Bill Text: IA SSB1182 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, by changing the name of the weather bureau, modifying reporting requirements regarding agricultural liming material, modifying provisions applicable to demonstration projects involving alternative fuels, transferring certain Code sections, providing for the use of certain appropriated moneys for surface water quality, and eliminating certain watershed demonstration pilot projects.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1182 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB1182-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1182
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
powers
and
duties
of
the
department
1
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
by
changing
the
name
2
of
the
weather
bureau,
modifying
reporting
requirements
3
regarding
agricultural
liming
material,
modifying
provisions
4
applicable
to
demonstration
projects
involving
alternative
5
fuels,
transferring
certain
Code
sections,
providing
for
6
the
use
of
certain
appropriated
moneys
for
surface
water
7
quality,
and
eliminating
certain
watershed
demonstration
8
pilot
projects.
9
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
NAME
CHANGE
——
WEATHER
BUREAU
TO
CLIMATOLOGY
BUREAU
2
Section
1.
Section
159.5,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
4.
Maintain
a
weather
climatology
bureau
which
shall,
5
in
cooperation
with
the
national
weather
service,
collect
6
and
disseminate
weather
and
phenological
statistics
and
7
meteorological
data,
and
promote
knowledge
of
meteorology,
8
phenology,
and
climatology
of
the
state.
The
bureau
shall
be
9
headed
by
the
state
climatologist
who
shall
be
appointed
by
10
the
secretary
of
agriculture,
and
shall
be
an
officer
of
the
11
national
weather
service,
if
one
is
detailed
for
that
purpose
12
by
the
federal
government.
13
DIVISION
II
14
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION
15
COMMERCIAL
FEED
——
LICENSING
16
Sec.
2.
Section
198.4,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
4.
A
person
obtaining
a
license
under
this
section
shall
19
pay
to
the
secretary
a
license
fee
of
twenty
dollars.
The
fee
20
shall
be
paid
by
July
1
and
the
license
shall
expire
two
years
21
after
that
on
July
1
of
the
odd-numbered
year
following
the
22
date
the
license
is
issued
.
A
license
may
be
renewed
for
a
23
two-year
period
as
provided
by
the
department.
24
FERTILIZERS
AND
CROP
CONDITIONERS
——
LICENSING
25
Sec.
3.
Section
200.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
1.
Any
person
who
manufactures,
mixes,
blends,
mixes
to
28
customer’s
order,
offers
for
sale,
sells,
or
distributes
any
29
fertilizer
or
soil
conditioner
in
this
state
must
first
obtain
30
a
license
issued
by
the
secretary
and
pay
a
twenty
dollar
31
license
fee
for
each
place
of
manufacture
or
distribution
32
from
which
fertilizer
or
soil
conditioner
products
are
sold
33
or
distributed
in
this
state.
The
license
shall
expire
on
34
the
first
day
July
1
of
the
second
July
even-numbered
year
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following
the
date
of
issue
the
license
is
issued
.
A
license
1
may
be
renewed
for
a
two-year
period
as
provided
by
the
2
department.
3
BULK
DRY
ANIMAL
NUTRIENT
PRODUCTS
——
LICENSING
4
Sec.
4.
Section
200A.5,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
5
follows:
6
200A.5
License.
7
A
person
who
distributes
a
bulk
dry
animal
nutrient
product
8
in
this
state
must
first
obtain
a
license
from
the
department.
9
A
license
application
must
be
submitted
to
the
department
on
10
a
form
furnished
by
the
department
according
to
procedures
11
required
by
the
department.
A
license
shall
expire
on
July
1
12
of
each
the
even-numbered
year
following
the
date
the
license
13
is
issued
.
A
license
may
be
renewed
for
a
two-year
period
as
14
provided
by
the
department.
15
Sec.
5.
Section
200A.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
A
person
required
to
obtain
a
license
as
provided
in
18
section
200A.5
shall
pay
the
department
a
ten
dollar
fee
19
equal
to
twenty
dollars
for
each
place
from
which
the
person
20
distributes
a
bulk
product
is
distributed
in
this
state.
21
AGRICULTURAL
LIMING
MATERIALS
——
REPORTS
22
Sec.
6.
Section
201A.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
23
following
new
subsection:
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
25
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
26
Sec.
7.
Section
201A.6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
201A.6
Certification
of
effective
calcium
carbonate
29
equivalent
——
reporting.
30
1.
The
department
shall
certify
the
effective
calcium
31
carbonate
equivalent
for
all
agricultural
liming
material,
as
32
provided
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
The
department
33
may
establish
a
fee
for
analyzing
samples
of
agricultural
34
liming
material.
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2.
The
department
shall
may
issue
a
report
at
least
1
once
every
three
months
which
lists
at
such
times
and
under
2
circumstances
determined
reasonable
by
the
department.
The
3
report
may
list
items
determined
relevant
by
the
department
4
during
the
reporting
period,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
5
agricultural
liming
material
certified
by
the
department
.
The
6
report
shall
list
,
the
manufacturers
of
the
agricultural
liming
7
material,
the
locations
of
facilities
used
to
manufacture
8
the
agricultural
liming
material,
and
the
identification
of
9
the
type
of
the
agricultural
liming
material
produced
by
the
10
manufacturer.
11
DIVISION
III
12
WEIGHTS
AND
MEASURES
13
MOTOR
FUEL
14
Sec.
8.
Section
214A.1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
17
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
18
Sec.
9.
Section
214A.19,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
19
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
The
department
of
natural
resources
,
conditioned
upon
the
21
availability
of
funds
moneys
,
is
authorized
to
may
award
22
demonstration
grants
to
persons
who
purchase
vehicles
which
23
operate
on
alternative
fuels,
including
but
not
limited
to
24
E-85
gasoline,
biodiesel,
compressed
natural
gas,
electricity,
25
solar
energy,
or
hydrogen.
A
grant
shall
be
for
the
purpose
26
of
conducting
research
connected
with
the
fuel
or
the
vehicle,
27
and
not
for
the
purchase
of
the
vehicle
itself,
except
that
the
28
money
may
be
used
for
the
purchase
of
the
vehicle
if
all
of
the
29
following
conditions
are
satisfied:
30
COMMERCIAL
WEIGHING
AND
MEASURING
DEVICES
31
Sec.
10.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
32
1.
The
Code
editor
is
directed
to
make
the
following
33
transfers:
34
a.
Section
215.26
to
section
215.1.
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b.
Section
215.1
to
section
215.1A.
1
2.
The
Code
editor
shall
correct
internal
references
in
the
2
Code
and
in
any
enacted
legislation
as
necessary
due
to
the
3
enactment
of
this
section.
4
DIVISION
IV
5
WATER
QUALITY
6
GROUNDWATER
PROTECTION
FUND
7
Sec.
11.
Section
455E.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
8
subparagraph
(3),
subparagraph
division
(d),
Code
2019,
is
9
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(d)
(i)
Thirteen
percent
of
the
moneys
is
appropriated
11
annually
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
12
for
financial
incentive
programs
related
to
agricultural
13
drainage
wells
and
sinkholes,
for
studies
and
administrative
14
costs
relating
to
sinkholes
and
agricultural
drainage
15
wells
programs.
Of
the
moneys
allocated
for
financial
16
incentive
programs,
the
department
may
reimburse
landowners
17
for
engineering
costs
associated
with
voluntarily
closing
18
agricultural
drainage
wells.
The
financial
incentives
19
allocated
for
voluntary
closing
of
agricultural
drainage
wells
20
shall
be
provided
on
a
cost-share
basis
which
shall
not
exceed
21
fifty
percent
of
the
estimated
cost
or
fifty
percent
of
the
22
actual
cost,
whichever
is
less.
Engineering
costs
do
not
23
include
construction
costs,
including
costs
associated
with
24
earth
moving.
25
(ii)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
subdivision
(i),
the
26
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
may
use
all
or
27
a
portion
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
that
subparagraph
to
28
support
programs,
projects,
and
activities
related
to
improving
29
the
quality
of
surface
water
as
well
as
groundwater.
30
WATERSHED
PLANNING
31
Sec.
12.
REPEAL.
Section
466B.32,
Code
2019,
is
repealed.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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GENERAL.
This
bill
relates
to
the
powers
and
duties
of
1
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
(DALS)
and
2
in
certain
circumstances
impacts
the
department
of
natural
3
resources
(DNR).
4
NAME
CHANGE
——
WEATHER
BUREAU
TO
CLIMATOLOGY
BUREAU.
The
5
bill
changes
the
name
of
the
agency’s
weather
bureau
to
6
climatology
bureau
to
correspond
to
current
practice.
7
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION
——
LICENSES
——
COMMERCIAL
FEED,
8
FERTILIZERS
AND
CROP
CONDITIONERS,
AND
BULK
DRY
ANIMAL
NUTRIENT
9
PRODUCTS.
The
bill
amends
a
number
of
provisions
in
various
10
Code
chapters
providing
for
the
issuance
of
licenses
to
11
manufacturers
or
distributors
of
commercial
feed,
manufacturers
12
of
fertilizers
and
soil
conditioners,
and
distributors
of
bulk
13
dry
animal
nutrient
products.
In
the
case
of
licenses
for
14
commercial
feed
and
of
fertilizers
and
soil
conditioners,
a
15
license
remains
valid
for
a
two-year
period.
For
commercial
16
feed,
the
license
would
expire
on
July
1
of
each
odd-numbered
17
year
and
for
fertilizers
and
soil
conditioners,
the
license
18
would
expire
on
July
1
of
an
even-numbered
year.
In
the
case
of
19
bulk
dry
animal
nutrient
products,
the
license
would
for
be
for
20
a
two-year
rather
than
one-year
period
expiring
on
July
1
of
21
each
even-numbered
year.
The
license
fee
would
increase
from
22
$10
to
$20
for
each
place
of
distribution.
23
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION
——
AGRICULTURAL
LIMING
MATERIALS
24
——
REPORTS.
The
bill
provides
that
DALS
may
but
is
no
25
longer
required
to
issue
a
report
regarding
the
manufacture
26
of
agricultural
liming
material
certified
by
the
agency.
27
Currently,
the
report
must
be
issued
each
three
months.
28
WEIGHTS
AND
MEASURES
——
MOTOR
VEHICLE
FUEL.
The
bill
29
provides
that
DALS
rather
than
DNR
may
award
demonstration
30
grants
to
persons
who
purchase
motor
vehicles
operated
using
31
alternative
fuels.
32
WEIGHTS
AND
MEASURES
——
COMMERCIAL
WEIGHING
AND
MEASURING
33
DEVICES
——
RELOCATION.
The
bill
requires
the
Code
editor
to
34
transfer
certain
Code
sections
(e.g.,
definitional
section)
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relating
to
the
regulation
of
commercial
weighing
and
measuring
1
devices
for
purposes
of
enhancing
readability.
2
WATER
QUALITY
——
GROUNDWATER
PROTECTION
FUND.
The
bill
3
amends
a
provision
which
allocates
moneys
to
DALS
from
the
4
agriculture
management
account
of
the
groundwater
protection
5
fund.
It
authorizes
DALS
to
use
any
of
those
moneys
to
support
6
programs,
projects,
and
activities
related
to
improving
the
7
quality
of
surface
water
or
groundwater.
8
WATER
QUALITY
——
WATERSHED
PLANNING.
The
bill
eliminates
a
9
provision
that
authorizes
DALS
and
DNR
to
establish
one
or
more
10
watershed
demonstration
projects.
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