Bill Text: IA HF619 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the department of natural resources to establish certain fees at state parks and recreation areas. (Formerly HF 510 & HSB 166.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-11 - Withdrawn. H.J. 778. [HF619 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF619-Introduced.html
House File 619 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 510) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 166) A BILL FOR 1 An Act authorizing the department of natural resources to 2 establish certain fees at state parks and recreation areas. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2432HZ (2) 87 av/rn PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455A.14 Camping and rental 1 2 facilities and other privileges ==== fees. 1 3 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 1 4 the department of natural resources is authorized to establish 1 5 fees for camping and use of rental facilities and other special 1 6 privileges at state parks and recreation areas under the 1 7 jurisdiction of the department. 1 8 2. The fees established by the department pursuant to this 1 9 section shall be in such amounts as may be determined by the 1 10 department based on the cost of providing the privileges and 1 11 the reasonable value of such privileges. Such fees may be 1 12 increased, reduced, or waived by the department for special 1 13 promotional events or efforts or on the basis of special 1 14 seasonal or holiday rates, on a statewide basis or on the basis 1 15 of an individual state park or recreation area. 1 16 3. Fees established pursuant to this section shall be 1 17 considered a specification of prices to be charged for goods or 1 18 services as provided in section 17A.2, subsection 11, paragraph 1 19 "g". 1 20 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 1 21 for the purpose of setting forth the methodology to be used in 1 22 establishing fees pursuant to this section. 1 23 Sec. 2. REPEAL. Sections 455A.12 and 461A.47, Code 2017, 1 24 are repealed. 1 25 EXPLANATION 1 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 27 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 28 This bill provides that, notwithstanding any provision of 1 29 law to the contrary, the department of natural resources is 1 30 authorized to establish fees for camping and use of rental 1 31 facilities and other special privileges at state parks and 1 32 recreation areas under the jurisdiction of the department. 1 33 Currently, the natural resource commission is authorized to 1 34 establish such fees under Code section 461A.47, which is 1 35 repealed by the bill. 2 1 The bill also provides that fees established by the 2 2 department pursuant to the bill's provisions shall be in such 2 3 amounts as may be determined by the department based on the 2 4 cost of providing the privileges and the reasonable value 2 5 of such privileges. Such fees may be increased, reduced, 2 6 or waived by the department for special promotional events 2 7 or efforts or on the basis of special seasonal or holiday 2 8 rates, on a statewide basis or on the basis of an individual 2 9 state park or recreation area. The bill provides that fees 2 10 established pursuant to the bill are considered a specification 2 11 of the prices to be charged for goods or services sold by 2 12 an agency and are not considered rules for purposes of Code 2 13 chapter 17A. The department is required to adopt rules that 2 14 set forth the methodology to be used in establishing the fees. 2 15 Code section 455A.12 relating to the sale of gift 2 16 certificates by the department for free camping and other 2 17 special privileges at state parks and recreation areas is 2 18 repealed. LSB 2432HZ (2) 87 av/rn
