House File 275 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 275 BY KELLEY 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 and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2350YH (2) 85 av/nh

H.F. 275 Section 1. Section 462A.52, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2013, 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 Iowa Acts, ch. 137, shall be used by the 6 commission only for the administration and enforcement of 7 programs to control aquatic invasive species and for the 8 administration and enforcement of navigation laws and water 9 safety upon the inland waters of this state and shall be used 10 in addition to funds already being expended by the commission 11 each year for these purposes. The commission shall not reduce 12 the amount of other funds being expended on an annual basis for 13 these purposes as of July 1, 2005 , during the period of the 14 appropriation 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 Iowa 24 Acts, ch. 137, and how the revenues were expended. The report 25 shall also include information concerning the amount and source 26 of all other funds expended by the commission during the year 27 for the purposes of administering and enforcing programs 28 to control aquatic invasive species and administering and 29 enforcing navigation laws and water safety upon the inland 30 waters of the 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 2350YH (2) 85 av/nh 1/ 3

H.F. 275 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, 2013. 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 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 18 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 19 EXPLANATION 20 This bill relates to the control of aquatic invasive 21 species in the waters of this state. The bill strikes a sunset 22 provision to allow a 2005 increase in boat registration fees 23 to continue to be used for the administration and enforcement 24 of programs to control aquatic invasive species and for the 25 administration and enforcement of navigation laws and water 26 safety beyond 2013. The bill also provides that the provisions 27 apply to rivers as well as inland waters of the state. 28 The bill requires the natural resource commission to conduct 29 a study on the presence of aquatic invasive species in the 30 state’s lakes and rivers including but not limited to zebra 31 mussels, Eurasian milfoil, and Asian carp with a particular 32 emphasis on the status of Asian carp populations in the Iowa 33 great lakes and the Little Sioux river watershed. The study 34 is to include monitoring, management, and prevention efforts 35 -2- LSB 2350YH (2) 85 av/nh 2/ 3

H.F. 275 being undertaken by the department of natural resources with 1 respect to aquatic invasive species and information about Asian 2 carp including impacts of their presence in the state’s lakes 3 and rivers as well as strategies to manage and prevent their 4 spread, particularly in the Iowa great lakes and throughout the 5 midwest. 6 The commission shall submit its findings in a written report 7 to the general assembly by December 31, 2013. The report can 8 be included in the annual report submitted by the commission to 9 the general assembly each December 31 pursuant to Code section 10 462A.52(3), which outlines the yearly expenditures of the boat 11 registration increases enacted in 2005. 12 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 13 -3- LSB 2350YH (2) 85 av/nh 3/ 3