H.F. 2150 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 468.3A Establishment of practices 1 authorized. 2 The board may participate in establishing and maintaining 3 a practice, if the practice is consistent with any of the 4 following: 5 1. The Iowa nutrient reduction strategy as defined in 6 section 455B.171. 7 2. For the portion of the drainage or levee district that is 8 part of a soil and water conservation district, the soil and 9 water resource conservation plan developed for that soil and 10 water conservation district as provided in section 161A.7. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill authorizes the governing board of a drainage or 15 levee district to participate in establishing and maintaining a 16 water quality practice, a soil and water conservation practice, 17 or an erosion control practice within the district. A practice 18 must be consistent with the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy 19 as developed and updated by the department of agriculture and 20 land stewardship, the department of natural resources, and 21 the college of agriculture and life sciences at Iowa state 22 university of science and technology in order to assess and 23 reduce nutrients in this state’s watersheds. Alternatively, 24 for that portion of the drainage or levee district that is part 25 of a soil and water conservation district, the practice must 26 be consistent with the soil and water resource conservation 27 plan developed for that soil and water conservation district 28 by the division of soil conservation and water quality of 29 the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The 30 governing board of a drainage or levee district is a board of 31 supervisors, a joint board of supervisors for an intercounty 32 drainage or levee district, or a board of trustees elected by 33 landowners in the district. 34 -1- LSB 5253YH (1) 89 da/ns 1/ 1