Bill Text: IA HF2336 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to appropriations involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including effective date provisions. Item vetoed. Effective 7-1-25 with exception of Division III, effective 5-25-12.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-25 - Item vetoed, signed by Governor H.J. 965. [HF2336 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-HF2336-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT
RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS INVOLVING STATE GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES INVOLVED WITH AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2012-2013
Section 1. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 46, is
amended to read as follows:
SEC. 46. GENERAL FUND —— DEPARTMENT.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the department, including its
divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes; and
for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,248,654
17,081,328
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 366.00
371.00
2. The department shall submit a report each quarter of the
fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the department

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of management, the members of the joint appropriations
subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, and the
chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
committees on appropriations. The report shall describe in
detail the expenditure of moneys appropriated in this section
to support the department’s administration, regulation, and
programs.
3. Of the amount appropriated in this section, $119,000
$238,000 is transferred to Iowa state university of science and
technology, to be used for the university’s midwest grape and
wine industry institute.
4. The department shall use one of the full-time equivalent
positions authorized in subsection 1 to employ one new
assistant state veterinarian.
5. The department shall use two of the full-time equivalent
positions authorized in subsection 1 to employ two new
full-time positions whose primary responsibility shall be
to inspect commercial establishments as defined in section
162.2 and to otherwise administer and enforce the provisions
of chapter 162. The department may charge the salaries and
benefits of the positions to the commercial establishment fund
created in section 162.2C.
DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS —— ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Sec. 2. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 47, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 47. UNCLAIMED PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING WINNINGS ——
HORSE AND DOG RACING. There is appropriated from the moneys
available under section 99D.13 to the department of agriculture
and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For purposes of supporting the department’s administration
and enforcement of horse and dog racing law pursuant to section
99D.22 , including for salaries, support, maintenance, and
miscellaneous purposes:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 152,758
305,516
DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS —— MOTOR FUEL
Sec. 3. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 48, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 48. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— MOTOR FUEL
INSPECTION. There is appropriated from the renewable fuel

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infrastructure fund created in section 15G.205 159A.16 to the
department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the
following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of the inspection of motor fuel, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
500,000
The department shall establish and administer programs
for the auditing of motor fuel including biofuel processing
and production plants, for screening and testing motor fuel,
including renewable fuel, and for the inspection of motor fuel
sold by dealers including retail dealers who sell and dispense
motor fuel from motor fuel pumps.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 4. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, is amended by adding
the following new section:
NEW SECTION . SEC. 48A. GENERAL FUND —— DAIRY
REGULATION. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30,
2013, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For purposes of performing functions pursuant to section
192.109, including conducting a survey of grade “A” milk and
certifying the results to the secretary of agriculture:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 189,196
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, in this section that
remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used
for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
fiscal year.
Sec. 5. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, is amended by adding
the following new section:
NEW SECTION . SEC. 48B. GENERAL FUND —— LOCAL FOOD AND FARM
PROGRAM COORDINATOR. There is appropriated from the general
fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land
stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and
ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
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program pursuant to chapter 267A:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 75,000
2. The department shall enter into a cost-sharing agreement
with Iowa state university to support the local food and farm
program coordinator position as part of the university’s
cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics
pursuant to chapter 267A.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, in this section that
remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used
for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
fiscal year.
Sec. 6. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, is amended by adding
the following new section:
NEW SECTION . SEC. 48C. GENERAL FUND —— AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30,
2013, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For purposes of allocating moneys to an Iowa association
affiliated with a national organization which promotes
agricultural education providing for future farmers:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, in this section that
remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used
for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
fiscal year.
Sec. 7. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 131, section 81, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 81. APPROPRIATION —— FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so much
thereof as is necessary, for a program for farmers with
disabilities:
FY 2011–2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 97,000
FY 2012–2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,500
130,000
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for the public purpose of providing a grant to a national
nonprofit organization with over 80 years of experience in
assisting children and adults with disabilities and special
needs. The moneys shall be used to support a nationally
recognized program that began in 1986 and has been replicated
in at least 30 other states, but which is not available through
any other entity in this state, and that provides assistance
to farmers with disabilities in all 99 counties to allow the
farmers to remain in their own homes and be gainfully engaged
in farming through provision of agricultural worksite and home
modification consultations, peer support services, services
to families, information and referral, and equipment loan
services. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION II
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2012-2013
Sec. 8. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 49, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 49. GENERAL FUND —— DEPARTMENT.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the department, including its
divisions, for administration, regulation, and programs; for
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes; and
for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,133,344
12,516,700
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,145.95
2. Of the number of full-time equivalent positions
authorized to the department pursuant to subsection 1, 50.00
full-time equivalent positions shall be allocated by the
department for seasonal employees for purposes of providing
maintenance, upkeep, and sanitary services at state parks.
This subsection shall not impact park ranger positions within
the department.
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equivalent positions authorized pursuant to subsection 1 to
support full-time park ranger positions, including four new
full-time park ranger positions.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, if the department
determines that the amount of the appropriation made in
subsection 1 is not sufficient to support 32 full-time park
ranger positions, it shall support at least 30 full-time park
ranger positions.
c. The department shall not reduce the number of full-time
park ranger positions to fewer than 30.
3. The department shall submit a report each quarter of the
fiscal year to the legislative services agency, the department
of management, the members of the joint appropriations
subcommittee on agriculture and natural resources, and the
chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
committees on appropriations. The report shall describe in
detail the expenditure of moneys appropriated under this
section to support the department’s administration, regulation,
and programs.
Sec. 9. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 50, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 50. STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND —— DIVISION OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE.
1. There is appropriated from the state fish and game
protection fund to the department of natural resources for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the division of fish and
wildlife, including for administration, regulation, and
programs; and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
and miscellaneous purposes:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,396,577
39,951,171
1A. From the amount appropriated in subsection 1, the
department shall support at least 84 full-time conservation
officer positions.
2. Notwithstanding section 455A.10 , the department may use
the unappropriated balance remaining in the state fish and game
protection fund to provide for the funding of health and life
insurance premium payments from unused sick leave balances of
conservation peace officers employed in a protection occupation
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3. Notwithstanding section 455A.10 , the department of
natural resources may use the unappropriated balance remaining
in the state fish and game protection fund for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, as is
necessary to fund salary adjustments for departmental employees
which the general assembly has made an operating budget
appropriation for in subsection 1.
Sec. 10. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 51, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 51. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION FUND —— WATER
QUALITY. There is appropriated from the groundwater protection
fund created in section 455E.11 to the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012,
and ending June 30, 2013, from those moneys which are not
allocated pursuant to that section, the following amount, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For purposes of supporting the department’s protection
of the state’s groundwater, including for administration,
regulation, and programs, and for salaries, support,
maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,727,916
3,455,832
DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS —— MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 11. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 52, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 52. SPECIAL SNOWMOBILE FUND —— SNOWMOBILE
PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the special snowmobile
fund created under section 321G.7 to the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and
ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
For purposes of administering and enforcing the state
snowmobile programs:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000
100,000
Sec. 12. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 53, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 53. UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND —— UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANK SECTION EXPENSES. There is appropriated from the
unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive
underground storage tank fund board to the department of
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and ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, or so much
thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
For purposes of paying for administration expenses of the
department’s underground storage tank section:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
200,000
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 13. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, is amended by adding
the following new section:
NEW SECTION . SEC. 54A. GENERAL FUND —— FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT AND DAM SAFETY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purpose designated:
For purposes of supporting floodplain management and dam
safety:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000
2. Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, up to
$400,000 may be used by the department to acquire or install
stream gages for purposes of tracking and predicting flood
events and for compiling necessary data to improve flood
frequency analysis.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013.
Sec. 14. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, is amended by adding
the following new section:
NEW SECTION . SEC. 54B. GENERAL FUND —— FORESTRY HEALTH
MANAGEMENT.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of natural resources for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For purposes of providing for forestry health management
programs:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for
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remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used
for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013.
DIVISION III
USE OF MONEYS IN THE STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND ——
PURCHASE OF RADIOS
Sec. 15. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 19, subsection
1, is amended to read as follows:
1. Notwithstanding 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191, section 7,
the department of natural resources may use the unappropriated
balance remaining in the state fish and game protection fund
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June
30, 2011, to purchase mobile radios to meet federal and state
requirements for homeland security and public safety. This
section applies to those moneys in the fund that are not
otherwise used, obligated, or encumbered for payment of health
and life insurance premium payments for conservation peace
officer retirements for that fiscal year. The department may
use such moneys until June 30, 2012 2013 .
Sec. 16. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of
this Act amending 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 19,
subsection 1, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IV
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2012-2013
Sec. 17. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 55, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 55. GENERAL FUND —— VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to Iowa state university of science and technology for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the college of veterinary
medicine for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic
laboratory and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,618,818
3,237,636
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 50.00
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shall not reduce the amount that it allocates to support the
college of veterinary medicine from any other source due to the
appropriation made in this section.
b. Paragraph “a” does not apply to a reduction made to
support the college of veterinary medicine, if the same
percentage of reduction imposed on the college of veterinary
medicine is also imposed on all of Iowa state university’s
budget units.
3. If by June 30, 2013, Iowa state university of science and
technology fails to allocate the moneys appropriated in this
section to the college of veterinary medicine in accordance
with this section, the moneys appropriated in this section for
that fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of the state.
DIVISION V
ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2012-2013
Sec. 18. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 57, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 57. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND
STEWARDSHIP. There is appropriated from the environment first
fund created in section 8.57A to the department of agriculture
and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following amounts, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
1. CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
a. For the conservation reserve enhancement program to
restore and construct wetlands for the purposes of intercepting
tile line runoff, reducing nutrient loss, improving water
quality, and enhancing agricultural production practices:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
1,000,000
b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated
in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision in law, the
department may provide state resources from this appropriation,
in combination with other appropriate environment first
fund appropriations, for cost sharing to match United States
department of agriculture, natural resources conservation
service, wetlands reserve enhancement program (WREP) funding
available to Iowa.
2. WATERSHED PROTECTION

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a. For continuation of a program that provides
multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 450,000
900,000
b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated
in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
3. FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
a. For continuation of a statewide voluntary farm
management demonstration program to demonstrate the
effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices in
agronomy that protect water resources and provide other
environmental benefits:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 312,500
625,000
b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated
in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
c. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph “a”, $185,000
$400,000 shall be allocated to an organization representing
soybean growers to provide for an agriculture and environment
performance program in order to carry out the purposes of this
subsection as specified in paragraph “a”.
4. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION —— ADMINISTRATION
For use by the department for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
2,550,000
5. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)
a. To encourage and assist farmers in enrolling in and the
implementation of the federal conservation reserve program and
to work with them to enhance their revegetation efforts to
improve water quality and habitat:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
1,000,000
b. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated
in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
6. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
a. For use by the department in providing for soil and
water conservation administration, the conservation of soil and
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district commissioners:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,150,000
6,650,000
b. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated in
paragraph “a” may be allocated for cost sharing to address
complaints filed under section 161A.47 .
c. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a”, 5 percent
shall be allocated for financial incentives to establish
practices to protect watersheds above publicly owned lakes of
the state from soil erosion and sediment as provided in section
161A.73 .
d. Not more than 30 percent of a soil and water conservation
district’s allocation of moneys as financial incentives may be
provided for the purpose of establishing management practices
to control soil erosion on land that is row cropped, including
but not limited to no-till planting, ridge-till planting,
contouring, and contour strip-cropping as provided in section
161A.73 .
e. The state soil conservation committee established by
section 161A.4 may allocate moneys appropriated in paragraph
“a” to conduct research and demonstration projects to promote
conservation tillage and nonpoint source pollution control
practices.
f. The allocation of moneys as financial incentives as
provided in section 161A.73 may be used in combination with
moneys allocated by the department of natural resources.
g. Not more than 15 percent of the moneys appropriated
in paragraph “a” may be used for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices.
h. In lieu of moneys appropriated in section 466A.5 , not
more than $50,000 of the moneys appropriated in paragraph
“a” shall be used by the soil conservation division of the
department of agriculture and land stewardship to provide
administrative support to the watershed improvement review
board established in section 466A.3 .
7. LOCAL FOOD AND FARM PROGRAM COORDINATOR
a. For purposes of supporting a local food and farm program
coordinator as established pursuant to new Code chapter 267A as
enacted in this Act, for salaries, support, maintenance, and
miscellaneous purposes:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 37,500
b. The department shall enter into a cost-sharing agreement
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program coordinator position as part of the university’s
cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics
pursuant to new Code chapter 267A as enacted in this Act.
8. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
For purposes of allocating moneys to an Iowa association
affiliated with a national organization which promotes
agricultural education providing for future farmers:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500
9. LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
a. For deposit in the loess hills development and
conservation fund created in section 161D.2 :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 237,500
525,000
b. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph “a”,
$178,125 $393,750 shall be allocated to the fund’s hungry
canyons account.
(2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to the
hungry canyons account as provided in subparagraph (1) may be
used for administrative costs.
c. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph “a”, $59,375
$131,250 shall be allocated to the fund’s loess hills alliance
account.
(2) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys allocated to the
loess hills alliance account as provided in subparagraph (1)
may be used for administrative costs.
Sec. 19. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 57, is amended
by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 10. AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WELL WATER
QUALITY ASSISTANCE FUND.
For deposit in the agricultural drainage well water quality
assistance fund created in section 460.303 to be used for
purposes of supporting the agricultural drainage well water
quality assistance program as provided in section 460.304:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550,000
Sec. 20. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, section 58, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 58. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. There is
appropriated from the environment first fund created in section
8.57A to the department of natural resources for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the
following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
1. KEEPERS OF THE LAND

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For statewide coordination of volunteer efforts under the
water quality and keepers of the land programs:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000
100,000
2. STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
For regular maintenance of state parks and staff time
associated with these activities:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,605,000
3,710,000
3. FORESTRY HEALTH MANAGEMENT
To provide for forestry health management programs:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000
4. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
To provide local watershed managers with geographic
information system data for their use in developing,
monitoring, and displaying results of their watershed work:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 97,500
195,000
5. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
For continuing the establishment and operation of water
quality monitoring stations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,477,500
2,955,000
6. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ACCOUNT
For deposit in the public water supply system account of the
water quality protection fund created in section 455B.183A:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
500,000
7. REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including
as provided for in chapters 459 through 459B :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 210,000
620,000
8. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
For the abatement, control, and prevention of ambient
air pollution in this state, including measures as necessary
to assure attainment and maintenance of ambient air quality
standards from particulate matter:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 212,500
425,000
9. WATER QUANTITY REGULATION
For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface
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resources, the protection and management of water resources,
and the preclusion of conflicts among users of water resources,
including as provided in chapter 455B, division III, part 4 :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 247,500
495,000
10. GEOLOGICAL AND WATER SURVEY
For continuing the operations of the department’s geological
and water survey including but not limited to providing
analysis, data collection, investigative programs, and
information for water supply development and protection:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
200,000
DIVISION VI
RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION (REAP) FUND
GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2012-2013
Sec. 21. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, is amended by adding
the following new section:
NEW SECTION . SEC. 59A. ENVIRONMENT FIRST
FUND. Notwithstanding the amount of the standing appropriation
from the general fund of the state to the Iowa resources
enhancement and protection fund as provided in section
455A.18 , there is appropriated from the environment first fund
created in section 8.57A to the Iowa resources enhancement
and protection fund, in lieu of the appropriation made in
section 455A.18 , for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012,
and ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, to be allocated
as provided in section 455A.19 :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,000,000
DIVISION VII
AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WELL WATER QUALITY ASSISTANCE FUND
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2012-2013
Sec. 22. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 128, is amended by adding
the following new section:
NEW SECTION . SEC. 59B. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND. Notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 6, paragraph
“c”, there is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
fund created in section 8.57 to the department of agriculture
and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
designated:
For deposit in the agricultural drainage well water quality
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the agricultural drainage well water quality assistance program
as provided in section 460.304:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
______________________________
KRAIG PAULSEN
Speaker of the House
______________________________
JOHN P. KIBBIE
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2336, Eighty-fourth General Assembly.
______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2012
______________________________
TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor