Senate File 2316 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2316 BY GREEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the acquisition and disposition of property 1 by the department of natural resources. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6077XS (3) 90 lh/js
S.F. 2316 Section 1. Section 455B.487, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. The commission shall adopt rules establishing criteria 3 for the identification of land areas or sites which that are 4 suitable for the operation of facilities for the management of 5 low-level radioactive wastes. Upon request, the department 6 shall assist in locating suitable sites for the location of 7 a facility. The commission may purchase or condemn land to 8 be leased or used for the operation of a facility subject 9 to chapter 6A and section 461A.10A . Consideration for a 10 contract for purchase of land shall not be in excess of funds 11 appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose. The 12 commission may lease land purchased under this section to any 13 person including the state or a state agency. This section 14 authorizes the state to own or operate low-level radioactive 15 waste facilities, subject to the approval of the general 16 assembly. 17 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 461A.10A Property acquisition. 18 For every parcel of land acquired by the department, the 19 department shall sell one or more parcels of a combined 20 equivalent size within one year. 21 Sec. 3. Section 461A.11, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 1. The commission may accept gifts of land or other 24 property, subject to section 461A.10, or the use of lands or 25 other property for a term of years, and improve and use the 26 land as public state parks. 27 Sec. 4. Section 465B.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 28 2024, is amended to read as follows: 29 c. The department may acquire property by negotiated 30 purchase and hold title to property for development of trails 31 subject to section 461A.10A . The department may enter into 32 agreements with other state agencies, political subdivisions 33 of the state, and private organizations for the planning, 34 acquisition, development, promotion, management, operations, 35 -1- LSB 6077XS (3) 90 lh/js 1/ 2
S.F. 2316 and maintenance of recreation trails. 1 EXPLANATION 2 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 4 This bill relates to the acquisition and disposition of 5 property by the department of natural resources (department). 6 For each parcel of land acquired by the department, the 7 department shall sell one or more parcels of a combined 8 equivalent size within one year of the acquisition of the 9 parcel. 10 -2- LSB 6077XS (3) 90 lh/js 2/ 2