Amendment H-8231 to HF 2642
Relating to the conservation and improvement of soil and water resources, including by providing for the administration of associated programs and regulations, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions
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Filed March 20, 2024 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment changes the term "partnerships" to "management authorities" and provides specific definitions for those terms. It adds a rule that all participating political subdivisions within a watershed must be notified and given a chance to join before a watershed management authority is formed. It also requires that any new entity include "watershed management authority" in its official name and requires the secretary of state to provide a way to register fictitious names.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 17, line 21, by striking “PARTNERSHIPS” and inserting “MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES”
- Page 17, by striking lines 27 through 34 and inserting: “
- “Authority” means a watershed management authority created pursuant to a chapter 28E agreement as provided in this subchapter.
- “Board” means a board of directors the governing body of a watershed management authority created pursuant to section 467.502 .”
- By striking page 18, line 10, through page 22, line 8, and inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 466B.22, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
- Two or more participating political subdivisions may create, by chapter 28E agreement, a watershed management authority pursuant to this subchapter . a. The participating political subdivisions must be located in the same United States geological survey hydrologic unit code 8 watershed. b. All political subdivisions within a watershed must be notified within thirty days prior to the organization of any watershed management authority within the watershed, and provided the opportunity to participate. c. An entity created under this section on or after the effective date of this section of this Act shall include in its name of record “watershed management authority”. An entity created under this section, regardless of when it was created, shall not change its name of record to eliminate “watershed management authority”. Any entity created under this section may use and do business under a fictious name if all of the following apply: (1) The fictious name includes “watershed partnership”. (2) The fictious name is registered with the secretary of state on a form and according to procedures required by the secretary of state.”
- Page 24, after line 3 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 28E.8, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . c. The secretary of state shall provide for the registration of fictious names.”
- By renumbering as necessary.