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Amendment H-8356 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 April 18, 2024 in the House by

What it changes

AI summary This amendment adds the Iowa stormwater management manual as a resource for certain strategies and clarifies that watershed partnerships cannot use specific water quality initiative funds for nutrient reduction unless certain conditions are met. It also updates the rules for how water quality initiative money is allocated, requiring at least fifty percent of certain funds to go to projects approved by watershed management authorities or partnerships.1

Read the amendment’s wording
  1. Page 19, line 21, after “strategy” by inserting “or the Iowa stormwater management manual published by the department of natural resources, including from moneys appropriated to further the water quality initiative as described in section 467.311”
  2. Page 19, line 24, after “strategy” by inserting “or the Iowa stormwater management manual published by the department of natural resources, including from moneys appropriated to further the water quality initiative as described in section 467.311”
  3. Page 20, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting: “
  4. A watershed partnership shall not allocate moneys received from an appropriation to further the water quality initiative as described in section 467.311 for the purpose of nutrient reduction unless the moneys”
  5. Page 20, line 4, by striking “storm water” and inserting “stormwater”
  6. Page 21, by striking lines 30 through
  8. Page 22, after line 29 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 466B.42, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 466B.42 Water quality initiative —— allocation of moneys .
  9. The division shall establish a A water quality initiative is established in order to assess and reduce nutrients in this state’s watersheds, including subwatersheds and regional watersheds, and for implementing its responsibilities under the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy. The division shall establish and administer projects to reduce nutrients in surface waters from nonpoint sources in a scientific, reasonable, and cost-effective manner. The division shall utilize a pragmatic, strategic, and coordinated approach with the goal of accomplishing reductions over time. To evaluate the progress achieved over time toward the goals of the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy and the United States environmental protection agency gulf hypoxia action plan, the baseline condition shall be calculated for the time period from 1980 to
  11. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and for each fiscal year thereafter, of the total sum of moneys appropriated to support the water quality initiative from the general fund of the state, the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund created in section 8.57, and the environment first fund created in section 8.57A, at least fifty percent shall be allocated to projects implemented or approved by a watershed management authority or watershed partnership as provided in subchapter V. b. As used in paragraph “a” , “moneys appropriated to support the water quality initiative” includes moneys authorized under this chapter to support projects for the installation of infrastructure that reduce contributing nutrient loads, associated sediment, or contaminants from sources to surface waters, including water quality agriculture infrastructure programs established in section 467.313 and water quality urban infrastructure programs established in section 467.314.”
  12. Page 23, after line 12 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 466B.45, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
  13. Moneys Subject to section 467.311, moneys in the fund are appropriated to the division and shall be used exclusively to carry out the provisions of this subchapter as determined by the division, and shall not require further special authorization by the general assembly.”
  14. Page 23, line 15, by striking “Moneys” and inserting “Moneys Subject to section 467.311, moneys”
  15. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book