Senate File 2254 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  DOTZLER

                                       (COMPANION TO LSB 6197HH
                                        BY KRESSIG)

    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  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 6197SS 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.  Up to four million dollars shall be allocated to
  1  6 provide assistance to cities and counties for the development
  1  7 of water trails and parks on the rivers and streams of the
  1  8 state.  The department shall coordinate efforts with the
  1  9 department of natural resources to identify the most suitable
  1 10 sites and assist in the creation and promotion of water trails
  1 11 and parks.  At the end of a fiscal year, any moneys allocated
  1 12 pursuant to this paragraph which remain unexpended shall
  1 13 remain in the fund and may be allocated for any use pursuant
  1 14 to this subsection.
  1 15    a. b.  One=third of the remaining moneys shall be allocated
  1 16 to provide assistance to cities and counties which meet the
  1 17 following criteria:
  1 18    (1)  A city which has a population of ten thousand or less
  1 19 according to the most recently published census.
  1 20    (2)  A county which has a population that ranks in the
  1 21 bottom thirty=three counties according to the most recently
  1 22 published census.
  1 23    b. c.  Two=thirds of the remaining moneys shall be
  1 24 allocated to provide assistance to any city and county in the
  1 25 state, which may include a city or county included under
  1 26 paragraph "a" "b".
  1 27    6.  If two or more cities or counties submit a joint
  1 28 project application for financial assistance under the
  1 29 program, all joint applicants must meet the criteria of
  1 30 subsection 5, paragraph "a" "b", in order to receive any
  1 31 moneys allocated under that paragraph.
  1 32    7.  If any portion of the allocated moneys under subsection
  1 33 5, paragraph "a" "b", has not been awarded by April 1 of the
  1 34 fiscal year for which the allocation is made, the portion
  1 35 which has not been awarded may be utilized by the board to
  2  1 provide financial assistance under the program to any city or
  2  2 county in the state.
  2  3                           EXPLANATION
  2  4    This bill relates to the awarding of financial assistance
  2  5 to cities and counties from the community attraction and
  2  6 tourism fund for water trails.  Water trails and parks are a
  2  7 dedicated recreational use of rivers and streams for outdoor
  2  8 enjoyment and tourism purposes.
  2  9    The bill allocates up to $4 million annually from the
  2 10 community attraction and tourism fund for the creation of
  2 11 water trails and parks.
  2 12    The bill directs the department of economic development to
  2 13 work with the department of natural resources to identify,
  2 14 help create, and promote the trails.
  2 15 LSB 6197SS 82
  2 16 tw/nh/8.1