House File 2276 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  KRESSIG

                                       (COMPANION TO LSB 6197SS
                                        BY DOTZLER)

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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to community attraction and tourism by allocating
  2    funds to the creation of water trails and parks.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6197HH 82
  5 tw/nh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 15F.204, subsections 5, 6, and 7, Code
  1  2 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  1  3    5.  At the beginning of each fiscal year, the board shall
  1  4 allocate all moneys in the fund in the following manner:
  1  5    a.  Four million dollars shall be allocated to provide
  1  6 assistance to cities and counties for the development of water
  1  7 trails and parks on the rivers and streams of the state.  The
  1  8 department shall coordinate efforts with the department of
  1  9 natural resources to identify the most suitable sites and
  1 10 assist in the creation and promotion of water trails and
  1 11 parks.
  1 12    a. b.  One=third of the remaining moneys shall be allocated
  1 13 to provide assistance to cities and counties which meet the
  1 14 following criteria:
  1 15    (1)  A city which has a population of ten thousand or less
  1 16 according to the most recently published census.
  1 17    (2)  A county which has a population that ranks in the
  1 18 bottom thirty=three counties according to the most recently
  1 19 published census.
  1 20    b. c.  Two=thirds of the remaining moneys shall be
  1 21 allocated to provide assistance to any city and county in the
  1 22 state, which may include a city or county included under
  1 23 paragraph "a" "b".
  1 24    6.  If two or more cities or counties submit a joint
  1 25 project application for financial assistance under the
  1 26 program, all joint applicants must meet the criteria of
  1 27 subsection 5, paragraph "a" "b", in order to receive any
  1 28 moneys allocated under that paragraph.
  1 29    7.  If any portion of the allocated moneys under subsection
  1 30 5, paragraph "a" "b", has not been awarded by April 1 of the
  1 31 fiscal year for which the allocation is made, the portion
  1 32 which has not been awarded may be utilized by the board to
  1 33 provide financial assistance under the program to any city or
  1 34 county in the state.
  1 35                           EXPLANATION
  2  1    This bill relates to the awarding of financial assistance
  2  2 to cities and counties from the community attraction and
  2  3 tourism fund for water trails.  Water trails and parks are a
  2  4 dedicated recreational use of rivers and streams for outdoor
  2  5 enjoyment and tourism purposes.
  2  6    The bill allocates $4 million annually from the community
  2  7 attraction and tourism fund for the creation of water trails
  2  8 and parks.
  2  9    The bill directs the department of economic development to
  2 10 work with the department of natural resources to identify,
  2 11 help create, and promote the trails.
  2 12 LSB 6197HH 82
  2 13 tw/nh/8