House File 875 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 303)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations to state departments
2 and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund,
3 environment first fund, tobacco settlement trust fund,
4 vertical infrastructure fund, general fund of the state, and
5 related matters, and including effective and retroactive
6 applicability date provisions.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 DIVISION I
1 2 REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
1 3 Section 1. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
1 4 infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
1 5 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June
1 6 30, 2006, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
1 7 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 8 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
1 9 a. For technology improvement projects:
1 10 .................................................. $ 3,802,000
1 11 Of the amount appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
1 12 $2,700,000 is allocated for continued implementation and
1 13 operation of the integrated information for Iowa system;
1 14 $792,000 is allocated for continued development and
1 15 implementation of the electronic tax administration project;
1 16 and $310,000 is allocated for maintenance and costs associated
1 17 with upgrading the enterprise data warehouse.
1 18 b. For relocation and project costs directly associated
1 19 with remodeling projects on the capitol complex and for
1 20 facility lease payments:
1 21 .................................................. $ 1,824,000
1 22 c. For routine maintenance of state buildings and
1 23 facilities:
1 24 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
1 25 d. For major renovation and major repair needs, including
1 26 health, life, and fire safety needs, and for compliance with
1 27 the federal Americans With Disabilities Act, for state
1 28 buildings and facilities under the purview of the department:
1 29 .................................................. $ 1,925,427
1 30 e. For upgrades to the electrical distribution system
1 31 serving the capitol complex:
1 32 .................................................. $ 1,843,878
1 33 f. For remodeling and renovation of the sexually violent
1 34 predators unit at Cherokee:
1 35 .................................................. $ 1,400,000
2 1 g. For the costs associated with the replacement of the
2 2 powerhouse facilities at the Iowa juvenile home at Toledo:
2 3 .................................................. $ 1,311,045
2 4 h. For improvements to the Wallace state office building:
2 5 .................................................. $ 625,000
2 6 2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2 7 a. For maintenance costs of the department of corrections
2 8 and board of parole associated with the department of
2 9 administrative services:
2 10 .................................................. $ 105,300
2 11 b. For construction of a community=based correctional
2 12 facility, including district offices, in Fort Dodge:
2 13 .................................................. $ 50,000
2 14 c. For the lease=payment under the lease=purchase
2 15 agreement to connect the electrical system supporting the
2 16 special needs unit in Fort Madison:
2 17 .................................................. $ 333,168
2 18 d. For remodeling and renovation of the kitchen facilities
2 19 at the Anamosa correctional facility:
2 20 .................................................. $ 1,090,000
2 21 3. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
2 22 For continuation of the project recommended by the Iowa
2 23 battle flag advisory committee to stabilize the condition of
2 24 the battle flag collection:
2 25 .................................................. $ 220,000
2 26 4. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2 27 a. To provide a grant to match federal grant dollars that
2 28 affect areas that are both an enterprise zone and a brownfield
2 29 site in a county with a population of at least 103,000:
2 30 .................................................. $ 500,000
2 31 b. For costs associated with a study involving an
2 32 environmental assessment and preliminary cultural and
2 33 historical impact related to the establishment of a regional
2 34 ferryboat service between Iowa and Illinois:
2 35 .................................................. $ 60,000
3 1 The funds are to be allocated to an area of the state that
3 2 has an established ferryboat task force. The funds
3 3 appropriated in this lettered paragraph are contingent upon
3 4 the receipt of federal matching funds and financial
3 5 participation by the state of Illinois in the study.
3 6 5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
3 7 a. To provide resources for structural and technological
3 8 improvements to local libraries and for the enrich Iowa
3 9 program:
3 10 .................................................. $ 600,000
3 11 b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
3 12 connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
3 13 .................................................. $ 2,727,000
3 14 c. To the public broadcasting division for replacing
3 15 transmitters:
3 16 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
3 17 d. To the vocational rehabilitation division to replace
3 18 lost indirect costs:
3 19 .................................................. $ 101,164
3 20 6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
3 21 To provide a grant for the planning, design, and
3 22 construction of a residential treatment facility for youth
3 23 with emotional and behavioral disorders in a central Iowa
3 24 county with a population of approximately 80,000:
3 25 .................................................. $ 250,000
3 26 7. IOWA STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
3 27 For vertical infrastructure projects on the state
3 28 fairgrounds:
3 29 .................................................. $ 750,000
3 30 For purposes of this subsection, "vertical infrastructure"
3 31 means the same as defined in section 8.57, subsection 6,
3 32 paragraph "c".
3 33 8. NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PLAYGROUND SAFETY AT THE
3 34 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
3 35 For the Iowa safe surfacing initiative:
4 1 .................................................. $ 500,000
4 2 Not more than 2.5 percent of the funds appropriated in this
4 3 subsection shall be used by the national program for
4 4 playground safety for administrative costs associated with the
4 5 Iowa safe surfacing initiative.
4 6 The crumb rubber playground tiles for the initiative shall
4 7 be international play equipment manufacturers association
4 8 (IPEMA)=certified to the American society for testing and
4 9 materials (ASTM) F1292 standard.
4 10 9. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
4 11 a. For the dredging of lakes, including necessary
4 12 preparation for dredging, in accordance with the department's
4 13 classification of Iowa lakes restoration report:
4 14 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
4 15 The department shall consider the following criteria for
4 16 funding lake dredging projects as provided in this lettered
4 17 paragraph, and shall prioritize projects based on the
4 18 following:
4 19 (1) Documented efforts to address watershed protection,
4 20 considering testing, conservation efforts, and amount of time
4 21 devoted to watershed protection.
4 22 (2) Protection of a natural resource and natural habitat.
4 23 (3) Percentage of public access and undeveloped lakefront
4 24 property.
4 25 (4) Continuation of current projects partially funded by
4 26 state resources to achieve department recommendations.
4 27 b. For the purchase of property adjacent to Waubonsie
4 28 state park and for the improvement of facilities at Waubonsie
4 29 state park:
4 30 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
4 31 c. For costs associated with renovation and improvements
4 32 at the Fort Atkinson state preserve:
4 33 .................................................. $ 500,000
4 34 d. For costs associated with Iowa's membership in the mid=
4 35 America port commission established in chapter 28K:
5 1 .................................................. $ 80,000
5 2 10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
5 3 a. For costs of entering into and making payments under a
5 4 lease=purchase agreement to replace and upgrade the automated
5 5 fingerprint identification system:
5 6 .................................................. $ 550,000
5 7 b. To the division of fire safety for allocation to the
5 8 fire service training bureau for the planning, design, and
5 9 construction of a regional training facility in the state:
5 10 .................................................. $ 500,000
5 11 c. To the division of fire safety for allocation to the
5 12 fire service training bureau to be used for the revolving loan
5 13 program for equipment purchases by local fire departments:
5 14 .................................................. $ 500,000
5 15 d. For capitol building and judicial building security:
5 16 .................................................. $ 800,000
5 17 11. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
5 18 For maintenance at the Iowa school for the deaf and the
5 19 Iowa braille and sight saving school:
5 20 .................................................. $ 500,000
5 21 12. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
5 22 a. For operation and maintenance of the network of
5 23 automated weather observation and data transfer systems
5 24 associated with the Iowa aviation weather system, the runway
5 25 marking program for public airports, the windsock program for
5 26 public airports, and the aviation improvement program:
5 27 .................................................. $ 500,000
5 28 b. For a vertical infrastructure improvement grant program
5 29 for improvements at general aviation airports within the
5 30 state:
5 31 .................................................. $ 750,000
5 32 c. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
5 33 trails within the state:
5 34 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
5 35 Of the amount appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
6 1 $500,000 shall be used for funding, on a matching basis,
6 2 recreational trail projects, with priority given to completion
6 3 of trail connections and sections between existing trails and
6 4 parks within the established state recreational trails system.
6 5 Such projects shall be matched by $1 of private or other funds
6 6 for each $3 of state funds.
6 7 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
6 8 infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
6 9 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June
6 10 30, 2007, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
6 11 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
6 12 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
6 13 a. For costs associated with the remodeling of the records
6 14 and property center:
6 15 .................................................. $ 2,200,000
6 16 b. For costs associated with the replacement of the
6 17 powerhouse facilities at the Iowa juvenile home at Toledo:
6 18 .................................................. $ 1,371,045
6 19 2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
6 20 a. For construction of a community=based correctional
6 21 facility, including district offices, in Fort Dodge:
6 22 .................................................. $ 1,400,000
6 23 b. For the remodeling and renovation of the kitchen
6 24 facilities at the Anamosa correctional facility:
6 25 .................................................. $ 1,690,000
6 26 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. There is appropriated
6 27 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the department of
6 28 corrections for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and
6 29 ending June 30, 2008, the following amount, or so much thereof
6 30 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
6 31 For construction of a community=based correctional
6 32 facility, including district offices, in Fort Dodge:
6 33 .................................................. $ 2,450,000
6 34 Sec. 4. 2004 Iowa Acts, chapter 1175, section 288,
6 35 subsection 13, paragraph c, is amended to read as follows:
7 1 c. For costs of entering into and making a down payment
7 2 under a lease=purchase agreement to replace and upgrade the
7 3 automated fingerprint identification system, notwithstanding
7 4 section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
7 5 FY 2004=2005 ..................................... $ 550,000
7 6 The appropriation made in this lettered paragraph to enter
7 7 into and make payments under a lease=purchase agreement
7 8 constitutes approval by the general assembly of a financing
7 9 agreement in excess of $1 million as required by section
7 10 12.28, subsection 6.
7 11 Sec. 5. COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TRANSFER.
7 12 Notwithstanding 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1173, section 10,
7 13 subsection 13, any unencumbered and unobligated moneys
7 14 remaining on the effective date of this section from the
7 15 appropriation made in 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1173, section
7 16 10, subsection 12, may be transferred to the appropriation
7 17 made in 2000 Iowa Acts, chapter 1225, section 19, to be used
7 18 for the purposes designated in 2000 Iowa Acts, chapter 1225,
7 19 section 19, as amended by 2004 Iowa Acts, chapter 1175,
7 20 section 296.
7 21 Sec. 6. REVERSION. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
7 22 appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund in this
7 23 division of this Act, except for the moneys appropriated in
7 24 section 1, subsection 2, paragraph "a", for maintenance costs
7 25 of the department of corrections and subsection 5, paragraph
7 26 "d", for the vocational rehabilitation division of the
7 27 department of education, shall not revert at the close of the
7 28 fiscal year for which they were appropriated but shall remain
7 29 available for the purposes designated until the close of the
7 30 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2008, or until the project for
7 31 which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever is
7 32 earlier. This section does not apply to the sections in this
7 33 division of this Act that were previously enacted and are
7 34 amended in this division of this Act.
7 35 Sec. 7. The provision in section 8.57, subsection 6,
8 1 paragraph "c", that limits the use of the moneys in the
8 2 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund shall not apply to the
8 3 appropriations made from such fund in this division of this
8 4 Act.
8 5 Sec. 8. Section 452A.79, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code
8 6 2005, is amended to read as follows:
8 7 Annually For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, the
8 8 first four hundred eleven thousand three hundred eleven
8 9 dollars derived from the excise tax on the sale of motor fuel
8 10 used in watercraft shall be deposited in the general fund of
8 11 the state. The and the moneys in excess of four hundred
8 12 eleven thousand three hundred eleven dollars shall be
8 13 deposited in the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund. For the
8 14 fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2006, all revenues
8 15 derived from the excise tax on the sale of motor fuel used in
8 16 watercraft shall be deposited in the rebuild Iowa
8 17 infrastructure fund. Moneys deposited to the general fund and
8 18 to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund under this section and
8 19 section 452A.84 are subject to the requirements of section
8 20 8.60 and are subject to appropriation by the general assembly
8 21 to the department of natural resources for use in its
8 22 recreational boating program, which may include but is not
8 23 limited to:
8 24 Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. The sections of this division of
8 25 this Act relating to the amendment to 2004 Iowa Acts, chapter
8 26 1175, section 288, subsection 13, appropriating moneys for a
8 27 lease=purchase agreement, and relating to the commission of
8 28 veterans affairs transfer, being deemed of immediate
8 29 importance, take effect upon enactment.
8 30 DIVISION II
8 31 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND
8 32 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the environment first
8 33 fund to the following departments and agencies for the fiscal
8 34 year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, the
8 35 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
9 1 used for the purposes designated:
9 2 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
9 3 a. For the conservation reserve enhancement program to
9 4 restore and construct wetlands for the purposes of
9 5 intercepting tile line runoff, reducing nutrient loss,
9 6 improving water quality, and enhancing agricultural production
9 7 practices:
9 8 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
9 9 Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
9 10 lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration and
9 11 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
9 12 b. For continuation of a program that provides
9 13 multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
9 14 quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
9 15 .................................................. $ 2,700,000
9 16 Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
9 17 lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration and
9 18 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
9 19 c. For continuation of a statewide voluntary farm
9 20 management demonstration program to demonstrate the
9 21 effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in
9 22 agronomy that protect water resources and provide other
9 23 environmental benefits:
9 24 .................................................. $ 850,000
9 25 Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
9 26 lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration and
9 27 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
9 28 Of the amount appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
9 29 $400,000 shall be allocated to the Iowa soybean association's
9 30 agriculture and environment performance program.
9 31 d. For deposit in the alternative drainage system
9 32 assistance fund created in section 460.303 to be used for
9 33 purposes of supporting the alternative drainage system
9 34 assistance program as provided in section 460.304:
9 35 .................................................. $ 500,000
10 1 Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
10 2 lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration and
10 3 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
10 4 e. To provide financial assistance for the establishment
10 5 of permanent soil and water conservation practices:
10 6 .................................................. $ 5,500,000
10 7 (1) Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
10 8 this lettered paragraph may be allocated for cost=sharing to
10 9 abate complaints filed under section 161A.47.
10 10 (2) Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
10 11 5 percent shall be allocated for financial incentives to
10 12 establish practices to protect watersheds above publicly owned
10 13 lakes of the state from soil erosion and sediment as provided
10 14 in section 161A.73.
10 15 (3) Not more than 30 percent of a soil and water
10 16 conservation district's allocation of moneys as financial
10 17 incentives may be provided for the purpose of establishing
10 18 management practices to control soil erosion on land that is
10 19 row=cropped, including but not limited to no=till planting,
10 20 ridge=till planting, contouring, and contour strip=cropping as
10 21 provided in section 161A.73.
10 22 (4) The state soil conservation committee created in
10 23 section 161A.4 may allocate moneys appropriated in this
10 24 lettered paragraph to conduct research and demonstration
10 25 projects to promote conservation tillage and nonpoint source
10 26 pollution control practices.
10 27 (5) The financial incentive payments may be used in
10 28 combination with department of natural resources moneys.
10 29 (6) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
10 30 this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of
10 31 administration and implementation of soil and water
10 32 conservation practices.
10 33 f. To encourage and assist farmers in enrolling in and the
10 34 implementation of federal conservation programs and work with
10 35 them to enhance their revegetation efforts to improve water
11 1 quality and habitat:
11 2 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
11 3 Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
11 4 lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration and
11 5 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
11 6 g. For deposit in the loess hills development and
11 7 conservation fund created in section 161D.2:
11 8 .................................................. $ 600,000
11 9 Of the amount appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
11 10 $400,000 shall be allocated to the hungry canyons account and
11 11 $200,000 shall be allocated to the loess hills alliance
11 12 account to be used for the purposes for which the moneys in
11 13 those accounts are authorized to be used under chapter 161D.
11 14 No more than 5 percent of the moneys allocated to each account
11 15 in this lettered paragraph may be used for administrative
11 16 costs.
11 17 h. For deposit in the southern Iowa development and
11 18 conservation fund created in section 161D.12:
11 19 .................................................. $ 300,000
11 20 Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
11 21 lettered paragraph may be used for administrative costs.
11 22 2. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
11 23 For deposit in the brownfield redevelopment fund created in
11 24 section 15.293 to provide assistance under the brownfield
11 25 redevelopment program:
11 26 .................................................. $ 500,000
11 27 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
11 28 a. For statewide coordination of volunteer efforts under
11 29 the water quality and keepers of the land programs:
11 30 .................................................. $ 100,000
11 31 b. For purposes of funding capital projects for the
11 32 purposes specified in section 452A.79, and for expenditures
11 33 for the local cost=share grants to be used for capital
11 34 expenditures to local governmental units for boating
11 35 accessibility:
12 1 .................................................. $ 2,300,000
12 2 c. For regular maintenance of state parks and staff time
12 3 associated with these activities:
12 4 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
12 5 d. To provide local watershed managers with geographic
12 6 information system data for their use in developing,
12 7 monitoring, and displaying results of their watershed work:
12 8 .................................................. $ 195,000
12 9 e. For continuing the establishment and operation of water
12 10 quality monitoring stations:
12 11 .................................................. $ 2,955,000
12 12 f. For deposit in the administration account of the water
12 13 quality protection fund, to carry out the purposes of that
12 14 account:
12 15 .................................................. $ 500,000
12 16 g. For the dredging of lakes, including necessary
12 17 preparation for dredging, in accordance with the department's
12 18 classification of Iowa lakes restoration report:
12 19 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
12 20 The department shall consider the following criteria for
12 21 funding lake dredging projects as provided in this lettered
12 22 paragraph, and shall prioritize projects based on the
12 23 following:
12 24 (1) Documented efforts to address watershed protection,
12 25 considering testing, conservation efforts, and the amount of
12 26 time devoted to watershed protection.
12 27 (2) Protection of a natural resource and natural habitat.
12 28 (3) Percentage of public access and undeveloped lakefront
12 29 property.
12 30 (4) Continuation of current projects partially funded by
12 31 state resources to achieve department recommendations.
12 32 RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND
12 33 Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the amount of the standing
12 34 appropriation from the general fund of the state under section
12 35 455A.18, subsection 3, there is appropriated from the
13 1 environment first fund to the Iowa resources enhancement and
13 2 protection fund, in lieu of the appropriation made in section
13 3 455A.18, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and
13 4 ending June 30, 2006, the following amount, to be allocated as
13 5 provided in section 455A.19:
13 6 .................................................. $ 11,000,000
13 7 Sec. 12. REVERSION.
13 8 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, and notwithstanding
13 9 section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this division of this Act
13 10 that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert at
13 11 the close of the fiscal year for which they were appropriated
13 12 but shall remain available for the purposes designated until
13 13 the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, or until
13 14 the project for which the appropriation was made is completed,
13 15 whichever is earlier.
13 16 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
13 17 this division of this Act to the department of agriculture and
13 18 land stewardship to provide financial assistance for the
13 19 establishment of permanent soil and water conservation
13 20 practices that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
13 21 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
13 22 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
13 23 the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2008.
13 24 DIVISION III
13 25 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND
13 26 Sec. 13.
13 27 1. There is appropriated from the tax=exempt bond proceeds
13 28 restricted capital funds account of the tobacco settlement
13 29 trust fund to the following departments and agencies for the
13 30 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006,
13 31 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
13 32 be used for the purposes designated:
13 33 a. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
13 34 (1) For capitol interior restoration:
13 35 .................................................. $ 4,500,000
14 1 Of the amount appropriated in this subparagraph, $700,000
14 2 shall be used for cleanup costs associated with the water
14 3 damage in the statehouse resulting from the pipe break that
14 4 occurred on December 24, 2004, and for renovation of areas in
14 5 the statehouse that experienced such water damage. The
14 6 $700,000 shall be allocated as follows:
14 7 (a) For cleanup and renovation on the ground floor of the
14 8 statehouse:
14 9 .................................................. $ 84,000
14 10 (b) For cleanup and renovation on the first floor of the
14 11 statehouse:
14 12 .................................................. $ 357,000
14 13 (c) For cleanup and renovation on the second floor of the
14 14 statehouse:
14 15 .................................................. $ 203,000
14 16 (d) For cleanup and renovation on the third floor of the
14 17 statehouse:
14 18 .................................................. $ 56,000
14 19 The use of the moneys allocated in this subparagraph shall
14 20 not be construed or interpreted as an indication by the
14 21 governor or general assembly that the state is the responsible
14 22 party for the water damage in the statehouse resulting from
14 23 the pipe break that occurred on December 24, 2004, and for the
14 24 resulting costs or that the amounts allocated in this
14 25 subparagraph represent the total amount necessary to address
14 26 all costs associated with the water damage.
14 27 (2) For remodeling and renovation of the sexually violent
14 28 predators unit located at the state mental health institute at
14 29 Cherokee:
14 30 .................................................. $ 650,000
14 31 b. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
14 32 For the remodeling and renovation of the kitchen facilities
14 33 at the Anamosa correctional facility:
14 34 .................................................. $ 600,000
14 35 c. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
15 1 For accelerated career education program capital projects
15 2 at community colleges that are authorized under chapter 260G
15 3 and that meet the definition of "vertical infrastructure" in
15 4 section 8.57B, subsection 3:
15 5 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
15 6 The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
15 7 allocated equally among the community colleges in the state.
15 8 If any portion of the equal allocation to a community college
15 9 is not obligated or encumbered by April 1, 2006, the
15 10 unobligated and unencumbered portions shall be available for
15 11 use by other community colleges.
15 12 d. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
15 13 For planning, design, and construction of a family resource
15 14 center in a city with a population between 95,000 and 100,000
15 15 residents:
15 16 .................................................. $ 250,000
15 17 e. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
15 18 For the first phase of the regional emergency responder
15 19 training facility project of the nonprofit Dubuque county fire
15 20 fighters association:
15 21 .................................................. $ 100,000
15 22 f. IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
15 23 For replacement of equipment for the Iowa communications
15 24 network:
15 25 .................................................. $ 1,704,719
15 26 g. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
15 27 For vertical infrastructure improvements at the commercial
15 28 air service airports within the state:
15 29 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
15 30 Fifty percent of the funds appropriated in this lettered
15 31 paragraph shall be allocated equally between each commercial
15 32 service airport, 40 percent of the funds shall be allocated
15 33 based on the percentage that the number of enplaned passengers
15 34 at each commercial service airport bears to the total number
15 35 of enplaned passengers in the state during the previous fiscal
16 1 year, and 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated based on
16 2 the percentage that the air cargo tonnage at each commercial
16 3 service airport bears to the total air cargo tonnage in the
16 4 state during the previous fiscal year. In order for a
16 5 commercial service airport to receive funding under this
16 6 lettered paragraph, the airport shall be required to submit
16 7 applications for funding of specific projects to the
16 8 department for approval by the state transportation
16 9 commission.
16 10 2. TAX=EXEMPT STATUS == USE OF APPROPRIATIONS. Payment of
16 11 moneys from the appropriations in this section shall be made
16 12 in a manner that does not adversely affect the tax=exempt
16 13 status of any outstanding bonds issued by the tobacco
16 14 settlement authority.
16 15 3. REVERSION. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
16 16 appropriated in this section shall not revert at the close of
16 17 the fiscal year for which they were appropriated but shall
16 18 remain available for the purposes designated until the close
16 19 of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2006, or until the
16 20 project for which the appropriation was made is completed,
16 21 whichever is earlier.
16 22 Sec. 14. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TUITION. There is
16 23 appropriated from the tax=exempt bond proceeds restricted
16 24 capital funds account of the tobacco settlement trust fund to
16 25 the state board of regents for the fiscal year beginning July
16 26 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, the following amount, or so
16 27 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
16 28 designated:
16 29 For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
16 30 university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
16 31 technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse
16 32 the institutions for deficiencies in their operating funds
16 33 resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees and
16 34 charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
16 35 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
17 1 and utility services at the institutions:
17 2 .................................................. $ 10,329,981
17 3 Sec. 15. PRISON DEBT SERVICE. There is appropriated from
17 4 the tax=exempt bond proceeds restricted capital funds account
17 5 of the tobacco settlement trust fund to the office of the
17 6 treasurer of state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005,
17 7 and ending June 30, 2006, the following amount, or so much
17 8 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
17 9 designated:
17 10 For repayment of prison infrastructure bonds under section
17 11 16.177:
17 12 .................................................. $ 5,422,390
17 13 Sec. 16. The provision in section 12E.12, subsection 1,
17 14 paragraph "b", subparagraph (1), that limits the use of the
17 15 moneys in the tax=exempt bond proceeds restricted capital
17 16 funds account of the tobacco settlement trust fund shall not
17 17 apply to the appropriations made from such account in this
17 18 division of this Act.
17 19 DIVISION IV
17 20 VERTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
17 21 Sec. 17. There is appropriated from the vertical
17 22 infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
17 23 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June
17 24 30, 2006, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
17 25 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
17 26 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
17 27 For major renovation and major repair needs, including
17 28 health, life, and fire safety needs, and for compliance with
17 29 the federal Americans With Disabilities Act, for state
17 30 buildings and facilities under the purview of the department:
17 31 .................................................. $ 5,623,200
17 32 Of the amount appropriated in this subsection, up to
17 33 $200,000 may be used for costs associated with the vertical
17 34 infrastructure program, notwithstanding section 8.57B,
17 35 subsection 3.
18 1 2. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
18 2 For historical site preservation grants, to be used for the
18 3 restoration, preservation, and development of historical
18 4 sites:
18 5 .................................................. $ 500,000
18 6 Historical site preservation grants shall only be awarded
18 7 for projects which meet the definition of "vertical
18 8 infrastructure" in section 8.57B, subsection 3.
18 9 In making grants pursuant to this subsection, the
18 10 department shall consider the existence and amount of other
18 11 funds available to an applicant for the designated project. A
18 12 grant awarded from moneys appropriated in this subsection
18 13 shall not exceed $100,000 per project. Not more than two
18 14 grants may be awarded in the same county.
18 15 3. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
18 16 For accelerated career education program capital projects
18 17 at community colleges that are authorized under chapter 260G
18 18 and that meet the definition of "vertical infrastructure" in
18 19 section 8.57B, subsection 3:
18 20 .................................................. $ 4,000,000
18 21 The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
18 22 allocated equally among the community colleges in the state.
18 23 If any portion of the equal allocation to a community college
18 24 is not obligated or encumbered by April 1, 2006, the
18 25 unobligated and unencumbered portions shall be available for
18 26 use by other community colleges.
18 27 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
18 28 a. For construction of a national guard readiness center
18 29 in or near Fort Dodge:
18 30 .................................................. $ 608,000
18 31 b. For maintenance and repair of national guard armories
18 32 and facilities:
18 33 .................................................. $ 1,269,000
18 34 c. For upgrading the water treatment facility at Camp
18 35 Dodge:
19 1 .................................................. $ 1,939,800
19 2 5. OFFICE OF TREASURER OF STATE
19 3 For county fair infrastructure improvements for
19 4 distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified fairs
19 5 which belong to the association of Iowa fairs:
19 6 .................................................. $ 1,060,000
19 7 Sec. 18. REVERSION. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
19 8 appropriated from the vertical infrastructure fund in this
19 9 division of this Act shall not revert at the close of the
19 10 fiscal year for which they were appropriated but shall remain
19 11 available for the purposes designated until the close of the
19 12 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2008, or until the project for
19 13 which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever is
19 14 earlier.
19 15 DIVISION V
19 16 RAILROAD REVOLVING LOAN AND GRANT FUND
19 17 Sec. 19. Section 327H.20A, Code 2005, is amended to read
19 18 as follows:
19 19 327H.20A RAILROAD REVOLVING LOAN AND GRANT FUND.
19 20 1. A railroad revolving loan and grant fund is established
19 21 in the office of the treasurer of state under the control of
19 22 the department. Moneys in this the fund shall be expended for
19 23 loans the following purposes:
19 24 a. Grants or loans to provide assistance for the
19 25 restoration, conservation, improvement, and construction of
19 26 railroad main lines, branch lines, switching yards, sidings,
19 27 rail connections, intermodal yards, highway grade separations,
19 28 and other railroad=related improvements.
19 29 b. Grants or loans for rail economic development projects
19 30 that improve rail facilities, including the construction of
19 31 branch lines, sidings, rail connections, intermodal yards, and
19 32 other rail=related improvements that spur economic development
19 33 and job growth.
19 34 2. The department shall administer a program for the
19 35 granting and administration of loans and grants under this
20 1 section. No more than fifty percent of the total moneys
20 2 available in the fund in any year shall be awarded in the form
20 3 of grants. The department may establish a limit on the amount
20 4 that may be awarded as a grant for any given project in order
20 5 to maximize the use of the moneys in the fund. The department
20 6 may enter into agreements with railroad corporations, the
20 7 United States government, cities, counties, and other persons
20 8 for carrying out the purposes of this section.
20 9 3. Moneys Notwithstanding any other provision to the
20 10 contrary, on or after July 1, 2006, moneys received as loan
20 11 repayments for loans made pursuant to this chapter or chapter
20 12 327I before, on, or after July 1, 2005, other than repayments
20 13 of federal moneys subject to section 327H.21, shall be
20 14 credited to the railroad revolving loan and grant fund.
20 15 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the railroad revolving
20 16 loan and grant fund shall not revert to the general fund of
20 17 the state but shall remain available indefinitely for
20 18 expenditure under this section.
20 19 Sec. 20. Sections 327H.18 and 327H.20, Code 2005, are
20 20 repealed.
20 21 Sec. 21. Notwithstanding section 327H.18, Code 2005, and
20 22 chapter 327I, there is appropriated from the general fund of
20 23 the state to the state department of transportation for the
20 24 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005,
20 25 for deposit in the railroad revolving fund established in
20 26 section 327H.20A, an amount equal to the amount of the loan
20 27 repayments made under section 327H.18, Code 2005, and chapter
20 28 327I that exceed $1,308,704 during the fiscal year beginning
20 29 July 1, 2004.
20 30 Sec. 22. Notwithstanding section 327H.18, Code 2005, and
20 31 chapter 327I, there is appropriated from the general fund of
20 32 the state to the state department of transportation for the
20 33 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006,
20 34 for deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant fund
20 35 established in section 327H.20A, as amended by this Act, an
21 1 amount equal to the amount of the loan repayments made under
21 2 section 327H.18, Code 2005, and chapter 327I that exceed
21 3 $1,288,481 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005.
21 4 Sec. 23. CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. It is the
21 5 intent of the general assembly that the enactment of this
21 6 division of this Act shall not affect the terms or duration of
21 7 railroad assistance agreements entered into under chapter 327H
21 8 prior to the effective date of this division of this Act.
21 9 Sec. 24. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. The section of
21 10 this division of this Act that appropriates excess rail
21 11 assistance loan repayments for the fiscal year beginning July
21 12 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, being deemed of immediate
21 13 importance, takes effect upon enactment and applies
21 14 retroactively to July 1, 2004.
21 15 EXPLANATION
21 16 This bill makes appropriations for FY 2005=2006 from the
21 17 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, environment first fund, tax=
21 18 exempt bond proceeds restricted capital funds account of the
21 19 tobacco settlement trust fund, and vertical infrastructure
21 20 fund for various capital and other projects. Appropriations
21 21 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund include projects for
21 22 the departments of administrative services, corrections,
21 23 cultural affairs, economic development, education, human
21 24 services, natural resources, public safety, and
21 25 transportation, and the national program for playground
21 26 safety, Iowa state fair authority, and state board of regents.
21 27 The bill also appropriates from the rebuild Iowa
21 28 infrastructure fund for FY 2006=2007 and FY 2007=2008 for
21 29 projects of the departments of administrative services and
21 30 corrections.
21 31 The bill appropriates funds from the environment first fund
21 32 to the departments of agriculture and land stewardship,
21 33 economic development, and natural resources. The bill
21 34 appropriates $11 million from the environment first fund to
21 35 the resources enhancement and protection fund in lieu of the
22 1 $20 million appropriated by statute from the general fund of
22 2 the state.
22 3 The bill makes appropriations from the tax=exempt bond
22 4 proceeds restricted capital funds account of the tobacco
22 5 settlement trust fund for projects for the departments of
22 6 administrative services, corrections, economic development,
22 7 human services, public safety, and transportation and the Iowa
22 8 telecommunications and technology commission.
22 9 The bill also appropriates funds from the tax=exempt bond
22 10 proceeds restricted capital funds account of the tobacco
22 11 settlement trust fund to the state board of regents for
22 12 tuition replacement and to the office of the treasurer of
22 13 state for debt service for repayment of prison infrastructure
22 14 bonds.
22 15 The bill also appropriates funds from the vertical
22 16 infrastructure fund for capital projects of the departments of
22 17 administrative services, cultural affairs, economic
22 18 development, and public defense, and the treasurer of state.
22 19 Amendments to Code section 327H.20A change the railroad
22 20 revolving loan fund to the railroad revolving loan and grant
22 21 fund to allow moneys in the fund to be used for both grants
22 22 and loans for rail economic development projects and for rail
22 23 assistance purposes. No more than 50 percent of available
22 24 moneys may be awarded as grants in any year, and the state
22 25 department of transportation may limit the grant amount that
22 26 may be awarded for a given project. Amounts in excess of
22 27 anticipated state rail assistance loan repayments in FY 2004=
22 28 2005 and FY 2005=2006 are appropriated for deposit in the
22 29 railroad revolving loan and grant fund. Beginning in FY 2006=
22 30 2007, all moneys from state rail assistance loan repayments
22 31 are to be credited to the fund. Conflicting and obsolete Code
22 32 provisions relating to rail assistance are repealed.
22 33 The bill includes effective date provisions.
22 34 LSB 3567HV 81
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