House Study Bill 784
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY JOINT
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
RESOURCES)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations involving state
2 government, by providing for agriculture, natural resources,
3 and environmental protection.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 DIVISION I
1 2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
1 3 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
1 4 Section 1. GENERAL FUND == DEPARTMENT. There is
1 5 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
1 6 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
1 7 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
1 8 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
1 9 used for the purposes designated:
1 10 For purposes of supporting the department, including its
1 11 divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for
1 12 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes;
1 13 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
1 14 positions:
1 15 .................................................. $ 19,099,509
1 16 ............................................... FTEs 445.00
1 17 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
1 18 Sec. 2. GENERAL FUND == CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONTROL
1 19 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 20 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
1 21 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June
1 22 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
1 23 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 24 For purposes of administering a chronic wasting disease
1 25 control program for the control of chronic wasting disease
1 26 which threatens farm deer as provided in chapter 170,
1 27 including for salaries, support, maintenance, and
1 28 miscellaneous purposes:
1 29 .................................................. $ 80,000
1 30 The program may include procedures for the inspection and
1 31 testing of farm deer, responses to reported cases of chronic
1 32 wasting disease, and methods to ensure that owners of farm
1 33 deer may engage in the movement and sale of farm deer.
1 34 Sec. 3. HORSE AND DOG RACING. There is appropriated from
1 35 the moneys available under section 99D.13 to the department of
2 1 agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning
2 2 July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount,
2 3 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2 4 purposes designated:
2 5 For purposes of supporting the department's administration
2 6 and enforcement of horse and dog racing law pursuant to
2 7 section 99D.22, including for salaries, support, maintenance,
2 8 and miscellaneous purposes:
2 9 .................................................. $ 305,516
2 10 Sec. 4. GENERAL FUND == DAIRY PRODUCTS CONTROL. There is
2 11 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
2 12 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
2 13 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
2 14 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
2 15 used for the purposes designated:
2 16 For purposes of supporting the operations of the dairy
2 17 products control bureau, including for salaries, support,
2 18 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
2 19 .................................................. $ 950,000
2 20 Sec. 5. GENERAL FUND == AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTROL. There is
2 21 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
2 22 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
2 23 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
2 24 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
2 25 used for the purpose designated:
2 26 For purposes of controlling avian influenza by conducting
2 27 testing and monitoring:
2 28 .................................................. $ 50,000
2 29 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
2 30 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
2 31 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
2 32 to be used for the continued testing and monitoring of avian
2 33 influenza.
2 34 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == PLANT PROTECTION AND
2 35 CROP PRODUCTION
3 1 Sec. 6. GENERAL FUND == APIARY LAW. There is appropriated
3 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of
3 3 agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning
3 4 July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount,
3 5 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
3 6 purposes designated:
3 7 For purposes of administering and enforcing apiary law as
3 8 provided in chapter 160, including for salaries, support,
3 9 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
3 10 .................................................. $ 75,000
3 11 Sec. 7. GYPSY MOTH CONTROL. There is appropriated from
3 12 the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture
3 13 and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
3 14 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so
3 15 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
3 16 designated:
3 17 For the control of the pest commonly referred to as the
3 18 gypsy moth, including but not limited to the detection,
3 19 surveillance, and eradication of the gypsy moth:
3 20 .................................................. $ 50,000
3 21 Sec. 8. EMERALD ASH BORER PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT. There
3 22 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
3 23 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
3 24 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
3 25 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
3 26 used for the purposes designated:
3 27 For the support of a public awareness project to inform
3 28 persons regarding the presence and danger of the pest commonly
3 29 known as the emerald ash borer:
3 30 .................................................. $ 50,000
3 31 Sec. 9. GENERAL FUND == SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
3 32 DISTRICTS. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
3 33 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
3 34 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June
3 35 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
4 1 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
4 2 For purposes of reimbursing commissioners of soil and water
4 3 conservation districts for administrative expenses including
4 4 but not limited to travel expenses, technical training, and
4 5 professional dues:
4 6 .................................................. $ 400,000
4 7 A soil and water conservation district receiving moneys
4 8 from an allocation provided pursuant to this section shall
4 9 submit a report to the soil conservation division of the
4 10 department of agriculture and land stewardship by July 1,
4 11 2009, accounting for moneys which have been expended or
4 12 unexpended or which have been obligated or encumbered. The
4 13 report shall state how the moneys were used.
4 14 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == FOOD MARKETING AND SECURITY
4 15 Sec. 10. GENERAL FUND == SENIOR FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION
4 16 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
4 17 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
4 18 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June
4 19 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
4 20 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
4 21 For purposes of administering a senior farmers' market
4 22 nutrition program, including salaries, support, maintenance,
4 23 and miscellaneous purposes:
4 24 .................................................. $ 75,000
4 25 Sec. 11. EMERGENCY VETERINARIAN RAPID RESPONSE SERVICES
4 26 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
4 27 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
4 28 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June
4 29 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
4 30 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
4 31 For purposes of supporting veterinary emergency
4 32 preparedness and response services necessary to prevent or
4 33 control a serious threat to the public health, public safety,
4 34 or the state's economy caused by the transmission of disease
4 35 among livestock or agricultural animals, including as provided
5 1 in section 163.3A:
5 2 .................................................. $ 100,000
5 3 Sec. 12. ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. There is
5 4 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
5 5 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
5 6 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
5 7 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
5 8 used for the purposes designated:
5 9 For purposes of supporting the department's regulation and
5 10 promotion of organic agricultural products as provided in
5 11 chapter 190C, including salaries, support, maintenance,
5 12 miscellaneous purposes:
5 13 .................................................. $ 50,000
5 14 Sec. 13. FARM=TO=SCHOOL PROGRAM. There is appropriated
5 15 from the general fund of the state to the department of
5 16 agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning
5 17 July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount,
5 18 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
5 19 purposes designated:
5 20 For purposes of supporting the farm=to=school program
5 21 created in chapter 190A to encourage and promote the purchase
5 22 of locally and regionally produced or processed food in order
5 23 to improve child nutrition and strengthen local and regional
5 24 farm economies:
5 25 .................................................. $ 80,000
5 26 Sec. 14. GRAPE AND WINE DEVELOPMENT FUND. There is
5 27 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the grape
5 28 and wine development fund created in section 175A.5 for the
5 29 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009,
5 30 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
5 31 be used for the purposes designated:
5 32 For carrying out the purposes of the fund:
5 33 .................................................. $ 280,000
5 34 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == MOTOR FUEL
5 35 Sec. 15. MOTOR FUEL INSPECTION. There is appropriated
6 1 from the renewable fuel infrastructure fund created in section
6 2 15G.205 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
6 3 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June
6 4 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
6 5 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
6 6 For purposes of the inspection of motor fuel, including
6 7 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
6 8 .................................................. $ 300,000
6 9 The department shall establish and administer programs for
6 10 the auditing of motor fuel including biofuel processing and
6 11 production plants, for screening and testing motor fuel,
6 12 including renewable fuel, and for the inspection of motor fuel
6 13 sold by dealers including retail dealers who sell and dispense
6 14 motor fuel from motor fuel pumps.
6 15 DIVISION II
6 16 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
6 17 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
6 18 Sec. 16. GENERAL FUND == DEPARTMENT. There is
6 19 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
6 20 department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning
6 21 July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount,
6 22 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
6 23 purposes designated:
6 24 For purposes of supporting the department, including its
6 25 divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for
6 26 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes;
6 27 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
6 28 positions:
6 29 .................................................. $ 19,994,822
6 30 ............................................... FTEs 1,169.95
6 31 Sec. 17. STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND == DIVISION
6 32 OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
6 33 1. a. There is appropriated from the state fish and game
6 34 protection fund to the department of natural resources for the
6 35 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009,
7 1 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
7 2 be used for the purposes designated:
7 3 For purposes of supporting the division of fish and
7 4 wildlife, including for administration, regulation, and
7 5 programs; and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
7 6 and miscellaneous purposes:
7 7 .................................................. $ 37,626,733
7 8 b. Notwithstanding section 455A.10, the department may use
7 9 the unappropriated balance remaining in the state fish and
7 10 game protection fund to provide for the funding of health and
7 11 life insurance premium payments from unused sick leave
7 12 balances of conservation peace officers employed in a
7 13 protection occupation who retire, pursuant to section 97B.49B.
7 14 2. The department shall not expend more moneys from the
7 15 state fish and game protection fund than provided in this
7 16 section, unless the expenditure derives from contributions
7 17 made by a private entity, or a grant or moneys received from
7 18 the federal government, and is approved by the natural
7 19 resource commission. The department of natural resources
7 20 shall promptly notify the legislative services agency and the
7 21 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations
7 22 subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources concerning
7 23 the commission's approval.
7 24 Sec. 18. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION FUND == WATER QUALITY.
7 25 There is appropriated from the groundwater protection fund
7 26 created in section 455E.11 to the department of natural
7 27 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
7 28 ending June 30, 2009, from those moneys which are not
7 29 allocated pursuant to that section, the following amount, or
7 30 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
7 31 designated:
7 32 For purposes of supporting the department's protection of
7 33 the state's groundwater, including for administration,
7 34 regulation, and programs, and for salaries, support,
7 35 maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes:
8 1 .................................................. $ 3,455,832
8 2 Sec. 19. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
8 3 PERMIT FUND. There is appropriated from the national
8 4 pollutant discharge elimination system permit fund created in
8 5 section 455B.196 to the department of natural resources for
8 6 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30,
8 7 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
8 8 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
8 9 For purposes of expediting the department's processing of
8 10 national pollutant discharge elimination system applications
8 11 and the issuance of permits, including salaries, support,
8 12 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
8 13 .................................................. $ 700,000
8 14 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == MISCELLANEOUS
8 15 Sec. 20. SPECIAL SNOWMOBILE FUND == SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM.
8 16 There is transferred on July 1, 2008, from the fees required
8 17 to be deposited in the special snowmobile fund under section
8 18 321G.7 to the fish and game protection fund and appropriated
8 19 to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
8 20 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
8 21 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
8 22 used for the purpose designated:
8 23 For purposes of administering and enforcing the state
8 24 snowmobile program:
8 25 .................................................. $ 100,000
8 26 Sec. 21. UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND == UNDERGROUND STORAGE
8 27 TANK SECTION EXPENSES. There is appropriated from the
8 28 unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive
8 29 underground storage tank fund board to the department of
8 30 natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008,
8 31 and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much
8 32 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
8 33 designated:
8 34 For purposes of paying for administration expenses of the
8 35 department's underground storage tank section:
9 1 .................................................. $ 200,000
9 2 Sec. 22. STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT FEES == SUPPORT FOR
9 3 SPECIAL PURPOSES. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
9 4 state law, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
9 5 ending June 30, 2009, the department of natural resources may
9 6 use additional moneys available to the department collected
9 7 from storm water discharge permit fees as provided in section
9 8 455B.103A or 455B.197 for the staffing of the following
9 9 additional full=time equivalent positions for the purposes
9 10 designated:
9 11 1. For purposes of reducing the department's floodplain
9 12 permit backlog:
9 13 ................................................. FTEs 2.00
9 14 2. For purposes of implementing the federal total maximum
9 15 daily load program:
9 16 ................................................. FTEs 2.00
9 17 DIVISION III
9 18 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
9 19 Sec. 23. AGRICULTURAL REMEDIATION FUND == OPEN FEEDLOT
9 20 WATER QUALITY RESEARCH PROJECT. There is appropriated from
9 21 the agrichemical remediation fund created in section 161.7 to
9 22 Iowa state university of science and technology for the fiscal
9 23 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
9 24 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
9 25 used for the purposes designated:
9 26 For purposes of supporting a water quality research project
9 27 which studies the effectiveness of alternative technologies
9 28 used to reduce risks to water quality from effluent
9 29 originating from open feedlots which house beef cattle:
9 30 .................................................. $ 50,000
9 31 In conducting the project, Iowa state university of science
9 32 and technology shall cooperate with the Iowa cattlemen's
9 33 association, the department of natural resources, the
9 34 department of agriculture and land stewardship, and the United
9 35 States department of agriculture natural resource conservation
10 1 service.
10 2 Sec. 24. VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY.
10 3 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
10 4 state to Iowa state university of science and technology for
10 5 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30,
10 6 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
10 7 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
10 8 For purposes of supporting the college of veterinary
10 9 medicine for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic
10 10 laboratory and for not more than the following full=time
10 11 equivalent positions:
10 12 .................................................. $ 2,068,706
10 13 ............................................... FTEs 17.79
10 14 2. Iowa state university of science and technology shall
10 15 not reduce the amount that it allocates to support the college
10 16 of veterinary medicine from any other source due to the
10 17 appropriation made in this section.
10 18 3. If by the end of the fiscal year, Iowa state university
10 19 of science and technology fails to allocate the moneys
10 20 appropriated in this section to the college of veterinary
10 21 medicine in accordance with this section, the moneys
10 22 appropriated in this section for that fiscal year shall revert
10 23 to the general fund of the state.
10 24 Sec. 25. VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY == FUTURE YEAR.
10 25 It is the intent of the general assembly that a future general
10 26 assembly appropriate moneys to Iowa state university of
10 27 science and technology for the designated fiscal year, or so
10 28 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
10 29 designated:
10 30 For purposes of supporting the college of veterinary
10 31 medicine for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic
10 32 laboratory:
10 33 FY 2009=2010...................................... $ 4,000,000
10 34 DIVISION IV
10 35 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
11 1 Sec. 26. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP.
11 2 There is appropriated from the environment first fund created
11 3 in section 8.57A to the department of agriculture and land
11 4 stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
11 5 ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much
11 6 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
11 7 designated:
11 8 1. CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
11 9 a. For the conservation reserve enhancement program to
11 10 restore and construct wetlands for the purposes of
11 11 intercepting tile line runoff, reducing nutrient loss,
11 12 improving water quality, and enhancing agricultural production
11 13 practices:
11 14 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
11 15 b. Not more than 7 percent of the moneys appropriated in
11 16 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
11 17 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
11 18 2. WATERSHED PROTECTION
11 19 a. For continuation of a program that provides
11 20 multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
11 21 quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
11 22 .................................................. $ 2,550,000
11 23 b. Not more than 7 percent of the moneys appropriated in
11 24 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
11 25 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
11 26 3. FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
11 27 a. For continuation of a statewide voluntary farm
11 28 management demonstration program to demonstrate the
11 29 effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in
11 30 agronomy that protect water resources and provide other
11 31 environmental benefits:
11 32 .................................................. $ 850,000
11 33 b. Not more than 7 percent of the moneys appropriated in
11 34 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
11 35 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
12 1 c. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a", $400,000
12 2 shall be allocated to the Iowa soybean association's
12 3 agriculture and environment performance program.
12 4 4. AGRICULTURE DRAINAGE WELL WATER QUALITY ASSISTANCE FUND
12 5 a. For deposit in the agricultural drainage well water
12 6 quality assistance fund created in section 460.303 to be used
12 7 for purposes of supporting the agricultural drainage well
12 8 water quality assistance program as provided in section
12 9 460.304:
12 10 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
12 11 b. Not more than 7 percent of the moneys appropriated in
12 12 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
12 13 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
12 14 5. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES
12 15 a. For use by the soil conservation division, to provide
12 16 financial assistance for the establishment of permanent soil
12 17 and water conservation practices:
12 18 .................................................. $ 7,000,000
12 19 b. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
12 20 paragraph "a" may be allocated for cost sharing to abate
12 21 complaints filed under section 161A.47.
12 22 c. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a", 5 percent
12 23 shall be allocated for financial incentives to establish
12 24 practices to protect watersheds above publicly owned lakes of
12 25 the state from soil erosion and sediment as provided in
12 26 section 161A.73.
12 27 d. Not more than 30 percent of a soil and water
12 28 conservation district's allocation of moneys as financial
12 29 incentives may be provided for the purpose of establishing
12 30 management practices to control soil erosion on land that is
12 31 row cropped, including but not limited to no=till planting,
12 32 ridge=till planting, contouring, and contour strip=cropping as
12 33 provided in section 161A.73.
12 34 e. The state soil conservation committee created in
12 35 section 161A.4 may allocate moneys appropriated in paragraph
13 1 "a" to conduct research and demonstration projects to promote
13 2 conservation tillage and nonpoint source pollution control
13 3 practices.
13 4 f. The allocation of moneys as financial incentives as
13 5 provided in section 161A.73 may be used in combination with
13 6 moneys allocated by the department of natural resources.
13 7 g. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
13 8 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
13 9 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
13 10 6. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)
13 11 a. To encourage and assist farmers in enrolling in and the
13 12 implementation of the federal conservation program and to work
13 13 with them to enhance their revegetation efforts to improve
13 14 water quality and habitat:
13 15 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
13 16 b. Not more than 7 percent of the moneys appropriated in
13 17 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
13 18 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
13 19 7. LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
13 20 a. For deposit in the loess hills development and
13 21 conservation fund created in section 161D.2:
13 22 .................................................. $ 600,000
13 23 b. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
13 24 $400,000 shall be allocated to the fund's hungry canyons
13 25 account.
13 26 (2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to
13 27 the hungry canyons account as provided in subparagraph (1) may
13 28 be used for administrative costs.
13 29 c. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
13 30 $200,000 shall be allocated to the fund's loess hills alliance
13 31 account.
13 32 (2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to
13 33 the loess hills alliance account as provided in subparagraph
13 34 (1) may be used for administrative costs.
13 35 8. SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
14 1 a. For deposit in the southern Iowa development and
14 2 conservation fund created in section 161D.12:
14 3 .................................................. $ 300,000
14 4 b. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
14 5 paragraph "a" may be used for administrative costs.
14 6 Sec. 27. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. There is
14 7 appropriated from the environment first fund created in
14 8 section 8.57A to the department of economic development for
14 9 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30,
14 10 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
14 11 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
14 12 For deposit in the brownfield redevelopment fund created in
14 13 section 15.293 to provide financial and technical assistance
14 14 under the brownfield redevelopment program as provided in
14 15 section 15.292:
14 16 .................................................. $ 500,000
14 17 Sec. 28. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. There is
14 18 appropriated from the environment first fund created in
14 19 section 8.57A to the department of natural resources for the
14 20 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009,
14 21 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
14 22 be used for the purposes designated:
14 23 1. KEEPERS OF THE LAND
14 24 For statewide coordination of volunteer efforts under the
14 25 water quality and keepers of the land programs:
14 26 .................................................. $ 100,000
14 27 2. STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
14 28 For regular maintenance of state parks and staff time
14 29 associated with these activities:
14 30 .................................................. $ 2,470,000
14 31 3. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
14 32 To provide local watershed managers with geographic
14 33 information system data for their use in developing,
14 34 monitoring, and displaying results of their watershed work:
14 35 .................................................. $ 195,000
15 1 4. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
15 2 For continuing the establishment and operation of water
15 3 quality monitoring stations:
15 4 .................................................. $ 2,955,000
15 5 5. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ACCOUNT
15 6 For deposit in the public water supply system account of
15 7 the water quality protection fund created in section
15 8 455B.183A:
15 9 .................................................. $ 500,000
15 10 6. REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
15 11 For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including
15 12 as provided for in chapters 459 and 459A:
15 13 .................................................. $ 360,000
15 14 7. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
15 15 For the abatement, control, and prevention of ambient air
15 16 pollution in this state, including measures as necessary to
15 17 assure attainment and maintenance of ambient air quality
15 18 standards from particulate matter:
15 19 .................................................. $ 325,000
15 20 8. WATER QUANTITY REGULATION
15 21 For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface
15 22 sources by providing for the allocation and use of water
15 23 resources, the protection and management of water resources,
15 24 and the preclusion of conflicts among users of water
15 25 resources, including as provided in chapter 455B, division
15 26 III, part 4:
15 27 .................................................. $ 495,000
15 28 9. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (RCD)
15 29 a. For resource conservation and development associated
15 30 with the development of projects relating to natural
15 31 resource=based business opportunities:
15 32 .................................................. $ 250,000
15 33 b. Local resource conservation and development groups
15 34 sponsored by county governments or sponsored by soil and water
15 35 conservation districts shall be eligible to receive moneys
16 1 appropriated in paragraph "a" on the condition that such
16 2 groups receive the moneys on a dollar=for=dollar matching
16 3 basis.
16 4 10. IOWA CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY COUNCIL
16 5 For support of the Iowa climate change advisory council
16 6 established in section 455B.851:
16 7 .................................................. $ 50,000
16 8 Sec. 29. REVERSION.
16 9 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, and notwithstanding
16 10 section 8.33, moneys appropriated for the fiscal year
16 11 beginning July 1, 2008, in this division of this Act that
16 12 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
16 13 year shall not revert but shall remain available for the
16 14 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year
16 15 beginning July 1, 2009, or until the project for which the
16 16 appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
16 17 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
16 18 this division of this Act to the department of agriculture and
16 19 land stewardship to provide financial assistance for the
16 20 establishment of permanent soil and water conservation
16 21 practices that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
16 22 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
16 23 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
16 24 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011.
16 25 DIVISION V
16 26 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION
16 27 Sec. 30. IOWA RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND.
16 28 Notwithstanding the amount of the standing appropriation from
16 29 the general fund of the state to the Iowa resources
16 30 enhancement and protection fund as provided in section
16 31 455A.18, there is appropriated from the environment first fund
16 32 created in section 8.57A to the Iowa resources enhancement and
16 33 protection fund, in lieu of the appropriation made in section
16 34 455A.18, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
16 35 ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, to be allocated as
17 1 provided in section 455A.19:
17 2 .................................................. $ 16,000,000
17 3 EXPLANATION
17 4 GENERAL. This bill relates to agriculture and natural
17 5 resources by making appropriations for the 2008=2009 fiscal
17 6 year to support related entities, including the department of
17 7 agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural
17 8 resources, the department of economic development, and Iowa
17 9 state university.
17 10 The bill appropriates moneys to the department of
17 11 agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural
17 12 resources. The appropriations are made to support those
17 13 departments for administration, regulation, and programs. The
17 14 bill also provides moneys to support specific programs or
17 15 projects administered by those departments. The bill
17 16 appropriates moneys from a number of sources, including the
17 17 general fund of the state, the state fish and game protection
17 18 fund, and the groundwater protection fund.
17 19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP. For the
17 20 department of agriculture and land stewardship, moneys are
17 21 appropriated in order to support its divisions.
17 22 The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund to
17 23 support animal husbandry including for the administration of
17 24 the chronic wasting disease program, horse and dog racing,
17 25 dairy products control, and avian influenza control. The bill
17 26 supports programs for plant protection and crop production,
17 27 including apiary law, and the control of pests. The bill also
17 28 appropriates moneys to reimburse commissioners of soil and
17 29 water conservation districts for expenses. The bill provides
17 30 for food marketing and security. It provides for emergency
17 31 veterinarian rapid response services. It provides for a
17 32 senior farmers' market nutrition program, the regulation of
17 33 organic agricultural products, and a farm=to=school program.
17 34 It also provides for motor fuel inspection.
17 35 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. For the department of
18 1 natural resources, moneys are appropriated from the general
18 2 fund in order to support its divisions.
18 3 The bill makes appropriations from other funds. The bill
18 4 appropriates moneys to the department of natural resources
18 5 from the state fish and game protection fund to support
18 6 programs related to fish and wildlife. The bill appropriates
18 7 moneys from the groundwater protection fund to support
18 8 groundwater quality. The bill appropriates moneys from the
18 9 national pollutant discharge elimination system permit fund to
18 10 the department of natural resources for processing permit
18 11 applications.
18 12 The bill includes miscellaneous provisions. The bill
18 13 transfers moneys from the snowmobile fund to the fish and game
18 14 protection fund for snowmobile programs. An appropriation is
18 15 made from the unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa
18 16 comprehensive underground storage tank fund board to the
18 17 department of natural resources for administration and
18 18 expenses of the underground storage tank section.
18 19 The bill provides that the department of natural resources
18 20 may use additional funds for staffing to reduce the
18 21 department's floodplain permit backlog and implementing the
18 22 federal maximum daily load program.
18 23 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. The bill appropriates moneys to
18 24 Iowa state university from the agricultural remediation fund
18 25 to continue a project to perform water quality research to
18 26 determine methods to reduce risks to water quality associated
18 27 with open feedlot runoff and from the general fund of the
18 28 state for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic
18 29 laboratory. It includes provisions expressing legislative
18 30 intent for a future appropriation for the diagnostic
18 31 laboratory.
18 32 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS. The bill
18 33 appropriates funding from the environment first fund to the
18 34 departments of agriculture and land stewardship, economic
18 35 development, and natural resources to support a number of
19 1 programs and projects.
19 2 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND
19 3 PROTECTION. The bill appropriates moneys from the environment
19 4 first fund to the resources enhancement and protection fund in
19 5 lieu of the $20 million appropriated by statute from the
19 6 general fund of the state.
19 7 LSB 5004JB 82
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