part of an appropriation from the environment
  1 24 first fund to the department of agriculture and land
  1 25 stewardship, $2 million was dedicated to support farmers
  1 26 participating in conservation programs.  The bill adds
  1 27 provisions which require the department to use a portion of
  1 28 this appropriation to reimburse commissioners of soil and
  1 29 water conservation districts for administrative expenses,
  1 30 including, but not limited to, travel expenses and technical
  1 31 training.  Similar language has been included in past bills
  1 32 appropriating general fund moneys to the department (see 2000
  1 33 Acts, ch.  1224, section 1, subsection 4).  The bill requires
  1 34 that the department reimburse the commissioners the designated
  1 35 amounts within 10 days after the effective date of this bill.
  2  1 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  2  2 LSB 1562HV 81
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