House
File
245
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
245
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
8)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
appropriating
moneys
in
the
cigarette
fire
safety
1
standard
fund
and
including
effective
date
and
retroactive
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
101B.9,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
101B.9
Cigarette
fire
safety
standard
fund.
3
A
cigarette
fire
safety
standard
fund
is
created
as
a
4
special
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
5
department
of
public
safety.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
all
6
moneys
recovered
from
the
assessment
of
civil
penalties
or
7
certification
fees
under
this
chapter
.
The
moneys
in
the
8
fund
shall,
in
In
addition
to
any
moneys
made
available
for
9
such
purpose,
be
available,
subject
to
appropriation,
moneys
10
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
of
public
11
safety
for
the
purpose
of
fire
safety
and
prevention
programs,
12
including
for
entry
level
fire
fighter
training,
equipment,
and
13
operations.
14
Sec.
2.
REPEAL.
Section
101B.9,
Code
2013,
is
repealed.
15
Sec.
3.
CIGARETTE
FIRE
SAFETY
STANDARD
FUND.
16
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
17
unencumbered
or
unobligated
balance
of
the
cigarette
fire
18
safety
standard
fund
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
beginning
19
July
1,
2012,
or
the
close
of
any
succeeding
fiscal
year,
shall
20
be
credited
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
21
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
The
following
provision
22
or
provisions
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
23
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
24
1.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
101B.9.
25
2.
The
section
of
this
Act
providing
for
retroactive
26
applicability.
27
Sec.
5.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
provision
28
or
provisions
of
this
Act
apply
retroactively
to
July
1,
2007:
29
1.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
101B.9.
30
EXPLANATION
31
This
bill
relates
to
moneys
in
the
cigarette
fire
safety
32
standard
fund
which
is
a
special
fund
in
the
state
treasury
33
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
public
safety.
34
Currently,
moneys
in
the
fund
are
subject
to
appropriation.
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The
bill
eliminates
the
contingent
appropriation
language
and
1
appropriates
all
moneys
in
the
fund
to
the
department
of
public
2
safety.
This
provision
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
3
retroactively
to
July
1,
2007.
4
The
bill
eliminates
the
fund
on
July
1,
2013,
and
credits
to
5
the
general
fund
of
the
state
any
unencumbered
or
unobligated
6
balance
of
the
fund
at
the
time
of
the
repeal.
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