HSB 674: HSB 674

What it does

GENERAL. This bill amends four Code chapters providing for soil and water conservation, water quality, and flood control primarily administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS), the department of natural resources (DNR), and Iowa state university of science and technology (ISU). The Code chapters include Iowa’s “Soil Conservation Districts Law” (Code chapter 161A), the “Groundwater Protection Act” (Code chapter 455E), the “Initiative on Improving Our Watershed Attributes (I on IOWA)” (Code chapter 466), and the “Surface Water Protection and Flood Mitigation Act” (Code chapter 466B) which includes a number of subchapters, including surface water protection and flood mitigation (subchapter I), watershed management authorities (subchapter II), watershed planning activities (subchapter III), and water quality initiative —— nutrients (subchapter IV).

House subcommittee · named February 7, 2024

• Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R) · norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Charles Isenhart (D)
• Rep. David Sieck (R) · david.sieck@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Conservation Districts of Iowa; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

In plain words

1. February 7, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Agriculture committee
2. February 7, 2024House subcommittee named: Mommsen, Isenhart and Sieck
3. February 8, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 14, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. February 19, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2614