House File 2457 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2457 BY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 587) A BILL FOR An Act regarding matters under the purview of the department of 1 natural resources, and including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5272HV (2) 83 rn/rj

H.F. 2457 Section 1. Section 455B.152, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. The department shall coordinate the data 3 collection with the United States environmental protection 4 agency upon the enactment of a federal mandatory greenhouse gas 5 emission reporting rule. 6 Sec. 2. Section 455B.851, subsection 9, Code 2009, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 9. By September 1 December 31 of each year, the department 9 shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly 10 regarding the greenhouse gas emissions in the state during 11 the previous calendar year and forecasting trends in such 12 emissions. The first submission by the department shall be 13 filed by September 1, 2008, for the calendar year beginning 14 January 1, 2007. 15 Sec. 3. Section 456A.17, Code 2009, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 456A.17 Funds —— restrictions. 18 1. The following four funds are created in the state 19 treasury: 20 1. a. A state fish and game protection fund. 21 2. b. A state conservation fund. 22 3. c. An administration fund. 23 4. d. A county conservation board fund. 24 2. The state fish and game protection fund, except as 25 otherwise provided, consists of all moneys accruing from 26 license fees and all other sources of revenue arising under the 27 fish and wildlife programs. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 28 subsection 2, interest or earnings on investments or time 29 deposits of the moneys in the state fish and game protection 30 fund shall be credited to that fund. 31 3. The county conservation board fund consists of all moneys 32 credited to it by law or appropriated to it by the general 33 assembly. 34 4. The conservation fund, except as otherwise provided, 35 -1- LSB 5272HV (2) 83 rn/rj 1/ 3

H.F. 2457 consists of all other funds accruing to the department for the 1 purposes embraced by this chapter. 2 5. The administration fund shall consist of an equitable 3 portion of the gross amount of the state fish and game 4 protection fund and the state conservation fund, to be 5 determined by the commission, sufficient to pay the expense of 6 administration entailed by this chapter. 7 6. All receipts and refunds and reimbursements related to 8 activities funded by the administration fund are appropriated 9 to the administration fund. All refunds and reimbursements 10 relating to activities of the state fish and game protection 11 fund shall be credited to the state fish and game protection 12 fund. 13 7. Notwithstanding section 8.33, revenues deposited 14 in the state conservation fund, and remaining in the state 15 conservation fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not 16 revert to the general fund of the state but shall remain 17 available for expenditure for one year after the close of the 18 fiscal year during which such revenues were deposited. Any 19 such revenues remaining unexpended at the end of the one-year 20 period during which the revenues are available for expenditure 21 shall revert to the general fund of the state. 22 8. The department may apply for a loan for the construction 23 of facilities for the collection and treatment of waste water 24 and for the supply, treatment, and distribution of drinking 25 water under the state water pollution control works and 26 drinking water facilities financing program as established in 27 sections 455B.291 through 455B.299. In order to provide for 28 the repayment of a loan granted under the financing program, 29 the commission may impose a lien on not more than ten percent 30 of the annual revenues from user fees and related revenue 31 derived from park and recreation areas under chapter 461A 32 which are deposited in the state conservation fund. If a lien 33 is established as provided in this paragraph, repayment of 34 the loan is the first priority on the revenues received and 35 -2- LSB 5272HV (2) 83 rn/rj 2/ 3

H.F. 2457 dedicated for the loan repayment each year. 1 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The section of this Act amending 2 section 456A.17, being deemed of immediate importance, takes 3 effect upon enactment. 4 EXPLANATION 5 This bill makes specified changes regarding matters within 6 the purview of the department of natural resources. 7 The bill directs the department to coordinate the collection 8 of data from greenhouse gas producers, as required in Code 9 section 455B.152, with the United States environmental 10 protection agency upon enactment by the agency of a federal 11 mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting rule, and changes 12 the date by which the department is required to submit a report 13 to the governor and the general assembly regarding greenhouse 14 gas emissions in the state from September 1 to December 31 15 annually. 16 The bill additionally authorizes the department to apply 17 for loans for the construction of facilities for the supply, 18 treatment, and distribution of drinking water pursuant to 19 the state water pollution control works and drinking water 20 facilities financing program. Code section 456A.17 currently 21 authorizes such loans with regard to the construction of 22 facilities for the collection and treatment of waste water. 23 The bill provides that this authorization takes effect upon 24 enactment. 25 -3- LSB 5272HV (2) 83 rn/rj 3/ 3