HF 2106 (LSB 5151YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2106

BY  ISENHART

A BILL FOR

An Act making an appropriation to support activities and events celebrating this state’s one hundredth anniversary of the state park system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES —— COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARDS.
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   To provide grants to participating counties to support activities and events celebrating this state’s one hundredth anniversary of the state park system:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   2.  The department shall award not more than $10,000 to a participating county based on the department’s evaluation of an application submitted to the department by the county. A proposal shall be prepared in consultation with the county’s conservation board. Two or more contiguous counties may make a combined proposal. In that case, the department shall not award more than $10,000 multiplied by the number of participating counties to a county designated by the department.
   3.  The department may retain not more than $10,000 to administer this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill appropriates moneys from the general fund to the department of natural resources for FY 2020-2021 to provide grants to participating counties to support activities and events celebrating this state’s 100th anniversary of the state park system.