Senate Study Bill 1319
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY
JOINT APPROPRIATIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES)
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.
1 5 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 6 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
1 7 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June
1 8 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
1 9 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 10 For purposes of supporting the department, including its
1 11 divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for
1 12 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes;
1 13 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
1 14 positions:
1 15 .................................................. $ 18,747,009
1 16 ............................................... FTEs 408.00
1 17 2. The department shall submit a report each quarter of
1 18 the fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the
1 19 department of management, the members of the joint
1 20 appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural
1 21 resources, and the co=chairpersons and ranking members of the
1 22 senate and house committees on appropriations. The report
1 23 shall describe in detail the expenditure of moneys
1 24 appropriated in this section to support the department's
1 25 administration, regulation, and programs.
1 26 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
1 27 Sec. 2. UNCLAIMED PARI=MUTUEL WAGERING WINNINGS == HORSE
1 28 AND DOG RACING. There is appropriated from the moneys
1 29 available under section 99D.13 to the department of
1 30 agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning
1 31 July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount,
1 32 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
1 33 purposes designated:
1 34 For purposes of supporting the department's administration
1 35 and enforcement of horse and dog racing law pursuant to
2 1 section 99D.22, including for salaries, support, maintenance,
2 2 and miscellaneous purposes:
2 3 .................................................. $ 305,516
2 4 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == MOTOR FUEL
2 5 Sec. 3. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND == MOTOR FUEL
2 6 INSPECTION. There is appropriated from the renewable fuel
2 7 infrastructure fund created in section 15G.205 to the
2 8 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
2 9 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
2 10 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
2 11 used for the purposes designated:
2 12 For purposes of the inspection of motor fuel, including
2 13 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
2 14 .................................................. $ 300,000
2 15 The department shall establish and administer programs for
2 16 the auditing of motor fuel including biofuel processing and
2 17 production plants, for screening and testing motor fuel,
2 18 including renewable fuel, and for the inspection of motor fuel
2 19 sold by dealers including retail dealers who sell and dispense
2 20 motor fuel from motor fuel pumps.
2 21 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == AGRICULTURAL REMEDIATION FUND
2 22 Sec. 4. AGRICHEMICAL REMEDIATION FUND == DEPARTMENTAL
2 23 SUPPORT. There is appropriated from the agrichemical
2 24 remediation fund created in section 161.7 all unobligated or
2 25 unencumbered moneys to the department of agriculture and land
2 26 stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
2 27 ending June 30, 2010, to be used for the purposes to support
2 28 the department, including its divisions, for administration
2 29 regulation, and programs for salaries, support, maintenance,
2 30 and miscellaneous purposes, and full=time equivalent
2 31 positions.
2 32 DIVISION II
2 33 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
2 34 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
2 35 Sec. 5. GENERAL FUND == DEPARTMENT. There is appropriated
3 1 from the general fund of the state to the department of
3 2 natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009,
3 3 and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much
3 4 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
3 5 designated:
3 6 1. For purposes of supporting the department, including
3 7 its divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs;
3 8 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3 9 purposes; and for not more than the following full=time
3 10 equivalent positions:
3 11 .................................................. $ 17,742,678
3 12 ............................................... FTEs 1,168.95
3 13 2. The department shall submit a report each quarter of
3 14 the fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the
3 15 department of management, the members of the joint
3 16 appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural
3 17 resources, and the co=chairpersons and ranking members of the
3 18 senate and house committees on appropriations. The report
3 19 shall describe in detail the expenditure of moneys
3 20 appropriated under this section to support the department's
3 21 administration, regulation, and programs.
3 22 Sec. 6. STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND == DIVISION OF
3 23 FISH AND WILDLIFE.
3 24 1. a. There is appropriated from the state fish and game
3 25 protection fund to the department of natural resources for the
3 26 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010,
3 27 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
3 28 be used for the purposes designated:
3 29 For purposes of supporting the division of fish and
3 30 wildlife, including for administration, regulation, and
3 31 programs; and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
3 32 and miscellaneous purposes:
3 33 .................................................. $ 38,793,154
3 34 b. Notwithstanding section 455A.10, the department may use
3 35 the unappropriated balance remaining in the state fish and
4 1 game protection fund to provide for the funding of health and
4 2 life insurance premium payments from unused sick leave
4 3 balances of conservation peace officers employed in a
4 4 protection occupation who retire, pursuant to section 97B.49B.
4 5 2. The department shall not expend more moneys from the
4 6 state fish and game protection fund than provided in this
4 7 section, unless the expenditure derives from contributions
4 8 made by a private entity, or a grant or moneys received from
4 9 the federal government, and is approved by the natural
4 10 resource commission. The department of natural resources
4 11 shall promptly notify the legislative services agency and the
4 12 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations
4 13 subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources concerning
4 14 the commission's approval.
4 15 Sec. 7. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION FUND == WATER QUALITY.
4 16 There is appropriated from the groundwater protection fund
4 17 created in section 455E.11 to the department of natural
4 18 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
4 19 ending June 30, 2010, from those moneys which are not
4 20 allocated pursuant to that section, the following amount, or
4 21 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
4 22 designated:
4 23 For purposes of supporting the department's protection of
4 24 the state's groundwater, including for administration,
4 25 regulation, and programs, and for salaries, support,
4 26 maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes:
4 27 .................................................. $ 3,455,832
4 28 DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS == MISCELLANEOUS
4 29 Sec. 8. SPECIAL SNOWMOBILE FUND == SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM.
4 30 There is appropriated from the special snowmobile fund created
4 31 under section 321G.7 to the department of natural resources
4 32 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June
4 33 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
4 34 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
4 35 For purposes of administering and enforcing the state
5 1 snowmobile program:
5 2 .................................................. $ 100,000
5 3 Sec. 9. UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND == UNDERGROUND STORAGE
5 4 TANK SECTION EXPENSES. There is appropriated from the
5 5 unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive
5 6 underground storage tank fund board to the department of
5 7 natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009,
5 8 and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much
5 9 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
5 10 designated:
5 11 For purposes of paying for administration expenses of the
5 12 department's underground storage tank section:
5 13 .................................................. $ 200,000
5 14 Sec. 10. STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT FEES == SUPPORT FOR
5 15 SPECIAL PURPOSES. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
5 16 state law, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
5 17 ending June 30, 2010, the department of natural resources may
5 18 use additional moneys available to the department collected
5 19 from storm water discharge permit fees as provided in section
5 20 455B.103A or 455B.197 for the staffing of the following
5 21 additional full=time equivalent positions for the purposes
5 22 designated:
5 23 1. For purposes of reducing the department's floodplain
5 24 permit backlog:
5 25 ................................................. FTEs 2.00
5 26 2. For purposes of implementing the federal total maximum
5 27 daily load program:
5 28 ................................................. FTEs 2.00
5 29 DIVISION III
5 30 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
5 31 Sec. 11. GENERAL FUND == VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY.
5 32 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
5 33 state to Iowa state university of science and technology for
5 34 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30,
5 35 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
6 1 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
6 2 For purposes of supporting the college of veterinary
6 3 medicine for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic
6 4 laboratory and for not more than the following full=time
6 5 equivalent positions:
6 6 .................................................. $ 2,910,313
6 7 ............................................... FTEs 24.36
6 8 2. Iowa state university of science and technology shall
6 9 not reduce the amount that it allocates to support the college
6 10 of veterinary medicine from any other source due to the
6 11 appropriation made in this section.
6 12 3. If by the end of the fiscal year, Iowa state university
6 13 of science and technology fails to allocate the moneys
6 14 appropriated in this section to the college of veterinary
6 15 medicine in accordance with this section, the moneys
6 16 appropriated in this section for that fiscal year shall revert
6 17 to the general fund of the state.
6 18 Sec. 12. VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY == FUTURE YEAR.
6 19 This section applies if appropriations made in this Act and
6 20 all other Acts enacted by the Eighty=third General Assembly
6 21 during the 2009 regular session and all extraordinary
6 22 sessions, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
6 23 ending June 30, 2010, for purposes of supporting the operation
6 24 of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory associated with the
6 25 college of veterinary medicine at Iowa state university, total
6 26 less than $4,000,000. It is the intent of the general
6 27 assembly that the amount of any deficit will be appropriated
6 28 by the general assembly during its 2010 regular session for
6 29 purposes of supporting the operation of the veterinary
6 30 diagnostic laboratory for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
6 31 2010, and ending June 30, 2011.
6 32 DIVISION IV
6 33 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
6 34 Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP.
6 35 There is appropriated from the environment first fund created
7 1 in section 8.57A to the department of agriculture and land
7 2 stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
7 3 ending June 30, 2010, the following amounts, or so much
7 4 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
7 5 designated:
7 6 1. CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
7 7 a. For the conservation reserve enhancement program to
7 8 restore and construct wetlands for the purposes of
7 9 intercepting tile line runoff, reducing nutrient loss,
7 10 improving water quality, and enhancing agricultural production
7 11 practices:
7 12 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
7 13 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
7 14 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
7 15 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
7 16 2. WATERSHED PROTECTION
7 17 a. For continuation of a program that provides
7 18 multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
7 19 quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
7 20 .................................................. $ 2,550,000
7 21 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
7 22 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
7 23 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
7 24 3. FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
7 25 a. For continuation of a statewide voluntary farm
7 26 management demonstration program to demonstrate the
7 27 effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in
7 28 agronomy that protect water resources and provide other
7 29 environmental benefits:
7 30 .................................................. $ 800,000
7 31 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
7 32 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
7 33 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
7 34 c. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a", $400,000
7 35 shall be allocated to an organization representing soybean
8 1 growers to provide for an agriculture and environment
8 2 performance program in order to carry out the purposes of this
8 3 subsection as specified in paragraph "a".
8 4 4. AGRICULTURE DRAINAGE WELL WATER QUALITY ASSISTANCE FUND
8 5 a. For deposit in the agricultural drainage well water
8 6 quality assistance fund created in section 460.303 to be used
8 7 for purposes of supporting the agricultural drainage well
8 8 water quality assistance program as provided in section
8 9 460.304:
8 10 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
8 11 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
8 12 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
8 13 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
8 14 5. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES
8 15 a. For use by the soil conservation division, to provide
8 16 financial assistance for the establishment of permanent soil
8 17 and water conservation practices:
8 18 .................................................. $ 7,000,000
8 19 b. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
8 20 paragraph "a" may be allocated for cost sharing to abate
8 21 complaints filed under section 161A.47.
8 22 c. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a", 5 percent
8 23 shall be allocated for financial incentives to establish
8 24 practices to protect watersheds above publicly owned lakes of
8 25 the state from soil erosion and sediment as provided in
8 26 section 161A.73.
8 27 d. Not more than 30 percent of a soil and water
8 28 conservation district's allocation of moneys as financial
8 29 incentives may be provided for the purpose of establishing
8 30 management practices to control soil erosion on land that is
8 31 row cropped, including but not limited to no=till planting,
8 32 ridge=till planting, contouring, and contour strip=cropping as
8 33 provided in section 161A.73.
8 34 e. The state soil conservation committee created in
8 35 section 161A.4 may allocate moneys appropriated in paragraph
9 1 "a" to conduct research and demonstration projects to promote
9 2 conservation tillage and nonpoint source pollution control
9 3 practices.
9 4 f. The allocation of moneys as financial incentives as
9 5 provided in section 161A.73 may be used in combination with
9 6 moneys allocated by the department of natural resources.
9 7 g. Not more than 15 percent of the moneys appropriated in
9 8 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
9 9 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
9 10 6. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)
9 11 a. To encourage and assist farmers in enrolling in and the
9 12 implementation of the federal conservation program and to work
9 13 with them to enhance their revegetation efforts to improve
9 14 water quality and habitat:
9 15 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
9 16 b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
9 17 paragraph "a" may be used for costs of administration and
9 18 implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
9 19 7. LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
9 20 a. For deposit in the loess hills development and
9 21 conservation fund created in section 161D.2:
9 22 .................................................. $ 600,000
9 23 b. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
9 24 $400,000 shall be allocated to the fund's hungry canyons
9 25 account.
9 26 (2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to
9 27 the hungry canyons account as provided in subparagraph (1) may
9 28 be used for administrative costs.
9 29 c. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
9 30 $200,000 shall be allocated to the fund's loess hills alliance
9 31 account.
9 32 (2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to
9 33 the loess hills alliance account as provided in subparagraph
9 34 (1) may be used for administrative costs.
9 35 8. SOUTHERN IOWA DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
10 1 a. For deposit in the southern Iowa development and
10 2 conservation fund created in section 161D.12:
10 3 .................................................. $ 300,000
10 4 b. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
10 5 paragraph "a" may be used for administrative costs.
10 6 Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. There is
10 7 appropriated from the environment first fund created in
10 8 section 8.57A to the department of economic development for
10 9 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30,
10 10 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
10 11 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
10 12 For deposit in the brownfield redevelopment fund created in
10 13 section 15.293 to provide financial and technical assistance
10 14 under the brownfield redevelopment program as provided in
10 15 section 15.292:
10 16 .................................................. $ 500,000
10 17 Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. There is
10 18 appropriated from the environment first fund created in
10 19 section 8.57A to the department of natural resources for the
10 20 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010,
10 21 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
10 22 be used for the purposes designated:
10 23 1. KEEPERS OF THE LAND
10 24 For statewide coordination of volunteer efforts under the
10 25 water quality and keepers of the land programs:
10 26 .................................................. $ 100,000
10 27 2. STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
10 28 For regular maintenance of state parks and staff time
10 29 associated with these activities:
10 30 .................................................. $ 2,470,000
10 31 3. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
10 32 To provide local watershed managers with geographic
10 33 information system data for their use in developing,
10 34 monitoring, and displaying results of their watershed work:
10 35 .................................................. $ 195,000
11 1 4. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
11 2 For continuing the establishment and operation of water
11 3 quality monitoring stations:
11 4 .................................................. $ 2,955,000
11 5 5. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ACCOUNT
11 6 For deposit in the public water supply system account of
11 7 the water quality protection fund created in section
11 8 455B.183A:
11 9 .................................................. $ 500,000
11 10 6. REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
11 11 For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including
11 12 as provided for in chapters 459 and 459A:
11 13 .................................................. $ 360,000
11 14 7. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
11 15 For the abatement, control, and prevention of ambient air
11 16 pollution in this state, including measures as necessary to
11 17 assure attainment and maintenance of ambient air quality
11 18 standards from particulate matter:
11 19 .................................................. $ 425,000
11 20 8. WATER QUANTITY REGULATION
11 21 For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface
11 22 sources by providing for the allocation and use of water
11 23 resources, the protection and management of water resources,
11 24 and the preclusion of conflicts among users of water
11 25 resources, including as provided in chapter 455B, division
11 26 III, part 4:
11 27 .................................................. $ 495,000
11 28 9. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (RCD)
11 29 a. For resource conservation and development associated
11 30 with the development of projects relating to natural
11 31 resource=based business opportunities:
11 32 .................................................. $ 250,000
11 33 b. Local resource conservation and development groups
11 34 sponsored by county governments or sponsored by soil and water
11 35 conservation districts shall be eligible to receive moneys
12 1 appropriated in paragraph "a" on the condition that such
12 2 groups receive the moneys on a dollar=for=dollar matching
12 3 basis.
12 4 c. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
12 5 paragraph "a" may be used for the costs of implementing and
12 6 administering this subsection.
12 7 Sec. 16. REVERSION.
12 8 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, and notwithstanding
12 9 section 8.33, moneys appropriated for the fiscal year
12 10 beginning July 1, 2009, in this division of this Act that
12 11 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
12 12 year shall not revert but shall remain available for the
12 13 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year
12 14 beginning July 1, 2010, or until the project for which the
12 15 appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
12 16 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
12 17 this division of this Act to the department of agriculture and
12 18 land stewardship to provide financial assistance for the
12 19 establishment of permanent soil and water conservation
12 20 practices that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
12 21 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
12 22 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
12 23 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012.
12 24 DIVISION V
12 25 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT
12 26 AND PROTECTION (REAP)
12 27 Sec. 17. IOWA RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND.
12 28 Notwithstanding the amount of the standing appropriation from
12 29 the general fund of the state to the Iowa resources
12 30 enhancement and protection fund as provided in section
12 31 455A.18, there is appropriated from the environment first fund
12 32 created in section 8.57A to the Iowa resources enhancement and
12 33 protection fund, in lieu of the appropriation made in section
12 34 455A.18, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
12 35 ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, to be allocated as
13 1 provided in section 455A.19:
13 2 .................................................. $ 18,000,000
13 3 DIVISION VI
13 4 CODE CHANGES
13 5 Sec. 18. Section 455B.196, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2009,
13 6 are amended to read as follows:
13 7 1. A national pollutant discharge elimination system
13 8 permit fund is created as a separate fund in the state
13 9 treasury under the control of the department. The fund is
13 10 composed of moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the
13 11 department for deposit into the fund and moneys available to
13 12 and obtained or accepted by the department from the United
13 13 States or private sources for placement in the fund. The fund
13 14 shall include moneys deposited into the fund from fees charged
13 15 for the processing of applications for the issuance of permits
13 16 related to the national pollutant discharge elimination system
13 17 as provided in section 455B.197.
13 18 2. Moneys in the national pollutant discharge elimination
13 19 system permit fund shall be used only as provided in
13 20 appropriations made from the fund by the general assembly
13 21 which may include are appropriated to the department each
13 22 fiscal year for purposes relating to of administering section
13 23 455B.197 and expediting the department's processing of
13 24 national pollutant discharge elimination system applications
13 25 and the issuance of permits, including for salaries, support,
13 26 maintenance, and other costs of administering section
13 27 455B.197.
13 28 EXPLANATION
13 29 GENERAL. This bill relates to agriculture and natural
13 30 resources by making appropriations for the 2009=2010 fiscal
13 31 year to support related entities, including the department of
13 32 agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural
13 33 resources, the department of economic development, and Iowa
13 34 state university.
13 35 The bill appropriates moneys to the department of
14 1 agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural
14 2 resources. The appropriations are made to support those
14 3 departments for administration, regulation, and programs. The
14 4 bill requires the departments to submit quarterly reports to
14 5 the general assembly and department of management regarding
14 6 the expenditure of appropriated moneys. The bill also
14 7 provides moneys to support specific programs or projects
14 8 administered by those departments. The bill appropriates
14 9 moneys from a number of sources, including the general fund of
14 10 the state, the state fish and game protection fund, and the
14 11 groundwater protection fund. The bill is organized into
14 12 divisions.
14 13 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP. For the
14 14 department of agriculture and land stewardship, moneys are
14 15 appropriated in order to support its divisions.
14 16 The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund to
14 17 support designated programs, including horse and dog racing,
14 18 and motor fuel inspection. The bill appropriates moneys from
14 19 the agricultural remediation fund to support departmental
14 20 operations.
14 21 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. For the department of
14 22 natural resources, moneys are appropriated from the general
14 23 fund in order to support its divisions.
14 24 The bill makes appropriations from other funds. The bill
14 25 appropriates moneys to the department of natural resources
14 26 from the state fish and game protection fund to support
14 27 programs related to fish and wildlife. The bill appropriates
14 28 moneys from the groundwater protection fund to support
14 29 groundwater quality. The bill appropriates moneys from the
14 30 snowmobile fund to the department for snowmobile programs.
14 31 The bill includes miscellaneous provisions. An
14 32 appropriation is made from the unassigned revenue fund
14 33 administered by the Iowa comprehensive underground storage
14 34 tank fund board to the department of natural resources for
14 35 administration and expenses of the underground storage tank
15 1 section.
15 2 The bill provides that the department of natural resources
15 3 may use additional funds for staffing to reduce the
15 4 department's floodplain permit backlog and implementing the
15 5 federal maximum daily load program.
15 6 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. The bill appropriates moneys from
15 7 the general fund of the state for the operation of the Iowa
15 8 state university's veterinary diagnostic laboratory. It
15 9 includes provisions expressing legislative intent for a future
15 10 appropriation for the diagnostic laboratory.
15 11 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS. The bill
15 12 appropriates funding from the environment first fund to the
15 13 departments of agriculture and land stewardship, economic
15 14 development, and natural resources to support a number of
15 15 programs and projects. Nonreversion clauses authorize the
15 16 appropriations made in this division to be carried forward
15 17 into the succeeding fiscal year and allows the appropriation
15 18 for permanent soil and water conservation practices to be
15 19 available through fiscal year 2012=2013.
15 20 ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND == RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND
15 21 PROTECTION. The bill appropriates moneys from the environment
15 22 first fund to the resources enhancement and protection fund in
15 23 lieu of the $20 million appropriated by statute from the
15 24 general fund of the state.
15 25 CODE CHANGES. The bill amends Code section 455B.196 which
15 26 establishes the pollutant discharge elimination system permit
15 27 fund to support the DNR's processing of applications and
15 28 issuance of permits under Code section 455B.197. The bill
15 29 provides a standing appropriation from the fund to the
15 30 department each fiscal year. Currently, the general assembly
15 31 appropriates moneys from the fund to support the department's
15 32 efforts each year.
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