House
File
2427
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2427
BY
DE
BOEF
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
study
of
the
economic
impact
of
Iowa’s
1
whitetail
deer
population,
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
ECONOMIC
IMPACT
OF
IOWA’S
WHITETAIL
POPULATION
1
ON
THE
STATE
ECONOMY
——
JOINT
STUDY.
The
department
of
natural
2
resources
and
the
department
of
transportation
shall
conduct
a
3
comprehensive
study
regarding
the
impact
of
Iowa’s
whitetail
4
deer
population
on
the
state’s
economy
during
a
typical
year.
5
1.
In
conducting
the
study,
the
departments
shall
provide
6
a
cost-benefit
analysis
which
accounts
for
all
relevant
and
7
available
data
concerning
the
economic
impacts
associated
with
8
maintaining
the
current
deer
population,
including
all
of
the
9
following:
10
a.
The
estimated
revenue
generated
by
resident
and
11
nonresident
deer
hunters,
including
revenue
collected
by
the
12
state
from
license
fees
and
indirect
revenue
generated
from
13
persons
who
expend
money
in
this
state
as
a
result
of
hunting.
14
The
departments
shall
not
consider
the
economic
revenue
15
associated
with
hunting
preserves
under
chapter
484B.
16
b.
The
estimated
costs
incurred
due
to
traffic
collisions
17
caused
by
deer;
damages
to
private
land
including
but
not
18
limited
to
crop
damage;
and
damage
to
public
land,
including
19
damage
to
habitat.
20
2.
The
departments
shall
cooperate
with
local
governments
21
and
other
state
agencies,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
22
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
in
conducting
23
the
study.
The
departments
may
also
cooperate
with
the
24
United
States
department
of
agriculture,
the
United
States
25
department
of
transportation,
the
national
highway
traffic
26
safety
administration,
and
private
organizations,
including
but
27
not
limited
to
the
insurance
institute
for
highway
safety,
in
28
conducting
the
study.
29
3.
The
departments
shall
prepare
a
joint
report
including
30
their
findings.
The
report
may
include
a
target
whitetail
deer
31
population
that
achieves
the
best
economic
value
to
the
state.
32
The
departments
shall
submit
the
joint
report
to
the
governor
33
and
general
assembly
in
an
electronic
format
by
January
10,
34
2011.
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Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
1
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
2
EXPLANATION
3
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
natural
resources
and
4
the
department
of
transportation
to
conduct
a
comprehensive
5
study
regarding
the
impact
of
Iowa’s
whitetail
deer
population
6
on
the
state’s
economy
during
a
typical
year.
The
bill
7
requires
the
departments
to
provide
a
cost-benefit
analysis
8
which
accounts
for
estimated
revenue
generated
by
deer
hunting
9
and
estimated
costs
incurred
by
traffic
collisions
and
damage
10
to
private
and
public
land.
The
departments
are
authorized
to
11
cooperate
with
state
and
local
agencies,
federal
agencies,
and
12
private
organizations.
The
departments
must
submit
a
report
to
13
the
governor
and
general
assembly
by
January
10,
2011.
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