House
File
735
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
735
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
571)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
management
of
soil
and
water
resources,
1
including
projects
described
in
the
Iowa
nutrient
reduction
2
strategy,
and
the
use
of
a
county
tax
levy.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
161A.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9A.
“Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy”
3
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
455B.171.
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
“Point
source”
means
the
same
as
5
defined
in
section
455B.171.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
161A.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
7
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
d.
To
cooperate,
or
enter
into
agreements
with,
and
within
9
the
limits
of
appropriations
duly
made
available
to
it
by
law,
10
to
furnish
financial
or
other
aid
assistance
to
any
agency,
11
governmental
or
otherwise,
or
any
owner
or
occupier
of
lands
12
within
the
district,
in
the
carrying
on
of
including
by
doing
13
all
of
the
following:
14
(1)
Carrying
out
erosion-control
and
watershed
protection
15
and
flood
prevention
operations
within
the
district,
subject
16
to
such
conditions
as
the
commissioners
may
deem
necessary
to
17
advance
the
purposes
of
this
chapter
.
18
(2)
Carrying
out
projects
or
operations
within
the
19
district,
as
provided
in
paragraph
“p”
,
subject
to
such
20
conditions
as
the
commissioners
may
deem
necessary
to
advance
21
the
purposes
of
this
chapter.
22
Sec.
3.
Section
161A.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
23
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
24
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
To
carry
out
soil
erosion
control,
25
watershed
protection
or
improvement,
water
resource
26
restoration,
flood
prevention
or
control,
and
water
quality
27
protection
projects
and
operations,
within
the
district.
The
28
water
quality
protection
projects
and
operations
may
include
29
but
are
not
limited
to
efforts
to
maintain,
protect,
and
30
improve
the
quality
of
surface
water
and
groundwater
from
point
31
and
nonpoint
sources,
including
by
doing
all
of
the
following:
32
(1)
Reducing
or
eliminating
pollution
caused
by
access
to
33
agricultural
drainage
or
sinkholes,
sedimentation,
or
chemical
34
pollutants.
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(2)
Reducing
or
removing
nutrients
and
other
pollutants
in
1
or
from
surface
water
and
groundwater.
2
(3)
Reducing
or
eliminating
nutrient
loads
from
surface
3
water
or
groundwater.
4
(4)
Achieving
or
furthering
any
of
the
objectives,
goals,
5
and
targets
described
in
the
Iowa
nutrient
strategy.
6
Sec.
4.
Section
161A.13,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
161A.13
Purpose
of
subdistricts.
9
Subdistricts
of
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district
may
10
be
formed
as
provided
in
this
chapter
for
the
purposes
of
11
carrying
out
watershed
protection
and
flood
prevention
programs
12
to
carry
out
the
same
purposes
of
the
district
under
section
13
161A.7,
within
the
territory
of
the
subdistrict
but
shall
not
14
be
formed
solely
for
the
purpose
of
establishing
or
taking
over
15
the
operation
of
an
existing
drainage
district.
16
Sec.
5.
Section
161C.1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsections:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
01.
“Authorized
project”
means
a
project
19
that
is
carried
out
to
support
any
of
the
following:
20
a.
Soil
erosion
control.
21
b.
Watershed
protection
or
improvement.
22
c.
Water
resource
restoration.
23
d.
Flood
prevention
or
control.
24
e.
Water
quality
protection
practices.
25
f.
Water
quality
projects
and
operations,
including
as
26
required
to
achieve
or
further
any
of
the
objectives,
goals,
27
and
targets
described
in
the
Iowa
nutrient
strategy.
28
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
“Financing
entity”
means
a
public
29
or
private
agency
as
defined
in
section
28E.2
that
provides
30
funding
to
persons
through
loans,
forgivable
loans,
grants,
or
31
other
financial
instruments,
and
which
may
include
but
is
not
32
limited
to
providing
financing
under
chapter
28F,
331,
or
384.
33
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4B.
“Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy”
34
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
455B.171.
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“Point
source”
means
the
same
as
1
defined
in
section
455B.171.
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5B.
“Public
purpose
entity”
means
a
3
county,
city,
other
political
subdivision
or
local
agency,
a
4
rural
water
district
incorporated
and
organized
pursuant
to
5
the
provisions
of
chapter
357A,
or
a
rural
water
association
6
organized
and
incorporated
as
a
cooperative
association
under
7
chapter
499
or
as
a
nonprofit
corporation
under
chapter
504.
8
Sec.
6.
Section
161C.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
9
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
a.
Each
A
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
alone
and
11
whenever
practical
in
conjunction
with
other
districts,
shall
12
public
purpose
entities,
or
financing
entities
may
carry
out
13
district-wide
and
multiple-district
projects
to
support
water
14
protection
practices
in
the
district
or
districts
,
including
15
but
not
limited
to
authorized
projects
to
protect
this
state’s
16
groundwater
and
surface
water
from
point
and
nonpoint
sources
17
of
contamination,
including
but
not
limited
to
contamination
18
by
agricultural
drainage
wells,
sinkholes,
sedimentation,
or
19
chemical
pollutants
.
The
projects
and
operations
include
but
20
are
not
limited
to
practices
or
other
efforts
to
reduce
or
21
eliminate
pollution
caused
by
access
to
agricultural
drainage
22
wells
or
sinkholes,
sedimentation,
or
chemical
pollutants,
as
23
described
in
the
Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy.
24
Sec.
7.
Section
161C.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
161C.3
Cooperation
with
other
agencies
public
purpose
27
entities
and
financing
entities
.
28
Soil
A
soil
and
water
conservation
districts
district
may
29
enter
into
agreements
an
agreement
with
the
United
States
30
federal
government
,
as
provided
by
state
law,
or
with
the
31
state
of
Iowa
or
any
agency
of
the
state,
any
other
soil
and
32
water
conservation
district,
or
other
political
subdivision
33
of
this
state
a
public
purpose
entity,
or
a
financing
entity
,
34
for
cooperation
in
preventing,
controlling,
or
attempting
to
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prevent
or
control
contamination
the
pollution
of
groundwater
1
or
surface
water
or
groundwater
by
point
and
nonpoint
sources
2
of
pollution
.
Soil
and
water
conservation
districts
may
3
accept,
as
provided
by
state
law,
any
money
disbursed
for
water
4
quality
preservation
purposes
by
the
federal
government
or
any
5
agency
of
the
federal
government,
and
expend
the
money
for
the
6
purposes
for
which
it
was
received.
7
Sec.
8.
Section
161E.1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
161E.1
Authority
of
board.
10
1.
a.
If
a
county,
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
11
a
subdistrict
of
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
12
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
or
other
local
agency
a
13
public
purpose
entity,
or
a
financing
entity
engages
or
in,
14
participates
in
a
project
for
flood
or
erosion
control,
flood
15
prevention
,
or
carries
out
an
authorized
project,
including
16
but
not
limited
to
a
water
quality
project
or
operation
,
or
17
engages
in,
participates
in,
or
carries
out
a
project
for
18
the
conservation,
development,
utilization,
and
disposal
19
of
water,
in
cooperation
with
the
federal
government,
or
a
20
department
or
agency
of
the
federal
government,
the
counties
21
in
which
the
project
is
carried
on
out
may
,
act
through
the
22
board
of
supervisors,
construct,
or
under
a
chapter
28E
or
28F
23
agreement,
to
do
any
of
the
following:
24
(1)
Construct,
operate,
and
maintain
the
project
on
lands
25
under
the
control
or
jurisdiction
of
the
county
dedicated
to
26
county
use
,
or
furnish
.
27
(2)
Furnish
financial
and
other
assistance
in
connection
28
with
the
projects.
Flood,
soil
erosion
control,
and
watershed
29
improvement
30
b.
Authorized
projects
,
including
but
not
limited
to
water
31
quality
projects
and
operations,
are
presumed
to
be
for
the
32
protection
of
the
tax
base
of
the
county,
for
the
protection
of
33
public
roads
and
lands,
and
for
the
protection
of
the
public
34
health,
sanitation,
safety,
and
general
welfare.
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Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
161E.1A
Definitions.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Authorized
project”
means
a
project
that
is
carried
out
4
to
support
any
of
the
following:
5
a.
Soil
erosion
control
project.
6
b.
Watershed
protection
or
improvement
project.
7
c.
Water
resource
restoration
project.
8
d.
Flood
prevention
or
control.
9
e.
Water
quality
protection
practices.
10
f.
Water
quality
projects
and
operations,
including
those
11
projects
described
in
the
Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy.
12
2.
“Financing
entity”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
13
161C.1.
14
3.
“Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy”
means
the
same
as
15
defined
in
section
455B.171.
16
4.
“Point
source”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
17
455B.171.
18
5.
“Public
purpose
entity”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
19
section
161C.1.
20
Sec.
10.
Section
161E.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
161E.2
Federal
aid
assistance
.
23
A
county
may,
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
,
accept
24
federal
funds
for
aid
moneys
to
assist
in
a
supporting
an
25
authorized
project
for
flood
or
soil
erosion
control,
flood
26
prevention
,
or
the
conservation,
development,
utilization,
27
and
disposal
of
water
,
and
.
A
county
may
cooperate
with
the
28
federal
government
or
a
department
or
agency
of
the
federal
29
government,
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
subdistrict
30
of
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
political
31
subdivision
of
the
state,
or
other
local
agency,
and
the
or
a
32
public
purpose
entity.
The
county
may
assume
a
proportion
of
33
the
cost
of
the
authorized
project
as
deemed
appropriate,
and
34
may
assume
the
maintenance
cost
of
the
project
on
lands
under
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the
control
or
jurisdiction
of
the
county
which
will
not
be
1
discharged
by
federal
aid
assistance
or
grant.
2
Sec.
11.
Section
161E.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
161E.3
Cooperation.
5
The
counties,
county,
soil
and
water
conservation
districts,
6
and
subdistricts
of
soil
and
water
conservation
districts
,
7
and
public
purpose
entities
concerned,
shall
advise
and
8
consult
with
each
other,
upon
the
request
of
any
of
them
or
9
any
affected
landowners,
and
may
cooperate
with
each
other
10
or
with
other
state
subdivisions
or
instrumentalities,
and
11
affected
landowners,
as
well
as
with
the
federal
government
or
12
a
department
or
agency
of
the
federal
government,
or
with
a
13
financing
entity,
to
construct,
operate,
and
maintain
suitable
14
authorized
projects
for
flood
or
soil
erosion
control,
flood
15
prevention
,
including
but
not
limited
to
water
quality
projects
16
and
operations
,
or
the
conservation,
development,
utilization,
17
and
disposal
of
water
on
public
roads
or
other
public
lands
or
18
other
land
granted
county
use.
19
Sec.
12.
Section
161E.5,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
20
follows:
21
161E.5
Maintenance
cost.
22
If
construction
of
projects
has
been
completed
by
the
soil
23
and
water
conservation
district,
subdistricts
a
subdistrict
of
24
the
soil
and
water
conservation
districts
district
,
political
25
subdivisions
of
the
state,
or
other
local
agencies
a
public
26
purpose
entity
,
or
the
federal
government,
or
a
department
or
27
agency
of
the
federal
government,
on
private
lands
under
the
28
easement
granted
to
the
county,
only
the
cost
of
maintenance
29
may
be
assumed
by
the
county.
30
Sec.
13.
Section
161E.9,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
161E.9
Tax
levy.
33
The
county
board
of
supervisors
may
annually
levy
a
tax
not
34
to
exceed
six
and
three-fourths
cents
per
thousand
dollars
of
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assessed
value
of
all
agricultural
lands
in
the
county,
to
1
be
used
for
flood
and
erosion
control,
including
authorized
2
projects,
including
but
not
limited
to
furnishing
financial
3
assistance
in
connection
with
water
quality
projects
and
4
operations,
and
for
the
acquisition
of
land
or
interests
in
5
land,
and
repair,
alteration,
maintenance,
and
operation
of
6
works
of
improvement
on
lands
under
the
control
or
jurisdiction
7
of
the
county
as
provided
in
this
chapter
.
8
Sec.
14.
Section
161F.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
161F.2
Board
of
supervisors
to
establish
districts
——
strip
11
coal
mining.
12
1.
The
board
of
supervisors
of
any
a
county
shall
have
13
jurisdiction,
power
and
authority
at
any
regular,
special
or
14
adjourned
session
to
establish,
subject
to
the
provisions
15
of
this
chapter
,
districts
having
for
their
purpose
soil
16
conservation
,
and
the
control
of
flood
waters
,
or
the
17
improvement
of
water
quality,
and
to
cause
to
be
constructed
18
as
hereinafter
provided,
such
improvements
and
facilities
as
19
shall
be
deemed
essential
for
the
accomplishment
of
the
purpose
20
of
soil
conservation
,
and
flood
control
,
or
the
improvement
of
21
water
quality
.
22
2.
Such
The
board
of
supervisors
of
a
county
shall
also
23
have
jurisdiction,
power
and
authority
at
any
regular,
special
24
or
adjourned
session
to
establish,
in
the
same
manner
that
25
the
districts
hereinabove
referred
to
described
in
subsection
26
1
are
established,
districts
having
for
their
purpose
soil
27
conservation
in
mining
areas
within
the
county,
and
provide
28
that
anyone
engaged
in
removing
the
surface
soil
over
any
29
bed
or
strata
of
coal
in
such
district
for
the
purpose
of
30
obtaining
such
coal
shall
replace
the
surface
soil
as
nearly
31
as
practicable
to
its
original
position,
and
provide
that,
32
upon
abandonment
of
such
removal
operation,
all
surface
soil
33
shall
be
so
replaced.
This
section
subsection
shall
apply
only
34
to
surface
soil
so
removed
after
July
4,
1949,
and
then
only
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if
it
is
essential
for
the
accomplishment
of
the
purpose
of
1
soil
conservation
and
flood
control
within
the
purview
of
this
2
chapter
.
3
Sec.
15.
Section
161F.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
161F.3
Combination
of
functions.
6
Such
districts
shall
have
the
power
to
combine
in
their
7
functions
activities
affecting
soil
conservation,
flood
8
control
,
and
drainage,
water
quality
improvement,
or
any
of
9
these
objects,
singly
or
in
combination
with
another.
10
Sec.
16.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
11
1.
The
Code
editor
is
directed
to
make
the
following
12
transfers:
13
a.
Section
161E.1A
as
enacted
in
this
Act
to
section
161E.1.
14
b.
Section
161E.1,
as
amended
by
this
Act,
to
section
15
161E.1A.
16
2.
The
Code
editor
shall
correct
internal
references
in
the
17
Code
and
in
any
enacted
legislation
as
necessary
due
to
the
18
enactment
of
this
section.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
amends
various
provisions
relating
to
the
23
management
of
soil
and
water
resources
including
Code
chapter
24
161A,
the
“Soil
Conservation
Districts
Law”
(Code
section
25
161A.1)
which
regulates
soil
erosion
and
authorizes
the
payment
26
of
cost-share
incentives
for
soil
and
water
conservation
27
practices
administered
by
the
department
of
agriculture
and
28
land
stewardship
(department)
and
soil
and
water
conservation
29
districts
(districts)
throughout
the
state;
Code
chapter
30
161C
authorizing
districts
and
other
political
subdivisions
31
to
work
in
conjunction
in
carrying
out
districtwide
and
32
multiple
district
water
protection
projects;
Code
chapter
161E,
33
authorizing
counties
and
districts,
political
subdivisions,
34
and
other
local
agencies
(qualified
government
entities)
to
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provide
for
flood
control
or
soil
erosion
control,
including
1
by
levying
a
tax
of
6.75
cents
per
$1,000
of
assessed
value
on
2
agricultural
land
in
the
county;
and
Code
chapter
161F
which
3
authorizes
the
board
of
supervisors
of
a
county
to
establish
4
soil
conservation
and
flood
control
districts.
5
The
bill
provides
that
along
with
traditional
duties
and
6
powers
exercised
by
these
bodies
relating
to
soil
erosion
7
and
flood
protection,
they
may
also
carry
out
water
quality
8
protection
projects
and
operations
which
include
efforts
to
9
maintain,
protect,
and
improve
the
quality
of
surface
water
10
and
groundwater
from
point
and
nonpoint
sources
in
a
manner
11
consistent
with
the
Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy.
The
12
bill
authorizes
cooperation
between
districts,
subdistricts,
13
political
subdivisions
including
through
the
use
of
Code
14
chapter
28E
and
Code
chapter
28F
agreements,
rural
water
15
districts,
and
rural
water
associations.
The
bill
authorizes
16
joint
financing
agreements
and
the
involvement
of
financing
17
entities
which
include
public
or
private
agencies
providing
18
funding
through
loans,
grants,
or
other
financial
instruments.
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