House
File
619
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
619
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
510)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
166)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
1
establish
certain
fees
at
state
parks
and
recreation
areas.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455A.14
Camping
and
rental
1
facilities
and
other
privileges
——
fees.
2
1.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
3
the
department
of
natural
resources
is
authorized
to
establish
4
fees
for
camping
and
use
of
rental
facilities
and
other
special
5
privileges
at
state
parks
and
recreation
areas
under
the
6
jurisdiction
of
the
department.
7
2.
The
fees
established
by
the
department
pursuant
to
this
8
section
shall
be
in
such
amounts
as
may
be
determined
by
the
9
department
based
on
the
cost
of
providing
the
privileges
and
10
the
reasonable
value
of
such
privileges.
Such
fees
may
be
11
increased,
reduced,
or
waived
by
the
department
for
special
12
promotional
events
or
efforts
or
on
the
basis
of
special
13
seasonal
or
holiday
rates,
on
a
statewide
basis
or
on
the
basis
14
of
an
individual
state
park
or
recreation
area.
15
3.
Fees
established
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
16
considered
a
specification
of
prices
to
be
charged
for
goods
or
17
services
as
provided
in
section
17A.2,
subsection
11,
paragraph
18
“g”
.
19
4.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
20
for
the
purpose
of
setting
forth
the
methodology
to
be
used
in
21
establishing
fees
pursuant
to
this
section.
22
Sec.
2.
REPEAL.
Sections
455A.12
and
461A.47,
Code
2017,
23
are
repealed.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
provides
that,
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
28
law
to
the
contrary,
the
department
of
natural
resources
is
29
authorized
to
establish
fees
for
camping
and
use
of
rental
30
facilities
and
other
special
privileges
at
state
parks
and
31
recreation
areas
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
department.
32
Currently,
the
natural
resource
commission
is
authorized
to
33
establish
such
fees
under
Code
section
461A.47,
which
is
34
repealed
by
the
bill.
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The
bill
also
provides
that
fees
established
by
the
1
department
pursuant
to
the
bill’s
provisions
shall
be
in
such
2
amounts
as
may
be
determined
by
the
department
based
on
the
3
cost
of
providing
the
privileges
and
the
reasonable
value
4
of
such
privileges.
Such
fees
may
be
increased,
reduced,
5
or
waived
by
the
department
for
special
promotional
events
6
or
efforts
or
on
the
basis
of
special
seasonal
or
holiday
7
rates,
on
a
statewide
basis
or
on
the
basis
of
an
individual
8
state
park
or
recreation
area.
The
bill
provides
that
fees
9
established
pursuant
to
the
bill
are
considered
a
specification
10
of
the
prices
to
be
charged
for
goods
or
services
sold
by
11
an
agency
and
are
not
considered
rules
for
purposes
of
Code
12
chapter
17A.
The
department
is
required
to
adopt
rules
that
13
set
forth
the
methodology
to
be
used
in
establishing
the
fees.
14
Code
section
455A.12
relating
to
the
sale
of
gift
15
certificates
by
the
department
for
free
camping
and
other
16
special
privileges
at
state
parks
and
recreation
areas
is
17
repealed.
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