House
File
2249
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2249
BY
HEIN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
benefited
recreational
lake
districts
and
water
1
quality
districts
to
become
members
of
watershed
management
2
authorities.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
466B.2,
subsection
3,
Code
2016,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
“Political
subdivision”
means
a
any
of
the
following:
3
a.
A
city
,
.
4
b.
A
county
,
or
.
5
c.
A
soil
and
water
conservation
district
described
in
6
section
161A.5
.
7
d.
A
benefited
recreational
lake
district
or
a
water
quality
8
district
or
a
combined
district
incorporated
as
a
public
entity
9
and
organized
pursuant
to
chapter
357E.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
BILL.
This
bill
provides
that
a
benefited
recreational
lake
14
district,
a
water
quality
district,
or
a
combined
district,
15
organized
under
Code
chapter
357E,
may
participate
as
a
member
16
of
a
watershed
management
authority
under
Code
chapter
466B,
17
subchapter
II.
18
BACKGROUND
——
WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITIES.
A
watershed
19
management
authority
is
an
organization
formed
under
a
Code
20
chapter
28E
agreement
entered
into
by
certain
political
21
subdivisions
(cities,
counties,
or
soil
and
water
conservation
22
districts)
that
are
located
within
a
regional
watershed
(Code
23
chapter
466B.22).
The
purpose
of
the
authority
is
to
engage
24
in
watershed
planning
and
management
activities,
including
25
flood
control
or
mitigation
and
water
quality
improvement
26
(Code
section
466B.23).
An
authority
is
governed
by
a
board
27
of
directors
comprised
of
individuals
appointed
by
their
28
respective
member
political
subdivisions
(Code
section
29
466B.24).
30
BACKGROUND
——
DISTRICTS.
A
benefited
recreational
lake
31
district
is
territory
contiguous
to
a
recreational
lake,
or
to
32
other
property
that
is
contiguous
to
the
recreational
lake,
and
33
is
formed
to
enhance
recreation
facilities
for
the
residents
34
of
the
district.
A
water
quality
district
is
territory
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contiguous
to
a
stream,
river,
or
lake,
or
to
other
property
1
that
is
contiguous
to
the
stream,
river,
or
lake,
and
is
formed
2
to
enhance
water
quality
facilities
for
the
residents
of
the
3
district
(Code
section
357E.2).
In
order
to
form
a
district,
4
the
board
of
supervisors
must
receive
a
petition
signed
by
a
5
specified
number
of
owners
of
territory
located
within
the
6
proposed
district,
and
within
10
days
after
a
hearing
on
the
7
petition
must
either
establish
the
district
by
resolution
or
8
disallow
the
petition
(Code
sections
357E.3
and
357E.5).
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