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House File 2579 - ReprintedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to and making appropriations to state
2departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
3infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund,
4providing for related matters, and including effective date
5and 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 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June
730, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
8necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
91. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
10a. For safety and security on the state capitol complex,
11notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $121,000,000
13b. For deposit in the monument maintenance account created
14in section 8A.321 for purposes of maintenance of state
15monuments on the capitol complex grounds:
.................................................. $16500,000
17c. For major maintenance projects:
.................................................. $188,000,000
192. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
20a. For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created
21in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the water quality
22initiative administered by the division of soil conservation
23and water quality as provided in section 466B.42, including
24salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes,
25notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $265,200,000
27b. (1) The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall
28be used to support demonstration projects in subwatersheds as
29designated by the department that are part of high-priority
30watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating
31council.
32(2) The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
33used to support demonstration projects in watersheds generally,
34including regional watersheds, as designated by the division
35and high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
-1-1coordinating council.
2c. In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
3as provided in paragraph “b”, all of the following shall apply:
4(1) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
5practices as described in the latest revision of the document
6entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
7in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
8stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
9state university of science and technology.
10(2) The division shall implement demonstration projects as
11provided in subparagraph (1) by providing for participation by
12persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in
13farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide
14for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a
15legal interest in agricultural land located within the same
16subwatershed.
17(3) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
18a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
19edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
20not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
21practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
22actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
23(4) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
24other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
25similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
26field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
27establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
28(5) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
29within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
30after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
31division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
32practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
33legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
34land shall be a confidential record.
35d. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used
-2-1to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages
2persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for
3farming to implement water quality practices, including the
4establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and
5not limited to subwatersheds or high-priority watersheds.
6e. The moneys appropriated in this subsection may be used
7to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of
8efforts provided in this subsection.
9f. The moneys appropriated in this subsection may be used
10by the department to support urban soil and water conservation
11efforts, which may include but are not limited to management
12practices related to bioretention, landscaping, the use of
13permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality restoration.
14The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share basis as provided
15in chapter 161A.
16g. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
17contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in this
18subsection to carry out the provisions of this subsection on a
19cost-share basis in combination with other moneys available to
20the department from a state or federal source.
21h. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
22this subsection may be used for costs of administration and
23implementation of the water quality initiative administered by
24the soil conservation division.
253. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
26For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth
27Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
.................................................. $28196,900
294. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
30a. For kitchen equipment at the Clarinda treatment complex,
31notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $32750,000
33b. For various infrastructure projects at correctional
34facilities:
.................................................. $354,900,000
-3- 15. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
2a. For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
3in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
4meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
58.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $62,000,000
7b. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
8strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
9living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
10the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
11facilities located in cities with a population of less than
1228,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census:
.................................................. $13250,000
146. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
15a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
16created in section 15F.204:
.................................................. $1710,000,000
18b. For deposit in the sports tourism program fund created in
19section 15F.403 for financing sports tourism projects:
.................................................. $2012,000,000
217. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
22For renovation and repair at department facilities:
.................................................. $233,161,000
248. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
25a. For implementation of lake projects that have
26established watershed improvement initiatives and community
27support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
28restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
29subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $309,600,000
31b. For state park infrastructure improvements:
.................................................. $326,000,000
33c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants,
34notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $351,500,000
-4- 1d. For grants to communities or organizations for tree
2planting projects through the community forestry grant program,
3notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $4250,000
59. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
6a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
7armories and facilities:
.................................................. $82,100,000
9b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
10installations and readiness centers to support operations and
11training requirements:
.................................................. $122,100,000
13c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
14facility:
.................................................. $15550,000
16d. The department of public defense shall report to the
17general assembly by December 15, 2022, regarding the projects
18the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
19appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
2010. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
21a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
22agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
23the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
24section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
25subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $264,330,150
27b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created
28in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
29paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $302,500,000
31c. For construction of a new facility for fire fighter
32training:
.................................................. $332,100,000
3411. BOARD OF REGENTS
35For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
-5-1university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and
2technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse
3the institutions for deficiencies in the operating funds
4resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees and
5charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
6providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
7and utility services at the institutions:
.................................................. $827,900,000
912. STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
10For the renovation and repair of the state fair barns:
.................................................. $1112,000,000
1213. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
13a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
14trails within the state:
.................................................. $152,500,000
16b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
17fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
18the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
19subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $201,500,000
21c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
22fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
23subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $242,000,000
25d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
26commercial service airports within the state:
.................................................. $271,900,000
28e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
29aviation airports within the state:
.................................................. $301,000,000
3114. TREASURER OF STATE
32For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
33fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
34fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
.................................................. $351,060,000
-6- 115. JUDICIAL BRANCH
2a. For construction projects at the Woodbury county law
3enforcement center:
.................................................. $4165,000
5b. For renovations and furniture at justice centers:
.................................................. $6624,518
7 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
8specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
9moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
10shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
11the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
12ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
13appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
14which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
15fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
16the close of that same fiscal year.
17DIVISION II
18TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND
19 Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
20appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
21section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the
22fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023,
23the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
24be used for the purposes designated:
251. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
26a. For software upgrades to emergency response radios:
.................................................. $27350,000
28b. For security cameras, staff phone systems, and
29automation systems at correctional facilities:
.................................................. $302,415,954
312. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
32a. For the continued development and implementation of an
33educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers,
34parents, school district administrators, area education agency
35staff, department of education staff, and policymakers:
-7-.................................................. $1600,000
2Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the
3department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system
4capable of tracking students throughout their education via
5interconnectivity with multiple schools.
6b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
7connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
.................................................. $82,727,000
9c. To the public broadcasting division for the replacement
10of equipment:
.................................................. $111,000,000
123. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
13For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass
14notification and emergency messaging system:
.................................................. $15400,000
164. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
17a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
18continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal
19justice information system:
.................................................. $201,400,000
21b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
22warehouse:
.................................................. $23187,980
245. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
25For technology costs associated with the state poison
26control center:
.................................................. $2734,000
286. IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
29For firewall and distributed denial-of-service attack
30protection for the Iowa communications network:
.................................................. $311,510,724
327. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
33a. For costs associated with the enhancement of the health
34facilities database:
.................................................. $35250,000
-8- 1b. For costs associated with the implementation of the
2food safety data system enhancement and integration with the
3govconnectiowa portal:
.................................................. $4410,000
5c. For costs associated with the creation of electronic
6forms within the e-filing system:
.................................................. $7100,000
88. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
9a. For the continued development and implementation of
10a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
11budget and financial information:
.................................................. $1245,000
13b. For the continued development and implementation of the
14comprehensive electronic grant management system:
.................................................. $1570,000
16c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and
17property tax system:
.................................................. $18120,000
19d. For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is
20placed on the internet for budget and financial information:
.................................................. $21382,131
229. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
23For technology projects:
.................................................. $24500,000
2510. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
26For costs associated with the implementation and licensing
27of body-worn cameras:
.................................................. $28385,000
2911. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
30For tax system modernization:
.................................................. $314,070,460
3212. JUDICIAL BRANCH
33a. For costs associated with the connection of district
34phone systems to the judicial branch building system:
.................................................. $3540,464
-9- 1b. For costs associated with installation and repurpose of
2courtroom sound systems:
.................................................. $3610,000
4 Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
5specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
6moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
7shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
8the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
9ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
10appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
11which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
12fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
13the close of that same fiscal year.
14DIVISION III
15CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
16 Sec. 5. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 1, subsection
1710, paragraph b, as amended by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120,
18section 8, is amended to read as follows:
19b. For construction of a new veterinary diagnostic
20laboratory at Iowa state university of science and technology,
21to include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by
22the university for construction of the laboratory in prior
23fiscal years:
24FY 2018-2019:
.................................................. $251,000,000
26FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $2712,500,000
28FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $298,900,000
30FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $3112,500,000
32FY 2022-2023:
.................................................. $3312,500,000
3428,600,000
35FY 2023-2024:
-10-.................................................. $116,100,000
2 Sec. 6. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 4, is amended
3to read as follows:
4SEC. 4. REVERSION.
51. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
6of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise,
7unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation
8in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
9available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
10close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of
11the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
12if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
13made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
14or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
15fiscal year.
162. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
17provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
18appropriation made in section 3, subsection 4, of this division
19of this 2018 Act shall not revert but shall remain available
20for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close
21of the fiscal year that ends four years after the end of the
22fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, or until the
23project for which the appropriation was made is completed,
24whichever is earlier.
25 Sec. 7. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 2, is amended
26to read as follows:
27SEC. 2. REVERSION.
281. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
29of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise,
30unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made
31in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
32available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
33close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of
34the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
35if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
-11-1made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
2or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
3fiscal year.
42. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
5provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from
6an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 14, of this
7division of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain
8available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the
9close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022.
10 Sec. 8. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 4, is amended
11to read as follows:
12SEC. 4. REVERSION.
131. For Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
14for purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
15otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
16appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not
17revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the
18purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
19ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
20appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
21which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
22fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
23the close of that same fiscal year.
242. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
25provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
26appropriation made in section 3, subsection 6, of this division
27of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain available
28for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
29the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2023, or until the project
30for which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever
31is earlier.
32 Sec. 9. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 1, subsection
3310, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
34b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial
35technology center at the university of northern Iowa to
-12-1include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
2university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
3year:
4FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $513,000,000
6FY 2022-2023:
.................................................. $718,000,000
826,500,000
9FY 2023-2024:
.................................................. $108,500,000
11 Sec. 10. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection
127, is amended to read as follows:
137.DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
14For costs associated with school safety, flood mitigation,
15or other emergency services programs, notwithstanding section
168.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
17FY 2021-2022
.................................................. $182,500,000
19FY 2022-2023
.................................................. $202,000,000
21 Sec. 11. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection
2210, paragraph d, is amended to read as follows:
23d. For costs associated with the construction of a readiness
24center in West Des Moines:
25FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $261,800,000
27FY 2022-2023:
.................................................. $281,850,000
293,700,000
30FY 2023-2024:
.................................................. $311,850,000
32 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
33deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
34DIVISION IV
35MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
-13-1 Sec. 13. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (3), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
3(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and for
4each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen
5million five hundred thousand dollars.
6 Sec. 14. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended
7by adding the following new paragraph:
8 NEW PARAGRAPH. j. There is appropriated from the rebuild
9Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
102022, and ending June 30, 2023, the sum of twenty million five
11hundred thousand dollars to the technology reinvestment fund,
12notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”.
13 Sec. 15. Section 15.261, Code 2022, is amended to read as
14follows:
1515.261 Vacant state buildings demolition fund.
161. A vacant state buildings demolition fund is created in
17the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
18fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
192. Moneys in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
20are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
21grant program for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by
22the state or by a county that has purchased real property from
23the federal government which are no longer used for a state or
24federal purpose. Grant program criteria shall provide that
25no more than fifty percent of the cost of a project for the
26demolition of vacant buildings shall be funded from a grant
27under the program. The authority shall give preference to
28applicants that have not previously been awarded money from
29this fund.
303. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
31or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
32demolition fund shall be credited to the vacant state buildings
33demolition fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited
34to the vacant state buildings demolition fund shall not revert
35at the close of a fiscal year.
-14-1 Sec. 16. Section 15.262, Code 2022, is amended to read as
2follows:
315.262 Vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund.
41. A vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund is created
5in the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
6fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
72. Moneys in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund
8are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
9loan program for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of vacant
10buildings owned by the state or by a county that has purchased
11real property from the federal government which are no longer
12used for a state or federal purpose. The authority shall give
13preference to applicants that have not previously been awarded
14money from this fund.
153. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
16or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
17rehabilitation fund shall be credited to the vacant state
18 buildings rehabilitation fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
19moneys credited to the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
20fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
21 Sec. 17. Section 602.11101, subsection 1, paragraph e,
22subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
23(2) Until July 1, 1986, the county shall remain responsible
24for the compensation of and operating costs for court
25employees not presently designated for state financing and
26for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to
27furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or
28maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and
29their staff. Effective July 1, 1986, the state shall assume
30the responsibility for the compensation of and operating costs
31for court employees presently designated for state financing
32and for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to
33furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or
34maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and
35their staff. However, the county shall at all times remain
-15-1responsible for the provision of suitable courtrooms, offices,
2and other physical facilities pursuant to section 602.1303,
3subsection 1, including paint, wall covering, and fixtures in
4the facilities. In addition, however, effective July 1, 2023,
5if a county expends moneys for the renovation or construction
6of suitable courtrooms, offices, and other physical facilities
7pursuant to section 602.1303, that requires the purchase of
8furnishings, supplies, and equipment for the use of judicial
9officers, referees, and their staff as a result of that
10renovation or construction, the state shall be responsible for
11only fifty percent of the cost of the purchase.
12 Sec. 18. DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
13ALTERNATIVE FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE — REPORT.
141. The department of transportation shall establish a Des
15Moines area regional transit authority alternative funding
16advisory committee to study the most effective and efficient
17methods to increase funding for the Des Moines area regional
18transit authority that are alternative to an increase in
19property taxes.
202. The committee shall consist of five voting members and
21four ex officio, nonvoting members.
22a. The voting members of the committee shall be composed of
23all of the following:
24(1) The director of the department of transportation or a
25designee.
26(2) The director of the department of revenue or a designee.
27(3) A Polk county supervisor appointed by the governor.
28(4) A member of a city council of a city in Polk county in
29which the Des Moines area regional transit authority operates,
30appointed by the governor.
31(5) A representative of the Des Moines area regional transit
32authority appointed by the Des Moines area regional transit
33authority.
34b. The ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee shall
35be two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of
-16-1the house of representatives and one by the minority leader
2of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one
3appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the
4minority leader of the senate.
53. Staffing services shall be provided by the department of
6transportation in coordination with the department of revenue.
74. The committee shall submit a report containing its
8findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or
9before December 15, 2022.
105. This section is repealed January 1, 2023.
11 Sec. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
12immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
13The sections of this division of this Act amending sections
1415.261 and 15.262.
15 Sec. 20. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply
16retroactively to June 1, 2020:
17The sections of this division of this Act amending sections
1815.261 and 15.262.
19DIVISION V
20sports tourism program
21 Sec. 21. Section 15F.401, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code
222022, are amended to read as follows:
234. An applicant shall demonstrate matching funds in order
24to receive financial assistance pursuant to this section. The
25amount of matching funds that may be required shall be at the
26board’s discretion. An applicant under the program shall not
27receive financial assistance from the sports tourism program
28fund created in section 15F.403 in an amount exceeding fifty
29 twenty-five percent of the total cost of the project.
305. The board shall make final funding decisions on
31each application and may approve, deny, defer, or modify
32applications for financial assistance under the program, in
33its discretion, in order to fund as many projects with the
34moneys available as possible. The board and the authority may
35negotiate with applicants regarding the details of projects
-17-1and the amount and terms of any award. The total amount of
2financial assistance provided to an applicant in any one
3fiscal year shall not exceed five hundred thousand ten million
4 dollars. In making final funding decisions pursuant to this
5subsection, the board and the authority are exempt from chapter
617A.
76. a. A city, county, or public entity may use financial
8assistance received under the program for marketing and
9promotions. Whether an activity or individual cost item is
10directly related to the promotion of the sporting event shall
11be within the discretion of the authority infrastructure.
12b. All applications to the authority for financial
13assistance shall be made at least ninety days prior to an
14event’s scheduled date. A city, county, or public entity shall
15not use financial assistance received under the program as
16reimbursement for completed projects.
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2departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
3infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund,
4providing for related matters, and including effective date
5and 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 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June
730, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
8necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
91. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
10a. For safety and security on the state capitol complex,
11notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $121,000,000
13b. For deposit in the monument maintenance account created
14in section 8A.321 for purposes of maintenance of state
15monuments on the capitol complex grounds:
.................................................. $16500,000
17c. For major maintenance projects:
.................................................. $188,000,000
192. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
20a. For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created
21in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the water quality
22initiative administered by the division of soil conservation
23and water quality as provided in section 466B.42, including
24salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes,
25notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $265,200,000
27b. (1) The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall
28be used to support demonstration projects in subwatersheds as
29designated by the department that are part of high-priority
30watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating
31council.
32(2) The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
33used to support demonstration projects in watersheds generally,
34including regional watersheds, as designated by the division
35and high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
-1-1coordinating council.
2c. In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
3as provided in paragraph “b”, all of the following shall apply:
4(1) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
5practices as described in the latest revision of the document
6entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
7in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
8stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
9state university of science and technology.
10(2) The division shall implement demonstration projects as
11provided in subparagraph (1) by providing for participation by
12persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in
13farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide
14for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a
15legal interest in agricultural land located within the same
16subwatershed.
17(3) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
18a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
19edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
20not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
21practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
22actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
23(4) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
24other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
25similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
26field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
27establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
28(5) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
29within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
30after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
31division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
32practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
33legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
34land shall be a confidential record.
35d. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used
-2-1to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages
2persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for
3farming to implement water quality practices, including the
4establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and
5not limited to subwatersheds or high-priority watersheds.
6e. The moneys appropriated in this subsection may be used
7to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of
8efforts provided in this subsection.
9f. The moneys appropriated in this subsection may be used
10by the department to support urban soil and water conservation
11efforts, which may include but are not limited to management
12practices related to bioretention, landscaping, the use of
13permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality restoration.
14The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share basis as provided
15in chapter 161A.
16g. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
17contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in this
18subsection to carry out the provisions of this subsection on a
19cost-share basis in combination with other moneys available to
20the department from a state or federal source.
21h. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
22this subsection may be used for costs of administration and
23implementation of the water quality initiative administered by
24the soil conservation division.
253. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
26For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth
27Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
.................................................. $28196,900
294. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
30a. For kitchen equipment at the Clarinda treatment complex,
31notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $32750,000
33b. For various infrastructure projects at correctional
34facilities:
.................................................. $354,900,000
-3- 15. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
2a. For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
3in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
4meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
58.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $62,000,000
7b. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
8strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
9living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
10the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
11facilities located in cities with a population of less than
1228,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census:
.................................................. $13250,000
146. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
15a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
16created in section 15F.204:
.................................................. $1710,000,000
18b. For deposit in the sports tourism program fund created in
19section 15F.403 for financing sports tourism projects:
.................................................. $2012,000,000
217. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
22For renovation and repair at department facilities:
.................................................. $233,161,000
248. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
25a. For implementation of lake projects that have
26established watershed improvement initiatives and community
27support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
28restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
29subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $309,600,000
31b. For state park infrastructure improvements:
.................................................. $326,000,000
33c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants,
34notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $351,500,000
-4- 1d. For grants to communities or organizations for tree
2planting projects through the community forestry grant program,
3notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $4250,000
59. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
6a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
7armories and facilities:
.................................................. $82,100,000
9b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
10installations and readiness centers to support operations and
11training requirements:
.................................................. $122,100,000
13c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
14facility:
.................................................. $15550,000
16d. The department of public defense shall report to the
17general assembly by December 15, 2022, regarding the projects
18the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
19appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
2010. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
21a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
22agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
23the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
24section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
25subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $264,330,150
27b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created
28in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
29paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $302,500,000
31c. For construction of a new facility for fire fighter
32training:
.................................................. $332,100,000
3411. BOARD OF REGENTS
35For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
-5-1university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and
2technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse
3the institutions for deficiencies in the operating funds
4resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees and
5charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
6providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
7and utility services at the institutions:
.................................................. $827,900,000
912. STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
10For the renovation and repair of the state fair barns:
.................................................. $1112,000,000
1213. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
13a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
14trails within the state:
.................................................. $152,500,000
16b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
17fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
18the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
19subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $201,500,000
21c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
22fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
23subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $242,000,000
25d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
26commercial service airports within the state:
.................................................. $271,900,000
28e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
29aviation airports within the state:
.................................................. $301,000,000
3114. TREASURER OF STATE
32For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
33fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
34fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
.................................................. $351,060,000
-6- 115. JUDICIAL BRANCH
2a. For construction projects at the Woodbury county law
3enforcement center:
.................................................. $4165,000
5b. For renovations and furniture at justice centers:
.................................................. $6624,518
7 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
8specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
9moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
10shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
11the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
12ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
13appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
14which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
15fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
16the close of that same fiscal year.
17DIVISION II
18TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND
19 Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
20appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
21section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the
22fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023,
23the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
24be used for the purposes designated:
251. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
26a. For software upgrades to emergency response radios:
.................................................. $27350,000
28b. For security cameras, staff phone systems, and
29automation systems at correctional facilities:
.................................................. $302,415,954
312. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
32a. For the continued development and implementation of an
33educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers,
34parents, school district administrators, area education agency
35staff, department of education staff, and policymakers:
-7-.................................................. $1600,000
2Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the
3department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system
4capable of tracking students throughout their education via
5interconnectivity with multiple schools.
6b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
7connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
.................................................. $82,727,000
9c. To the public broadcasting division for the replacement
10of equipment:
.................................................. $111,000,000
123. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
13For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass
14notification and emergency messaging system:
.................................................. $15400,000
164. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
17a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
18continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal
19justice information system:
.................................................. $201,400,000
21b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
22warehouse:
.................................................. $23187,980
245. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
25For technology costs associated with the state poison
26control center:
.................................................. $2734,000
286. IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
29For firewall and distributed denial-of-service attack
30protection for the Iowa communications network:
.................................................. $311,510,724
327. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
33a. For costs associated with the enhancement of the health
34facilities database:
.................................................. $35250,000
-8- 1b. For costs associated with the implementation of the
2food safety data system enhancement and integration with the
3govconnectiowa portal:
.................................................. $4410,000
5c. For costs associated with the creation of electronic
6forms within the e-filing system:
.................................................. $7100,000
88. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
9a. For the continued development and implementation of
10a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
11budget and financial information:
.................................................. $1245,000
13b. For the continued development and implementation of the
14comprehensive electronic grant management system:
.................................................. $1570,000
16c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and
17property tax system:
.................................................. $18120,000
19d. For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is
20placed on the internet for budget and financial information:
.................................................. $21382,131
229. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
23For technology projects:
.................................................. $24500,000
2510. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
26For costs associated with the implementation and licensing
27of body-worn cameras:
.................................................. $28385,000
2911. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
30For tax system modernization:
.................................................. $314,070,460
3212. JUDICIAL BRANCH
33a. For costs associated with the connection of district
34phone systems to the judicial branch building system:
.................................................. $3540,464
-9- 1b. For costs associated with installation and repurpose of
2courtroom sound systems:
.................................................. $3610,000
4 Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
5specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
6moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
7shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
8the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
9ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
10appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
11which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
12fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
13the close of that same fiscal year.
14DIVISION III
15CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
16 Sec. 5. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 1, subsection
1710, paragraph b, as amended by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120,
18section 8, is amended to read as follows:
19b. For construction of a new veterinary diagnostic
20laboratory at Iowa state university of science and technology,
21to include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by
22the university for construction of the laboratory in prior
23fiscal years:
24FY 2018-2019:
.................................................. $251,000,000
26FY 2019-2020:
.................................................. $2712,500,000
28FY 2020-2021:
.................................................. $298,900,000
30FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $3112,500,000
32FY 2022-2023:
.................................................. $3312,500,000
3428,600,000
35FY 2023-2024:
-10-.................................................. $116,100,000
2 Sec. 6. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 4, is amended
3to read as follows:
4SEC. 4. REVERSION.
51. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
6of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise,
7unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation
8in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
9available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
10close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of
11the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
12if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
13made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
14or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
15fiscal year.
162. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
17provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
18appropriation made in section 3, subsection 4, of this division
19of this 2018 Act shall not revert but shall remain available
20for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close
21of the fiscal year that ends four years after the end of the
22fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, or until the
23project for which the appropriation was made is completed,
24whichever is earlier.
25 Sec. 7. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 2, is amended
26to read as follows:
27SEC. 2. REVERSION.
281. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
29of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise,
30unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made
31in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
32available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
33close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of
34the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
35if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
-11-1made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
2or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
3fiscal year.
42. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
5provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from
6an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 14, of this
7division of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain
8available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the
9close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022.
10 Sec. 8. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 4, is amended
11to read as follows:
12SEC. 4. REVERSION.
131. For Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
14for purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
15otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
16appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not
17revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the
18purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
19ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
20appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
21which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
22fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
23the close of that same fiscal year.
242. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
25provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an
26appropriation made in section 3, subsection 6, of this division
27of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain available
28for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
29the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2023, or until the project
30for which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever
31is earlier.
32 Sec. 9. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 1, subsection
3310, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
34b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial
35technology center at the university of northern Iowa to
-12-1include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
2university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
3year:
4FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $513,000,000
6FY 2022-2023:
.................................................. $718,000,000
826,500,000
9FY 2023-2024:
.................................................. $108,500,000
11 Sec. 10. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection
127, is amended to read as follows:
137.DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
14For costs associated with school safety, flood mitigation,
15or other emergency services programs, notwithstanding section
168.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
17FY 2021-2022
.................................................. $182,500,000
19FY 2022-2023
.................................................. $202,000,000
21 Sec. 11. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection
2210, paragraph d, is amended to read as follows:
23d. For costs associated with the construction of a readiness
24center in West Des Moines:
25FY 2021-2022:
.................................................. $261,800,000
27FY 2022-2023:
.................................................. $281,850,000
293,700,000
30FY 2023-2024:
.................................................. $311,850,000
32 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
33deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
34DIVISION IV
35MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
-13-1 Sec. 13. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (3), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
3(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and for
4each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen
5million five hundred thousand dollars.
6 Sec. 14. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended
7by adding the following new paragraph:
8 NEW PARAGRAPH. j. There is appropriated from the rebuild
9Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
102022, and ending June 30, 2023, the sum of twenty million five
11hundred thousand dollars to the technology reinvestment fund,
12notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”.
13 Sec. 15. Section 15.261, Code 2022, is amended to read as
14follows:
1515.261 Vacant state buildings demolition fund.
161. A vacant state buildings demolition fund is created in
17the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
18fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
192. Moneys in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
20are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
21grant program for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by
22the state or by a county that has purchased real property from
23the federal government which are no longer used for a state or
24federal purpose. Grant program criteria shall provide that
25no more than fifty percent of the cost of a project for the
26demolition of vacant buildings shall be funded from a grant
27under the program. The authority shall give preference to
28applicants that have not previously been awarded money from
29this fund.
303. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
31or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
32demolition fund shall be credited to the vacant state buildings
33demolition fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited
34to the vacant state buildings demolition fund shall not revert
35at the close of a fiscal year.
-14-1 Sec. 16. Section 15.262, Code 2022, is amended to read as
2follows:
315.262 Vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund.
41. A vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund is created
5in the state treasury under the control of the authority. The
6fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
72. Moneys in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund
8are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a
9loan program for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of vacant
10buildings owned by the state or by a county that has purchased
11real property from the federal government which are no longer
12used for a state or federal purpose. The authority shall give
13preference to applicants that have not previously been awarded
14money from this fund.
153. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
16or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings
17rehabilitation fund shall be credited to the vacant state
18 buildings rehabilitation fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
19moneys credited to the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
20fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
21 Sec. 17. Section 602.11101, subsection 1, paragraph e,
22subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
23(2) Until July 1, 1986, the county shall remain responsible
24for the compensation of and operating costs for court
25employees not presently designated for state financing and
26for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to
27furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or
28maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and
29their staff. Effective July 1, 1986, the state shall assume
30the responsibility for the compensation of and operating costs
31for court employees presently designated for state financing
32and for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to
33furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or
34maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and
35their staff. However, the county shall at all times remain
-15-1responsible for the provision of suitable courtrooms, offices,
2and other physical facilities pursuant to section 602.1303,
3subsection 1, including paint, wall covering, and fixtures in
4the facilities. In addition, however, effective July 1, 2023,
5if a county expends moneys for the renovation or construction
6of suitable courtrooms, offices, and other physical facilities
7pursuant to section 602.1303, that requires the purchase of
8furnishings, supplies, and equipment for the use of judicial
9officers, referees, and their staff as a result of that
10renovation or construction, the state shall be responsible for
11only fifty percent of the cost of the purchase.
12 Sec. 18. DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
13ALTERNATIVE FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE — REPORT.
141. The department of transportation shall establish a Des
15Moines area regional transit authority alternative funding
16advisory committee to study the most effective and efficient
17methods to increase funding for the Des Moines area regional
18transit authority that are alternative to an increase in
19property taxes.
202. The committee shall consist of five voting members and
21four ex officio, nonvoting members.
22a. The voting members of the committee shall be composed of
23all of the following:
24(1) The director of the department of transportation or a
25designee.
26(2) The director of the department of revenue or a designee.
27(3) A Polk county supervisor appointed by the governor.
28(4) A member of a city council of a city in Polk county in
29which the Des Moines area regional transit authority operates,
30appointed by the governor.
31(5) A representative of the Des Moines area regional transit
32authority appointed by the Des Moines area regional transit
33authority.
34b. The ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee shall
35be two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of
-16-1the house of representatives and one by the minority leader
2of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one
3appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the
4minority leader of the senate.
53. Staffing services shall be provided by the department of
6transportation in coordination with the department of revenue.
74. The committee shall submit a report containing its
8findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or
9before December 15, 2022.
105. This section is repealed January 1, 2023.
11 Sec. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
12immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
13The sections of this division of this Act amending sections
1415.261 and 15.262.
15 Sec. 20. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply
16retroactively to June 1, 2020:
17The sections of this division of this Act amending sections
1815.261 and 15.262.
19DIVISION V
20sports tourism program
21 Sec. 21. Section 15F.401, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code
222022, are amended to read as follows:
234. An applicant shall demonstrate matching funds in order
24to receive financial assistance pursuant to this section. The
25amount of matching funds that may be required shall be at the
26board’s discretion. An applicant under the program shall not
27receive financial assistance from the sports tourism program
28fund created in section 15F.403 in an amount exceeding fifty
29 twenty-five percent of the total cost of the project.
305. The board shall make final funding decisions on
31each application and may approve, deny, defer, or modify
32applications for financial assistance under the program, in
33its discretion, in order to fund as many projects with the
34moneys available as possible. The board and the authority may
35negotiate with applicants regarding the details of projects
-17-1and the amount and terms of any award. The total amount of
2financial assistance provided to an applicant in any one
3fiscal year shall not exceed five hundred thousand ten million
4 dollars. In making final funding decisions pursuant to this
5subsection, the board and the authority are exempt from chapter
617A.
76. a. A city, county, or public entity may use financial
8assistance received under the program for marketing and
9promotions. Whether an activity or individual cost item is
10directly related to the promotion of the sporting event shall
11be within the discretion of the authority infrastructure.
12b. All applications to the authority for financial
13assistance shall be made at least ninety days prior to an
14event’s scheduled date. A city, county, or public entity shall
15not use financial assistance received under the program as
16reimbursement for completed projects.
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