Senate File 2438 - Introduced
SENATE FILE 2438
BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3202)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild
2 Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund,
3 providing for related matters, and including effective date
4 provisions.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 DIVISION I
2 REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
3 Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ——
4 APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
5 infrastructure fund created in section 8.57 to the following
6 departments and agencies for the following fiscal years, the
7 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
8 used for the purposes designated:
9 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
10 a. For the demolition of the fleet building located at 307
11 East Seventh Street, Des Moines, Iowa, notwithstanding section
12 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
13 FY 2024-2025:
14 .................................................. $ 1,997,500
15 b. For major maintenance projects:
16 FY 2024-2025:
17 .................................................. $ 20,000,000
18 c. For elevator upgrades and replacement on the capitol
19 complex and Terrace Hill:
20 FY 2024-2025:
21 .................................................. $ 5,364,500
22 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
23 a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund
24 created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the
25 water quality initiative administered by the division of soil
26 conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42,
27 including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
28 purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
29 “c”:
30 FY 2024-2025:
31 .................................................. $ 8,200,000
32 (2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered
33 paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
34 subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
35 of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
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1 coordinating council.
2 (b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
3 shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
4 generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
5 division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water
6 resources coordinating council.
7 (3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
8 as provided in subparagraph (2), all of the following apply:
9 (a) The demonstration projects must utilize water quality
10 practices as described in the latest revision of the document
11 entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
12 in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
13 stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
14 state university of science and technology.
15 (b) The division shall implement demonstration projects
16 as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
17 for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
18 agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
19 the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
20 such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
21 located within the same subwatershed.
22 (c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
23 a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
24 edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
25 not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
26 practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
27 actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
28 (d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
29 other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
30 similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
31 field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
32 establish water quality practices on such persons’ agricultural
33 land.
34 (e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
35 within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
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1 after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
2 division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
3 practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
4 legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
5 land shall be a confidential record.
6 (4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
7 shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
8 that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
9 agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
10 practices, including the establishment of such practices in
11 watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
12 high-priority watersheds.
13 (5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
14 may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
15 implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
16 (6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
17 may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
18 conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
19 to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
20 the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
21 restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share
22 basis as provided in chapter 161A.
23 (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
24 contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
25 this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
26 paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other
27 moneys available to the department from a state or federal
28 source.
29 (8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
30 this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
31 and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
32 by the soil conservation division.
33 b. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
34 created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
35 programs:
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1 FY 2024-2025:
2 .................................................. $ 10,000,000
3 The appropriation made in this paragraph is in lieu of the
4 standing appropriation from the general fund of the state in
5 section 159A.17 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and
6 ending June 30, 2025, which shall be zero.
7 c. For updating the maximum return to nitrogen modeling
8 system for fertilizer management, notwithstanding section 8.57,
9 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
10 FY 2024-2025:
11 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
12 Any information received, collected, or held for purposes
13 of this paragraph is a confidential record exempt from public
14 release if the information identifies a person who holds a
15 legal interest in agricultural land or who has previously held
16 a legal interest in agricultural land, a person who is involved
17 or who was previously involved in managing the agricultural
18 land or producing crops or livestock on the agricultural land,
19 or the identifiable location of the agricultural land.
20 3. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
21 For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth
22 Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
23 FY 2024-2025:
24 .................................................. $ 225,600
25 4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
26 a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
27 created in section 15F.204:
28 FY 2024-2025:
29 .................................................. $ 8,000,000
30 b. For deposit in the destination Iowa fund created in
31 section 15.281, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
32 paragraph “c”:
33 FY 2024-2025:
34 .................................................. $ 8,500,000
35 c. For equal distribution to regional sports authority
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1 districts certified by the department pursuant to section
2 15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
3 “c”:
4 FY 2024-2025:
5 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
6 d. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
7 strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
8 living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
9 the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
10 facilities located in cities with a population of less than
11 28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census:
12 FY 2024-2025:
13 .................................................. $ 250,000
14 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
15 a. For renovation of the Lucas Building:
16 FY 2024-2025:
17 .................................................. $ 10,000,000
18 b. For patient door conversion at the unit located at the
19 state mental health institute at Cherokee:
20 FY 2024-2025:
21 .................................................. $ 50,000
22 c. For renovation and expansion at the unit located at the
23 state mental health institute at Cherokee:
24 FY 2024-2025:
25 .................................................. $ 7,000,000
26 d. For renovation and expansion at the Iowa office of the
27 state medical examiner building:
28 FY 2024-2025:
29 .................................................. $ 18,150,000
30 FY 2025-2026:
31 .................................................. $ 18,150,000
32 e. For tunnel decentralization for the state resource
33 center at Woodward:
34 FY 2024-2025:
35 .................................................. $ 21,700,000
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1 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
2 a. For implementation of lake projects that have
3 established watershed improvement initiatives and community
4 support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
5 restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
6 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
7 FY 2024-2025:
8 .................................................. $ 9,600,000
9 b. For state park infrastructure improvements:
10 FY 2024-2025:
11 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
12 c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants,
13 including grants for projects relating to eligible water
14 bodies, as defined in section 456A.33C:
15 FY 2024-2025:
16 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
17 d. For grants to communities or organizations for tree
18 planting projects through the community forestry grant program,
19 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
20 FY 2024-2025:
21 .................................................. $ 250,000
22 7. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
23 a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
24 armories and facilities:
25 FY 2024-2025:
26 .................................................. $ 2,100,000
27 b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
28 installations and readiness centers to support operations and
29 training requirements:
30 FY 2024-2025:
31 .................................................. $ 2,100,000
32 c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
33 facility:
34 FY 2024-2025:
35 .................................................. $ 550,000
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1 d. The department of public defense shall report to the
2 general assembly by December 15, 2024, regarding the projects
3 the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
4 appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
5 8. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
6 a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
7 agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
8 the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
9 section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
10 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
11 FY 2024-2025:
12 .................................................. $ 6,424,379
13 b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created
14 in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
15 paragraph “c”:
16 FY 2024-2025:
17 .................................................. $ 2,500,000
18 9. BOARD OF REGENTS
19 a. For allocation by the state board of regents to the
20 state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science
21 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to
22 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating
23 funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees
24 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
25 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
26 and utility services at the institutions:
27 FY 2024-2025:
28 .................................................. $ 26,500,000
29 b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial
30 technology center at the university of northern Iowa:
31 FY 2024-2025:
32 .................................................. $ 3,850,000
33 c. For nonresidential infrastructure renovations at the
34 Iowa lakeside laboratory regent resource center:
35 FY 2024-2025:
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1 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
2 10. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
3 a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
4 trails within the state:
5 FY 2024-2025:
6 .................................................. $ 2,500,000
7 b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
8 fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
9 the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
10 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
11 FY 2024-2025:
12 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
13 c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
14 fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
15 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
16 FY 2024-2025:
17 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
18 d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
19 commercial service airports within the state:
20 FY 2024-2025:
21 .................................................. $ 1,900,000
22 e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
23 aviation airports within the state:
24 FY 2024-2025:
25 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
26 11. TREASURER OF STATE
27 For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
28 fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
29 fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
30 FY 2024-2025:
31 .................................................. $ 1,060,000
32 12. JUDICIAL BRANCH
33 For chiller replacement at the judicial building:
34 FY 2024-2025:
35 .................................................. $ 475,000
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1 13. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
2 For replacement of cemetery equipment, notwithstanding
3 section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
4 FY 2024-2025:
5 .................................................. $ 168,388
6 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
7 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
8 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
9 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
10 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
11 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
12 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
13 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
14 fiscal year, unencumbered or