90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 561: Establishing grants for county park improvements, and making appropriations
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 it does
This bill appropriates $10 million to the department of natural resources (DNR) for FY 2023-2024 for the purpose of issuing grants to counties for the improvement of county parks. DNR shall issue a grant of $50,000 to each county and a grant from the remaining amount of the appropriation to each county based proportionally on the population of the county according to the 2020 federal decennial census. A county shall use moneys received pursuant to the bill to fund improvement projects at county parks within the county.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; Loess Hills Alliance; Okoboji Tourism
In plain words
- March 2, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF561