SF 217 (LSB 1412XS (4) 87)

SENATE FILE 217

BY  DOTZLER

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for contingent appropriations to, and allocations from, the enhance Iowa fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 15F.107, Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   15F.107  Enhance Iowa fund and appropriation.
   1.  a.  The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”, for purposes of allocating moneys to programs specified in an appropriation made to the enhance Iowa fund described in this section. A fund established for purposes of this section may be administered as a revolving fund and may consist of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of this section.
   b.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, at the end of each fiscal year moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.
   c.  Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Repayments and recaptures of program moneys shall be credited to the fund.
   2.  Commencing with appropriations made for purposes of this section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and for each fiscal year thereafter, not to exceed a total of ten fiscal year appropriations, if moneys are transferred to the general fund of the state pursuant to section 8.55, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, during a fiscal year in an amount that exceeds one hundred million dollars, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the authority for deposit in the fund created pursuant to subsection 1, for that fiscal year, twenty-five million dollars to be used for the purposes designated in this section.
   3.  Moneys appropriated to the fund pursuant to subsection 2 shall be allocated by the authority for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
   a.  For purposes of administration, marketing enhance Iowa programs, expenses, and compensation of board members, two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
   b.  For deposit in the sports tourism program fund established pursuant to section 15F.403, one million dollars.
   c.  For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund established pursuant to section 15F.204, three million dollars.
   d.  For deposit in the river enhancement community attraction and tourism fund established pursuant to section 15F.205, two million dollars.
   e.  For allocation as grants, at the discretion of the board, to the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, or the department of agriculture and land stewardship as follows:
   (1)  For purposes of improving state parks infrastructure, financing low head dam mitigation or removal projects, or funding projects under the natural resources account created in section 461.32 in the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, two million dollars.
   (2)  For purposes of funding projects under the watershed protection account created in section 461.34 in the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, two million dollars.
   (3)  For purposes of funding projects under the trails account created in section 461.37 in the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, two million dollars.
   (4)  The departments of natural resources, transportation, and agriculture and land stewardship shall submit applications to the board for each project to be funded pursuant to this paragraph “e”. The board shall prioritize the projects and negotiate with the departments on which projects to fund pursuant to this paragraph “e”.
   f.  For allocation to the funds, programs, and purposes described in paragraphs “a” through “e”, at the discretion of the board, twelve million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
   4.  Moneys allocated pursuant to subsection 3, paragraphs “e” and “f”, to the department of natural resources shall not be expended by the department for the purpose of acquiring lands, waters, or interests in lands and waters.
   5.  If, at any point in a fiscal year, the board determines that demand for any one of the purposes described in subsection 3 will not meet or exceed the amounts initially allocated, the board may reallocate amounts from one purpose to any of the other purposes for that fiscal year or may carry the moneys allocated to any one purpose over to a future fiscal year for that same purpose in the next fiscal year.
   2.  6.  The authority shall submit a report to the general assembly and the governor’s office each year that moneys are appropriated to the fund established in this section describing the use of moneys and the results achieved under each of the programs receiving fund moneys.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides for contingent appropriations to, and allocations from, the enhance Iowa fund. The bill requires a contingent fiscal year appropriation of $25 million from the general fund of the state to the enhance Iowa fund. The bill provides for appropriations in that amount for 10 fiscal years, beginning with the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Under the bill, the $25 million appropriation occurs only if the general fund receives a transfer of over $100 million in that fiscal year from the Iowa economic emergency fund, pursuant to Code section 8.55. Moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general fund and interest and earnings on the fund are required to be credited to the fund.
   The bill requires that the authority allocate moneys in the fund to specified funds or accounts or for specified purposes. The bill allows the enhance Iowa board (board) to reallocate amounts from one purpose to other purposes if the board determines that demand for one purpose will not meet or exceed the amounts allocated for that purpose. The bill provides for the following allocations in fiscal years when the fund receives the appropriation of $25 million:
1. $250,000 for administration, expenses, and compensation of board members, and marketing enhance Iowa programs.
2. $1 million for deposit in the sports program fund.
3. $3 million for deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund.
4. $2 million for deposit in the river enhancement community attraction and tourism fund.
5. $6 million for allocation as grants, at the discretion of the board, to the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, or the department of agriculture and land stewardship for specified allowable purposes. Under the bill, the departments are required to submit applications to the board for each project to be funded from the $6 million allocation and the board is required to prioritize the projects and negotiate with the departments on which projects to fund.
6. $12.75 million for allocation, at the discretion of the board, to the above-listed funds, programs, and purposes.
   Under the bill, the department of natural resources is prohibited from using moneys from the fund to acquire lands, waters, and interests in lands and waters.