House
File
2282
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2282
BY
WILZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
radon
awareness,
education,
and
outreach,
1
and
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
RADON
AWARENESS,
EDUCATION,
AND
OUTREACH
——
1
TESTING
KITS
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
2
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
3
services
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
4
June
30,
2025,
the
following
amount
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
5
necessary
to
support
radon
awareness,
education,
and
outreach
6
efforts,
including
the
provision
of
radon
testing
kits:
7
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$
300,000
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1.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
section,
the
9
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
use
$280,000
10
to
support
the
efforts
of
the
Iowa
radon
program
to
enhance
11
radon
awareness,
education,
and
outreach,
including
through
12
collaboration
with
the
Iowa
cancer
consortium
and
other
state
13
partners.
14
2.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
section,
the
15
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
use
$20,000
to
16
provide
home
radon
testing
kits,
available
free
of
charge
17
through
the
department’s
contract
with
the
American
lung
18
association,
and
through
local
health
departments.
The
19
department
shall
provide
a
link
on
the
department’s
internet
20
site
for
members
of
the
public
to
order
a
radon
testing
kit
21
through
the
American
lung
association,
the
Iowa
radon
hotline,
22
or
local
health
departments
to
facilitate
the
ordering
of
radon
23
testing
kits.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
radon
awareness,
education,
and
28
outreach.
29
The
bill
appropriates
$300,000
from
the
general
fund
of
the
30
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
(HHS)
for
31
fiscal
year
2024-2025
to
support
radon
awareness,
education,
32
and
outreach
efforts,
including
the
provision
of
radon
testing
33
kits.
34
The
bill
appropriates
$280,000
to
HHS
to
support
the
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efforts
of
the
Iowa
radon
program
to
enhance
radon
awareness,
1
education,
and
outreach,
including
through
the
Iowa
cancer
2
consortium
and
other
state
partners.
3
The
bill
requires
HHS
to
use
$20,000
of
the
amount
4
appropriated
to
provide
for
home
radon
testing
kits,
to
be
5
available
free
of
charge
through
a
contract
with
the
American
6
lung
association,
and
through
local
health
departments.
HHS
7
shall
provide
a
link
on
the
HHS
internet
site
for
members
of
8
the
public
to
order
a
radon
testing
kit
through
the
American
9
lung
association,
the
Iowa
radon
hotline,
or
local
health
10
departments.
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