S.F. 2111 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 463.1 Definitions. 1 For purposes of this chapter: 2 1. “Critical assets” includes all of the following: 3 a. Transportation assets and evacuation routes, including 4 airports, bridges, bus terminals, ports, major roadways, 5 highways, railways, marinas, rail facilities, and railroad 6 bridges. 7 b. Critical infrastructure, including wastewater treatment 8 facilities and lift stations, storm water treatment facilities 9 and pump stations, drinking water facilities, water utility 10 conveyance systems, electric production and supply facilities, 11 solid and hazardous waste facilities, military installations, 12 communications facilities, and disaster debris management 13 sites. 14 c. Critical community and emergency facilities, including 15 schools, colleges, universities, community centers, 16 correctional facilities, disaster recovery centers, emergency 17 medical service facilities, emergency operation centers, fire 18 stations, health care facilities, hospitals, law enforcement 19 facilities, local government facilities, logistical staging 20 areas, affordable public housing, risk shelter inventory, and 21 state government facilities. 22 d. Natural, cultural, and historical resources, including 23 agricultural lands, conservation lands, parks, shorelines, 24 surface waters, wetlands, and historical and cultural assets. 25 2. “Department” means the Iowa department of natural 26 resources. 27 3. “Regionally significant assets” means critical assets 28 that support the needs of communities spanning multiple 29 geopolitical jurisdictions, including water resource 30 facilities, regional medical centers, emergency operations 31 centers, regional utilities, major transportation hubs and 32 corridors, airports, and seaports. 33 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 463.2 Iowa state resilience plan. 34 1. By December 31, 2027, the department shall develop and 35 -1- LSB 5780XS (1) 91 sb/js 1/ 7

S.F. 2111 adopt an Iowa state resilience plan in coordination with the 1 department of transportation, economic development authority, 2 department of homeland security and emergency management, 3 department of agriculture and land stewardship, and any other 4 stakeholder deemed relevant by the director of the department. 5 2. The goals of the Iowa state resilience plan are to 6 accomplish the following: 7 a. Protect against the loss of life and property by 8 providing for hazard mitigation and long-term disaster 9 recovery. 10 b. Effectively incorporate future hazard, demographic, and 11 development conditions into all state programs addressing built 12 and natural infrastructure at risk from flooding, anticipated 13 changes in water supply and quality, and other natural hazards. 14 c. Identify priority projects to increase resilience across 15 the state. 16 d. Establish a strategy to allocate state and federal 17 funding that support the execution of projects and goals 18 outlined in the plan. 19 e. Be a guide to state and local resilience policy. 20 3. The Iowa state resilience plan shall include all of the 21 following: 22 a. A statewide risk assessment that includes, to the extent 23 practicable, all of the following: 24 (1) A gap analysis of state and local government capacity 25 to adequately evaluate and address the factors that increase 26 hazard risk, including risks associated with flooding and 27 anticipated changes in water supply and quality. 28 (2) Temporal, seasonal, and spatial variability projections 29 of at least thirty years for flooding, water supply, water 30 quality, and the other top natural hazards identified in the 31 state hazard mitigation plan. 32 (3) An analysis of local mitigation and post-disaster 33 redevelopment plans and their regional impact. 34 (4) An analysis of present and potential losses, including 35 -2- LSB 5780XS (1) 91 sb/js 2/ 7

S.F. 2111 all of the following: 1 (a) Land subsidence. 2 (b) Property inundation. 3 (c) Natural and built infrastructure failures. 4 (d) Natural resource degradation as a result of flooding. 5 (e) Anticipated changes in water supply and quality. 6 (f) Other top natural hazards identified in the state hazard 7 mitigation plan. 8 (5) The economic impact of best available extreme weather 9 projections on the state’s resources, including all of the 10 following: 11 (a) Forestry. 12 (b) Agriculture. 13 (c) Water. 14 (d) Soil health. 15 (e) Wildlife. 16 (f) Hunting. 17 (g) Other natural resources. 18 (h) Infrastructure. 19 (i) Economic productivity and security. 20 (j) Education. 21 (k) Public health. 22 (6) An analysis of historic and projected development in 23 known and projected hazard areas, including areas under threat 24 from flooding, anticipated changes in water supply and quality, 25 and other top natural hazards identified in the state hazard 26 mitigation plan. 27 b. An inventory of critical assets, including regionally 28 significant assets, that includes an outline of each asset’s 29 condition, capacity, and present and potential losses from 30 flooding, anticipated changes in water supply and quality, and 31 the other top natural hazards identified in the state hazard 32 mitigation plan. 33 c. A methodology for prioritizing both state-funded 34 resilience projects and projects funded by state-administered 35 -3- LSB 5780XS (1) 91 sb/js 3/ 7

S.F. 2111 federal programs. The methodology shall include: 1 (1) Consideration of project cobenefits, including 2 multihazard risk reduction, economic development, ecosystem 3 services, and tourism and recreational opportunities. 4 (2) Regional considerations, including demography, income, 5 geography, and proximity to critical assets. 6 (3) Consideration of upstream and downstream impacts of 7 riverine projects on communities and local ecology. 8 d. A prioritized list of all ongoing, planned, and proposed 9 resilience projects funded or administered by the state that 10 includes all of the following: 11 (1) The cost of each project. 12 (2) A quantification of the total funding needed statewide. 13 e. Recommendations to decrease risks and adverse impacts 14 associated with flooding, anticipated changes in water supply 15 and quality, and natural hazards as identified in the statewide 16 risk assessment, including all of the following: 17 (1) Strategies for overcoming identified gaps in state and 18 local government capacity to address hazard risk, including all 19 of the following: 20 (a) Community education and communication concerning local 21 hazard risk reduction. 22 (b) Improvement of coordination of hazard risk reduction 23 efforts across state agencies. 24 (c) Operations and maintenance for existing projects. 25 (d) Technical assistance and other support to local 26 governments. 27 (2) Statutory or regulatory remedies for managing risk. 28 (3) Expected implementation timelines, agency involvement, 29 and implementation costs for each action or remedy. 30 (4) Existing and potential funding sources for facilitating 31 resilience planning and projects. 32 (5) Possible cobenefits associated with resilience actions. 33 (6) Plans for integrating recommended approaches to risk 34 reduction into existing state strategies for hazard mitigation, 35 -4- LSB 5780XS (1) 91 sb/js 4/ 7

S.F. 2111 environmental protection, and economic opportunity and 1 development. 2 f. Metrics for tracking, reporting progress to state and 3 local policymakers, and updating the Iowa state resilience 4 plan. 5 4. On completion of the Iowa state resilience plan, the 6 department shall deliver the plan to the governor and the 7 general assembly. 8 5. The department shall deliver a report to the governor 9 and general assembly by December 31, 2029, and every two years 10 thereafter. The report shall include all of the following: 11 a. A summary of the progress made on recommendations 12 and identified projects in the plan during the previous two 13 calendar years. 14 b. Updated recommendations based on the information gathered 15 by the department, if applicable. 16 c. Strategies to increase resilience in the state, including 17 identifying potential funding sources for those strategies. 18 6. The department, in coordination with the department of 19 transportation, economic development authority, department 20 of homeland security and emergency management, department of 21 agriculture and land stewardship, and any other stakeholder 22 deemed relevant by the director of the department, shall update 23 the Iowa state resilience plan every five years or sooner. 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 statewide resilience planning, 28 including the development, implementation, and periodic 29 updating of an Iowa state resilience plan. 30 The bill defines “critical assets” to include transportation 31 assets and evacuation routes; critical infrastructure; critical 32 community and emergency facilities; and natural, cultural, and 33 historical resources. The bill defines “regionally significant 34 assets” as critical assets that support communities across 35 -5- LSB 5780XS (1) 91 sb/js 5/ 7

S.F. 2111 multiple geopolitical jurisdictions. 1 The bill requires the department of natural resources 2 (department) to develop and adopt an Iowa state resilience 3 plan in coordination with certain state agencies and any other 4 stakeholders deemed relevant by the director of the department 5 by December 31, 2027. 6 The bill establishes the goals of the Iowa state resilience 7 plan, including protecting against loss of life and property 8 through hazard mitigation and long-term disaster recovery; 9 incorporating future hazard, demographic, and development 10 conditions into state programs addressing infrastructure at 11 risk; identifying priority projects to increase resilience 12 statewide; establishing strategies to allocate state and 13 federal funding in support of the plan’s projects and goals; 14 and serving as guidance for state and local resilience policy. 15 The bill specifies the Iowa state resilience plan must 16 include a statewide risk assessment; an inventory of critical 17 assets; a methodology for prioritizing resilience projects; a 18 prioritized list of ongoing, planned, and proposed resilience 19 projects funded or administered by the state; recommendations 20 to decrease risk and adverse impacts associated with flooding, 21 anticipated changes in water supply and quality, and identified 22 natural hazards; and metrics for tracking progress, reporting 23 to policymakers, and updating the plan. 24 The bill requires the department, upon completion of the 25 Iowa state resilience plan, to deliver the plan to the governor 26 and the general assembly. 27 The bill requires the department to submit a report to the 28 governor and the general assembly by December 31, 2029, and 29 every two years thereafter. The report must include a summary 30 of progress made on the plan’s recommendations and projects 31 during the previous two calendar years, updated recommendations 32 based on information gathered by the department, and strategies 33 to increase statewide resilience, including identification of 34 potential funding sources. 35 -6- LSB 5780XS (1) 91 sb/js 6/ 7