Senate Study Bill 1278
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET BILL)
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, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, 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, and
1 12 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
1 13 purposes:
1 14 .................................................. $ 17,806,307
1 15 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
1 16 Sec. 2. GENERAL FUND == CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONTROL
1 17 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 18 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
1 19 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June
1 20 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
1 21 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 22 For purposes of administering a chronic wasting disease
1 23 control program for the control of chronic wasting disease
1 24 which threatens farm deer as provided in chapter 170,
1 25 including for salaries, support, maintenance, and
1 26 miscellaneous purposes:
1 27 .................................................. $ 92,097
1 28 The program may include procedures for the inspection and
1 29 testing of farm deer, responses to reported cases of chronic
1 30 wasting disease, and methods to ensure that owners of farm
1 31 deer may engage in the movement and sale of farm deer.
1 32 Sec. 3. UNCLAIMED PARI=MUTUEL WAGERING WINNINGS == HORSE
1 33 AND DOG RACING. There is appropriated from the moneys
1 34 available under section 99D.13 to the department of
1 35 agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning
2 1 July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount,
2 2 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2 3 purposes designated:
2 4 For purposes of supporting the department's administration
2 5 and enforcement of horse and dog racing law pursuant to
2 6 section 99D.22, including for salaries, support, maintenance,
2 7 and miscellaneous purposes:
2 8 .................................................. $ 305,516
2 9 Sec. 4. GENERAL FUND == DAIRY PRODUCTS CONTROL. There is
2 10 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
2 11 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
2 12 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
2 13 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
2 14 used for the purposes designated:
2 15 For purposes of supporting the operations of the dairy
2 16 products control bureau, including for salaries, support,
2 17 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
2 18 .................................................. $ 857,035
2 19 Sec. 5. GENERAL FUND == AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTROL. There is
2 20 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
2 21 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
2 22 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
2 23 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
2 24 used for the purpose designated:
2 25 For purposes of controlling avian influenza by conducting
2 26 testing and monitoring:
2 27 .................................................. $ 43,837
2 28 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
2 29 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
2 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
2 31 to be used for the continued testing and monitoring of avian
2 32 influenza.
2 33 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == PLANT PROTECTION AND
2 34 CROP PRODUCTION
2 35 Sec. 6. GENERAL FUND == APIARY LAW. There is appropriated
3 1 from the general fund of the state to the department of
3 2 agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning
3 3 July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount,
3 4 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
3 5 purposes designated:
3 6 For purposes of administering and enforcing apiary law as
3 7 provided in chapter 160, including for salaries, support,
3 8 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
3 9 .................................................. $ 69,073
3 10 Sec. 7. GENERAL FUND == GYPSY MOTH CONTROL. There is
3 11 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
3 12 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
3 13 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
3 14 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
3 15 used for the purposes designated:
3 16 For the control of the pest commonly referred to as the
3 17 gypsy moth, including but not limited to the detection,
3 18 surveillance, and eradication of the gypsy moth:
3 19 .................................................. $ 46,049
3 20 Sec. 8. GENERAL FUND == EMERALD ASH BORER PUBLIC AWARENESS
3 21 PROJECT. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
3 22 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
3 23 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June
3 24 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
3 25 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
3 26 For the support of a public awareness project to inform
3 27 persons regarding the presence and danger of the pest commonly
3 28 known as the emerald ash borer:
3 29 .................................................. $ 46,049
3 30 Sec. 9. GENERAL FUND == SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
3 31 DISTRICTS. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
3 32 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
3 33 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June
3 34 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
3 35 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
4 1 For purposes of reimbursing commissioners of soil and water
4 2 conservation districts for administrative expenses including
4 3 but not limited to travel expenses, technical training, and
4 4 professional dues:
4 5 .................................................. $ 368,390
4 6 A soil and water conservation district receiving moneys
4 7 from an allocation provided pursuant to this section shall
4 8 submit a report to the soil conservation division of the
4 9 department of agriculture and land stewardship by July 1,
4 10 2010, accounting for moneys which have been expended or
4 11 unexpended or which have been obligated or encumbered. The
4 12 report shall state how the moneys were used.
4 13 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == FOOD
4 14 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, 2009, and ending June
4 19 30, 2010, 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 .................................................. $ 69,073
4 25 Sec. 11. GENERAL FUND == EMERGENCY VETERINARIAN RAPID
4 26 RESPONSE SERVICES PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the
4 27 general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and
4 28 land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009,
4 29 and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much
4 30 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
4 31 designated:
4 32 For purposes of supporting veterinary emergency
4 33 preparedness and response services necessary to prevent or
4 34 control a serious threat to the public health, public safety,
4 35 or the state's economy caused by the transmission of disease
5 1 among livestock or agricultural animals as provided in section
5 2 163.3A:
5 3 .................................................. $ 119,727
5 4 Sec. 12. GENERAL FUND == ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
5 5 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to
5 6 the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
5 7 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010,
5 8 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
5 9 be used for the purposes designated:
5 10 For purposes of supporting the department's regulation and
5 11 promotion of organic agricultural products as provided in
5 12 chapter 190C, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
5 13 miscellaneous purposes:
5 14 .................................................. $ 46,049
5 15 Sec. 13. GENERAL FUND == FARM=TO=SCHOOL PROGRAM. There is
5 16 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
5 17 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
5 18 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
5 19 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
5 20 used for the purposes designated:
5 21 For purposes of supporting the farm=to=school program
5 22 created in chapter 190A to encourage and promote the purchase
5 23 of locally and regionally produced or processed food in order
5 24 to improve child nutrition and strengthen local and regional
5 25 farm economies:
5 26 .................................................. $ 73,678
5 27 Sec. 14. GENERAL FUND == GRAPE AND WINE DEVELOPMENT FUND.
5 28 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to
5 29 the grape and wine development fund created in section 175A.5
5 30 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June
5 31 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
5 32 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
5 33 For carrying out the purposes of the fund:
5 34 .................................................. $ 252,600
5 35 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == MOTOR FUEL
6 1 Sec. 15. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND == MOTOR FUEL
6 2 INSPECTION. There is appropriated from the renewable fuel
6 3 infrastructure fund created in section 15G.205 to the
6 4 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
6 5 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
6 6 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
6 7 used for the purposes designated:
6 8 For purposes of the inspection of motor fuel, including
6 9 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
6 10 .................................................. $ 300,000
6 11 The department shall establish and administer programs for
6 12 the auditing of motor fuel including biofuel processing and
6 13 production plants, for screening and testing motor fuel,
6 14 including renewable fuel, and for the inspection of motor fuel
6 15 sold by dealers including retail dealers who sell and dispense
6 16 motor fuel from motor fuel pumps.
6 17 DIVISION II
6 18 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
6 19 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
6 20 Sec. 16. GENERAL FUND == DEPARTMENT. There is
6 21 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
6 22 department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning
6 23 July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount,
6 24 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
6 25 purposes designated:
6 26 For purposes of supporting the department, including its
6 27 divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs, and
6 28 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6 29 purposes:
6 30 .................................................. $ 18,824,401
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, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010,
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 .................................................. $ 38,793,154
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, 2009, and
7 28 ending June 30, 2010, 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 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == MISCELLANEOUS
8 3 Sec. 19. SPECIAL SNOWMOBILE FUND == SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM.
8 4 There is transferred on July 1, 2009, from the fees required
8 5 to be deposited in the special snowmobile fund under section
8 6 321G.7 to the fish and game protection fund and appropriated
8 7 to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
8 8 beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
8 9 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
8 10 used for the purpose designated:
8 11 For purposes of administering and enforcing the state
8 12 snowmobile program:
8 13 .................................................. $ 100,000
8 14 Sec. 20. UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND == UNDERGROUND STORAGE
8 15 TANK SECTION EXPENSES. There is appropriated from the
8 16 unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive
8 17 underground storage tank fund board to the department of
8 18 natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009,
8 19 and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much
8 20 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
8 21 designated:
8 22 For purposes of paying for administration expenses of the
8 23 department's underground storage tank section:
8 24 .................................................. $ 200,000
8 25 DIVISION III
8 26 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
8 27 Sec. 21. AGRICHEMICAL REMEDIATION FUND == OPEN FEEDLOT
8 28 WATER QUALITY RESEARCH PROJECT. There is appropriated from
8 29 the agrichemical remediation fund created in section 161.7 to
8 30 Iowa state university of science and technology for the fiscal
8 31 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
8 32 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
8 33 used for the purposes designated:
8 34 For purposes of supporting a water quality research project
8 35 which studies the effectiveness of alternative technologies
9 1 used to reduce risks to water quality from effluent
9 2 originating from open feedlots which house beef cattle:
9 3 .................................................. $ 9,748
9 4 In conducting the project, Iowa state university of science
9 5 and technology shall cooperate with the Iowa cattlemen's
9 6 association, the department of natural resources, the
9 7 department of agriculture and land stewardship, and the United
9 8 States department of agriculture natural resource conservation
9 9 service.
9 10 DIVISION IV
9 11 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
9 12 Sec. 22. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP.
9 13 There is appropriated from the environment first fund created
9 14 in section 8.57A to the department of agriculture and land
9 15 stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
9 16 ending June 30, 2010, the following amounts, or so much
9 17 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
9 18 designated:
9 19 1. CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
9 20 a. For the conservation reserve enhancement program to
9 21 restore and construct wetlands for the purposes of
9 22 intercepting tile line runoff, reducing nutrient loss,
9 23 improving water quality, and enhancing agricultural production
9 24 practices:
9 25 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
9 26 b. Not more than 8 percent of the moneys appropriated in
9 27 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
9 28 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
9 29 2. WATERSHED PROTECTION
9 30 a. For continuation of a program that provides
9 31 multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
9 32 quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
9 33 .................................................. $ 2,550,000
9 34 b. Not more than 8 percent of the moneys appropriated in
9 35 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
10 1 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
10 2 3. FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
10 3 a. For continuation of a statewide voluntary farm
10 4 management demonstration program to demonstrate the
10 5 effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in
10 6 agronomy that protect water resources and provide other
10 7 environmental benefits:
10 8 .................................................. $ 850,000
10 9 b. Not more than 8 percent of the moneys appropriated in
10 10 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
10 11 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
10 12 c. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a", $400,000
10 13 shall be allocated to the Iowa soybean association's
10 14 agriculture and environment performance program.
10 15 4. AGRICULTURE DRAINAGE WELL WATER QUALITY ASSISTANCE FUND
10 16 a. For deposit in the agricultural drainage well water
10 17 quality assistance fund created in section 460.303 to be used
10 18 for purposes of supporting the agricultural drainage well
10 19 water quality assistance program as provided in section
10 20 460.304:
10 21 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
10 22 b. Not more than 8 percent of the moneys appropriated in
10 23 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
10 24 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
10 25 5. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES
10 26 a. For use by the soil conservation division, to provide
10 27 financial assistance for the establishment of permanent soil
10 28 and water conservation practices:
10 29 .................................................. $ 7,000,000
10 30 b. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
10 31 paragraph "a" may be allocated for cost sharing to abate
10 32 complaints filed under section 161A.47.
10 33 c. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a", 5 percent
10 34 shall be allocated for financial incentives to establish
10 35 practices to protect watersheds above publicly owned lakes of
11 1 the state from soil erosion and sediment as provided in
11 2 section 161A.73.
11 3 d. Not more than 30 percent of a soil and water
11 4 conservation district's allocation of moneys as financial
11 5 incentives may be provided for the purpose of establishing
11 6 management practices to control soil erosion on land that is
11 7 row cropped, including but not limited to no=till planting,
11 8 ridge=till planting, contouring, and contour strip=cropping as
11 9 provided in section 161A.73.
11 10 e. The state soil conservation committee created in
11 11 section 161A.4 may allocate moneys appropriated in paragraph
11 12 "a" to conduct research and demonstration projects to promote
11 13 conservation tillage and nonpoint source pollution control
11 14 practices.
11 15 f. The allocation of moneys as financial incentives as
11 16 provided in section 161A.73 may be used in combination with
11 17 moneys allocated by the department of natural resources.
11 18 g. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
11 19 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
11 20 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
11 21 6. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)
11 22 a. To encourage and assist farmers in enrolling in and the
11 23 implementation of the federal conservation program and to work
11 24 with them to enhance their revegetation efforts to improve
11 25 water quality and habitat:
11 26 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
11 27 b. Not more than 8 percent of the moneys appropriated in
11 28 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
11 29 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
11 30 7. LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
11 31 a. For deposit in the loess hills development and
11 32 conservation fund created in section 161D.2:
11 33 .................................................. $ 600,000
11 34 b. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
11 35 $400,000 shall be allocated to the fund's hungry canyons
12 1 account.
12 2 (2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to
12 3 the hungry canyons account as provided in subparagraph (1) may
12 4 be used for administrative costs.
12 5 c. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
12 6 $200,000 shall be allocated to the fund's loess hills alliance
12 7 account.
12 8 (2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to
12 9 the loess hills alliance account as provided in subparagraph
12 10 (1) may be used for administrative costs.
12 11 8. SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
12 12 a. For deposit in the southern Iowa development and
12 13 conservation fund created in section 161D.12:
12 14 .................................................. $ 300,000
12 15 b. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
12 16 paragraph "a" may be used for administrative costs.
12 17 Sec. 23. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. There is
12 18 appropriated from the environment first fund created in
12 19 section 8.57A to the department of economic development for
12 20 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30,
12 21 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
12 22 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
12 23 For deposit in the brownfield redevelopment fund created in
12 24 section 15.293 to provide financial and technical assistance
12 25 under the brownfield redevelopment program as provided in
12 26 section 15.292:
12 27 .................................................. $ 500,000
12 28 Sec. 24. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. There is
12 29 appropriated from the environment first fund created in
12 30 section 8.57A to the department of natural resources for the
12 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010,
12 32 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
12 33 be used for the purposes designated:
12 34 1. KEEPERS OF THE LAND
12 35 For statewide coordination of volunteer efforts under the
13 1 water quality and keepers of the land programs:
13 2 .................................................. $ 100,000
13 3 2. STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
13 4 For regular maintenance of state parks and staff time
13 5 associated with these activities:
13 6 .................................................. $ 2,470,000
13 7 3. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
13 8 To provide local watershed managers with geographic
13 9 information system data for their use in developing,
13 10 monitoring, and displaying results of their watershed work:
13 11 .................................................. $ 195,000
13 12 4. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
13 13 For continuing the establishment and operation of water
13 14 quality monitoring stations:
13 15 .................................................. $ 2,955,000
13 16 5. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ACCOUNT
13 17 For deposit in the public water supply system account of
13 18 the water quality protection fund created in section
13 19 455B.183A:
13 20 .................................................. $ 500,000
13 21 6. REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
13 22 For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including
13 23 as provided for in chapters 459 and 459A:
13 24 .................................................. $ 360,000
13 25 7. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
13 26 For the abatement, control, and prevention of ambient air
13 27 pollution in this state, including measures as necessary to
13 28 assure attainment and maintenance of ambient air quality
13 29 standards from particulate matter:
13 30 .................................................. $ 625,000
13 31 8. WATER QUANTITY REGULATION
13 32 For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface
13 33 sources by providing for the allocation and use of water
13 34 resources, the protection and management of water resources,
13 35 and the preclusion of conflicts among users of water
14 1 resources, including as provided in chapter 455B, division
14 2 III, part 4:
14 3 .................................................. $ 495,000
14 4 Sec. 25. REVERSION.
14 5 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, and notwithstanding
14 6 section 8.33, moneys appropriated for the fiscal year
14 7 beginning July 1, 2009, in this division of this Act that
14 8 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
14 9 year shall not revert but shall remain available for the
14 10 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year
14 11 beginning July 1, 2010, or until the project for which the
14 12 appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
14 13 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
14 14 this division of this Act to the department of agriculture and
14 15 land stewardship to provide financial assistance for the
14 16 establishment of permanent soil and water conservation
14 17 practices that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
14 18 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
14 19 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
14 20 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012.
14 21 DIVISION V
14 22 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == RESOURCE
14 23 ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION
14 24 Sec. 26. IOWA RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND.
14 25 Notwithstanding the amount of the standing appropriation from
14 26 the general fund of the state to the Iowa resources
14 27 enhancement and protection fund as provided in section
14 28 455A.18, there is appropriated from the environment first fund
14 29 created in section 8.57A to the Iowa resources enhancement and
14 30 protection fund, in lieu of the appropriation made in section
14 31 455A.18, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
14 32 ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, to be allocated as
14 33 provided in section 455A.19:
14 34 .................................................. $ 18,000,000
14 35 DIVISION VI
15 1 CODE CHANGES
15 2 Sec. 27. Section 455B.196, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2009,
15 3 are amended to read as follows:
15 4 1. A national pollutant discharge elimination system
15 5 permit fund is created as a separate fund in the state
15 6 treasury under the control of the department. The fund is
15 7 composed of moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the
15 8 department and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by
15 9 the department from the United States or private sources for
15 10 placement in the fund. The fund shall include moneys
15 11 deposited into the fund from fees charged for the processing
15 12 of applications for the issuance of permits related to the
15 13 national pollutant discharge elimination system as provided in
15 14 section 455B.197.
15 15 2. Moneys in the national pollutant discharge elimination
15 16 system permit fund shall be used only as provided in
15 17 appropriations made from the fund by the general assembly
15 18 which may include are appropriated to the department each
15 19 fiscal year for purposes relating to of administering section
15 20 455B.197 and expediting the department's processing of
15 21 national pollutant discharge elimination system applications
15 22 and the issuance of permits, including for salaries, support,
15 23 maintenance, and other costs of administering section
15 24 455B.197.
15 25 EXPLANATION
15 26 GENERAL. This bill relates to agriculture and natural
15 27 resources by making appropriations for the 2009=2010 fiscal
15 28 year to support related entities, including the department of
15 29 agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural
15 30 resources (DNR), the department of economic development, and
15 31 Iowa state university.
15 32 The bill appropriates moneys to the department of
15 33 agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural
15 34 resources. The appropriations are made to support those
15 35 departments for administration, regulation, and programs. The
16 1 bill also provides moneys to support specific programs or
16 2 projects administered by those departments. The bill
16 3 appropriates moneys from a number of sources, including the
16 4 general fund of the state, the state fish and game protection
16 5 fund, and the groundwater protection fund. The bill is
16 6 organized into divisions.
16 7 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP. For the
16 8 department of agriculture and land stewardship, moneys are
16 9 appropriated in order to support its divisions.
16 10 The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund to
16 11 support animal husbandry including for the administration of
16 12 the chronic wasting disease program, horse and dog racing,
16 13 dairy products control, and avian influenza control. The bill
16 14 supports programs for plant protection and crop production,
16 15 including apiary law, and the control of pests. The bill also
16 16 appropriates moneys to reimburse commissioners of soil and
16 17 water conservation districts for expenses. The bill provides
16 18 for food marketing and security. It provides for emergency
16 19 veterinarian rapid response services. It provides for a
16 20 senior farmers' market nutrition program, the regulation of
16 21 organic agricultural products, and a farm=to=school program.
16 22 It also provides for motor fuel inspection and the grape and
16 23 wine development fund.
16 24 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. For the department of
16 25 natural resources, moneys are appropriated from the general
16 26 fund in order to support its divisions.
16 27 The bill makes appropriations from other funds. The bill
16 28 appropriates moneys to the department of natural resources
16 29 from the state fish and game protection fund to support
16 30 programs related to fish and wildlife. The bill appropriates
16 31 moneys from the groundwater protection fund to support
16 32 groundwater quality.
16 33 The bill includes miscellaneous provisions. The bill
16 34 transfers moneys from the snowmobile fund to the fish and game
16 35 protection fund for snowmobile programs. An appropriation is
17 1 made from the unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa
17 2 comprehensive underground storage tank fund board to the
17 3 department of natural resources for administration and
17 4 expenses of the underground storage tank section.
17 5 The bill provides that the department of natural resources
17 6 may use additional funds for staffing to reduce the
17 7 department's floodplain permit backlog and implementing the
17 8 federal maximum daily load program.
17 9 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. The bill appropriates moneys to
17 10 Iowa state university from the agricultural remediation fund
17 11 to continue a project to perform water quality research to
17 12 determine methods to reduce risks to water quality associated
17 13 with open feedlot runoff.
17 14 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS. The bill
17 15 appropriates funding from the environment first fund to the
17 16 departments of agriculture and land stewardship, economic
17 17 development, and natural resources to support a number of
17 18 programs and projects.
17 19 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND
17 20 PROTECTION. The bill appropriates moneys from the environment
17 21 first fund to the resources enhancement and protection fund in
17 22 lieu of the $20 million appropriated by statute from the
17 23 general fund of the state.
17 24 CODE CHANGES. The bill amends Code section 455B.196 which
17 25 establishes the pollutant discharge elimination system permit
17 26 fund to support the DNR's processing of applications and
17 27 issuance of permits under Code section 455B.197. The bill
17 28 provides a standing appropriation from the fund to the
17 29 department each fiscal year. Currently, the general assembly
17 30 appropriates moneys from the fund to support the department's
17 31 efforts each year.
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