Bill Text: IA SF577 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, establishing a destination Iowa fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1221.) Effective date: 06/01/2023, 07/01/2023.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-01 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 1089. [SF577 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-SF577-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT
RELATING TO AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE REBUILD IOWA
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND AND TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND,
ESTABLISHING A DESTINATION IOWA FUND, PROVIDING FOR RELATED
MATTERS, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ——
APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies
for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
For safety and security on the state capitol complex,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000
2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund
created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the
water quality initiative administered by the division of soil
conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42 ,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph

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“c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,200,000
(2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered
paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
coordinating council.
(b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water
resources coordinating council.
(3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
as provided in subparagraph (2), all of the following shall
apply:
(a) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
practices as described in the latest revision of the document
entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
state university of science and technology.
(b) The division shall implement demonstration projects
as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
located within the same subwatershed.
(c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
(d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
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establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
(e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
land shall be a confidential record.
(4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
practices, including the establishment of such practices in
watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
high-priority watersheds.
(5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
(6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share
basis as provided in chapter 161A .
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other
moneys available to the department from a state or federal
source.
(8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
by the soil conservation division.
b. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
programs:
FY 2023-2024:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000
c. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
programs:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000
The appropriation made in this paragraph shall be in lieu of
the standing appropriation in section 159A.17 for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
d. For updating the maximum return to nitrogen modeling
system for fertilizer management, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
Any information received, collected, or held for purposes
of this paragraph is a confidential record exempt from public
release if the information identifies a person who holds a
legal interest in agricultural land or who has previously
held a legal interest in agricultural land, a person who is
involved or who has previously been involved in managing
the agricultural land or producing crops or livestock on
the agricultural land, or the identifiable location of the
agricultural land.
3. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth
Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 232,000
4. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
a. For the purchase of prison body scanners at corrections
facilities, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 865,000
b. For construction of an apprenticeship building at the
Mount Pleasant correctional facility:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,200,000
c. For electrical service upgrades at the Iowa medical and

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classification center:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,800,000
5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
created in section 15F.204:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000
b. For deposit in the destination Iowa fund created in
section 15.281, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,500,000
c. For equal distribution to regional sports authority
districts certified by the department pursuant to section
15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000
d. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
facilities located in cities with a population of less than
28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
For heating, cooling, electrical, lighting, and fire
detection system upgrades and exterior building repairs at the
girls’ dormitory at the Iowa school for the deaf:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,700,000
7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
a. For tunnel decentralization for the state resource
center at Woodward:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,572,736
b. For costs associated with the newborn safe haven Act,

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chapter 233, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
paragraph “c”:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,000
Moneys appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for a
one-time grant for the installation of a newborn safety device
at a location authorized by and in accordance with chapter 233.
c. For a grant to a nonprofit organization specializing in
brain injury rehabilitation by providing post-acute inpatient
and outpatient rehabilitation, as well as long-term skilled,
supported, and independent living services for people who have
sustained a traumatic brain injury due to a stroke, tumor,
aneurysm, or other brain injury, headquartered in a city with
a population between 67,500 and 68,500 as determined by the
2020 federal decennial census, for renovation of a facility
to accommodate individuals served by the organization who are
being relocated from the organization’s site on the Glenwood
state resource center campus:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000
8. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
a. For implementation of lake projects that have
established watershed improvement initiatives and community
support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,600,000
b. For state park infrastructure improvements:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000
c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants,
including grants for projects relating to eligible water
bodies, as defined in section 456A.33C:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000
d. For grants to communities or organizations for tree
planting projects through the community forestry grant program,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000

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e. For costs associated with infrastructure improvements on
the state fairgrounds:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
f. For deferred maintenance costs at the honey creek resort
state park required to be completed pursuant to a contract:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000,000
9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
armories and facilities:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000
b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
installations and readiness centers to support operations and
training requirements:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000
c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
facility:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550,000
d. For replacement of the heating and cooling system at the
joint force headquarters at Camp Dodge:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,442,000
e. For costs associated with the construction of a readiness
center in West Des Moines:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
f. The department of public defense shall report to the
general assembly by December 15, 2023, regarding the projects
the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
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subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,754,358
b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created
in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000
11. BOARD OF REGENTS
a. For allocation by the state board of regents to the
state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science
and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to
reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating
funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees
and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
and utility services at the institutions:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,900,000
b. For an addition to the veterinary diagnostic laboratory
at Iowa state university of science and technology:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,000,000
12. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
trails within the state:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000
b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000

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d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
commercial service airports within the state:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,900,000
e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
aviation airports within the state:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
f. For vertical infrastructure improvements at commercial
service airports within the state:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000
Moneys appropriated in this paragraph shall be awarded as
grants to commercial service airports within the state for
commercial service airport terminal improvements. Commercial
service airports shall provide a ninety percent match for
grants awarded pursuant to this paragraph and shall not utilize
federal funds to provide the required match.
13. TREASURER OF STATE
For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,060,000
14. ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD
For office space improvements and security upgrades:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,000
15. IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
For heating and cooling replacement in the Lucas building
switch room:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 578,412
16. JUDICIAL BRANCH
For construction projects at the Woodbury county law
enforcement center:
FY 2023-2024:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless

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specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION II
TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND
Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in
section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024,
the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
be used for the purposes designated:
1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
For cybersecurity and technology projects:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 278,503
2. AUDITOR OF STATE
For the upgrade and relocation of servers and server
hardware:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 292,500
3. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
a. For camera system upgrades at corrections institutions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,879,936
b. For body cameras at corrections institutions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,000
4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
a. For the continued development and implementation of an
educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers,
parents, school district administrators, area education agency
staff, department of education staff, and policymakers:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000
Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the
department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system
capable of tracking students throughout their education via
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b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with
connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,727,000
c. To the public broadcasting division for costs associated
with a searchable digital asset management system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 343,808
5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the
continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal
justice information system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400,000
b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data
warehouse:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 282,664
c. For technology costs associated with the state poison
control center:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000
6. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass
notification and emergency messaging system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000
7. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
For replacement of a simulator:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
8. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
a. For the continued development and implementation of
a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for
budget and financial information:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000
b. For the continued development and implementation of the
comprehensive electronic grant management system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000
c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and
property tax system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,000
d. For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is
placed on the internet for budget and financial information:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 382,131
e. For the installation of specified applications on state

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of Iowa mobile devices and installation of other computer
programming to restrict state employees from accessing
specified internet sites, to include accessing specified
internet sites from an internet browser:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,180,000
f. For technology costs associated with implementing the
requirements of 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 718, if enacted:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
9. BOARD OF PAROLE
For programming enhancements to the Iowa corrections
offender network (ICON) data system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000
10. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
For tax system modernization:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,070,460
11. JUDICIAL BRANCH
a. For technology projects at the Woodbury county law
enforcement center:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,290
b. For audio and visual systems in courtrooms across the
state:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 565,000
Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION III
CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 5. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 1, subsection
10, paragraph b, as amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150,
section 9, is amended to read as follows:
b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial
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include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal
year:
(1) FY 2021-2022:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,000,000
(2) FY 2022-2023:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,500,000
Of the money appropriated in this subparagraph, the
board of regents is authorized to expend such amount as the
board determines for purposes of steam tunnel repairs at the
university of northern Iowa.
Sec. 6. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 2, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 2. REVERSION.
1. For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes
of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided otherwise,
unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made
in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of
the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However,
if the project or projects for which such appropriation was
made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
fiscal year.
2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically
provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from
an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 10, paragraph
“d”, of this division of this 2021 Iowa Act, as amended by 2022
Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, section 11, shall not revert but shall
remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated
until the project for which the appropriation was made is
completed.
Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 8. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a,
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(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , and for
each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen
million five hundred thousand dollars.
Sec. 9. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH . k. There is appropriated from the rebuild
Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the sum of eighteen million
three hundred ninety thousand two hundred ninety dollars to the
technology reinvestment fund, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c” .
DIVISION V
DESTINATION IOWA FUND
Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 15.281 Destination Iowa fund.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Eligible applicant” means a city, county, or
not-for-profit organization.
b. “Rural community” means a community that has a population
of fewer than twenty thousand persons as determined by the most
recent population estimate produced by the United States bureau
of census or the most recent decennial census released by the
United States bureau of census.
c. “Vertical infrastructure” means land acquisition
and construction, major renovation and major repair of
buildings, all appurtenant structures, utilities, site
development, recreational trails, and water trails. “Vertical
infrastructure” does not include routine, recurring maintenance
or operational expenses or leasing of a building, appurtenant
structure, or utility without a lease-purchase agreement.
2. A destination Iowa fund is created in the state treasury
under the control of the authority. The fund shall consist of
all moneys appropriated to the fund. The board will oversee
and administer the destination Iowa fund.
3. Moneys in the destination Iowa fund are appropriated
to the authority for purposes of providing grants to eligible
applicants for any of the following types of projects:
a. Economically significant projects that increase tourism
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opportunities.
c. Projects that contribute to quality of life in rural
communities.
4. Projects must meet all of the following criteria to be
eligible for a grant to an eligible applicant from the fund:
a. The project must be primarily vertical infrastructure.
b. The project must be available for year-round use by the
public.
c. An eligible applicant must intend to own the property
that is the subject of the project upon completion.
5. The board shall prioritize making awards to applicants
that have not been awarded money from the destination Iowa fund
or other programs intended to support community attraction
and tourism projects after July 1, 2018. The board shall
prioritize awarding grants to projects that include primarily
new construction over projects that primarily renovate or
replace existing facilities. The board shall not award a grant
in an amount exceeding fifty percent of the total cost of the
project.
6. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the authority
shall allocate fifty percent of the moneys available in the
destination Iowa fund to projects in rural communities. If
any portion of the moneys allocated under this subsection has
not been awarded by April 1 of the fiscal year for which the
allocation is made, the portion which has not been awarded may
be awarded to any eligible project in the state. If a county
is the applicant, a project will be deemed to be located in a
rural community if the geographic location of the project is in
or near a city that is a rural community.
7. Applications for grants from the destination Iowa fund
shall be submitted to the authority. For those applications
that meet the eligibility criteria described in subsection
4, the authority shall forward the applications and provide
a staff evaluation to the board. Work completed and costs
incurred prior to the date of board approval of a grant are
ineligible for reimbursement, except the acquisition of real
estate.
8. The board shall make final funding decisions on
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applications for grants under the program. The board and the
authority may negotiate with applicants regarding the details
of projects and the amount and terms of any award. In making
final funding decisions pursuant to this subsection, the board
and the authority are exempt from chapter 17A.
9. If an application is approved, the authority shall enter
into an agreement with the applicant to provide a grant awarded
from the fund.
10. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2,
interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the destination
Iowa fund shall be credited to the destination Iowa fund.
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the
destination Iowa fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal
year. The authority shall not use more than five percent of
the moneys in the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year for
purposes of administrative costs and program support.
DIVISION VI
ON-STREAM IMPOUNDMENT RESTORATION
Sec. 11. Section 456A.33C, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code
2023, are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
2. The department shall establish an on-stream impoundment
restoration program for purposes of funding projects for the
maintenance, restoration, and sustainability of eligible water
bodies and their related watersheds from moneys appropriated to
the department for this purpose.
3. a. The department shall fund projects for eligible water
bodies that are designed to achieve the following goals:
(1) Ensure a cost-effective, positive return on investment
for the citizens of Iowa.
(2) Ensure local community commitment to watershed
protection.
(3) Ensure significant improvement in water clarity,
safety, and quality.
(4) Provide for sustainable, healthy, and functioning
bodies of water.
(5) Contribute to the department’s fish and wildlife
conservation plans.
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to fund projects under this section shall favor proposals
which include nonstate matching funds of at least one dollar
for every dollar of state funding, and funding for watershed
improvement practices and participation of corresponding
watershed management authority.
______________________________ ______________________________
AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEY
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 577, Ninetieth General Assembly.
______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secretary of the Senate
Approved _______________, 2023 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor