Senate File 2336 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2336 BY COMMITTEE ON REBUILD IOWA (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3169) A BILL FOR An Act relating to royalty fees for removal of sand and gravel 1 from state-owned lands and waters located on the Cedar river 2 in certain counties. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5696SV (2) 83 av/sc

S.F. 2336 Section 1. Section 461A.53, Code 2009, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 461A.53 Permits. 3 1. The commission may enter into agreements for the removal 4 of ice, sand, gravel, stone, wood, or other natural material 5 from lands or waters under the jurisdiction of the commission 6 if, after investigation, it is determined that such removal 7 will not be detrimental to the state’s interest. 8 2. The commission may specify the terms and consideration 9 under which such removal is permitted and issue written permits 10 for such removal. 11 3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, the commission shall issue 12 written permits with a royalty fee of ten cents per ton for the 13 removal of sand and gravel from state-owned lands and waters 14 under the jurisdiction of the commission located on the Cedar 15 river in a county with a population of more than two hundred 16 thousand. 17 EXPLANATION 18 This bill requires the natural resource commission to issue 19 written permits with a royalty fee of 10 cents per ton for 20 the removal of sand and gravel from state-owned lands and 21 waters under the commission’s jurisdiction located on the Cedar 22 river in a county with a population of more than 200,000. The 23 royalty fee for dredging in other areas remains at 25 cents per 24 ton. 25 -1- LSB 5696SV (2) 83 av/sc 1/ 1