Senate Study Bill 1252 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR BUDGET
BILL)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations to state
2 departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
3 infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund,
4 and providing for related matters.
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 to the following departments and agencies
6 for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
7 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
8 designated:
9 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
10 a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund
11 created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the
12 water quality initiative administered by the division of soil
13 conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42,
14 including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15 purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
16 “c”:
17 FY 2021-2022:
18 .................................................. $ 5,200,000
19 FY 2022-2023:
20 .................................................. $ 5,200,000
21 (2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered
22 paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in
23 subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part
24 of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources
25 coordinating council.
26 (b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
27 shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds
28 generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the
29 division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water
30 resources coordinating council.
31 (3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds
32 as provided in subparagraph (2), all of the following shall
33 apply:
34 (a) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality
35 practices as described in the latest revision of the document
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1 entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented
2 in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land
3 stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa
4 state university of science and technology.
5 (b) The division shall implement demonstration projects
6 as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing
7 for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in
8 agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical,
9 the division shall provide for collaborative participation by
10 such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land
11 located within the same subwatershed.
12 (c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on
13 a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for
14 edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall
15 not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the
16 practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the
17 actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
18 (d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate
19 other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing
20 similar water quality practices. The division shall promote
21 field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to
22 establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
23 (e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations
24 within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period
25 after accumulating information from such evaluations, the
26 division shall create an aggregated database of water quality
27 practices. Any information identifying a person holding a
28 legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural
29 land shall be a confidential record.
30 (4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
31 shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner
32 that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in
33 agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality
34 practices, including the establishment of such practices in
35 watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or
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1 high-priority watersheds.
2 (5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
3 may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the
4 implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph.
5 (6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6 may be used by the department to support urban soil and water
7 conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited
8 to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping,
9 the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality
10 restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share
11 basis as provided in chapter 161A.
12 (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
13 contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in
14 this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this
15 paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other
16 moneys available to the department from a state or federal
17 source.
18 (8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in
19 this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration
20 and implementation of the water quality initiative administered
21 by the soil conservation division.
22 b. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund
23 created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure
24 programs:
25 FY 2020-2021:
26 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
27 FY 2022-2023:
28 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
29 2. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
30 For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth
31 Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
32 FY 2021-2022:
33 .................................................. $ 139,100
34 3. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
35 For the remodel and expansion of the kitchen and visitation
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1 areas at the Clarinda treatment complex:
2 FY 2021-2022:
3 .................................................. $ 5,242,619
4 FY 2022-2023:
5 .................................................. $ 4,000,000
6 4. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
7 a. For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created
8 in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that
9 meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
10 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
11 FY 2021-2022:
12 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
13 FY 2022-2023:
14 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
15 b. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to
16 strengthening communities through youth development, healthy
17 living, and social responsibility for costs associated with
18 the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at
19 facilities located in cities with a population of less than
20 28,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census:
21 FY 2021-2022:
22 .................................................. $ 250,000
23 FY 2022-2023:
24 .................................................. $ 250,000
25 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
26 a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
27 created in section 15F.204:
28 FY 2021-2022:
29 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
30 FY 2022-2023:
31 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
32 b. For equal distribution to regional sports authority
33 districts certified by the department pursuant to section
34 15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
35 “c”:
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1 FY 2021-2022:
2 .................................................. $ 500,000
3 FY 2022-2023:
4 .................................................. $ 500,000
5 6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
6 For converting dorm space into individual rooms at the
7 Eldora institution:
8 FY 2021-2022:
9 .................................................. $ 6,500,000
10 7. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
11 a. For implementation of lake projects that have
12 established watershed improvement initiatives and community
13 support in accordance with the department’s annual lake
14 restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57,
15 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
16 FY 2021-2022:
17 .................................................. $ 9,600,000
18 FY 2022-2023:
19 .................................................. $ 9,600,000
20 b. For state park infrastructure improvements:
21 FY 2021-2022:
22 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
23 FY 2022-2023:
24 .................................................. $ 2,000,000
25 c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants:
26 FY 2021-2022:
27 .................................................. $ 500,000
28 FY 2022-2023:
29 .................................................. $ 500,000
30 8. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
31 a. For major maintenance projects at national guard
32 armories and facilities:
33 FY 2021-2022:
34 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
35 FY 2022-2023:
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1 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
2 b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
3 installations and readiness centers to support operations and
4 training requirements:
5 FY 2021-2022:
6 .................................................. $ 1,800,000
7 FY 2022-2023:
8 .................................................. $ 1,850,000
9 c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
10 facility:
11 FY 2021-2022:
12 .................................................. $ 250,000
13 FY 2022-2023:
14 .................................................. $ 250,000
15 d. The department of public defense shall report to the
16 general assembly by December 15, 2021, regarding the projects
17 the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
18 appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
19 9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
20 a. For payments and other costs due under a financing
21 agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building
22 the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to
23 section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57,
24 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
25 FY 2021-2022:
26 .................................................. $ 4,114,482
27 FY 2022-2023:
28 .................................................. $ 4,118,754
29 b. For the purchase of portable bomb tech kits,
30 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
31 FY 2021-2022:
32 .................................................. $ 565,000
33 c. For the purchase of investigation response analysis and
34 collection tools, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5,
35 paragraph “c”:
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1 FY 2021-2022:
2 .................................................. $ 212,000
3 d. For the purchase of emergency rescue vehicles,
4 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
5 FY 2021-2022:
6 .................................................. $ 232,500
7 FY 2022-2023:
8 .................................................. $ 232,500
9 10. BOARD OF REGENTS
10 For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
11 university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and
12 technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse
13 the institutions for deficiencies in the operating funds
14 resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees and
15 charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
16 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
17 and utility services at the institutions:
18 FY 2021-2022:
19 .................................................. $ 28,100,000
20 FY 2022-2023:
21 .................................................. $ 28,100,000
22 11. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
23 a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
24 trails within the state:
25 FY 2021-2022:
26 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
27 FY 2022-2023:
28 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
29 b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant
30 fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet
31 the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57,
32 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
33 FY 2021-2022:
34 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
35 FY 2022-2023:
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1 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
2 c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant
3 fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57,
4 subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
5 FY 2021-2022:
6 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
7 FY 2022-2023:
8 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
9 d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
10 commercial service airports within the state:
11 FY 2021-2022:
12 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
13 FY 2022-2023:
14 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
15 e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
16 aviation airports within the state:
17 FY 2021-2022:
18 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
19 FY 2022-2023:
20 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
21 12. TREASURER OF STATE
22 For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified
23 fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county
24 fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
25 FY 2021-2022:
26 .................................................. $ 1,060,000
27 FY 2022-2023:
28 .................................................. $ 1,060,000
29 13. JUDICIAL BRANCH
30 For furniture and equipment for justice centers located in
31 counties with new buildings the judicial branch is required to
32 furnish, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
33 “c”:
34 FY 2021-2022:
35 .................................................. $ 2,522,990
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1 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless
2 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated
3 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act
4 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
5 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that
6 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
7 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for
8 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier
9 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at
10 the close of that same fiscal year.
11 DIVISION II
12 TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND
13 Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is
14 appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created
15 in section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies
16 for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
17 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
18 designated:
19 1. IOW