Bill Text: IA HF2691 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including renewable fuel infrastructure incentives, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 05/09/2024, 07/01/2024.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-09 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 940. [HF2691 Detail]

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House File 2691 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2691 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO LSB 5008HB) A BILL FOR An Act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild 1 Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, 2 providing for related matters including renewable fuel 3 infrastructure incentives, and including effective date 4 provisions. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns
H.F. 2691 DIVISION I 1 REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 2 Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— 3 APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 4 infrastructure fund created in section 8.57 to the following 5 departments and agencies for the following fiscal years, the 6 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 7 used for the purposes designated: 8 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 9 a. For major maintenance projects: 10 FY 2024-2025: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,000,000 12 FY 2025-2026: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,000,000 14 FY 2026-2027: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,000,000 16 FY 2027-2028: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,000,000 18 FY 2028-2029: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,000,000 20 b. For elevator upgrades and replacement on the capitol 21 complex and Terrace Hill: 22 FY 2024-2025: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,364,500 24 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP 25 a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund 26 created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the 27 water quality initiative administered by the division of soil 28 conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42 , 29 including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph 31 “c”: 32 FY 2024-2025: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,200,000 34 (2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered 35 -1- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 1/ 20
H.F. 2691 paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in 1 subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part 2 of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources 3 coordinating council. 4 (b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 5 shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds 6 generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the 7 division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water 8 resources coordinating council. 9 (3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds 10 as provided in subparagraph (2), all of the following apply: 11 (a) The demonstration projects must utilize water quality 12 practices as described in the latest revision of the document 13 entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented 14 in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land 15 stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa 16 state university of science and technology. 17 (b) The division shall implement demonstration projects 18 as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing 19 for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in 20 agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical, 21 the division shall provide for collaborative participation by 22 such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land 23 located within the same subwatershed. 24 (c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on 25 a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for 26 edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall 27 not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the 28 practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the 29 actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less. 30 (d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate 31 other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing 32 similar water quality practices. The division shall promote 33 field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to 34 establish water quality practices on such persons’ agricultural 35 -2- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 2/ 20
H.F. 2691 land. 1 (e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations 2 within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period 3 after accumulating information from such evaluations, the 4 division shall create an aggregated database of water quality 5 practices. Any information identifying a person holding a 6 legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural 7 land shall be a confidential record. 8 (4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 9 shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner 10 that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in 11 agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality 12 practices, including the establishment of such practices in 13 watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or 14 high-priority watersheds. 15 (5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 16 may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the 17 implementation of efforts provided in this lettered paragraph. 18 (6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 19 may be used by the department to support urban soil and water 20 conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited 21 to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping, 22 the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality 23 restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share 24 basis as provided in chapter 161A . 25 (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 26 contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in 27 this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this 28 paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other 29 moneys available to the department from a state or federal 30 source. 31 (8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in 32 this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration 33 and implementation of the water quality initiative administered 34 by the soil conservation division. 35 -3- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 3/ 20
H.F. 2691 b. For deposit in the renewable fuel infrastructure fund 1 created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure 2 programs: 3 FY 2024-2025: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500,000 5 The appropriation made in this paragraph is in lieu of the 6 standing appropriation from the general fund of the state in 7 section 159A.17 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and 8 ending June 30, 2025, which shall be zero. 9 c. For updating the maximum return to nitrogen modeling 10 system for fertilizer management, notwithstanding section 8.57, 11 subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 12 FY 2024-2025: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 14 Any information received, collected, or held for purposes 15 of this paragraph is a confidential record exempt from public 16 release if the information identifies a person who holds a 17 legal interest in agricultural land or who has previously held 18 a legal interest in agricultural land, a person who is involved 19 or who was previously involved in managing the agricultural 20 land or producing crops or livestock on the agricultural land, 21 or the identifiable location of the agricultural land. 22 d. For deposit in the rural veterinary practice innovation 23 and revitalization fund established in section 159.31D, if 24 enacted by 2024 Iowa Acts, House File 2688, section 3, or 25 successor legislation, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 26 5, paragraph “c”: 27 FY 2024-2025: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 29 Of the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, a veterinary 30 practice shall not receive more than $25,000 in any fiscal 31 year under the rural veterinary practice innovation and 32 revitalization program established in section 159.31E, if 33 enacted by 2024 Iowa Acts, House File 2688, section 4, or 34 successor legislation. 35 -4- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 4/ 20
H.F. 2691 3. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 1 For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth 2 Street, Des Moines, Iowa: 3 FY 2024-2025: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 225,600 5 4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 6 a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund 7 created in section 15F.204: 8 FY 2024-2025: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 10 b. For deposit in the destination Iowa fund created in 11 section 15.281, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 12 paragraph “c”: 13 FY 2024-2025: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,500,000 15 c. For equal distribution to regional sports authority 16 districts certified by the authority pursuant to section 17 15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph 18 “c”: 19 FY 2024-2025: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000 21 d. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to 22 strengthening communities through youth development, healthy 23 living, and social responsibility for costs associated with 24 the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at 25 facilities located in cities with a population of less than 26 28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census: 27 FY 2024-2025: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 29 e. For providing a grant to the entity in possession of the 30 U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61) for purposes of deck replacement: 31 FY 2024-2025: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 33 f. For costs associated with renovation and maintenance 34 projects at Blood Run national historic landmark: 35 -5- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 5/ 20
H.F. 2691 FY 2024-2025: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,650,000 2 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 3 a. For patient door conversion at the unit located at the 4 state mental health institute at Cherokee: 5 FY 2024-2025: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 7 b. For renovation and expansion at the unit located at the 8 state mental health institute at Cherokee: 9 FY 2024-2025: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,000,000 11 c. For renovation and expansion at the Iowa office of the 12 state medical examiner building: 13 FY 2024-2025: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,300,000 15 FY 2025-2026: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,000,000 17 FY 2026-2027: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 19 d. For tunnel decentralization for the state resource 20 center at Woodward: 21 FY 2024-2025: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,575,000 23 FY 2025-2026: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,300,000 25 FY 2026-2027: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,900,000 27 e. For costs associated with the newborn safe haven Act, 28 chapter 233, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 29 paragraph “c”: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000 31 The department of health and human services shall distribute 32 one hundred percent of the moneys appropriated in this lettered 33 paragraph in the form of matching grants to communities wishing 34 to install newborn safety devices, if the moneys are used to 35 -6- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 6/ 20
H.F. 2691 install newborn safety devices. 1 6. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 2 For deposit in the levee improvement fund created in section 3 8.57D, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph 4 “c”: 5 FY 2024-2025: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 7 7. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 8 a. For implementation of lake projects that have 9 established watershed improvement initiatives and community 10 support in accordance with the department’s annual lake 11 restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57, 12 subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 13 FY 2024-2025: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,600,000 15 b. For state park infrastructure improvements: 16 FY 2024-2025: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,500,000 18 The appropriation made in this paragraph is contingent on 19 the department of natural resources submitting a report to 20 the general assembly on or before July 1, 2024, detailing the 21 maintenance projects at the state parks in Iowa. The report 22 must be provided in an electronic format. 23 c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants, 24 including grants for projects relating to eligible water 25 bodies, as defined in section 456A.33C, notwithstanding section 26 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 27 FY 2024-2025: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000 29 d. For grants to communities or organizations for tree 30 planting projects through the community forestry grant program, 31 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 32 FY 2024-2025: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 34 e. For the replacement of law enforcement radios, 35 -7- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 7/ 20
H.F. 2691 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 1 FY 2024-2025: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,565,000 3 8. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE 4 a. For major maintenance projects at national guard 5 armories and facilities: 6 FY 2024-2025: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000 8 b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard 9 installations and readiness centers to support operations and 10 training requirements: 11 FY 2024-2025: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000 13 c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge 14 facility: 15 FY 2024-2025: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550,000 17 d. The department of public defense shall report to the 18 general assembly by December 15, 2024, regarding the projects 19 the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys 20 appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection. 21 9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 22 a. For payments and other costs due under a financing 23 agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building 24 the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to 25 section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57, 26 subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 27 FY 2024-2025: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,424,379 29 b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created 30 in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 31 paragraph “c”: 32 FY 2024-2025: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 34 10. IOWA RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION 35 -8- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 8/ 20
H.F. 2691 For testing horses in a manner consistent with racing 1 standards established by a standard-setting organization 2 that has been formally recognized by both the commission and 3 the Iowa horsemen’s benevolent and protective association, 4 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 6 11. BOARD OF REGENTS 7 a. For allocation by the state board of regents to the 8 state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science 9 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to 10 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating 11 funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees 12 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of 13 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities 14 and utility services at the institutions: 15 FY 2024-2025: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,500,000 17 b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial 18 technology center at the university of northern Iowa: 19 FY 2024-2025: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,850,000 21 c. For nonresidential infrastructure renovations at the 22 Iowa lakeside laboratory regent resource center: 23 FY 2024-2025: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,500,000 25 FY 2025-2026: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 27 12. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 28 a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational 29 trails within the state: 30 FY 2024-2025: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 32 b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant 33 fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet 34 the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57, 35 -9- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 9/ 20
H.F. 2691 subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 1 FY 2024-2025: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000 3 c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant 4 fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57, 5 subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 6 FY 2024-2025: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000 8 d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the 9 commercial service airports within the state: 10 FY 2024-2025: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,900,000 12 e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general 13 aviation airports within the state: 14 FY 2024-2025: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 16 13. TREASURER OF STATE 17 For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified 18 fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county 19 fair vertical infrastructure improvements: 20 FY 2024-2025: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,060,000 22 14. JUDICIAL BRANCH 23 a. For chiller replacement at the judicial building: 24 FY 2024-2025: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 475,000 26 b. For renovations and furniture at the Dallas county and 27 Johnson county justice centers, notwithstanding section 8.57, 28 subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 29 FY 2024-2025: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 592,000 31 15. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 32 For improvement and repair projects of the steps on the west 33 side of the exterior of the capitol building: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 620,000 35 -10- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 10/ 20
H.F. 2691 16. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 1 For replacement of cemetery equipment, notwithstanding 2 section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”: 3 FY 2024-2025: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 168,388 5 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless 6 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated 7 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act 8 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 9 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 10 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 11 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 12 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 13 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 14 the close of that same fiscal year. 15 DIVISION II 16 TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND 17 Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is 18 appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in 19 section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the 20 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 21 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 22 be used for the purposes designated: 23 1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 24 For cybersecurity and technology projects: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 278,503 26 2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 27 For camera systems upgrades and replacement, Iowa medical 28 and classification center pharmacy technology upgrades, 29 Iowa medical and classification center and Iowa correctional 30 institution for women data and voice network switching and 31 server replacements, and community-based corrections technology 32 updates: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,604,279 34 3. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 35 -11- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 11/ 20
H.F. 2691 a. For the continued development and implementation of an 1 educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers, 2 parents, school district administrators, area education agency 3 staff, department of education staff, and policymakers: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000 5 Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the 6 department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system 7 capable of tracking students throughout the students’ education 8 via interconnectivity with multiple schools. 9 b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with 10 connections for part III of the Iowa communications network: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,727,000 12 c. To the public broadcasting division for costs associated 13 with a searchable digital asset management system: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 196,000 15 4. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 16 a. To fund the transition to maintenance and operations 17 of the Medicaid enterprise modernization effort at the Iowa 18 department of health and human services: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 330,000 20 b. For technology costs associated with the state poison 21 control center: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000 23 5. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 24 For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass 25 notification and emergency messaging system: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 27 6. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT 28 a. For the continued development and implementation of 29 a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for 30 budget and financial information: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000 32 b. For the continued development and implementation of the 33 comprehensive electronic grant management system: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 70,000 35 -12- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 12/ 20
H.F. 2691 c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and 1 property tax system: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,000 3 d. For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is 4 placed on the internet for budget and financial information: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 382,131 6 e. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the 7 continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal 8 justice information system: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400,000 10 f. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data 11 warehouse: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 282,664 13 7. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 14 For tax system modernization: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,070,460 16 8. SECRETARY OF STATE 17 For the upgrade of cyberanalysis and cybersecurity 18 technology: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 324,000 20 9. TREASURER OF STATE 21 a. For the purchase of software relating to investment 22 tracking: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 192,000 24 b. For the purchase of software relating to banking 25 reconciliations: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 228,000 27 Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless 28 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated 29 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act 30 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 31 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 32 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 33 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 34 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 35 -13- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 13/ 20
H.F. 2691 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 1 the close of that same fiscal year. 2 DIVISION III 3 CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS 4 Sec. 5. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 4, as amended 5 by 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, section 6, is amended to read 6 as follows: 7 SEC. 4. REVERSION. 8 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes 9 of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided otherwise, 10 unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation 11 in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain 12 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 13 close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of 14 the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, 15 if the project or projects for which such appropriation was 16 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered 17 or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same 18 fiscal year. 19 2. a. For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically 20 provided in paragraph “b” or otherwise, unencumbered or 21 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 3, 22 subsection 4, of this division of this 2018 Iowa Act shall 23 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 24 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 25 ends four years after the end of the fiscal year for which 26 the appropriation is made, or until the project for which the 27 appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier. 28 b. For purposes of section 8.33, unencumbered or 29 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made for the fiscal 30 year that begins July 1, 2019, in section 3, subsection 4, of 31 this division of this 2018 Iowa Act shall not revert but shall 32 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 33 until the close of the fiscal year that ends five years after 34 the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, 35 -14- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 14/ 20
H.F. 2691 or until the project for which the appropriation was made is 1 completed, whichever is earlier. 2 Sec. 6. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection 3 16, is amended to read as follows: 4 16. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 5 For costs associated with the repair and renovation of the 6 domes of the Iowa state capitol , and other Iowa state capitol 7 maintenance projects : 8 FY 2021-2022: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,250,000 10 FY 2022-2023: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,250,000 12 Sec. 7. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 2, as amended 13 by 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 118, section 6, is amended to read 14 as follows: 15 SEC. 2. REVERSION. 16 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes 17 of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided otherwise, 18 unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made 19 in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain 20 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 21 close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of 22 the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, 23 if the project or projects for which such appropriation was 24 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered 25 or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same 26 fiscal year. 27 2. a. For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically 28 provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from 29 an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 10, paragraph 30 “d”, of this division of this 2021 Iowa Act, as amended by 2022 31 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, section 11 , shall not revert but shall 32 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 33 until the project for which the appropriation was made is 34 completed. 35 -15- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 15/ 20
H.F. 2691 b. For purposes of section 8.33, unencumbered or 1 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 1, 2 subsection 4, of this division of this 2021 Iowa Act, shall 3 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 4 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 5 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which 6 the appropriation is made, or until the project for which the 7 appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier. 8 c. For purposes of section 8.33, unencumbered or 9 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 1, 10 subsection 16, of this division of this 2021 Iowa Act, as 11 amended by this 2024 Iowa Act, shall not revert but shall 12 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 13 until the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after 14 the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, 15 or until the project for which the appropriation was made is 16 completed, whichever is earlier. 17 Sec. 8. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 4, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 SEC. 4. REVERSION. 20 1. For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically 21 provided in subsection 2 or otherwise, unencumbered or 22 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in this division 23 of this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for 24 expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of 25 the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of the 26 fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, 27 if the project or projects for which such appropriation was 28 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered 29 or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same 30 fiscal year. 31 2. For purposes of section 8.33, unencumbered or 32 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 3, 33 subsection 7, of this division of this 2021 Iowa Act, shall 34 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 35 -16- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 16/ 20
H.F. 2691 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 1 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which 2 the appropriation was made, or until the project for which the 3 appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier. 4 Sec. 9. 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, section 2, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 SEC. 2. REVERSION. 7 1. For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically 8 provided in subsection 2 or otherwise, unencumbered or 9 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in this division 10 of this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for 11 expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of 12 the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of the 13 fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, 14 if the project or projects for which such appropriation was 15 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered 16 or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same 17 fiscal year. 18 2. For purposes of section 8.33, unencumbered or 19 unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 1, 20 subsection 4, of this division of this 2022 Iowa Act, shall 21 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 22 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 23 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which 24 the appropriation is made, or until the project for which the 25 appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier. 26 Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 27 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 28 DIVISION IV 29 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 30 Sec. 11. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a, 31 subparagraph (3), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 32 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 2025 , and for 33 each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen 34 million five hundred thousand dollars. 35 -17- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 17/ 20
H.F. 2691 Sec. 12. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended 1 by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . l. There is appropriated from the rebuild 3 Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 4 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the sum of sixteen million six 5 hundred nineteen thousand two hundred fifteen dollars to the 6 technology reinvestment fund, notwithstanding section 8.57, 7 subsection 5, paragraph “c” . 8 Sec. 13. Section 159A.14, subsection 6, paragraph b, 9 subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 10 (2) The amount of standard financial incentives awarded to 11 improve the tier I site is ninety percent of the actual cost of 12 making the improvement or sixty-three one hundred thousand nine 13 hundred dollars, whichever is less. 14 Sec. 14. Section 159A.14, subsection 6, paragraph c, 15 subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 16 (2) The amount of standard financial incentives awarded to 17 improve the tier II site is seventy-five percent of the actual 18 cost of making the improvements or fifty-three one hundred 19 thousand two hundred fifty dollars, whichever is less. 20 Sec. 15. Section 159A.14, subsection 6, paragraph d, 21 subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 22 (2) The amount of standard financial incentives awarded 23 to improve the tier III site is seventy percent of the actual 24 cost of making the improvement or fifty one hundred thousand 25 dollars, whichever is less. 26 Sec. 16. Section 159A.16, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 27 2024, is amended to read as follows: 28 a. For each fiscal year, not more than one million two 29 seven hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be allocated to 30 support the renewable fuel infrastructure program for retail 31 motor fuel sites as provided in section 159A.14 to finance 32 the installation, replacement, or conversion of biodiesel 33 infrastructure as provided in that section. 34 EXPLANATION 35 -18- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 18/ 20
H.F. 2691 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 This bill relates to and makes appropriations from the 3 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund (RIIF) and the technology 4 reinvestment fund (TRF) and provides for related matters. The 5 bill is organized by divisions. 6 REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. This division 7 appropriates project funding for multiple fiscal years from 8 RIIF for projects for the departments of administrative 9 services, agriculture and land stewardship, the blind, 10 health and human services, homeland security and emergency 11 management, natural resources, public defense, public safety, 12 transportation, and veterans affairs, and for the economic 13 development authority, treasurer of state, board of regents, 14 racing and gaming commission, judicial branch, and legislative 15 branch. 16 TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. This division appropriates 17 project funding for FY 2024-2025 from TRF for projects for the 18 departments of justice, corrections, education, health and 19 human services, homeland security and emergency management, 20 management, and revenue, and for the secretary of state and 21 treasurer of state. 22 CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS. This division delays 23 the reversion of all of the following: an FY 2019-2020 24 appropriation from TRF to the department of health and human 25 services for the upgrade of the Medicaid management information 26 system, an FY 2021-2022 appropriation from RIIF to the 27 department of corrections for the remodel and expansion of the 28 kitchen and visitation areas at the Clarinda treatment complex, 29 an FY 2021-2022 appropriation from RIIF to the legislative 30 branch for repair and renovation of the state capitol domes, 31 an FY 2021-2022 appropriation from TRF to the department 32 of inspections and appeals (currently the department of 33 inspections, appeals, and licensing) for a registry of children 34 receiving foster care, and an FY 2022-2023 appropriation from 35 -19- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 19/ 20
H.F. 2691 RIIF to the department of corrections for kitchen equipment 1 at the Clarinda treatment complex and various infrastructure 2 projects at correctional facilities. The bill also amends the 3 FY 2021-2022 appropriation from RIIF to the legislative branch 4 by authorizing the moneys to be used for costs associated 5 with other state capitol maintenance projects, in addition 6 to repairing and renovating the state capitol domes. These 7 provisions take effect upon enactment. 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. Code section 8.57C (TRF) is 9 amended to provide that the standing appropriation to TRF from 10 the general fund for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 11 2024, is changed to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 12 2025, and to provide for an appropriation to TRF from RIIF for 13 FY 2024-2025. 14 The bill increases the maximum amount of financial 15 incentives that may be awarded to a person to improve a retail 16 motor fuel site by installing, replacing, or converting ethanol 17 infrastructure at designated tier “I”, “II”, and “III” sites, 18 and increases the total amount available each year to be 19 allocated for the installation, replacement, or conversion of 20 biodiesel infrastructure. 21 -20- LSB 5008HV (2) 90 th/ns 20/ 20
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