HF 2529: Relating to the Mississippi parkway planning commission

What it does

Under current law, the Mississippi parkway planning commission (MPPC) is composed of members appointed by the governor. This bill requires the members to each reside in a different county adjacent to the Mississippi river in Iowa. Current law requires seven advisory ex officio members to serve on the MPPC, one each from the state transportation commission, the natural resource commission, the state soil conservation and water quality committee, the state historical society of Iowa, the faculty of the landscape architectural division of the Iowa state university of science and technology, the economic development authority, and the environmental protection commission.

House subcommittee · named February 28, 2024

• Rep. Martin L. Graber (R)
• Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D) · jerome.amosjr@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

1. February 15, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
2. February 28, 2024House subcommittee named: Graber, Amos Jr. and Collins
3. February 29, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. March 6, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. March 6, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2645
6. March 19, 2024Withdrawn