Bill Text: IA SF4 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act appropriating moneys to the flood mitigation fund for the protection of property from the effects of floodwaters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-17 - Subcommittee: Behn, Celsi, and Kapucian. S.J. 124. [SF4 Detail]
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BY
HOGG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
appropriating
moneys
to
the
flood
mitigation
fund
for
1
the
protection
of
property
from
the
effects
of
floodwaters.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
418.10A
Flood
mitigation
——
1
appropriation.
2
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
3
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management,
4
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
and
for
each
5
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
amount
of
four
million
dollars
to
6
be
deposited
in
the
flood
mitigation
fund
created
in
section
7
418.10.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
GENERAL.
This
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
12
fund
to
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
13
management
for
deposit
in
the
Iowa
flood
mitigation
fund
for
14
each
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019.
15
BACKGROUND.
A
flood
mitigation
board
consisting
of
nine
16
voting
members
and
five
ex
officio
nonvoting
members
housed
17
in
the
department
(Code
section
418.5)
administers
a
flood
18
mitigation
program
to
assist
governmental
entities
(e.g.,
19
cities
and
counties)
undertaking
projects
which
include
20
the
construction
and
reconstruction
of
levees,
embankments,
21
impounding
reservoirs,
or
conduits
determined
necessary
for
the
22
protection
of
property
from
the
effects
of
floodwaters
(Code
23
sections
418.1,
418.4,
and
418.8).
The
program
is
supported
24
from
moneys
in
the
fund
which
is
also
under
the
control
of
the
25
board.
Such
moneys
are
to
be
used
to
provide
assistance
in
26
the
form
of
grants,
loans,
and
forgivable
loans
(Code
section
27
418.10(3)).
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