Bill Text: IA SF2326 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the department of natural resources to conduct a study related to pelican predation.(Formerly SF 2274.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-21 - Fiscal note. [SF2326 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2326-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2326
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2326
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2274)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
conduct
1
a
study
related
to
pelican
predation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2326
Section
1.
PELICAN
STUDY.
The
department
of
natural
1
resources
shall
conduct
a
one-year
study
of
pelican
predation
2
on
fish
and
other
aquatic
life
in
Iowa’s
inland
waterways,
3
the
Mississippi
river,
and
on
private
farm
ponds.
The
study
4
shall
include
assistance
and
guidance
from
three
public
members
5
appointed
by
the
department.
In
conducting
the
study,
the
6
department
shall
consult
with
the
United
States
army
corps
7
of
engineers,
the
United
States
fish
and
wildlife
service,
8
and
local,
state,
and
federal
elected
representatives.
The
9
department
shall
submit
a
report
of
the
study’s
findings
and
10
make
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
1,
11
2025.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
natural
resources
16
(department)
to
conduct
a
one-year
study
investigating
pelican
17
predation
on
fish
and
other
aquatic
life
in
Iowa’s
inland
18
waterways,
the
Mississippi
river,
and
on
private
farm
ponds.
19
The
department
shall
appoint
three
members
of
the
public
to
20
assist
and
guide
the
study.
The
department
shall
consult
21
with
the
United
States
army
corps
of
engineers,
the
United
22
States
fish
and
wildlife
service,
and
local,
state,
and
federal
23
elected
representatives
over
the
span
of
the
study.
The
24
department
shall
submit
a
report
of
the
study’s
findings
and
25
make
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
1,
26
2025.
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