SF 2353 (LSB 5684SV (2) 89)

SENATE FILE 2353

BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2181)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the enforcement of the lake Manawa and Waubonsie state park user fee pilot programs, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 455A.14A, subsection 1, paragraphs b and c, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  A nonresident may pay a fee of forty dollars for an annual a pass that grants daily entrance into the state park through one year after the date of purchase for the entire calendar year during which the pass was purchased. The nonresident may purchase a second annual pass for use for a different vehicle for the calendar year for fifteen dollars.
   c.  The department has the authority to charge separate fees to a resident and nonresident for campsite and shelter reservations and for beach access and to identify situations in which a reservation fee or other access fee will be accepted in lieu of the fee established by this section or when a fee established by this section will not be charged.
    Sec. 2.  Section 455A.14A, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  This section is repealed July 1, 2022 December 31, 2025.
    Sec. 3.  Section 455A.14B, subsection 1, paragraphs b and c, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  A nonresident may pay a fee of forty dollars for an annual a pass that grants daily entrance into the state park through one year after the date of purchase for the entire calendar year during which the pass was purchased. The nonresident may purchase a second annual pass for use for a different vehicle for the calendar year for fifteen dollars.
   c.  The department has the authority to charge separate fees to a resident and nonresident for campsite and shelter reservations and for beach access and to identify situations in which a reservation fee or other access fee will be accepted in lieu of the fee established by this section or when a fee established by this section will not be charged.
    Sec. 4.  Section 455A.14B, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  This section is repealed July 1, 2022 December 31, 2025.
    Sec. 5.  Section 456A.14, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   456A.14  Temporary appointments —— peace officer status.
   The director may appoint temporary officers for a period not to exceed six months and may adopt minimum physical, educational, mental, and moral requirements for the temporary officers. Chapter 80B does not apply to the temporary officers. Temporary officers have all the powers of peace officers in the enforcement of this chapter and chapters 321G, 321I, 456B, 461A, 461B, 462A, 462B, 465C, 481A, 481B, 482, 483A, 484A, and 484B, sections 455A.14A and 455A.14B, and the trespass laws.
    Sec. 6.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
    Sec. 7.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to passes purchased on and after the effective date of this Act. An annual pass purchased before the effective date of this Act shall remain valid through one year after the date of purchase.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the lake Manawa and Waubonsie state park user fee pilot programs. The pilot programs currently require the department of natural resources (DNR) to charge entrance fees for each vehicle operated by a nonresident at lake Manawa and Waubonsie state parks. A nonresident may pay a fee for up to two annual passes, one per vehicle, which grant daily entrance into the state park through one year after the date of purchase. The pilot programs authorize DNR to charge separate fees to a resident and nonresident for campsite and shelter reservations and for beach access. Under current law, the pilot programs are repealed July 1, 2022.
   The bill replaces the annual pass option with a pass that grants daily entrance into the state park for the entire calendar year during which the pass was purchased. However, an annual pass purchased before the effective date of the bill pursuant to current law shall remain valid through one year after the date of purchase. The bill strikes the provision authorizing DNR to charge separate fees to a resident and nonresident for campsite and shelter reservations and for beach access and instead authorizes DNR to identify situations in which a reservation fee or other fee will be accepted in lieu of an entrance fee or when an entrance fee will not be charged. The bill authorizes a temporary DNR officer employed at the state park to issue a citation to a person who violates a provision of the pilot project. The bill extends the date of the repeal to December 31, 2025, and takes effect upon enactment.