HF 2692: Providing for a surface water protection user fee assessed and imposed on the sale of nitrogen-based fertilizer and making appropriations

What it does

This bill includes a provision finding and declaring that waters of the state are being used to collect and transport contamination throughout Iowa, damaging lakes and streams and infiltrating groundwater aquifers. The bill imposes a surface water protection user fee on the sale of fertilizer based on the percentage of nitrogen contained in the fertilizer.8).45). The bill provides for the expenditure of moneys collected from user fees to support clean water efforts administered by the division. A portion of the user fees are allocated to support the IIHR —— hydroscience and engineering within the college of engineering of the state university of Iowa and to support projects conducted or approved by a watershed management authority in a benefited watershed.

In plain words

1. April 12, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee