House
File
391
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
391
BY
FISHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
administration
of
the
state
forest
1
nurseries.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455A.13,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Notwithstanding
section
17A.2,
subsection
11
,
paragraph
3
“g”
,
the
The
department
of
natural
resources
shall
adopt
4
administrative
rules
establishing
annually
review
market
5
conditions
and
the
expenditures
and
revenues
of
the
state
6
forest
nurseries,
and
establish
minimum
ordering
quantities
7
and
a
range
of
prices
of
for
plant
material
grown
at
the
state
8
forest
nurseries
to
cover
all
expenses
related
to
the
growing
9
of
the
plants.
The
department
is
authorized
to
sell
plant
10
material
in
other
states.
The
department
is
authorized
to
sell
11
barerooted
plants
to
private
nurseries
for
resale.
12
Sec.
2.
RESCISSION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES.
13
1.
571
Iowa
administrative
code,
rules
71.1
through
71.3,
14
are
rescinded.
15
2.
As
soon
as
practicable,
the
Iowa
administrative
code
16
editor
shall
remove
the
language
of
the
Iowa
administrative
17
rules
referenced
in
subsection
1
of
this
section
from
the
Iowa
18
administrative
code.
19
Sec.
3.
REPEAL.
1989
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
311,
section
16,
20
is
repealed.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
the
administration
of
the
state
forest
25
nurseries.
The
bill
allows
the
department
of
natural
resources
26
to
annually
review
market
conditions
and
the
expenditures
27
and
revenues
of
the
state
forest
nurseries
and
to
establish
28
minimum
ordering
quantities
and
a
range
of
prices
for
plant
29
material
grown
at
the
nurseries.
The
bill
also
authorizes
the
30
department
to
sell
barerooted
plants
to
private
nurseries
for
31
resale.
32
Currently,
administrative
rules
adopted
by
the
natural
33
resource
commission
specify
ordering
quantities
and
prices
34
for
plants
sold
by
the
nurseries.
The
rules
also
specify
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that
plants
can
only
be
sold
to
private
landowners
and
public
1
agencies
and
that
barerooted
plants
purchased
cannot
be
resold.
2
The
bill
rescinds
all
rules
related
to
the
sale
of
nursery
3
stock
to
the
public.
4
The
bill
also
repeals
a
provision
in
the
Iowa
Acts
that
5
requires
the
commission
to
adopt
rules
establishing
prices
for
6
plant
material
grown
at
the
state
forest
nurseries.
7
The
bill
may
cause
a
state
agency
or
political
subdivision
to
8
offer
for
sale
to
the
public
a
service
or
product
that
competes
9
with
private
enterprise.
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