House Study Bill 712 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to and making appropriations to state
2departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
3infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund,
4and providing for related matters, and including effective
5date and retroactive applicability provisions.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
3   Section 1.  REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —
4APPROPRIATIONS.
  There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
5infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
6for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
7much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
8designated:
   91.  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
   10FY 2020-2021:
   11For security cameras on the state capitol complex,
12notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
..................................................  $13250,000
   142.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
   15a.  (1)  For deposit in the water quality initiative fund
16created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the
17water quality initiative administered by the division of soil
18conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42,
19including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
20purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
21“c”:
   22FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $235,200,000
   24(2)  (a)  The moneys appropriated in this lettered
25paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
26subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
27of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
28coordinating council.
   29(b)  The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
30shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
31generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
32division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water
33resources coordinating council.
   34(3)  In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
35as provided in subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (a) and
-1-1(b), all of the following shall apply:
   2(a)  The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
3practices as described in the latest revision of the document
4entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
5in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
6stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
7state university of science and technology.
   8(b)  The division shall implement demonstration projects
9as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
10for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
11agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
12the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
13such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
14located within the same subwatershed.
   15(c)  The division shall implement demonstration projects on
16a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
17edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
18not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
19practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
20actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
   21(d)  The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
22other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
23similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
24field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
25establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
   26(e)  The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
27within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
28after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
29division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
30practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
31legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
32land shall be a confidential record.
   33(4)  The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
34shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
35that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
-2-1agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
2practices, including the establishment of such practices in
3watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
4high-priority watersheds.
   5(5)  The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
7implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
   8(6)  The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
9may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
10conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
11to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
12the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
13restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share
14basis as provided in chapter 161A.
   15(7)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
16contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
17this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
18paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other
19moneys available to the department from a state or federal
20source.
   21(8)  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
22this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
23and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
24by the soil conservation division.
   25b.  For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
26created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
27programs:
   28FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $293,000,000
   303.  DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
   31a.  For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
32in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
33meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
348.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   35FY 2020-2021:
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..................................................  $11,000,000
   2b.  For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
3strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
4living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
5the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
6facilities located in cities with a population of less than
728,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census:
   8FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $9250,000
   104.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
   11a.  For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
12created in section 15F.204:
   13FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $145,000,000
   15b.  For equal distribution to regional sports authority
16districts certified by the department pursuant to section
1715E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
18“c”:
   19FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $20500,000
   215.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
   22a.  For critical infrastructure at state institutions,
23including the state resource centers, the mental health
24institutes, and the state training school at Eldora:
   25FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $26596,500
   27b.  For the renovation and construction of certain nursing
28facilities, consistent with the provisions of chapter 249K:
   29FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $30500,000
   316.  IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
   32a.  For costs associated with furniture, fixtures, and
33equipment at the academy, notwithstanding section 8.57,
34subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   35FY 2020-2021:
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..................................................  $1280,000
   2b.  For resurfacing parking lots at the academy:
   3FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $4550,000
   57.  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
   6a.  For implementation of lake projects that have
7established watershed improvement initiatives and community
8support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
9restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
10subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   11FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $128,000,000
   13b.  For state park infrastructure improvements:
   14FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $151,000,000
   16c.  For the administration of a water trails and low head
17dam public hazard statewide plan, including salaries, support,
18maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, notwithstanding
19section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   20FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $21250,000
   228.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
   23a.  For major maintenance projects at national guard
24armories and facilities:
   25FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $261,000,000
   27b.  For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
28installations and readiness centers to support operations and
29training requirements:
   30FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $311,000,000
   32c.  For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
33facility:
   34FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $35500,000
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   1d.  The department of public defense shall report to the
2general assembly by December 15, 2020, regarding the projects
3the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
4appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection for
5the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020.
   69.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
   7a.  For payments and other costs due under a financing
8agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
9the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
10section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
11subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   12FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $133,960,945
   14b.  For the purchase of ballistic vests, notwithstanding
15section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   16FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $17467,500
   18c.  For the purchase of bomb suits, notwithstanding section
198.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   20FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $21384,000
   22d.  For the purchase of an airplane, notwithstanding section
238.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   24FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $251,713,170
   2610.  BOARD OF REGENTS
   27a.  For allocation by the state board of regents to the
28state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science
29and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to
30reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating
31funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees
32and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
33providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
34and utility services at the institutions:
   35FY 2020-2021:
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..................................................  $128,268,466
   2b.  For replacement of an antenna and transmission system for
3Iowa public radio:
   4FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $5875,000
   611.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
   7a.  For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
8fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
9the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
10subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   11FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $12500,000
   13b.  For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
14trails within the state:
   15FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $161,000,000
   17c.  For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
18fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
19subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   20FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $21500,000
   22d.  For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
23commercial service airports within the state:
   24FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $25900,000
   26e.  For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
27aviation airports within the state:
   28FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $29450,000
   3012.  TREASURER OF STATE
   31For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
32fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
33fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
   34FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $351,060,000
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   113.  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
   2For resurfacing the roadway at the Iowa veteran’s cemetery:
   3FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $450,000
   514.  JUDICIAL BRANCH
   6For major maintenance to the Iowa judicial building:
   7FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $8400,000
   915.  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
   10For repair of the gutters of the Iowa state capitol:
   11FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $122,500,000
13   Sec. 2.  REVERSION.  For purposes of section 8.33, unless
14specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
15moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
16shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
17the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
18ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
19appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
20which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
21fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
22the close of that same fiscal year.
23DIVISION II
24TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND
25   Sec. 3.  TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND.  There is
26appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
27section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the
28fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021,
29the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
30be used for the purposes designated:
   311.  IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD
   32For upgrading the web reporting system:
..................................................  $33500,000
   342.  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
   35For institutions building automation systems:
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..................................................  $1500,000
   23.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
   3a.  For the continued development and implementation of an
4educational data warehouse to be utilized by teachers, parents,
5school district administrators, area education agency staff,
6department of education staff, and policymakers:
..................................................  $7600,000
   8The department may allocate a portion of the moneys
9appropriated in this lettered paragraph for an e-transcript
10data system capable of tracking students throughout their
11education via interconnectivity with multiple schools.
   12b.  For maintenance and lease costs associated with
13connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
..................................................  $142,727,000
   15c.  To the public broadcasting division for the replacement
16of equipment:
..................................................  $171,000,000
   184.  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
   19For the implementation of a statewide mass notification and
20emergency messaging system:
..................................................  $21400,000
   225.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
   23a.  For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
24continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal
25justice information system:
..................................................  $261,400,000
   27b.  For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
28warehouse:
..................................................  $29157,980
   306.  IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
   31For firewall protection for the Iowa communications network:
..................................................  $322,071,794
   337.  IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
   34For information technology for classrooms and conference
35rooms at the academy building:
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..................................................  $1400,000
   28.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
   3For technology costs associated with the state poison
4control center:
..................................................  $534,000
   69.  DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
   7a.  For the continued development and implementation of
8a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
9budget and financial information:
..................................................  $1045,000
   11b.  For the continued development and implementation of the
12comprehensive electronic grant management system:
..................................................  $1370,000
   14c.  For the upgrade of the local government budget and
15property tax system:
..................................................  $16624,000
   1710.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
   18For replacement of computer infrastructure and software at
19the state medical examiner’s office:
..................................................  $20395,000
   2111.  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
   22For tax system modernization:
..................................................  $233,000,000
   2412.  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
   25For security cameras at the Iowa veteran’s cemetery:
..................................................  $2621,000
   2713.  JUDICIAL BRANCH
   28For voice-over internet protocol phone upgrades at county
29courthouses:
..................................................  $30163,000
31   Sec. 4.  REVERSION.  For purposes of section 8.33, unless
32specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
33moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
34shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
35the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
-10-1ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
2appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
3which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
4fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
5the close of that same fiscal year.
6DIVISION III
7CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
8   Sec. 5.  2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection
910, paragraph b, as amended by 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 173,
10section 11, 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 9, and
112019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 6 is amended to read as
12follows:
   13b.  For construction of a student innovation center at
14Iowa state university of science and technology, to include
15reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
16university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
17year:
   18FY 2016-2017:
..................................................  $191,000,000
   20FY 2017-2018:
..................................................  $216,000,000
   22FY 2018-2019:
..................................................  $236,000,000
   24FY 2019-2020:
..................................................  $257,000,000
   26FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $2710,000,000
286,625,000

   29FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $3010,000,000
3113,375,000

32   Sec. 6.  2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 1, is amended
33to read as follows:
   341.  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
   35For major maintenance projects:
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   1FY 2018-2019:
..................................................  $224,500,000
   3Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for the fiscal
4year beginning July 1, 2018, the department shall give priority
5to projects for repair of the roof of the state historical
6building and is authorized to expend such amount not to exceed
7$3,300,000 for the costs associated with projects for repair of
8the roof of the state historical building.
   9FY 2019-2020:
..................................................  $1020,000,000
   11Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for the fiscal
12year beginning July 1, 2019, the department shall give priority
13to projects for repair of the roof of the state historical
14building and is authorized to expend such amount not to exceed
15$3,300,000 for the costs associated with projects for repair of
16the roof of the state historical building.
   17FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $1820,000,000
1912,000,000

   20FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $2120,000,000
2225,000,000

   23FY 2022-2023:
..................................................  $2420,000,000
2525,000,000

26   Sec. 7.  2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 1, subsection
2710, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
   28b.  For construction of a new veterinary diagnostic
29laboratory at Iowa state university of science and technology,
30to include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by
31the university for construction of the laboratory in the prior
32fiscal year:
   33FY 2018-2019:
..................................................  $341,000,000
   35FY 2019-2020:
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..................................................  $112,500,000
   2FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $312,500,000
47,500,000

   5FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $612,500,000
714,200,000

   8FY 2022-2023:
..................................................  $912,500,000
1014,200,000

   11FY 2023-2024:
..................................................  $1212,500,000
1314,200,000

14   Sec. 8.  2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 1, subsection
154, paragraphs d and e, are amended to read as follows:
   16d.  For deposit in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
17created in section 15.261:
   18FY 2019-2020:
..................................................  $191,000,000
   20FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $211,000,000
   22FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $231,000,000
   24e.  For deposit in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
25fund created in section 15.262, notwithstanding section 8.57,
26subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   27FY 2019-2020:
..................................................  $281,000,000
   29FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $301,000,000
   31FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $321,000,000
33   Sec. 9.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This division of this Act, being
34deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
35DIVISION IV
-13-1MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
2   Sec. 10.  Section 2.12B, Code 2020, is amended by adding the
3following new subsection:
4   NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  The facilities manager for facilities
5under the control of the general assembly shall develop and
6submit to the legislative council by December 15, 2020, a
7five-year maintenance project schedule report, with annual
8written updates thereafter, for the Iowa state capitol and the
9Ola Babcock Miller building.
10   Sec. 11.  Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
11subparagraph (2), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   12(2)  The fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 2021, and for
13each subsequent fiscal year thereafter.
14   Sec. 12.  Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended
15by adding the following new paragraph:
16   NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  There is appropriated from the rebuild
17Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
182020, and ending June 30, 2021, the sum of seventeen million
19five hundred thousand dollars to the technology reinvestment
20fund, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
21“c”.
22   Sec. 13.  ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FUND.  Notwithstanding the
23standing appropriation in section 8A.330, there is appropriated
24from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the department of
25administrative services for deposit in the routine maintenance
26fund established in section 8A.330 for the fiscal year
27beginning July 1, 2020, the sum of one million dollars.
28DIVISION V
29CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY
30   Sec. 14.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  Unless otherwise
31provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
32July 1, 2020, takes effect upon enactment.
33   Sec. 15.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  Unless otherwise
34provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
35July 1, 2020, applies retroactively to July 1, 2020.
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1EXPLANATION
2The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
3the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   4This bill relates to and makes appropriations to state
5departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
6fund and the technology reinvestment fund, and provides for
7related matters. The bill is organized by divisions.
   8DIVISION I — REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. This
9division appropriates project funding for FY 2020-2021 from
10the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for projects for the
11departments of administrative services, agriculture and
12land stewardship, cultural affairs, human services, natural
13resources, public defense, public safety, transportation, and
14veterans affairs, and for the economic development authority,
15law enforcement academy, board of regents, treasurer of state,
16the judicial branch, and the legislative branch.
   17DIVISION II — TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. This
18division appropriates project funding for FY 2020-2021
19from the technology reinvestment fund for the departments
20of corrections, education, homeland security and emergency
21management, human rights, human services, management, public
22health, revenue, and veterans affairs, and for the Iowa
23telecommunications and technology commission, ethics and
24campaign disclosure board, law enforcement academy, and the
25judicial branch.
   26DIVISION III — CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS. The
27division makes a change to moneys appropriated from the rebuild
28Iowa infrastructure fund to the department of administrative
29services for major maintenance projects, the economic
30development authority for the vacant state buildings demolition
31and rehabilitation funds, and the board of regents for projects
32at the Iowa state university of science and technology.
   33This division takes effect upon enactment.
   34DIVISION IV — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. Code section
352.12B, concerning the state capitol maintenance fund, is
-15-1amended to require that the facilities manager for the general
2assembly develop and submit to the legislative council by
3December 15, 2020, a five-year maintenance schedule report,
4with annual updates, for the Iowa state capitol and the Ola
5Babcock Miller building. Code section 8.57C, concerning the
6technology reinvestment fund, is amended to provide that the
7standing appropriation to the fund from the general fund for
8fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, is changed
9to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2021, and to
10provide for an appropriation to the fund from the rebuild Iowa
11infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020,
12of $17.5 million.
   13The bill also reduces the standing appropriation from the
14rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the routine maintenance
15fund created in Code section 8A.330 for the fiscal year
16beginning July 1, 2020, from $2 million to $1 million.
   17EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Unless
18otherwise provided, the bill, if approved by the governor on
19or after July 1, 2020, takes effect upon enactment and applies
20retroactively to July 1, 2020.
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