House File 2332 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2332 BY KELLEY , WITTNEBEN , and HANSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to the control of aquatic invasive species in 1 the waters of this state and including a study and report. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5954YH (2) 84 av/nh

H.F. 2332 Section 1. Section 462A.52, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2011, 1 are amended to read as follows: 2 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , any increase in revenues 3 received on or after July 1, 2007, but on or before June 30, 4 2013, pursuant to this section as a result of fee increases 5 pursuant to 2005 Acts, ch. 137, shall be used by the commission 6 only for the administration and enforcement of programs to 7 control aquatic invasive species and for the administration and 8 enforcement of navigation laws and water safety upon the inland 9 waters of this state and shall be used in addition to funds 10 already being expended by the commission each year for these 11 purposes. The commission shall not reduce the amount of other 12 funds being expended on an annual basis for these purposes 13 as of July 1, 2005 , during the period of the appropriation 14 provided for in this subsection . 15 3. The commission shall submit a written report to the 16 general assembly by December 31, 2007, and by December 31 of 17 each year thereafter through December 31, 2013, summarizing the 18 activities of the department in administering and enforcing 19 programs to control aquatic invasive species and administering 20 and enforcing navigation laws and water safety upon the inland 21 waters of the state . The report shall include information 22 concerning the amount of revenues collected pursuant to this 23 section as a result of fee increases pursuant to 2005 Acts, 24 ch. 137, and how the revenues were expended. The report shall 25 also include information concerning the amount and source of 26 all other funds expended by the commission during the year for 27 the purposes of administering and enforcing programs to control 28 aquatic invasive species and administering and enforcing 29 navigation laws and water safety upon the inland waters of the 30 state and how the funds were expended. 31 Sec. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES STUDY AND REPORT. 32 1. The natural resource commission shall conduct a study 33 of the presence of aquatic invasive species in the state’s 34 lakes and rivers including but not limited to zebra mussels, 35 -1- LSB 5954YH (2) 84 av/nh 1/ 3

H.F. 2332 Eurasian milfoil, and Asian carp with a particular emphasis on 1 the status of Asian carp populations in the Iowa great lakes 2 and the Little Sioux river watershed. 3 2. The study shall describe monitoring efforts by the 4 department of natural resources of all aquatic invasive species 5 in the state’s waters; describe efforts by the department to 6 manage and prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in 7 the state; include information on the life history of Asian 8 carp and the possible impacts of their presence in the state’s 9 lakes and rivers; and consider strategies to manage and prevent 10 the spread of Asian carp populations in Iowa, particularly in 11 the Iowa great lakes, as well as throughout the midwest. 12 3. The commission shall submit its findings in a written 13 report to the general assembly by December 31, 2012. This 14 report may be included as part of the written report submitted 15 to the general assembly by the commission on December 31 each 16 year pursuant to section 462A.52, subsection 3. 17 EXPLANATION 18 This bill relates to the control of aquatic invasive 19 species in the waters of this state. The bill strikes a sunset 20 provision to allow a 2005 increase in boat registration fees 21 to continue to be used for the administration and enforcement 22 of programs to control aquatic invasive species and for the 23 administration and enforcement of navigation laws and water 24 safety beyond 2013. The bill also provides that the provisions 25 apply to rivers as well as inland waters of the state. 26 The bill requires the natural resource commission to conduct 27 a study on the presence of aquatic invasive species in the 28 state’s lakes and rivers including but not limited to zebra 29 mussels, Eurasian milfoil, and Asian carp with a particular 30 emphasis on the status of Asian carp populations in the Iowa 31 great lakes and the Little Sioux river watershed. The study 32 is to include monitoring, management, and prevention efforts 33 being undertaken by the department of natural resources with 34 respect to aquatic invasive species and information about Asian 35 -2- LSB 5954YH (2) 84 av/nh 2/ 3

H.F. 2332 carp including impacts of their presence in the state’s lakes 1 and rivers as well as strategies to manage and prevent their 2 spread, particularly in the Iowa great lakes and throughout the 3 midwest. 4 The commission shall submit its findings in a written report 5 to the general assembly by December 31, 2012. The report can 6 be included in the annual report submitted by the commission to 7 the general assembly each December 31 pursuant to Code section 8 462A.52(3), which outlines the yearly expenditures of the boat 9 registration increases enacted in 2005. 10 -3- LSB 5954YH (2) 84 av/nh 3/ 3