Iowa-2015-SF2324-Amended
Senate File 2324 - Reprinted
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB
3188)
(As Amended and Passed by the Senate April 20, 2016)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations to state
2 departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
3 infrastructure fund, the state bond repayment fund, the
4 technology reinvestment fund, and the prison bonding fund,
5 providing for related matters, and including effective date
6 and retroactive applicability provisions.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 DIVISION I
1 2 REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
1 3 Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ====
1 4 APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
1 5 infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
1 6 for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
1 7 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
1 8 designated:
1 9 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
1 10 a. For major maintenance projects included on the
1 11 department of administrative services unfunded major
1 12 maintenance project requests list issued for the third quarter
1 13 of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
1 14 2016:
1 15 FY 2016=2017:
1 16 .................................................. $ 11,250,000
1 17 However, of the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
1 18 $100,000 is allocated for the costs of major maintenance of
1 19 monuments without dedicated funds available for maintenance and
1 20 restoration, subject to a requirement that moneys shall not be
1 21 allocated unless a match of at least $2 for each $1 allocated
1 22 is received from private sources.
1 23 In addition, of the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
1 24 $250,000 is allocated for the costs of installing outdoor
1 25 lighting at the Iowa state capitol.
1 26 b. For costs associated with improvements to and renovation
1 27 of the Wallace building for extending the useful life of the
1 28 building:
1 29 FY 2016=2017:
1 30 .................................................. $ 1
1 31 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
1 32 a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative
1 33 fund created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting
1 34 the water quality initiative administered by the soil
1 35 conservation division as provided in section 466B.42, including
2 1 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes,
2 2 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
2 3 FY 2016=2017:
2 4 .................................................. $ 5,100,000
2 5 (2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered
2 6 paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
2 7 subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
2 8 of high=priority watersheds identified by the water resources
2 9 coordinating council established pursuant to section 466B.3.
2 10 (b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
2 11 shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
2 12 generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
2 13 division and high=priority watersheds identified by the water
2 14 resources coordinating council established pursuant to section
2 15 466B.3.
2 16 (c) Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
2 17 $450,000 is allocated to the Iowa nutrient research center at
2 18 Iowa state university of science and technology for nutrient
2 19 water monitoring network technology and equipment. Of the
2 20 moneys allocated in this subparagraph division, not more than
2 21 $150,000 may be used for the operations and maintenance of the
2 22 nutrient water monitoring network.
2 23 (3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
2 24 as provided in subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (a) and
2 25 (b), all of the following shall apply:
2 26 (a) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
2 27 practices as described in the latest revision of the document
2 28 entitled "Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy" initially presented
2 29 in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
2 30 stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
2 31 state university of science and technology.
2 32 (b) The division shall implement demonstration projects
2 33 as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
2 34 for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
2 35 agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
3 1 the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
3 2 such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
3 3 located within the same subwatershed.
3 4 (c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
3 5 a cost=share basis as determined by the division. However, the
3 6 state's share of the amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the
3 7 estimated cost of establishing the practice as determined by
3 8 the division or 50 percent of the actual cost of establishing
3 9 the practice, whichever is less.
3 10 (d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
3 11 other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
3 12 similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
3 13 field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
3 14 establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
3 15 (e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
3 16 within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
3 17 after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
3 18 division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
3 19 practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
3 20 legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
3 21 land shall be a confidential record.
3 22 (4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
3 23 shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
3 24 that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
3 25 agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
3 26 practices, including the establishment of such practices in
3 27 watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
3 28 high=priority watersheds.
3 29 (5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
3 30 may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
3 31 implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
3 32 (6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
3 33 may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
3 34 conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
3 35 to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
4 1 the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
4 2 restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost=share
4 3 basis as provided in chapter 161A.
4 4 (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
4 5 contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
4 6 this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
4 7 paragraph on a cost=share basis in combination with other
4 8 moneys available to the department from a state or federal
4 9 source.
4 10 (8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
4 11 this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
4 12 and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
4 13 by the soil conservation division.
4 14 b. For deposit in the agricultural drainage well water
4 15 quality assistance fund created in section 460.303 for
4 16 purposes of supporting the agricultural drainage well water
4 17 quality assistance program as provided in section 460.304,
4 18 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
4 19 FY 2016=2017:
4 20 .................................................. $ 1,920,000
4 21 Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
4 22 lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration and
4 23 implementation of soil conservation practices.
4 24 3. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
4 25 For infrastructure costs addressing life and safety needs
4 26 at facilities owned or operated by the third judicial district
4 27 department of correctional services:
4 28 FY 2016=2017:
4 29 .................................................. $ 150,000
4 30 4. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
4 31 a. For costs associated with the renovation and remodeling
4 32 of the state historical building:
4 33 FY 2016=2017:
4 34 .................................................. $ 1
4 35 b. For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
5 1 in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
5 2 meet the definition of "vertical infrastructure" in section
5 3 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
5 4 FY 2016=2017:
5 5 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
5 6 c. For providing a grant to the entity in possession of the
5 7 USS Iowa (BB=61) for purposes of repairing active corrosion
5 8 issues along the waterline of the ship:
5 9 FY 2016=2017:
5 10 .................................................. $ 250,000
5 11 FY 2017=2018:
5 12 .................................................. $ 250,000
5 13 d. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
5 14 strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
5 15 living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
5 16 the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
5 17 facilities located in cities with a population of less than
5 18 35,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census:
5 19 FY 2016=2017:
5 20 .................................................. $ 500,000
5 21 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
5 22 a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
5 23 created in section 15F.204:
5 24 FY 2016=2017:
5 25 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
5 26 b. For equal distribution to regional sports authority
5 27 districts certified by the department pursuant to section
5 28 15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
5 29 "c":
5 30 FY 2016=2017:
5 31 .................................................. $ 500,000
5 32 c. For administration and support of the world food prize
5 33 including the Borlaug/Ruan scholar program, notwithstanding
5 34 section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
5 35 FY 2016=2017:
6 1 .................................................. $ 300,000
6 2 6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
6 3 a. For the renovation and construction of certain nursing
6 4 facilities, consistent with the provisions of chapter 249K:
6 5 FY 2016=2017:
6 6 .................................................. $ 500,000
6 7 b. For a grant to a nonprofit agency that provides
6 8 innovative solutions to children and adults with autism in a
6 9 county with a population over 400,000 in the latest preceding
6 10 certified federal census for costs associated with renovations
6 11 and improvements to facilities:
6 12 FY 2016=2017:
6 13 .................................................. $ 485,000
6 14 7. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
6 15 For renovations and improvements of Iowa law enforcement
6 16 academy facilities:
6 17 .................................................. $ 1
6 18 8. JUDICIAL BRANCH
6 19 a. For furniture and equipment for the Polk county justice
6 20 center, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
6 21 "c":
6 22 FY 2016=2017:
6 23 .................................................. $ 6,718,443
6 24 FY 2017=2018:
6 25 .................................................. $ 1,142,274
6 26 FY 2018=2019:
6 27 .................................................. $ 1,811,691
6 28 b. For grants to counties with a population of 25,000 or
6 29 less as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census for
6 30 costs associated with infrastructure and technology projects
6 31 for courthouse security purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57,
6 32 subsection 5, paragraph "c":
6 33 .................................................. $ 250,000
6 34 9. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
6 35 a. For implementation of lake projects that have
7 1 established watershed improvement initiatives and community
7 2 support in accordance with the department's annual lake
7 3 restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
7 4 subsection 5, paragraph "c":
7 5 FY 2016=2017:
7 6 .................................................. $ 9,600,000
7 7 b. For the administration of a water trails and low head
7 8 dam public hazard statewide plan, including salaries, support,
7 9 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, notwithstanding
7 10 section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
7 11 FY 2016=2017:
7 12 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
7 13 c. For state park infrastructure improvements:
7 14 FY 2016=2017:
7 15 .................................................. $ 3,000,000
7 16 d. For projects of the Iowa parks foundation that support
7 17 the centennial celebration of state parks, notwithstanding
7 18 section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":
7 19 FY 2016=2017:
7 20 .................................................. $ 1,750,000
7 21 10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
7 22 a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
7 23 armories and facilities:
7 24 FY 2016=2017:
7 25 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
7 26 b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
7 27 installations and readiness centers to support operations and
7 28 training requirements:
7 29 FY 2016=2017:
7 30 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
7 31 c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
7 32 facility:
7 33 FY 2016=2017:
7 34 .................................................. $ 300,000
7 35 11. BOARD OF REGENTS
8 1 For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
8 2 university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and
8 3 technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse
8 4 the institutions for deficiencies in the operating funds
8 5 resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees and
8 6 charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
8 7 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
8 8 and utility services at the institutions:
8 9 FY 2016=2017:
8 10 .................................................. $ 32,447,187
8 11 12. STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
8 12 For infrastructure costs associated with the remodeling of
8 13 the northwest portion of the fairgrounds, including but not
8 14 limited to a new events area and updates to the grandstand,
8 15 stage, and midway:
8 16 FY 2016=2017:
8 17 .................................................. $ 500,000
8 18 FY 2017=2018:
8 19 .................................................. $ 500,000
8 20 13. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
8 21 a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
8 22 trails within the state:
8 23 FY 2016=2017:
8 24 .................................................. $ 3,400,000
8 25 b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
8 26 fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
8 27 the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
8 28 subsection 5, paragraph "c":
8 29 FY 2016=2017:
8 30 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
8 31 c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
8 32 fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
8 33 subsection 5, paragraph "c":
8 34 FY 2016=2017:
8 35 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
9 1 14. TREASURER OF STATE
9 2 For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
9 3 fairs which belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
9 4 fair infrastructure improvements:
9 5 FY 2016=2017:
9 6 .................................................. $ 1,060,000
9 7 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
9 8 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
9 9 moneys made from an appropriation in this division of this Act
9 10 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
9 11 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
9 12 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
9 13 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
9 14 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
9 15 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
9 16 the close of that same fiscal year.
9 17 DIVISION II
9 18 REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ==== TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATIONS
9 19 Sec. 3. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ==== TECHNOLOGY
9 20 APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
9 21 infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
9 22 for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
9 23 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
9 24 designated, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
9 25 paragraph "c":
9 26 1. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
9 27 For providing a grant to the Grout museum district at the
9 28 Sullivan brothers veterans museum for costs associated with the
9 29 Korean war history project including but not limited to exhibit
9 30 information technology, computer connectivity, and interactive
9 31 display technologies:
9 32 FY 2016=2017:
9 33 .................................................. $ 250,000
9 34 FY 2017=2018:
9 35 .................................................. $ 250,000
10 1 2. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
10 2 a. For the continued development and implementation of an
10 3 educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers,
10 4 parents, school district administrators, area education agency
10 5 staff, department of education staff, and policymakers:
10 6 FY 2016=2017:
10 7 .................................................. $ 363,839
10 8 The department may use a portion of the moneys appropriated
10 9 in this lettered paragraph for an e=transcript data system
10 10 capable of tracking students throughout their education via
10 11 interconnectivity with multiple schools.
10 12 b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
10 13 connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
10 14 FY 2016=2017:
10 15 .................................................. $ 2,727,000
10 16 c. To the public broadcasting division for the replacement
10 17 of equipment and for tower and facility maintenance:
10 18 FY 2016=2017:
10 19 .................................................. $ 1,017,000
10 20 3. IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
10 21 For replacement of equipment for the Iowa communications
10 22 network:
10 23 FY 2016=2017:
10 24 .................................................. $ 1,150,000
10 25 The commission may continue to enter into contracts pursuant
10 26 to section 8D.13 for the replacement of equipment and for
10 27 operations and maintenance costs of the network.
10 28 In addition to moneys appropriated in this subsection,
10 29 the commission may use a financing agreement entered into by
10 30 the treasurer of state in accordance with section 12.28 for
10 31 the replacement of equipment for the network. For purposes
10 32 of this subsection, the treasurer of state is not subject to
10 33 the maximum principal limitation contained in section 12.28,
10 34 subsection 6. Repayment of any amounts financed shall be made
10 35 from receipts associated with fees charged for use of the
11 1 network.
11 2 4. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
11 3 a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
11 4 continued development and implementation of Iowa's criminal
11 5 justice information system:
11 6 FY 2016=2017:
11 7 .................................................. $ 1,345,000
11 8 b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
11 9 warehouse:
11 10 FY 2016=2017:
11 11 .................................................. $ 117,980
11 12 5. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
11 13 a. For the continued development and implementation of
11 14 a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
11 15 budget and financial information:
11 16 FY 2016=2017:
11 17 .................................................. $ 45,000
11 18 b. For completion of the comprehensive electronic grant
11 19 management system:
11 20 FY 2016=2017:
11 21 .................................................. $ 50,000
11 22 6. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
11 23 a. For the development of an integrated data system for
11 24 maternal health, child health, oral health, family planning,
11 25 the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting
11 26 program, the healthy opportunities for parents to experience
11 27 success program, the school=based dental sealant program, and
11 28 the 1st five program within the department:
11 29 FY 2016=2017:
11 30 .................................................. $ 500,000
11 31 b. For expanding information technology resources and
11 32 research activities of the Iowa registry for congenital
11 33 and inherited disorders to allow for the acquisition and
11 34 dissemination of additional birth defect and stillbirth
11 35 information:
12 1 FY 2016=2017:
12 2 .................................................. $ 300,000
12 3 c. For a grant to a nonprofit corporation for capital
12 4 investment and technology infrastructure costs associated with
12 5 establishing a statewide safety net pharmacy to serve the
12 6 medication needs of uninsured or underinsured Iowans:
12 7 FY 2016=2017:
12 8 .................................................. $ 75,000
12 9 7. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
12 10 For the implementation of a statewide mass notification and
12 11 emergency messaging system:
12 12 FY 2016=2017:
12 13 .................................................. $ 400,000
12 14 8. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
12 15 For exhibit improvements at the gold star museum at Camp
12 16 Dodge:
12 17 FY 2016=2017:
12 18 .................................................. $ 250,000
12 19 9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
12 20 For DNA marker software at the division of criminal
12 21 investigation criminalistics laboratory in Ankeny:
12 22 FY 2016=2017:
12 23 .................................................. $ 150,000
12 24 10. SECRETARY OF STATE
12 25 For the updating and upgrading capabilities of aging voter
12 26 registration systems and business services data systems to
12 27 meet current and future expectations of open and transparent
12 28 elections:
12 29 FY 2016=2017:
12 30 .................................................. $ 550,000
12 31 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended by
12 32 the secretary of state in consultation with the office of the
12 33 chief information officer.
12 34 Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
12 35 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
13 1 moneys made from an appropriation in this division of this Act
13 2 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
13 3 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
13 4 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
13 5 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
13 6 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
13 7 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
13 8 the close of that same fiscal year.
13 9 DIVISION III
13 10 MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
13 11 Sec. 5. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
13 12 appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
13 13 section 8.57C to the department of education for the fiscal
13 14 year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the
13 15 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
13 16 used for the purpose designated:
13 17 For the continued development and implementation of an
13 18 educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers,
13 19 parents, school district administrators, area education agency
13 20 staff, department of education staff, and policymakers:
13 21 .................................................. $ 236,161
13 22 The department may use a portion of the moneys appropriated
13 23 in this section for an e=transcript data system capable
13 24 of tracking students throughout their education via
13 25 interconnectivity with multiple schools.
13 26 Sec. 6. STATE BOND REPAYMENT FUND. There is appropriated
13 27 from the state bond repayment fund created in section 8.57F
13 28 to the following departments and agencies for the fiscal year
13 29 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
13 30 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
13 31 purposes designated, notwithstanding section 8.57F, subsection
13 32 1, paragraph "b":
13 33 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
13 34 For costs associated with the repair and renovation of the
13 35 dome of the Iowa state capitol:
14 1 .................................................. $ 9,990,900
14 2 2. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY
14 3 For providing grants through a home modification assistance
14 4 program to individuals to assist with expenses related to the
14 5 making of permanent home modifications that permit individuals
14 6 with a disability in this state to remain in their homes and
14 7 age in place:
14 8 .................................................. $ 606,125
14 9 3. BOARD OF REGENTS
14 10 For the renovation, modernization, and associated
14 11 improvements to an educational center for teacher education and
14 12 preparation at the university of northern Iowa:
14 13 .................................................. $ 15,900,000
14 14 4. IOWA VETERANS HOME
14 15 a. For the renovation of the Loftus ramp for compliance with
14 16 the federal Americans with Disabilities Act:
14 17 .................................................. $ 500,000
14 18 b. For renovation of the Sheeler and Loftus buildings:
14 19 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
14 20 Sec. 7. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
14 21 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
14 22 moneys made from an appropriation in this division of this Act
14 23 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
14 24 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
14 25 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
14 26 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
14 27 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
14 28 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
14 29 the close of that same fiscal year.
14 30 DIVISION IV
14 31 CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
14 32 Sec. 8. 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 4, is amended
14 33 to read as follows:
14 34 SEC. 4. REVERSION.
14 35 1. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
15 1 of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise,
15 2 unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation
15 3 in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
15 4 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
15 5 close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of
15 6 the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made. However,
15 7 if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
15 8 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
15 9 or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
15 10 fiscal year.
15 11 2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
15 12 provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys
15 13 appropriated in section 3, subsection 3, paragraph "b", of
15 14 this division of this Act, shall not revert but shall remain
15 15 available for the purpose designated until the close of the
15 16 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2017, or until the project for
15 17 which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever is
15 18 earlier.
15 19 Sec. 9. 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, section 1, subsection
15 20 7, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
15 21 b. For costs associated with the renovation, modernization,
15 22 and construction of a new addition at the pharmacy building at
15 23 the state university of Iowa:
15 24 FY 2015=2016:
15 25 .................................................. $ 13,000,000
15 26 FY 2016=2017:
15 27 .................................................. $ 29,000,000
15 28 23,000,000
15 29 FY 2017=2018:
15 30 .................................................. $ 22,300,000
15 31 28,300,000
15 32 Sec. 10. 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, section 1, subsection
15 33 7, paragraph d, as amended by 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139,
15 34 section 9, is amended to read as follows:
15 35 d. For the renovation, modernization, and associated
16 1 improvements to an educational center for teacher education and
16 2 preparation at the university of northern Iowa:
16 3 FY 2015=2016:
16 4 .................................................. $ 15,000,000
16 5 FY 2016=2017:
16 6 .................................................. $ 15,900,000
16 7 Sec. 11. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection
16 8 6, paragraph d, is amended to read as follows:
16 9 d. For a grant to a nonprofit organization that provides
16 10 youth emergency and shelter services for children and their
16 11 families located in a county with a population of more than
16 12 400,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
16 13 for infrastructure costs for expansion of an emergency youth
16 14 shelter facility, to include reimbursement of infrastructure
16 15 costs incurred by the grant recipient for the expansion of the
16 16 facility in the prior fiscal year:
16 17 FY 2015=2016:
16 18 .................................................. $ 500,000
16 19 The grant recipient that receives funding pursuant to this
16 20 lettered paragraph shall provide at least a dollar=for=dollar
16 21 match of moneys received from both private and public sources
16 22 excluding funding from the state. The grant recipient can
16 23 meet the match requirement in this lettered paragraph through
16 24 expenditures and in=kind contributions made in any fiscal
16 25 year, and moneys received in any fiscal year, relating to the
16 26 expansion of the emergency youth shelter facility.
16 27 Sec. 12. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection
16 28 13, paragraphs d and e, are amended to read as follows:
16 29 d. For the renovation of the Loftus ramp for compliance with
16 30 the federal Americans with Disabilities Act:
16 31 FY 2016=2017:
16 32 .................................................. $ 500,000
16 33 e. For renovation of the Sheeler and Loftus buildings:
16 34 FY 2016=2017:
16 35 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
17 1 Sec. 13. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following
17 2 provision of this division of this Act applies retroactively to
17 3 July 1, 2015:
17 4 1. The section of this division of this Act amending 2015
17 5 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection 6, paragraph d.
17 6 Sec. 14. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this
17 7 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
17 8 enactment.
17 9 DIVISION V
17 10 SHALLOW LAKES
17 11 Sec. 15. Section 456A.33B, Code 2016, is amended by adding
17 12 the following new subsection:
17 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 01. For purposes of this section, unless
17 14 the context otherwise requires:
17 15 a. "Lake" includes a significant public lake and a public
17 16 shallow lake or wetland.
17 17 b. "Public shallow lake or wetland" means a water body that
17 18 meets the following criteria:
17 19 (1) Is owned by the federal government, the state of
17 20 Iowa, a county, or a municipal government, and is maintained
17 21 principally for public use.
17 22 (2) Is a multi=use system capable of supporting diverse
17 23 wildlife, fish, or recreational opportunities.
17 24 (3) Has a surface water area of at least ten acres.
17 25 (4) Does not have a watershed=to=lake surface area ratio of
17 26 greater than two hundred to one.
17 27 (5) Is an open freshwater system where maximum depth is
17 28 typically less than six to eight feet at its deepest spot and
17 29 is under four and one=half feet mean depth.
17 30 (6) Is typically fringed by a border of emergent vegetation
17 31 in water depth less than six feet and when clear is dominated
17 32 by both emergent and submergent vegetation and provides
17 33 important wildlife and fish habitat.
17 34 c. "Significant public lake" means a lake that meets all of
17 35 the following criteria:
18 1 (1) Is owned by the federal government, the state of
18 2 Iowa, a county, or a municipal government, and is maintained
18 3 principally for public use.
18 4 (2) Is a multi=use system capable of supporting diverse
18 5 wildlife, fish, or recreational opportunities.
18 6 (3) Has a surface water area of at least ten acres.
18 7 (4) Does not have a watershed=to=lake surface area ratio of
18 8 greater than two hundred to one.
18 9 (5) Is not an on=stream impoundment that emulates riverine
18 10 habitat rather than a lake environment.
18 11 (6) Is not used solely as a water supply reservoir.
18 12 Sec. 16. Section 456A.33B, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
18 13 2016, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
18 14 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (6) When restored, will contribute to the
18 15 department's fish and wildlife conservation plans.
18 16 Sec. 17. Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b,
18 17 Code 2016, are amended to read as follows:
18 18 a. The department, with input from stakeholders, shall
18 19 develop maintain an initial annual list of not more than
18 20 thirty=five significant public lakes and not more than five
18 21 public shallow lakes or wetlands to be considered for funding
18 22 based on the feasibility of restoring each lake and the use or
18 23 potential use of the lake, if restored. The list shall include
18 24 lake projects under active development that the department
18 25 shall recommend be given priority for funding so long as
18 26 progress toward completion of the projects remains consistent
18 27 with the goals of this section.
18 28 b. The department shall meet with stakeholders and
18 29 representatives of communities where lakes on the initial
18 30 annual list are located to provide an initial annual lake
18 31 restoration assessment and to explain the process and criteria
18 32 for receiving lake restoration funding. Communities with
18 33 lakes not included on the initial annual list may petition the
18 34 director of the department for a preliminary lake restoration
18 35 assessment and explanation of the funding process and criteria.
19 1 The department shall work with stakeholders and representatives
19 2 of each community to develop a joint lake restoration action
19 3 plan. At a minimum, each joint action plan shall document the
19 4 causes, sources, and magnitude of lake impairment, evaluate
19 5 the feasibility of the lake and watershed restoration options,
19 6 establish water quality and fishery and wildlife goals and a
19 7 schedule for attainment, describe long=term management actions,
19 8 assess the economic benefits of the project, identify the
19 9 sources and amounts of any leveraged funds, and describe the
19 10 community's commitment to the project, including local funding.
19 11 The stakeholders' and community's commitment to the project may
19 12 include moneys to fund a lake diagnostic study and watershed
19 13 assessment, including development of a TMDL (total maximum
19 14 daily load).
19 15 Sec. 18. Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, paragraph c,
19 16 subparagraph (2), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
19 17 (2) If proposed, dredging of the lake will be conducted to
19 18 a mean depth of at least ten eight feet to gain water quality
19 19 benefits unless a combination of biologic and structural
19 20 controls is sufficient to assure water quality targets will be
19 21 achieved at a shallower average water depth.
19 22 Sec. 19. Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code
19 23 2016, is amended to read as follows:
19 24 d. The department shall evaluate the joint action plans
19 25 and prioritize the plans based on the criteria required in
19 26 this section. The department's annual lake restoration plan
19 27 and report shall include the prioritized list and the amounts
19 28 of state and other funding the department recommends for each
19 29 lake restoration project. The department may shall seek public
19 30 comment on its recommendations prior to submitting the plan and
19 31 report to the general assembly.
19 32 Sec. 20. Section 456A.33B, subsection 2, Code 2016, is
19 33 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
19 34 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. The department shall ensure that at least
19 35 eight percent, but no more than twelve percent, of the annual
20 1 appropriation for lake restoration projects in accordance with
20 2 the department's annual lake restoration plan and report shall
20 3 be invested in public shallow lakes or wetlands restoration
20 4 projects.
20 5 DIVISION VI
20 6 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
20 7 Sec. 21. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
20 8 subparagraph (2), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
20 9 (2) The fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and for
20 10 each subsequent fiscal year thereafter.
20 11 Sec. 22. Section 12.79, subsection 3, Code 2016, is amended
20 12 to read as follows:
20 13 3. Moneys in the fund in a fiscal year shall be used as
20 14 appropriated by the general assembly for prison improvement and
20 15 prison construction projects. However, for the fiscal year
20 16 beginning July 1, 2016, any unobligated and unencumbered moneys
20 17 in the fund from the previous fiscal year are appropriated to
20 18 the department of corrections for major maintenance projects.
20 19 Sec. 23. IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ==== AUTHORIZATION
20 20 FOR CONTRACTS. Pursuant to section 8D.11, subsection 1,
20 21 paragraph "a", the general assembly authorizes the Iowa
20 22 telecommunications and technology commission to enter into a
20 23 contract or contracts in excess of the contract limitation
20 24 amount established in section 8D.11, subsection 1, paragraph
20 25 "c", for purposes of the commission's network core upgrade
20 26 project. This authorization applies for the duration of the
20 27 commission's project and to all existing or future contracts
20 28 associated with the project, whether or not the award is made
20 29 to a single vendor or multiple vendors.
20 30 Sec. 24. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ==== LIMITATION ON
20 31 EXPENDITURES.
20 32 1. For purposes of this section, "restricted employee"
20 33 means an elective constitutional or statutory officer, a state
20 34 employee whose salary is set by the governor within a range set
20 35 by the general assembly, or a president of a state board of
21 1 regents institution.
21 2 2. Beginning July 1, 2016, moneys appropriated from the
21 3 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and used for public vertical
21 4 infrastructure projects as defined in section 8.57, subsection
21 5 5, paragraph "c", shall not be used for salary or other
21 6 compensation costs of a restricted employee.
21 7 Sec. 25. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ==== FY 2017=2018
21 8 BUDGET REQUEST INFORMATION. Finalized agency budget requests
21 9 submitted to the governor for the fiscal year beginning
21 10 July 1, 2017, that include a request for an appropriation
21 11 from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to be used for a
21 12 public vertical infrastructure project as defined in section
21 13 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c", shall include salary cost
21 14 information as required by this section. The salary cost
21 15 information shall include the number of full=time equivalent
21 16 positions to be utilized for the requested project and that
21 17 portion, in dollars, of salaries and any compensation costs
21 18 attributable to these full=time equivalent positions that will
21 19 be paid from the requested appropriation from the rebuild Iowa
21 20 infrastructure fund.
21 21 Sec. 26. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ==== PROPERTY ACQUISITION
21 22 AUTHORIZATION. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the
21 23 executive council may, in its sole discretion, expend moneys
21 24 as a performance of duty expense pursuant to section 7D.29 to
21 25 provide funding for the acquisition of property located at 525
21 26 East 9th street in the vicinity of the capitol complex.
21 27 Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following provision
21 28 of this division of this Act, being deemed of immediate
21 29 importance, takes effect upon enactment:
21 30 1. The section of this division of this Act authorizing the
21 31 Iowa telecommunications and technology commission to enter into
21 32 a contract or contracts.
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