Senate
File
2389
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SENATE
FILE
2389
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3076)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
27,
2018
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
1
establish
certain
fees
at
state
parks
and
recreation
areas.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455A.14
Camping
and
rental
1
facilities
and
other
privileges
——
fees.
2
1.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
3
the
department
is
authorized
to
establish
fees
for
camping
4
and
use
of
rental
facilities
and
other
special
privileges
at
5
state
parks
and
recreation
areas
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
6
department.
7
2.
The
fees
established
by
the
department
pursuant
to
this
8
section
shall
be
in
such
amounts
as
may
be
determined
by
the
9
department
to
be
reasonably
competitive
with
fees
established
10
in
other
public
parks
or
recreation
areas
that
provide
the
same
11
or
similar
privileges
and
are
located
within
sixty
miles
of
the
12
perimeter
of
the
state
park
or
recreation
area
for
which
the
13
department
is
establishing
fees.
Such
fees
may
be
increased,
14
reduced,
or
waived
by
the
department
for
special
promotional
15
events
or
efforts
or
on
the
basis
of
special
seasonal
or
16
holiday
rates,
on
a
statewide
basis
or
on
the
basis
of
an
17
individual
state
park
or
recreation
area.
18
3.
Fees
established
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
19
considered
a
specification
of
prices
to
be
charged
for
goods
or
20
services
as
provided
in
section
17A.2,
subsection
11,
paragraph
21
“g”
.
22
4.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
23
for
the
purpose
of
setting
forth
the
methodology
to
be
used
in
24
establishing
fees
pursuant
to
this
section.
25
5.
The
department
shall
prepare
an
annual
report
reviewing
26
the
fees
established
pursuant
to
this
section.
The
report
27
shall
include
information
about
fees
and
occupancy
rates
28
at
each
camping
and
rental
facility
in
the
state
under
the
29
jurisdiction
of
the
department,
special
promotional
events
or
30
holiday
rates
for
which
fees
were
increased,
reduced,
or
waived
31
at
those
camping
and
rental
facilities,
and
any
recommendations
32
for
changes
in
fees
or
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
this
section.
33
The
report
shall
be
submitted
to
the
senate
standing
committee
34
on
natural
resources
and
environment
and
the
house
standing
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committee
on
natural
resources
by
December
31
of
each
year.
1
Sec.
2.
REPEAL.
Sections
455A.12
and
461A.47,
Code
2018,
2
are
repealed.
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