House File 245 - 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: 4 TLSB 1408HV (3) 85 tm/sc
H.F. 245 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 Section 101B.9, Code 2013, is repealed. 15 Sec. 3.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. 35 -1- LSB 1408HV (3) 85 tm/sc 1/ 2
H.F. 245 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. 7 -2- LSB 1408HV (3) 85 tm/sc 2/ 2