Bill Text: IA SF494 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources and environmental protection, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1279.) Various effective dates; see sections 51 and 52 of bill.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-18 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 1132. [SF494 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF494-Enrolled.html
Senate File 494 - Enrolled
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB
1279)
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A BILL FOR
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Senate File 494
AN ACT
RELATING TO AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS INVOLVING STATE
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES INVOLVED WITH AGRICULTURE, NATURAL
RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2015=2016
Section 1. 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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
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:
.................................................. $ 17,655,492
............................................... FTEs 372.00
2. Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, the following
amount is transferred to Iowa state university of science and
technology, to be used for the university's midwest grape and
wine industry institute:
.................................................. $ 288,000
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 in this section
to support the department's administration, regulation, and
programs.
DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
Sec. 2. 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,
2015, and ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 305,516
Sec. 3. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ==== MOTOR FUEL
INSPECTION.
1. There is appropriated from the renewable fuel
infrastructure fund created in section 159A.16 to the
department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 500,000
2. 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
GENERAL FUND
Sec. 4. DAIRY REGULATION.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
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 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. LOCAL FOOD AND FARM PROGRAM.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the local food and farm program
pursuant to chapter 267A:
.................................................. $ 75,000
2. The department shall enter into a cost=sharing agreement
with Iowa state university of science and technology 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 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. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
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, 2015, 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. FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting a program for farmers with
disabilities:
.................................................. $ 130,000
2. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used 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.
3. 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
GENERAL FUND
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2015=2016
Sec. 8. WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE ==== GENERAL.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created in
section 466B.45, for purposes of supporting the water quality
initiative administered by the division of soil conservation
and water quality as provided in section 466B.42, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
.................................................. $ 4,400,000
2. a. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be
used to support projects in subwatersheds as designated by the
division that are part of high=priority watersheds identified
by the water resources coordinating council established
pursuant to section 466B.3.
b. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used to
support projects in watersheds generally, including regional
watersheds, as designated by the division and high=priority
watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating
council established pursuant to section 466B.3.
3. In supporting projects in subwatersheds and watersheds
as provided in subsection 2, all of the following shall apply:
a. The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
practices as described in the latest revision of the document
entitled "Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy" initially presented
in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
state university of science and technology.
b. The division shall implement demonstration projects as
provided in paragraph "a" by providing for participation by
persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in
farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide
for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a
legal interest in agricultural land located within the same
subwatershed.
c. The division shall implement a demonstration project on
a cost=share basis as determined by the division. However, the
state's share of the amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the
estimated cost of establishing the practice as determined by
the division or 50 percent of the actual cost of establishing
the practice, whichever is less.
d. The demonstration projects shall be used to educate other
persons about the feasibility and value of establishing similar
water quality practices. The division shall promote field day
events for purposes of allowing interested persons to establish
water quality practices on their agricultural land.
e. The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
land shall be a confidential record under section 22.7.
4. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used
to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages
persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for
farming to implement water quality practices, including the
establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and
not limited to subwatersheds or high=priority watersheds.
5. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used
to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of
efforts provided in this section.
6. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used by
the department to support urban soil and water conservation
efforts, which may include but are not limited to management
practices related to bioretention, landscaping, the use of
permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality restoration.
The moneys shall be allocated on a cost=share basis as provided
in chapter 161A.
7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 to carry out the provisions of this section on a
cost=share basis in combination with other moneys available to
the department from a state or federal source.
8. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
this section may be used to pay for the costs of administering
and implementing the water quality initiative by the
department's division of soil conservation and water quality as
provided in section 466B.42 and this section.
DIVISION III
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2015=2016
Sec. 9. 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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 12,862,307
............................................... 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 or park manager
positions within the department.
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. 10. STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND ==== REGULATION
AND ADVANCEMENT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the regulation or advancement of
hunting, fishing, or trapping, or the protection, propagation,
restoration, management, or harvest of fish or wildlife,
including for administration, regulation, law enforcement, and
programs; and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
and miscellaneous purposes:
.................................................. $ 41,223,225
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
who retire, pursuant to section 97B.49B.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, as is
necessary to fund salary adjustments for departmental employees
for which the general assembly has made an operating budget
appropriation in subsection 1.
Sec. 11. 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, 2015,
and ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 3,455,832
DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
Sec. 12. 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, 2015, and
ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 100,000
Sec. 13. UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND ==== UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANKS SECTION EXPENSES. There is appropriated from the
unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive
petroleum underground storage tank fund board established
pursuant to section 455G.4 to the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and
ending June 30, 2016, 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 tanks section:
.................................................. $ 200,000
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL FUND
Sec. 14. 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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 1,950,000
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 succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 15. 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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 500,000
2. 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 to be used for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION IV
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
SPECIAL GENERAL FUND AND GROUNDWATER PROTECTION FUND
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2015=2016
VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
Sec. 16. 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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
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:
.................................................. $ 4,000,000
............................................... FTEs 51.00
2. a. Iowa state university of science and technology
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 of
science and technology's budget units.
3. If by June 30, 2016, 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.
WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE
Sec. 17. IOWA NUTRIENT RESEARCH CENTER.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting an Iowa nutrient research center
as established in section 466B.47:
.................................................. $ 1,325,000
2. 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.
Sec. 18. DATA COLLECTION OF IN=FIELD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
== THREE=YEAR PILOT PROJECT.
1. Notwithstanding section 455E.11, subsection 2,
paragraph b, subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (b),
of the unobligated and unencumbered moneys remaining in the
agriculture management account of the groundwater protection
fund that would otherwise be required to be transferred to
the Iowa department of public health under that subparagraph
division, there is appropriated to Iowa state university of
science and technology for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
a. For use by the university's college of agriculture and
life sciences for purposes of supporting a three=year data
collection of in=field practices project:
.................................................. $ 1,230,000
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
paragraph "a" 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, 2017.
2. The three=year project shall be used to do all of the
following:
a. Enhance this state's ability to track its progress in
reducing the transport of nutrients to water from nonpoint
sources within watersheds in accordance with the latest
revision of the document entitled "Iowa Nutrient Reduction
Strategy" initially presented in November 2012 by the
department of agriculture and land stewardship, the department
of natural resources, and Iowa state university of science and
technology.
b. Develop a database of in=field agricultural practices
and analyze the impact of those practices in the aggregate.
An agricultural practice includes but is not limited to soil
and water conservation practices, structures, technologies,
and agricultural inputs and outputs. The college may also
provide for the measurement of other impacts associated with
agricultural production. The finding of the pilot project
shall be used to develop a system to be implemented within a
broader range of watersheds that measures existing agricultural
practices and the impact of different nutrient management
decisions.
3. The college shall enter into a private=public
partnership with one or more persons responsible for receiving,
collecting, or holding data described in subsection 2. The
college shall provide for the terms and conditions of any legal
or financial arrangement that it enters into with such person.
Any information received, collected, or held by the person
shall be confidential in the same manner as provided in section
466B.49, subsection 2. The college shall only enter into an
arrangement with a person if the college is satisfied that the
person will protect the confidentiality of the information.
Any information including aggregate data transmitted to the
college by the person shall be available for public examination
and copying under chapter 22, except for the same type of
information described in section 466B.49, subsection 2, which
shall remain confidential.
4. The college shall submit interim reports to the general
assembly by March 1, 2016, and March 1, 2017, and a final
report to the general assembly by March 1, 2018. The final
report shall include its findings and recommendations.
DIVISION V
ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2015=2016
Sec. 19. 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,
2015, and ending June 30, 2016, 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:
.................................................. $ 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 use moneys appropriated in this subsection,
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
a. For continuation of a program that provides
multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
.................................................. $ 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:
.................................................. $ 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", $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
a. For use by the department for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices:
.................................................. $ 2,700,000
b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a", the
department shall support field staff providing technical
assistance by allocating one hundred percent of the amount that
the department allocated to support field staff under 2013
Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 47, subsection 4, as amended
by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1139, section 18. In addition, of
the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a", the department shall
allocate an additional $150,000 to support such field staff.
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:
.................................................. $ 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
water resources, or the support of soil and water conservation
districts:
.................................................. $ 6,750,000
b. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a" that the
department allocates to a soil and water conservation district,
the first $15,000 may be expended by the district for the
purpose of providing financial incentives under section 161A.73
to establish management practices for the control of soil
erosion on land that is row=cropped, including but not limited
to nontill planting, ridge=till planting, and contouring
strip=cropping. Of any remaining amount of that appropriation
allocated by the department to a district, 30 percent may be
expended by the district for that same purpose.
c. 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.
d. 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.
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 division of soil conservation and water
quality of the department of agriculture and land stewardship
to provide administrative support to the watershed improvement
review board established in section 466A.3.
7. LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
a. For deposit in the loess hills development and
conservation fund created in section 161D.2:
.................................................. $ 600,000
b. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
$450,000 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",
$150,000 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. 20. 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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the
following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
1. STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
For regular maintenance and operations of state parks and
staff time associated with these activities:
.................................................. $ 6,135,000
2. 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:
.................................................. $ 195,000
3. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
For continuing the establishment and operation of water
quality monitoring stations:
.................................................. $ 2,955,000
4. 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:
.................................................. $ 500,000
5. REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including
as provided for in chapters 459 through 459B:
.................................................. $ 1,320,000
6. 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:
.................................................. $ 425,000
7. WATER QUANTITY REGULATION
For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface
sources by providing for the allocation and use of water
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:
.................................................. $ 495,000
8. 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:
.................................................. $ 200,000
9. KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE
For purposes of supporting a keep Iowa beautiful initiative
in order to assist communities in developing and implementing
beautification and community development plans:
.................................................. $ 200,000
Sec. 21. REVERSION.
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, and notwithstanding
section 8.33, moneys appropriated for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2015, in this division of this Act 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, or until the project for which the appropriation was made
is completed, whichever is earlier.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, in this division of
this Act to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
to provide financial assistance for the establishment of
permanent soil and water conservation practices 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, 2018.
DIVISION VI
ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2015=2016
Sec. 22. REAP ==== IN LIEU OF GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION. 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,
2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount, to be
allocated as provided in section 455A.19:
.................................................. $ 16,000,000
DIVISION VII
PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS
Sec. 23. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. As
a condition made to any appropriation to the department of
agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural
resources, or Iowa state university of science and technology
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
2016, as provided in this Act, the moneys appropriated and any
other moneys available for use by that entity for that fiscal
year under this Act shall not be used for the payment of a
personnel settlement agreement between that entity and a state
employee that contains a confidentiality provision intended to
prevent public disclosure of the agreement or any terms of the
agreement.
DIVISION VIII
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2016=2017
Sec. 24. 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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
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:
.................................................. $ 8,827,746
............................................... FTEs 372.00
2. Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, the following
amount is transferred to Iowa state university of science and
technology, to be used for the university's midwest grape and
wine industry institute:
.................................................. $ 144,000
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 in this section
to support the department's administration, regulation, and
programs.
DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
Sec. 25. 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,
2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 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
Sec. 26. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ==== MOTOR FUEL
INSPECTION.
1. There is appropriated from the renewable fuel
infrastructure fund created in section 159A.16 to the
department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 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
2. 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
GENERAL FUND
Sec. 27. DAIRY REGULATION.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
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:
.................................................. $ 94,598
2. 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 to be used for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 28. LOCAL FOOD AND FARM PROGRAM.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the local food and farm program
pursuant to chapter 267A:
.................................................. $ 37,500
2. The department shall enter into a cost=sharing agreement
with Iowa state university of science and technology 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 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. 29. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of allocating moneys to an Iowa association
affiliated with a national organization which promotes
agricultural education providing for future farmers:
.................................................. $ 12,500
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 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. 30. FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting a program for farmers with
disabilities:
.................................................. $ 65,000
2. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used 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.
3. 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 IX
GENERAL FUND
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2016=2017
Sec. 31. WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE ==== GENERAL.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created in
section 466B.45, for purposes of supporting the water quality
initiative administered by the division of soil conservation
and water quality as provided in section 466B.42, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
.................................................. $ 2,200,000
2. a. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be
used to support projects in subwatersheds as designated by the
division that are part of high=priority watersheds identified
by the water resources coordinating council established
pursuant to section 466B.3.
b. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used to
support projects in watersheds generally, including regional
watersheds, as designated by the division and high=priority
watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating
council established pursuant to section 466B.3.
3. In supporting projects in subwatersheds and watersheds
as provided in subsection 2, all of the following shall apply:
a. The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
practices as described in the latest revision of the document
entitled "Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy" initially presented
in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
state university of science and technology.
b. The division shall implement demonstration projects as
provided in paragraph "a" by providing for participation by
persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in
farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide
for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a
legal interest in agricultural land located within the same
subwatershed.
c. The division shall implement a demonstration project on
a cost=share basis as determined by the division. However, the
state's share of the amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the
estimated cost of establishing the practice as determined by
the division or 50 percent of the actual cost of establishing
the practice, whichever is less.
d. The demonstration projects shall be used to educate other
persons about the feasibility and value of establishing similar
water quality practices. The division shall promote field day
events for purposes of allowing interested persons to establish
water quality practices on their agricultural land.
e. The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
land shall be a confidential record under section 22.7.
4. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used
to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages
persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for
farming to implement water quality practices, including the
establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and
not limited to subwatersheds or high=priority watersheds.
5. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used
to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of
efforts provided in this section.
6. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 may be used by
the department to support urban soil and water conservation
efforts, which may include but are not limited to management
practices related to bioretention, landscaping, the use of
permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality restoration.
The moneys shall be allocated on a cost=share basis as provided
in chapter 161A.
7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 to carry out the provisions of this section on a
cost=share basis in combination with other moneys available to
the department from a state or federal source.
8. Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
this section may be used to pay for the costs of administering
and implementing the water quality initiative by the
department's division of soil conservation and water quality as
provided in section 466B.42 and this section.
DIVISION X
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2016=2017
Sec. 32. 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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 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:
.................................................. $ 6,431,154
............................................... 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 or park manager
positions within the department.
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. 33. STATE FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND ==== REGULATION
AND ADVANCEMENT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting the regulation or advancement of
hunting, fishing, or trapping, or the protection, propagation,
restoration, management, or harvest of fish or wildlife,
including for administration, regulation, law enforcement, and
programs; and for salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
and miscellaneous purposes:
.................................................. $ 20,611,613
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
who retire, pursuant to section 97B.49B.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, as is
necessary to fund salary adjustments for departmental employees
for which the general assembly has made an operating budget
appropriation in subsection 1.
Sec. 34. 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, 2016,
and ending June 30, 2017, 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
DESIGNATED APPROPRIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
Sec. 35. 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, 2016, and
ending June 30, 2017, 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
Sec. 36. UNASSIGNED REVENUE FUND ==== UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANKS SECTION EXPENSES. There is appropriated from the
unassigned revenue fund administered by the Iowa comprehensive
petroleum underground storage tank fund board established
pursuant to section 455G.4 to the department of natural
resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and
ending June 30, 2017, 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 tanks section:
.................................................. $ 100,000
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL FUND
Sec. 37. 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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 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:
.................................................. $ 975,000
2. Of the amount appropriated in subsection 1, up to
$200,000 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 succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 38. 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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 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:
.................................................. $ 250,000
2. 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 to be used for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION XI
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
SPECIAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2016=2017
VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
Sec. 39. 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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
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:
.................................................. $ 2,000,000
............................................... FTEs 51.00
2. a. Iowa state university of science and technology
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 of
science and technology's budget units.
3. If by June 30, 2017, 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.
WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE
Sec. 40. IOWA NUTRIENT RESEARCH CENTER.
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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For purposes of supporting an Iowa nutrient research center
as established in section 466B.47:
.................................................. $ 662,500
2. 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 XII
ENVIRONMENT FIRST FUND
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2016=2017
Sec. 41. 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,
2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 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
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 use moneys appropriated in this subsection,
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
a. For continuation of a program that provides
multiobjective resource protections for flood control, water
quality, erosion control, and natural resource conservation:
.................................................. $ 450,000
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
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", $200,000
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
a. For use by the department for costs of administration and
implementation of soil and water conservation practices:
.................................................. $ 1,350,000
b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a", the
department shall support field staff providing technical
assistance by allocating fifty percent of the amount that the
department allocated to support field staff under section
19, subsection 4, of this Act. In addition, of the moneys
appropriated in paragraph "a", the department shall allocate an
additional $75,000 to support such field staff.
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
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
water resources, or the support of soil and water conservation
districts:
.................................................. $ 3,375,000
b. Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a" that the
department allocates to a soil and water conservation district,
the first $7,500 may be expended by the district for the
purpose of providing financial incentives under section 161A.73
to establish management practices for the control of soil
erosion on land that is row=cropped, including but not limited
to nontill planting, ridge=till planting, and contouring
strip=cropping. Of any remaining amount of that appropriation
allocated by the department to a district, 30 percent may be
expended by the district for that same purpose.
c. 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.
d. 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.
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 $25,000 of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a"
shall be used by the division of soil conservation and water
quality of the department of agriculture and land stewardship
to provide administrative support to the watershed improvement
review board established in section 466A.3.
7. LOESS HILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND
a. For deposit in the loess hills development and
conservation fund created in section 161D.2:
.................................................. $ 300,000
b. (1) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph "a",
$225,000 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", $75,000
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. 42. 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, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the
following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
1. STATE PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
For regular maintenance and operations of state parks and
staff time associated with these activities:
.................................................. $ 3,057,500
2. 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
3. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
For continuing the establishment and operation of water
quality monitoring stations:
.................................................. $ 1,477,500
4. 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
5. REGULATION OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
For the regulation of animal feeding operations, including
as provided for in chapters 459 through 459B:
.................................................. $ 660,000
6. 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
7. WATER QUANTITY REGULATION
For regulating water quantity from surface and subsurface
sources by providing for the allocation and use of water
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
8. 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
9. KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE
For purposes of supporting a keep Iowa beautiful initiative
in order to assist communities in developing and implementing
beautification and community development plans:
.................................................. $ 100,000
Sec. 43. REVERSION.
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, and notwithstanding
section 8.33, moneys appropriated for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2016, in this division of this Act 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, or until the project for which the appropriation was made
is completed, whichever is earlier.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, in this division of
this Act to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
to provide financial assistance for the establishment of
permanent soil and water conservation practices 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, 2019.
DIVISION XIII
PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS
Sec. 44. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. As
a condition made to any appropriation to the department of
agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural
resources, or Iowa state university of science and technology
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
2017, as provided in this Act, the moneys appropriated and any
other moneys available for use by that entity for that fiscal
year under this Act shall not be used for the payment of a
personnel settlement agreement between that entity and a state
employee that contains a confidentiality provision intended to
prevent public disclosure of the agreement or any terms of the
agreement.
DIVISION XIV
RELATED STATUTORY CHANGES FOR CODIFICATION IN 2015
BLUFFLANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM AND REVOLVING FUND
Sec. 45. NEW SECTION. 161A.80A Blufflands protection
program and revolving fund.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
requires:
a. For purposes of this section only, "bluffland" means a
cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face along the
channel or floodplain of the Missouri or Mississippi river and
their tributaries.
b. "Conservation organization" means a nonprofit corporation
incorporated in Iowa or an entity organized and operated
primarily to enhance and protect natural resources in this
state.
2. A blufflands protection revolving fund is created in
the state treasury. All proceeds shall be divided into two
equal accounts. One account shall be used for the purchase
of blufflands along the Mississippi river and its tributaries
and the other account shall be used for the purchase of
blufflands along the Missouri river and its tributaries.
The proceeds of the revolving fund are appropriated to make
loans to conservation organizations which agree to purchase
bluffland properties adjacent to state public lands. The
department of agriculture and land stewardship, in conjunction
with the department of natural resources, shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the disbursement of
funds. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on
investments made pursuant to this section or as provided in
section 12B.10 shall be credited to the blufflands protection
revolving fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unobligated
or unencumbered funds credited to the blufflands protection
revolving fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
However, the maximum balance in the blufflands protection
revolving fund shall not exceed two million five hundred
thousand dollars. Any funds in excess of two million five
hundred thousand dollars shall be credited to the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund. No loan shall be made under this section
on or after July 1, 2025.
3. This section is repealed on July 1, 2030.
Sec. 46. NEW SECTION. 161A.80B Outstanding bluffland
protection loans.
1. The principal and interest from any loan made pursuant to
section 161A.80A, as enacted in this Act, remaining outstanding
on July 1, 2025, that would have been payable to the blufflands
protection revolving fund created in section 161A.80A, shall
instead be paid to the division on or after July 1, 2025,
pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement. The moneys
paid to the division shall be credited to the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund created in section 8.57.
2. This section is repealed on July 1, 2030.
Sec. 47. MONEYS IN THE BLUFFLANDS PROTECTION REVOLVING
FUND.
1. This section applies to any moneys existing in the
blufflands protection revolving fund, including its accounts,
as that fund and accounts exist under section 161A.80, Code
2015, on June 30, 2015, including any remaining appropriations
made to that fund and accounts pursuant to 1998 Iowa Acts,
chapter 1219, section 10, subsection 3, any moneys paid into
the fund and accounts, and any moneys required to be credited
to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund upon the repeal of
section 161A.80, Code 2015, pursuant to section 161A.80,
subsection 2, of that section.
2. The moneys described in subsection 1 shall be transferred
to the blufflands protection revolving fund created in section
161A.80A, as enacted in this division of this Act. The moneys
described in subsection 1 in an account of the blufflands
protection revolving fund existing under section 161A.80, Code
2015, on June 30, 2015, shall be credited to the account with
the same purpose created in the blufflands protection revolving
fund under section 161A.80A, as enacted in this division of
this Act.
DIVISION XV
CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES ==== DISPOSAL
Sec. 48. Section 670.1, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended
to read as follows:
2. "Municipality" means city, county, township, school
district, a chapter 28E entity as provided in section 670.4,
subsection 1, paragraph "p", and any other unit of local
government except soil and water conservation districts as
defined in section 161A.3, subsection 6.
Sec. 49. Section 670.4, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. p. Any claim against a chapter 28E entity
or an officer or employee of the entity in any way arising
out of, or related to, the acts or omissions, operations, or
acceptance of waste by the entity, at the request of federal
or state agencies, or any political subdivision of this state,
in response to a disaster emergency declared by the governor
pursuant to section 29C.6, subsection 1, in any way related
to an infectious or contagious disease as defined in section
163.2, subsection 5, unless the department of natural resources
determines the entity materially deviated from the entity's
direct responsibilities and duties under the special waste
authorization issued by the department. A chapter 28E entity
receiving waste under this paragraph shall not be responsible
for actions or inactions of any other parties and shall have no
duty to assess, challenge, or evaluate the efficacy or safety
of the means of disposal pursuant to any governmental rule,
order, special waste authorization, or directive.
Sec. 50. WASTE DISPOSAL REPORT. A chapter 28E entity
which accepts avian flu waste for landfill disposal and
which receives reimbursement of costs from the United States
department of agriculture shall report to the general assembly
by January 1, 2016, a summary of total costs and revenues
related to the disposal of avian flu wastes.
Sec. 51. IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this
Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
enactment.
DIVISION XVI
CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS
Sec. 52. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. Unless otherwise
provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
July 1, 2015, takes effect upon enactment.
Sec. 53. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Unless otherwise
provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
July 1, 2015, applies retroactively to July 1, 2015.
PAM JOCHUM
President of the Senate
KRAIG PAULSEN
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 494, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
Approved , 2015
TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor
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