House
File
2402
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2402
BY
THORUP
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
funding
for
full-time
park
employee
1
residences
at
state
parks
and
other
facilities
operated
by
2
the
department
of
natural
resources.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
422.7,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
63.
Subtract,
to
the
extent
included,
3
income
received
by
a
full-time
park
employee
for
park
4
residences
provided
pursuant
to
section
456A.13B.
5
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
456A.13B
State
park
residency
program
6
——
fund.
7
1.
The
department
shall
establish
and
administer
a
state
8
park
residency
program.
The
purpose
of
the
program
is
to
9
provide
quality
on-site
housing
for
full-time
park
employees
10
assigned
to
state
parks
or
other
facilities
operated
by
the
11
department.
12
2.
A
state
park
residency
fund
is
established
in
the
state
13
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
fund
shall
14
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
to
or
deposited
in
the
fund.
15
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
the
16
purpose
of
maintaining
state
park
residences
in
clean,
livable
17
conditions
for
full-time
park
employees.
Maintenance
shall
18
include
ensuring
that
all
residences
comply
with
applicable
19
building
codes.
20
3.
If
a
park
residence
exists
at
a
state
park
or
other
21
facility
and
is
not
otherwise
occupied,
a
newly
hired
full-time
22
park
employee
shall
have
the
option
to
occupy
the
park
23
residence.
A
full-time
park
employee
residing
at
a
state
park
24
residence
or
other
facility
on
or
after
the
effective
date
25
of
this
Act
shall
continue
to
reside
at
the
park
residence
26
or
other
facility
until
the
full-time
park
employee
decides
27
to
vacate
the
premises
or
upon
retirement,
termination,
or
28
reassignment.
During
the
time
the
full-time
park
employee
29
resides
at
the
state
park
residence
or
other
facility,
the
30
residency
shall
be
considered
a
mandatory
condition
of
31
employment
and
the
department
shall
not
collect
rent
from
the
32
full-time
park
employee.
The
department
shall
not
charge
rent
33
to
a
full-time
park
employee
residing
at
a
state
park
or
other
34
facility.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
relates
to
funding
for
full-time
park
employee
4
residences
at
state
parks
and
other
facilities
operated
by
the
5
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR).
6
The
bill
requires
DNR
to
establish
and
administer
a
state
7
park
residency
program
to
provide
quality
on-site
housing
for
8
full-time
park
employees
assigned
to
state
parks
or
other
9
facilities
operated
by
DNR.
The
bill
establishes
a
state
park
10
residency
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
DNR
11
with
funds
appropriated
to
DNR
for
the
purpose
of
maintaining
12
state
park
residences
in
clean,
livable
conditions
for
13
full-time
park
employees.
Maintenance
shall
include
ensuring
14
that
all
residences
comply
with
applicable
building
codes.
15
The
bill
provides
a
newly
hired
full-time
park
employee
the
16
opportunity
to
occupy
a
park
residence
that
is
not
otherwise
17
occupied.
The
bill
provides
that
a
full-time
park
employee
18
who
resides
at
a
state
park
residence
or
other
facility
on
or
19
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill
shall
continue
to
reside
20
at
the
state
park
residence
or
other
facility
until
the
person
21
decides
to
vacate
the
premises
or
upon
retirement,
termination,
22
or
reassignment.
When
a
full-time
park
employee
resides
at
a
23
state
park
residence
or
other
facility,
such
residency
shall
be
24
considered
a
mandatory
condition
of
employment
and
DNR
shall
25
not
charge
rent
to
the
full-time
park
employee.
The
bill
26
excludes
income
received
by
a
full-time
park
employee
for
a
27
park
residency
from
the
individual
income
tax.
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