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Creating a driftless area development and conservation authority and fund
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Seven counties in northeast Iowa would form a new group to plan and manage projects for the driftless region. This authority will use a special fund to support conservation activities and work alongside state and federal agencies. The group aims to coordinate plans that address specific needs and opportunities within these local areas.1
Read the official explanation
This bill creates a driftless area development and conservation authority and the driftless area development and conservation fund. The authority shall be made up of no more than one voting member from each county of Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Delaware, Fayette, Jackson, and Winneshiek, but membership or participation in authority projects is not required. The mission of the authority is to develop and coordinate plans for projects related to problems and opportunities in the driftless region of northeast Iowa. The authority shall cooperate with state and federal agencies and utilize the technical resources from member counties and the cooperating agencies. The authority shall administer the driftless area development and conservation fund, created by the bill in the state treasury, for conservation activities in the member counties. The bill does not affect the authority of the department of natural resources over public lands within the member counties. State agencies shall coordinate, cooperate, and consult with the driftless area development and conservation authority and its associated alliances for certain matters relating to the driftless area.
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Lobbying
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