HSB 83: Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose

What it does

This bill amends the portion of the definition of “essential county purpose” relating to the protection of property from floodwaters to include the reconnection of floodplains and wetland and oxbow lake restoration. Under Code chapter 331, a county board of supervisors may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential county purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose generally requires approval by voters at an election.

House subcommittee · named February 3, 2025

• Rep. Craig Steven Williams (R) · craig.williams@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Adam Zabner (D) · adam.zabner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 1 against

For: Center for Rural Affairs; Conservation Districts of Iowa; Des Moines Water Works; Dubuque Area Land and Water Legacy; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; The Nature Conservancy

Against: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

In plain words

1. January 23, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
2. January 23, 2025House subcommittee named: Graber, Golding and Zabner
3. February 3, 2025House subcommittee named: Williams, Jones and Zabner
4. February 11, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes