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House File 765 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to and making appropriations to state
departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund,
providing for related matters, and including effective date
and applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
rebuild iowa infrastructure fund
Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —
APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund
created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the
water quality initiative administered by the division of soil
conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $5,200,000
(2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered
paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
coordinating council.
(b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water
resources coordinating council.
(3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
as provided in subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (a) and
(b), all of the following shall apply:
(a) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
practices as described in the latest revision of the document
entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
-1-stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
state university of science and technology.
(b) The division shall implement demonstration projects
as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
located within the same subwatershed.
(c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
(d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
(e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
land shall be a confidential record.
(4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
practices, including the establishment of such practices in
watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
high-priority watersheds.
(5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
-2-may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
(6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share
basis as provided in chapter 161A.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other
moneys available to the department from a state or federal
source.
(8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
by the soil conservation division.
b. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
programs:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $3,000,000
2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
For a fire suppression system for the sixth judicial
district community-based corrections residential facility:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $150,000
3. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
a. For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
-3-.................................................. $1,000,000
b. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
facilities located in cities with a population of less than
28,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $250,000
4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
created in section 15F.204:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $5,000,000
b. For equal distribution to regional sports authority
districts certified by the department pursuant to section
15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
c. For administration and support of the world food prize
including the Borlaug/Ruan scholar program, notwithstanding
section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $300,000
d. For deposit in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
created in section 15.261:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $1,000,000
e. For deposit in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
fund created in section 15.262, notwithstanding section 8.57,
-4-subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $1,000,000
f. For the building of an independent innovation center at
a year-round camp for persons with disabilities that is located
in a city with a population of more than 200,000 as determined
by the 2010 federal decennial census:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $200,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $800,000
5. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
For the renovation and construction of certain nursing
facilities, consistent with the provisions of chapter 249K:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
6. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY
For deposit in the housing trust fund created in section
16.181:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $50,000
7. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
a. For implementation of lake projects that have
established watershed improvement initiatives and community
support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $9,600,000
b. For the administration of a water trails and low head
dam public hazard statewide plan, including salaries, support,
-5-maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, notwithstanding
section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
c. For state park vertical infrastructure improvements:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $2,000,000
8. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
armories and facilities:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
installations and readiness centers to support operations and
training requirements:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
facility:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $250,000
d. The department of public defense shall report to the
general assembly by December 15, 2019, regarding the projects
the department has funded, or intends to fund, from moneys
appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019.
9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $3,719,355
b. For the purchase of a liquid chromatograph,
-6-notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $325,000
c. For the purchase of equipment that can detect the
presence of explosive material, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $29,000
10. BOARD OF REGENTS
a. For allocation by the state board of regents to the
state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science
and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to
reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating
funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees
and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
and utility services at the institutions:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $28,098,870
b. For the renovation of long hall at the Iowa school for
the deaf:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $3,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,325,000
c. For the renovation and construction of an industrial
technology center at the university of northern Iowa to
include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
year, notwithstanding section 262.67, if enacted:
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,000,000
11. STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
a. For infrastructure costs associated with the remodeling
of the 4-H building on the state fairgrounds, to include
-7-reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the authority
for remodel costs of the facility in the prior fiscal year:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $4,500,000
b. For costs associated with the state historical building
task force, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
12. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
trails within the state:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,500,000
b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,500,000
c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
commercial service airports within the state:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,900,000
e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
aviation airports within the state:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
-8- 13. TREASURER OF STATE
For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,060,000
14. IOWA VETERANS HOME
For replacement of the mechanical and electrical
distribution systems in various buildings:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $6,134,840
15. JUDICIAL BRANCH
For furniture and equipment for justice centers located in
counties with a population of less than 400,000 as determined
by the 2010 federal decennial census, notwithstanding section
8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $193,620
Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION II
TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUNd
Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020,
the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
-9-be used for the purposes designated:
1. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For the license of software that provides an online,
real-time performance dashboard that will serve as a single
source of agency performance measures and results and for
a single enterprise system to support enterprise content
management:
.................................................. $1,000,000
2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
For computer switches upgrades, upgrades to various camera
and phone systems and fiber lines, and building automated
systems:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $629,000
3. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
a. For the continued development and implementation of an
educational data warehouse to be utilized by teachers, parents,
school district administrators, area education agency staff,
department of education staff, and policymakers:
.................................................. $600,000
The department may allocate a portion of the moneys
appropriated in this lettered paragraph for an e-transcript
data system capable of tracking students throughout their
education via interconnectivity with multiple schools.
b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
.................................................. $2,727,000
c. To the public broadcasting division for the replacement
of equipment:
.................................................. $500,000
4. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
For the implementation of a statewide mass notification and
emergency messaging system:
.................................................. $400,000
5. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
-10- a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal
justice information system:
.................................................. $1,200,000
b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
warehouse:
.................................................. $157,980
6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
For the replacement of the family and children services
system:
.................................................. $5,525,660
7. STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
For technology projects:
.................................................. $50,000
8. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
For technology projects:
.................................................. $15,000
9. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
a. For the continued development and implementation of
a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
budget and financial information:
.................................................. $45,000
b. For the continued development and implementation of the
comprehensive electronic grant management system:
.................................................. $50,000
c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and
property tax system:
.................................................. $120,000
10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
For the consolidation of the AMANDA database management
system:
.................................................. $796,800
11. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
a. For replacement of a server storage system:
.................................................. $290,000
-11- b. For technology upgrades at Iowa state patrol district 16:
.................................................. $250,000
c. For replacement of the lab management system:
.................................................. $300,000
d. For evidence management and comparison software:
.................................................. $80,000
12. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
For technology projects:
.................................................. $5,000
Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION III
CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 5. 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, section 2, as amended
by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 8, is amended to read
as follows:
SEC. 2. REVERSION.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for
purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an
appropriation in this division of this Act shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends
three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
-12-the close of that same fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unencumbered or
unobligated moneys from an appropriation in section 1,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”, in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for the purposes
designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July
1, 2018 2020, or until the project for which the appropriation
was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
Sec. 6. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection
10, paragraph b, as amended by 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 173,
section 11, and 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 9, is
amended to read as follows:
b. For construction of a student innovation center at
Iowa state university of science and technology, to include
reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
year:
FY 2016-2017:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2017-2018:
.................................................. $6,000,000
FY 2018-2019:
.................................................. $6,000,000
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $10,000,000
7,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $10,000,000
FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $7,000,000
10,000,000
Sec. 7. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 2, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 2. REVERSION.
1. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
-13-of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise,
unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation
in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of
the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys
appropriated and allocated for the costs of major maintenance
of monuments without dedicated funds available for maintenance
and restoration, in section 1, subsection 1, in this division
of this 2016 Act, shall not revert but shall remain available
for the purpose designated until the close of the fiscal year
that begins July 1, 2023.
Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IV
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Sec. 9. Section 8A.321, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Prepare an annual report listing any
state building, as defined in section 8A.318, that is vacant
and submit the annual report to the legislative services agency
and the department of management on or before January 15 of
each year.
Sec. 10. Section 8A.330, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
3. Moneys in the routine maintenance fund are appropriated
to the department for purposes of routine maintenance projects
for physical properties under the control of the department
state buildings and facilities, excluding buildings and
-14-facilities under the control of the state board of regents,
state department of transportation, department of natural
resources, and department of public defense. For purposes of
this section, routine maintenance includes regular upkeep of
physical properties and recurring, preventive, and ongoing
maintenance necessary to delay or prevent the failure of
physical properties.
DIVISION V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 11. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
subparagraph (2), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(2) The fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and for
each subsequent fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 12. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. h. There is appropriated from the rebuild
Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the sum of eighteen million
sixty-nine thousand nine hundred seventy-five dollars to the
technology reinvestment fund, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”.
Sec. 13. STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING TASK FORCE.
1. A state historical building task force is established
within the state fair authority. The state fair authority
shall provide administrative support for the task force.
2. The task force shall consist of the following members:
a. One member appointed by the Iowa state fair board.
b. One member appointed by the Iowa state fair foundation
established in section 173.22.
c. One member appointed by the director of the department of
administrative services.
d. One member who is designated by the general assembly as
the facilities manager for facilities under the control of the
general assembly.
e. One member appointed by the director of the department of
-15-cultural affairs.
f. One member appointed by the governor.
g. Four members of the general assembly serving as ex
officio, nonvoting members, with one representative to be
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one
representative to be appointed by the minority leader of the
house of representatives, one senator to be appointed by the
majority leader of the senate, and one senator to be appointed
by the minority leader of the senate.
3. The task force shall consider the feasibility, costs,
and possible options relative to construction of a new state
historical building museum on the state fairgrounds, to include
options for relocating the collections stored in the current
state historical building and creating increased access to the
collections to Iowans.
4. The task force shall provide an interim report to
the general assembly by December 20, 2019, concerning the
activities of the task force and shall submit its final report,
including its findings and recommendations, to the general
assembly by January 1, 2021.
DIVISION VI
VACANT STATE BUILDINGS — FUNDS
Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 15.261 Vacant state buildings
demolition fund.
1. A vacant state buildings demolition fund is created in
the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. Moneys in the vacant state buildings demolition fund are
appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a grant
program for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by the
state which are no longer used for a state purpose.
3. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
demolition fund shall be credited to the vacant state buildings
demolition fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited
-16-to the vacant state buildings demolition fund shall not revert
at the close of a fiscal year.
Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 15.262 Vacant state buildings
rehabilitation fund.
1. A vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund is created
in the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. Moneys in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund
are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
loan program for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of vacant
buildings owned by the state which are no longer used for a
state purpose.
3. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
rehabilitation fund shall be credited to the vacant state
buildings rehabilitation fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
moneys credited to the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
DIVISION VII
REGENTS CONSTRUCTION — MATCH REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 16. NEW SECTION. 262.67 State appropriations — match
requirements.
1. The board shall, as a condition of receiving an
appropriation from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund
created in section 8.57 for the construction of buildings and
facilities at an institution as defined in section 262.55,
require the applicable institution to provide a match from both
private and public sources excluding funding from the state as
provided in this section.
2. a. For construction of buildings and facilities at
the state university of Iowa and the Iowa state university
of science and technology, a match of at least two dollars
for each three dollars appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund created in section 8.57.
b. For construction of buildings and facilities at the
-17-university of northern Iowa, a match of at least one dollar
for each four dollars appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund created in section 8.57.
3. This section does not apply to an appropriation from
the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund created in section 8.57
for debt service payments on academic revenue bonds issued in
accordance with chapter 262A for capital projects at board of
regents institutions.
Sec. 17. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
to new construction projects commenced on or after July 1,
2020.
DIVISION VIII
ON-STREAM IMPOUNDMENT RESTORATION
Sec. 18. NEW SECTION. 456A.33C On-stream impoundment
restoration fund.
1. For purposes of this section, unless the context
otherwise requires, “eligible water body” means a body of water
that meet all of the following criteria:
a. Is owned by the state of Iowa, a county, a municipal
government, or a public entity organized under chapter 357E.
b. Is a multi-use system capable of supporting diverse
wildlife, fish, and recreational opportunities.
c. Has a surface water area of at least ten acres.
d. Has a watershed-to-body of water ratio of not less than
two hundred to one and not more than one thousand to one.
e. Is a public body of water with public access.
f. Has diverse water depths and is capable of supporting
aquatic vegetation.
g. Is not used solely as a water supply reservoir.
2. An on-stream impoundment restoration fund is created in
the state treasury under the control of the department. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
3. a. Moneys in the on-stream impoundment restoration fund
are appropriated to the department subject to the requirements
of this section for purposes of funding projects for the
-18-maintenance, restoration, and sustainability of eligible water
bodies and their related watersheds.
b. The department shall fund projects from the on-stream
impoundment restoration fund for eligible water bodies that are
designed to achieve the following goals:
(1) Ensure a cost-effective, positive return on investment
for the citizens of Iowa.
(2) Ensure local community commitment to watershed
protection.
(3) Ensure significant improvement in water clarity,
safety, and quality.
(4) Provide for sustainable, healthy, and functioning
bodies of water.
(5) Contribute to the department’s fish and wildlife
conservation plans.
c. The process and criteria the department shall utilize
to fund projects under this section shall favor proposals
which include nonstate matching funds of at least one dollar
for every dollar of state funding, and funding for watershed
improvement practices and participation of corresponding
watershed management authority.
4. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the on-stream impoundment
restoration fund shall be credited to the on-stream impoundment
restoration fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
credited to the on-stream impoundment restoration fund that
remain unobligated and unencumbered at the close of a fiscal
year shall not revert.
-19-______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House______________________________
CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 765, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.______________________________
CARMINE BOALChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2019______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorec/tm/md
departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund,
providing for related matters, and including effective date
and applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
rebuild iowa infrastructure fund
Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —
APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund
created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the
water quality initiative administered by the division of soil
conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $5,200,000
(2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered
paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
coordinating council.
(b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water
resources coordinating council.
(3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
as provided in subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (a) and
(b), all of the following shall apply:
(a) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
practices as described in the latest revision of the document
entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
-1-stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
state university of science and technology.
(b) The division shall implement demonstration projects
as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
located within the same subwatershed.
(c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
(d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
(e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
land shall be a confidential record.
(4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
practices, including the establishment of such practices in
watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
high-priority watersheds.
(5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
-2-may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
(6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share
basis as provided in chapter 161A.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other
moneys available to the department from a state or federal
source.
(8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
by the soil conservation division.
b. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
programs:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $3,000,000
2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
For a fire suppression system for the sixth judicial
district community-based corrections residential facility:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $150,000
3. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
a. For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
-3-.................................................. $1,000,000
b. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
facilities located in cities with a population of less than
28,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $250,000
4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
created in section 15F.204:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $5,000,000
b. For equal distribution to regional sports authority
districts certified by the department pursuant to section
15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
c. For administration and support of the world food prize
including the Borlaug/Ruan scholar program, notwithstanding
section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $300,000
d. For deposit in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
created in section 15.261:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $1,000,000
e. For deposit in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
fund created in section 15.262, notwithstanding section 8.57,
-4-subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $1,000,000
f. For the building of an independent innovation center at
a year-round camp for persons with disabilities that is located
in a city with a population of more than 200,000 as determined
by the 2010 federal decennial census:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $200,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $800,000
5. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
For the renovation and construction of certain nursing
facilities, consistent with the provisions of chapter 249K:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
6. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY
For deposit in the housing trust fund created in section
16.181:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $50,000
7. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
a. For implementation of lake projects that have
established watershed improvement initiatives and community
support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $9,600,000
b. For the administration of a water trails and low head
dam public hazard statewide plan, including salaries, support,
-5-maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, notwithstanding
section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
c. For state park vertical infrastructure improvements:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $2,000,000
8. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
armories and facilities:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
installations and readiness centers to support operations and
training requirements:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
facility:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $250,000
d. The department of public defense shall report to the
general assembly by December 15, 2019, regarding the projects
the department has funded, or intends to fund, from moneys
appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019.
9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $3,719,355
b. For the purchase of a liquid chromatograph,
-6-notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $325,000
c. For the purchase of equipment that can detect the
presence of explosive material, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $29,000
10. BOARD OF REGENTS
a. For allocation by the state board of regents to the
state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science
and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to
reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating
funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees
and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
and utility services at the institutions:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $28,098,870
b. For the renovation of long hall at the Iowa school for
the deaf:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $3,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,325,000
c. For the renovation and construction of an industrial
technology center at the university of northern Iowa to
include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
year, notwithstanding section 262.67, if enacted:
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $1,000,000
11. STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
a. For infrastructure costs associated with the remodeling
of the 4-H building on the state fairgrounds, to include
-7-reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the authority
for remodel costs of the facility in the prior fiscal year:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $4,500,000
b. For costs associated with the state historical building
task force, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $500,000
12. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
trails within the state:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,500,000
b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,500,000
c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
commercial service airports within the state:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,900,000
e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
aviation airports within the state:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,000,000
-8- 13. TREASURER OF STATE
For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $1,060,000
14. IOWA VETERANS HOME
For replacement of the mechanical and electrical
distribution systems in various buildings:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $6,134,840
15. JUDICIAL BRANCH
For furniture and equipment for justice centers located in
counties with a population of less than 400,000 as determined
by the 2010 federal decennial census, notwithstanding section
8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $193,620
Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION II
TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUNd
Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020,
the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
-9-be used for the purposes designated:
1. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For the license of software that provides an online,
real-time performance dashboard that will serve as a single
source of agency performance measures and results and for
a single enterprise system to support enterprise content
management:
.................................................. $1,000,000
2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
For computer switches upgrades, upgrades to various camera
and phone systems and fiber lines, and building automated
systems:
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $629,000
3. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
a. For the continued development and implementation of an
educational data warehouse to be utilized by teachers, parents,
school district administrators, area education agency staff,
department of education staff, and policymakers:
.................................................. $600,000
The department may allocate a portion of the moneys
appropriated in this lettered paragraph for an e-transcript
data system capable of tracking students throughout their
education via interconnectivity with multiple schools.
b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
.................................................. $2,727,000
c. To the public broadcasting division for the replacement
of equipment:
.................................................. $500,000
4. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
For the implementation of a statewide mass notification and
emergency messaging system:
.................................................. $400,000
5. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
-10- a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal
justice information system:
.................................................. $1,200,000
b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
warehouse:
.................................................. $157,980
6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
For the replacement of the family and children services
system:
.................................................. $5,525,660
7. STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
For technology projects:
.................................................. $50,000
8. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
For technology projects:
.................................................. $15,000
9. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
a. For the continued development and implementation of
a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
budget and financial information:
.................................................. $45,000
b. For the continued development and implementation of the
comprehensive electronic grant management system:
.................................................. $50,000
c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and
property tax system:
.................................................. $120,000
10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
For the consolidation of the AMANDA database management
system:
.................................................. $796,800
11. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
a. For replacement of a server storage system:
.................................................. $290,000
-11- b. For technology upgrades at Iowa state patrol district 16:
.................................................. $250,000
c. For replacement of the lab management system:
.................................................. $300,000
d. For evidence management and comparison software:
.................................................. $80,000
12. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
For technology projects:
.................................................. $5,000
Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION III
CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 5. 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, section 2, as amended
by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 8, is amended to read
as follows:
SEC. 2. REVERSION.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for
purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an
appropriation in this division of this Act shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends
three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
-12-the close of that same fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unencumbered or
unobligated moneys from an appropriation in section 1,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”, in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for the purposes
designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July
1, 2018 2020, or until the project for which the appropriation
was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
Sec. 6. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection
10, paragraph b, as amended by 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 173,
section 11, and 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 9, is
amended to read as follows:
b. For construction of a student innovation center at
Iowa state university of science and technology, to include
reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
year:
FY 2016-2017:
.................................................. $1,000,000
FY 2017-2018:
.................................................. $6,000,000
FY 2018-2019:
.................................................. $6,000,000
FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $10,000,000
7,000,000
FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $10,000,000
FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $7,000,000
10,000,000
Sec. 7. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 2, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 2. REVERSION.
1. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
-13-of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise,
unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation
in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of
the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys
appropriated and allocated for the costs of major maintenance
of monuments without dedicated funds available for maintenance
and restoration, in section 1, subsection 1, in this division
of this 2016 Act, shall not revert but shall remain available
for the purpose designated until the close of the fiscal year
that begins July 1, 2023.
Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IV
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Sec. 9. Section 8A.321, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Prepare an annual report listing any
state building, as defined in section 8A.318, that is vacant
and submit the annual report to the legislative services agency
and the department of management on or before January 15 of
each year.
Sec. 10. Section 8A.330, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended
to read as follows:
3. Moneys in the routine maintenance fund are appropriated
to the department for purposes of routine maintenance projects
for physical properties under the control of the department
state buildings and facilities, excluding buildings and
-14-facilities under the control of the state board of regents,
state department of transportation, department of natural
resources, and department of public defense. For purposes of
this section, routine maintenance includes regular upkeep of
physical properties and recurring, preventive, and ongoing
maintenance necessary to delay or prevent the failure of
physical properties.
DIVISION V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 11. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
subparagraph (2), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(2) The fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and for
each subsequent fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 12. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. h. There is appropriated from the rebuild
Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the sum of eighteen million
sixty-nine thousand nine hundred seventy-five dollars to the
technology reinvestment fund, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”.
Sec. 13. STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING TASK FORCE.
1. A state historical building task force is established
within the state fair authority. The state fair authority
shall provide administrative support for the task force.
2. The task force shall consist of the following members:
a. One member appointed by the Iowa state fair board.
b. One member appointed by the Iowa state fair foundation
established in section 173.22.
c. One member appointed by the director of the department of
administrative services.
d. One member who is designated by the general assembly as
the facilities manager for facilities under the control of the
general assembly.
e. One member appointed by the director of the department of
-15-cultural affairs.
f. One member appointed by the governor.
g. Four members of the general assembly serving as ex
officio, nonvoting members, with one representative to be
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one
representative to be appointed by the minority leader of the
house of representatives, one senator to be appointed by the
majority leader of the senate, and one senator to be appointed
by the minority leader of the senate.
3. The task force shall consider the feasibility, costs,
and possible options relative to construction of a new state
historical building museum on the state fairgrounds, to include
options for relocating the collections stored in the current
state historical building and creating increased access to the
collections to Iowans.
4. The task force shall provide an interim report to
the general assembly by December 20, 2019, concerning the
activities of the task force and shall submit its final report,
including its findings and recommendations, to the general
assembly by January 1, 2021.
DIVISION VI
VACANT STATE BUILDINGS — FUNDS
Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 15.261 Vacant state buildings
demolition fund.
1. A vacant state buildings demolition fund is created in
the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. Moneys in the vacant state buildings demolition fund are
appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a grant
program for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by the
state which are no longer used for a state purpose.
3. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
demolition fund shall be credited to the vacant state buildings
demolition fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited
-16-to the vacant state buildings demolition fund shall not revert
at the close of a fiscal year.
Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 15.262 Vacant state buildings
rehabilitation fund.
1. A vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund is created
in the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. Moneys in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund
are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
loan program for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of vacant
buildings owned by the state which are no longer used for a
state purpose.
3. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
rehabilitation fund shall be credited to the vacant state
buildings rehabilitation fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
moneys credited to the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
DIVISION VII
REGENTS CONSTRUCTION — MATCH REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 16. NEW SECTION. 262.67 State appropriations — match
requirements.
1. The board shall, as a condition of receiving an
appropriation from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund
created in section 8.57 for the construction of buildings and
facilities at an institution as defined in section 262.55,
require the applicable institution to provide a match from both
private and public sources excluding funding from the state as
provided in this section.
2. a. For construction of buildings and facilities at
the state university of Iowa and the Iowa state university
of science and technology, a match of at least two dollars
for each three dollars appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund created in section 8.57.
b. For construction of buildings and facilities at the
-17-university of northern Iowa, a match of at least one dollar
for each four dollars appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund created in section 8.57.
3. This section does not apply to an appropriation from
the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund created in section 8.57
for debt service payments on academic revenue bonds issued in
accordance with chapter 262A for capital projects at board of
regents institutions.
Sec. 17. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
to new construction projects commenced on or after July 1,
2020.
DIVISION VIII
ON-STREAM IMPOUNDMENT RESTORATION
Sec. 18. NEW SECTION. 456A.33C On-stream impoundment
restoration fund.
1. For purposes of this section, unless the context
otherwise requires, “eligible water body” means a body of water
that meet all of the following criteria:
a. Is owned by the state of Iowa, a county, a municipal
government, or a public entity organized under chapter 357E.
b. Is a multi-use system capable of supporting diverse
wildlife, fish, and recreational opportunities.
c. Has a surface water area of at least ten acres.
d. Has a watershed-to-body of water ratio of not less than
two hundred to one and not more than one thousand to one.
e. Is a public body of water with public access.
f. Has diverse water depths and is capable of supporting
aquatic vegetation.
g. Is not used solely as a water supply reservoir.
2. An on-stream impoundment restoration fund is created in
the state treasury under the control of the department. The
fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
3. a. Moneys in the on-stream impoundment restoration fund
are appropriated to the department subject to the requirements
of this section for purposes of funding projects for the
-18-maintenance, restoration, and sustainability of eligible water
bodies and their related watersheds.
b. The department shall fund projects from the on-stream
impoundment restoration fund for eligible water bodies that are
designed to achieve the following goals:
(1) Ensure a cost-effective, positive return on investment
for the citizens of Iowa.
(2) Ensure local community commitment to watershed
protection.
(3) Ensure significant improvement in water clarity,
safety, and quality.
(4) Provide for sustainable, healthy, and functioning
bodies of water.
(5) Contribute to the department’s fish and wildlife
conservation plans.
c. The process and criteria the department shall utilize
to fund projects under this section shall favor proposals
which include nonstate matching funds of at least one dollar
for every dollar of state funding, and funding for watershed
improvement practices and participation of corresponding
watershed management authority.
4. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the on-stream impoundment
restoration fund shall be credited to the on-stream impoundment
restoration fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
credited to the on-stream impoundment restoration fund that
remain unobligated and unencumbered at the close of a fiscal
year shall not revert.
-19-______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House______________________________
CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 765, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.______________________________
CARMINE BOALChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2019______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorec/tm/md