Bill Text: IA SF217 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for contingent appropriations to, and allocations from, the enhance Iowa fund.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-13 - Subcommittee: Schneider, Dotzler, and Lofgren. S.J. 272. [SF217 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF217-Introduced.html
Senate File 217 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY DOTZLER A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for contingent appropriations to, and 2 allocations from, the enhance Iowa fund. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1412XS (4) 87 aw/sc PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 15F.107, Code 2017, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 15F.107 Enhance Iowa fund and appropriation. 1 4 1. a. The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to 1 5 section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph "o", for purposes of 1 6 allocating moneys to programsspecified in an appropriation 1 7 made to the enhance Iowa funddescribed in this section. 1 8 A fund established for purposes of this section may be 1 9 administered as a revolving fund and may consist of any moneys 1 10 appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of this 1 11 section. 1 12 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, at the end of each fiscal 1 13 year moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section 1 14 shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the fund 1 15 for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years. 1 16 c. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 1 17 earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 1 18 Repayments and recaptures of program moneys shall be credited 1 19 to the fund. 1 20 2. Commencing with appropriations made for purposes of 1 21 this section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and 1 22 for each fiscal year thereafter, not to exceed a total of ten 1 23 fiscal year appropriations, if moneys are transferred to the 1 24 general fund of the state pursuant to section 8.55, subsection 1 25 2, paragraph "b", during a fiscal year in an amount that exceeds 1 26 one hundred million dollars, there is appropriated from the 1 27 general fund of the state to the authority for deposit in 1 28 the fund created pursuant to subsection 1, for that fiscal 1 29 year, twenty=five million dollars to be used for the purposes 1 30 designated in this section. 1 31 3. Moneys appropriated to the fund pursuant to subsection 2 1 32 shall be allocated by the authority for the following purposes 1 33 and in the following amounts: 1 34 a. For purposes of administration, marketing enhance Iowa 1 35 programs, expenses, and compensation of board members, two 2 1 hundred fifty thousand dollars. 2 2 b. For deposit in the sports tourism program fund 2 3 established pursuant to section 15F.403, one million dollars. 2 4 c. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund 2 5 established pursuant to section 15F.204, three million dollars. 2 6 d. For deposit in the river enhancement community attraction 2 7 and tourism fund established pursuant to section 15F.205, two 2 8 million dollars. 2 9 e. For allocation as grants, at the discretion of the 2 10 board, to the department of natural resources, the department 2 11 of transportation, or the department of agriculture and land 2 12 stewardship as follows: 2 13 (1) For purposes of improving state parks infrastructure, 2 14 financing low head dam mitigation or removal projects, or 2 15 funding projects under the natural resources account created in 2 16 section 461.32 in the natural resources and outdoor recreation 2 17 trust fund, two million dollars. 2 18 (2) For purposes of funding projects under the watershed 2 19 protection account created in section 461.34 in the natural 2 20 resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, two million 2 21 dollars. 2 22 (3) For purposes of funding projects under the trails 2 23 account created in section 461.37 in the natural resources and 2 24 outdoor recreation trust fund, two million dollars. 2 25 (4) The departments of natural resources, transportation, 2 26 and agriculture and land stewardship shall submit applications 2 27 to the board for each project to be funded pursuant to this 2 28 paragraph "e". The board shall prioritize the projects and 2 29 negotiate with the departments on which projects to fund 2 30 pursuant to this paragraph "e". 2 31 f. For allocation to the funds, programs, and purposes 2 32 described in paragraphs "a" through "e", at the discretion of 2 33 the board, twelve million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. 2 34 4. Moneys allocated pursuant to subsection 3, paragraphs "e" 2 35 and "f", to the department of natural resources shall not be 3 1 expended by the department for the purpose of acquiring lands, 3 2 waters, or interests in lands and waters. 3 3 5. If, at any point in a fiscal year, the board determines 3 4 that demand for any one of the purposes described in subsection 3 5 3 will not meet or exceed the amounts initially allocated, the 3 6 board may reallocate amounts from one purpose to any of the 3 7 other purposes for that fiscal year or may carry the moneys 3 8 allocated to any one purpose over to a future fiscal year for 3 9 that same purpose in the next fiscal year. 3 102.6. The authority shall submit a report to the general 3 11 assembly and the governor's office each year that moneys are 3 12 appropriated to the fund established in this section describing 3 13 the use of moneys and the results achieved under each of the 3 14 programs receiving fund moneys. 3 15 EXPLANATION 3 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 17 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 18 This bill provides for contingent appropriations to, and 3 19 allocations from, the enhance Iowa fund. The bill requires a 3 20 contingent fiscal year appropriation of $25 million from the 3 21 general fund of the state to the enhance Iowa fund. The bill 3 22 provides for appropriations in that amount for 10 fiscal years, 3 23 beginning with the 2017=2018 fiscal year. Under the bill, 3 24 the $25 million appropriation occurs only if the general fund 3 25 receives a transfer of over $100 million in that fiscal year 3 26 from the Iowa economic emergency fund, pursuant to Code section 3 27 8.55. Moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general 3 28 fund and interest and earnings on the fund are required to be 3 29 credited to the fund. 3 30 The bill requires that the authority allocate moneys in 3 31 the fund to specified funds or accounts or for specified 3 32 purposes. The bill allows the enhance Iowa board (board) to 3 33 reallocate amounts from one purpose to other purposes if the 3 34 board determines that demand for one purpose will not meet 3 35 or exceed the amounts allocated for that purpose. The bill 4 1 provides for the following allocations in fiscal years when the 4 2 fund receives the appropriation of $25 million: 4 3 $250,000 for administration, expenses, and compensation of 4 4 board members, and marketing enhance Iowa programs. 4 5 $1 million for deposit in the sports program fund. 4 6 $3 million for deposit in the community attraction and 4 7 tourism fund. 4 8 $2 million for deposit in the river enhancement community 4 9 attraction and tourism fund. 4 10 $6 million for allocation as grants, at the discretion 4 11 of the board, to the department of natural resources, 4 12 the department of transportation, or the department of 4 13 agriculture and land stewardship for specified allowable 4 14 purposes. Under the bill, the departments are required 4 15 to submit applications to the board for each project to 4 16 be funded from the $6 million allocation and the board is 4 17 required to prioritize the projects and negotiate with the 4 18 departments on which projects to fund. 4 19 $12.75 million for allocation, at the discretion of the 4 20 board, to the above=listed funds, programs, and purposes. 4 21 Under the bill, the department of natural resources is 4 22 prohibited from using moneys from the fund to acquire lands, 4 23 waters, and interests in lands and waters. LSB 1412XS (4) 87 aw/sc
