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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 338 .)

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 338 .)

Agriculture Budget
Passed Legislature

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Withdrawn. H.J. 1171 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 338 .)

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 338 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 338 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 1171 .

  2. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    SF 646 substituted. H.J. 1156 .

  3. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1326 filed, adopted. H.J. 1156 .

  4. 2025-05-09 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 1111 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 338 .)

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File

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

1043

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

338)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

and

making

appropriations

involving

state

1

government

entities

associated

with

agriculture,

natural

2

resources,

and

environmental

protection,

and

providing

3

penalties.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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DIVISION

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1

DEPARTMENT

OF

AGRICULTURE

AND

LAND

STEWARDSHIP

2

Section

1.

GENERAL

FUND.

3

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

4

to

the

department

of

agriculture

and

land

stewardship

for

the

5

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

6

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

7

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

8

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

department,

including

its

9

divisions,

for

administration,

regulation,

and

programs;

for

10

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes;

and

11

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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$

20,377,294

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FTEs

420.00

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2.

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

subsection

1,

the

following

15

amount

is

transferred

to

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

16

technology,

to

be

used

for

the

university’s

midwest

grape

and

17

wine

industry

institute:

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$

325,000

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3.

The

department

shall

submit

a

report

each

quarter

of

20

the

fiscal

year

to

the

general

assembly

and

the

department

21

of

management.

The

report

shall

describe

in

detail

the

22

expenditure

of

moneys

appropriated

in

this

section

to

support

23

the

department’s

administration,

regulation,

and

programs.

24

Sec.

2.

UNCLAIMED

PARI-MUTUEL

WAGERING

WINNINGS

——

25

HORSE

AND

DOG

RACING.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

moneys

26

available

under

section

99D.13

to

the

department

of

agriculture

27

and

land

stewardship

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

28

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

or

so

29

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

30

designated:

31

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

department’s

administration

32

and

enforcement

of

horse

and

dog

racing

law

pursuant

to

section

33

99D.22

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including

for

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

34

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

305,516

1

Sec.

3.

RENEWABLE

FUEL

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUND

——

MOTOR

2

FUEL

INSPECTION.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

renewable

3

fuel

infrastructure

fund

created

in

section

159A.16

to

the

4

department

of

agriculture

and

land

stewardship

for

the

fiscal

5

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

6

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

7

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

8

For

purposes

of

the

inspection

of

motor

fuel,

including

9

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

10

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$

500,000

11

Sec.

4.

SKILLED

WORKER

AND

JOB

CREATION

FUND

——

BUTCHERY

12

INNOVATION

AND

REVITALIZATION

PROGRAM.

13

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

Iowa

skilled

worker

and

14

job

creation

fund

created

in

section

8.57J

to

the

department

of

15

agriculture

and

land

stewardship

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

16

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

17

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

18

designated:

19

For

support

of

the

butchery

innovation

and

revitalization

20

program

established

pursuant

to

2024

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

21

1148,

section

28,

to

award

financial

assistance

to

eligible

22

businesses

for

projects

based

on

criteria

described

in

section

23

15E.370:

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$

249,695

25

2.

The

department

may

use

not

more

than

5

percent

of

the

26

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

to

pay

for

the

costs

of

27

administering

the

program

described

in

subsection

1.

28

3.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

29

subsection

1

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

30

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

31

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

32

close

of

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027.

33

Sec.

5.

SPECIAL

APPROPRIATIONS

FROM

GENERAL

FUND

TO

34

DEPARTMENT.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

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to

the

department

of

agriculture

and

land

stewardship

1

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

2

30,

2026,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

3

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

4

1.

DAIRY

REGULATION

5

a.

For

purposes

of

performing

functions

pursuant

to

section

6

192.109

,

including

conducting

a

survey

of

grade

“A”

milk

and

7

certifying

the

results

to

the

secretary

of

agriculture:

8

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$

189,196

9

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

in

10

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

11

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

12

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

13

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

14

2.

LOCAL

FOOD

AND

FARM

PROGRAM

15

a.

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

local

food

and

farm

16

program

pursuant

to

chapter

267A

:

17

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$

125,000

18

b.

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

$50,000

is

19

allocated

to

the

department

to

support

a

project

conducted

by

20

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology

to

study

the

21

ability

of

the

choose

Iowa

food

program,

created

under

section

22

187.304,

as

enacted

by

this

Act,

to

serve

rural

grocers.

23

c.

The

department

shall

enter

into

a

cost-sharing

agreement

24

with

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology

to

support

25

the

local

food

and

farm

program

coordinator

position

as

part

of

26

the

university’s

cooperative

extension

service

in

agriculture

27

and

home

economics

pursuant

to

chapter

267A

.

28

d.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

in

29

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

30

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

31

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

32

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

33

3.

AGRICULTURAL

EDUCATION

34

a.

For

purposes

of

allocating

moneys

to

an

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association

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affiliated

with

a

national

organization

that

promotes

1

agricultural

education

providing

for

future

farmers:

2

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$

150,000

3

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

in

4

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

5

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

6

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

7

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

8

4.

FOREIGN

ANIMAL

DISEASES

AFFLICTING

LIVESTOCK

9

For

deposit

in

the

foreign

animal

disease

preparedness

and

10

response

fund

created

in

section

163.3B

for

purposes

designated

11

in

that

section:

12

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$

1,050,000

13

5.

FARMERS

WITH

DISABILITIES

PROGRAM

14

a.

For

purposes

of

supporting

a

program

for

farmers

with

15

disabilities:

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$

230,000

17

b.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

shall

be

18

used

for

the

public

purpose

of

providing

a

grant

to

a

national

19

nonprofit

organization

with

over

80

years

of

experience

in

20

assisting

children

and

adults

with

disabilities

and

special

21

needs.

The

moneys

shall

be

used

to

support

a

nationally

22

recognized

program

that

began

in

1986

and

has

been

replicated

23

in

at

least

30

other

states,

but

is

not

available

through

24

any

other

entity

in

this

state,

and

that

provides

assistance

25

to

farmers

with

disabilities

in

all

99

counties

to

allow

the

26

farmers

to

remain

in

their

own

homes

and

be

gainfully

engaged

27

in

farming

through

provision

of

agricultural

worksite

and

home

28

modification

consultations,

peer

support

services,

services

29

to

families,

information

and

referral,

and

equipment

loan

30

services.

31

c.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

in

32

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

33

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

34

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

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year.

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6.

LOESS

HILLS

DEVELOPMENT

AND

CONSERVATION

FUND

2

a.

For

deposit

in

the

loess

hills

development

and

3

conservation

fund

created

pursuant

to

section

161D.2

:

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$

300,000

5

b.

(1)

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

6

$260,000

shall

be

allocated

to

the

fund’s

hungry

canyons

7

account.

8

(2)

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

allocated

in

this

9

paragraph

may

be

used

for

administrative

costs.

10

c.

(1)

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

11

$40,000

shall

be

allocated

to

the

fund’s

loess

hills

alliance

12

account.

13

(2)

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

allocated

in

this

14

paragraph

may

be

used

for

administrative

costs.

15

7.

SOUTHERN

IOWA

DEVELOPMENT

AND

CONSERVATION

FUND

16

a.

For

deposit

in

the

southern

Iowa

development

and

17

conservation

fund

created

pursuant

to

section

161D.12:

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$

100,000

19

b.

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

20

this

subsection

may

be

used

for

administrative

costs.

21

8.

GRAIN

REGULATION

22

For

the

administration

and

enforcement

of

chapters

203

23

and

203C

,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

24

miscellaneous

purposes:

25

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$

350,000

26

9.

CHOOSE

IOWA

FUND

27

a.

For

deposit

in

the

choose

Iowa

fund

created

in

section

28

187.201:

29

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$

1,813,000

30

b.

(1)

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

31

the

department

shall

use

at

least

$500,000

to

support

the

32

value-added

agricultural

grant

program

created

in

section

33

187.321.

34

(2)

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

the

35

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sb/js

5/

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department

may

use

up

to

$813,000

to

support

the

choose

Iowa

1

promotional

program

as

provided

in

chapter

187,

subchapter

III,

2

part

1.

3

(3)

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

the

4

department

shall

use

at

least

$500,000

to

support

the

dairy

5

innovation

and

revitalization

program

created

in

section

6

187.311.

7

c.

The

department

may

increase

or

decrease

the

amount

of

8

moneys

used

to

support

a

program

described

in

paragraph

“b”

9

based

on

the

amount

of

moneys

awarded

to

persons

participating

10

in

the

program.

The

department

shall

publish

a

notice

of

the

11

department’s

action

to

increase

or

decrease

the

amount

on

the

12

department’s

internet

site

where

the

programs

are

advertised

at

13

least

thirty

days

prior

to

the

day

that

the

department

takes

14

such

action.

15

10.

CHOOSE

IOWA

FOOD

PURCHASING

PROGRAM

16

a.

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

choose

Iowa

food

17

purchasing

program

to

assist

eligible

participants

in

18

purchasing

qualified

food

products

pursuant

to

section

187.331,

19

as

enacted

by

this

Act:

20

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$

200,000

21

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

22

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

23

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

24

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

25

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

26

Sec.

6.

NEW

SECTION

.

187.331

Choose

Iowa

food

purchasing

27

program.

28

1.

There

is

created

within

the

department

a

choose

Iowa

food

29

purchasing

program.

30

2.

The

department

shall

administer

the

program

according

to

31

all

of

the

following:

32

a.

A

farm

or

business

that

owns

or

operates

the

farm

33

source

shall

be

given

a

preference

to

participate

in

the

34

program

if

the

farm

or

business

is

currently

participating

35

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in

the

choose

Iowa

promotional

program

as

provided

in

this

1

part

1

of

subchapter

III.

Otherwise,

a

farm

or

business

may

2

participate

in

the

program

if

the

farm

or

business

has

applied

3

to

participate

in

the

choose

Iowa

promotional

program

and

the

4

department

determines

that

the

application

will

be

approved.

5

b.

An

eligible

participant

is

limited

to

any

Iowa

food

bank

6

or

an

Iowa

emergency

feeding

organization,

recognized

by

the

7

department.

8

c.

A

qualified

food

product

is

limited

to

meat

and

poultry,

9

dairy

products,

grains,

flour,

eggs,

honey,

and

produce.

10

3.

a.

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

to

support

the

program

in

11

a

fiscal

year,

not

more

than

one

hundred

fifty

thousand

dollars

12

shall

be

used

to

reimburse

Iowa

food

banks

and

Iowa

emergency

13

feeding

organizations.

14

b.

An

eligible

participant

shall

be

reimbursed

on

a

matching

15

basis

with

the

department

contributing

one

dollar

for

every

one

16

dollar

expended

by

the

eligible

participant.

17

c.

An

Iowa

food

bank

or

Iowa

emergency

feeding

organization

18

shall

not

receive

more

than

fifty

thousand

dollars

per

fiscal

19

year

for

participating

in

the

program.

20

4.

The

department

may

use

not

more

than

five

percent

of

the

21

moneys

appropriated

to

support

the

program

in

a

fiscal

year

to

22

pay

for

the

costs

of

administering

the

program.

23

5.

The

department

shall

prepare

and

submit

a

report

24

regarding

its

findings

and

recommendations

to

the

governor

and

25

general

assembly

not

later

than

January

15

of

each

year.

26

6.

This

section

is

repealed

July

1,

2030.

27

Sec.

7.

DIRECTIONS

TO

CODE

EDITOR.

The

Code

editor

shall

28

designate

section

187.331,

as

enacted

in

this

division

of

this

29

Act,

as

a

new

part

within

chapter

187,

subchapter

III,

entitled

30

“Choose

Iowa

Food

Purchasing

Program”.

31

DIVISION

II

32

DEPARTMENT

OF

NATURAL

RESOURCES

33

Sec.

8.

GENERAL

FUND.

34

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

35

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1001HV

(2)

91

sb/js

7/

31

H.F.

1043

to

the

department

of

natural

resources

for

the

fiscal

year

1

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

2

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

3

purposes

designated:

4

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

department,

including

its

5

divisions,

for

administration,

regulation,

and

programs;

for

6

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes;

and

7

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

8

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$

12,816,738

9

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.

FTEs

1,145.95

10

2.

Of

the

number

of

full-time

equivalent

positions

11

authorized

to

the

department

pursuant

to

subsection

1,

50.00

12

full-time

equivalent

positions

shall

be

allocated

by

the

13

department

for

seasonal

employees

for

purposes

of

providing

14

maintenance,

upkeep,

and

sanitary

services

at

state

parks.

15

This

subsection

shall

not

impact

conservation

officer,

park

16

ranger,

or

park

manager

positions

within

the

department.

17

3.

The

department

shall

submit

a

report

each

quarter

of

18

the

fiscal

year

to

the

general

assembly

and

the

department

19

of

management.

The

report

shall

describe

in

detail

the

20

expenditure

of

moneys

appropriated

under

this

section

to

21

support

the

department’s

administration,

regulation,

and

22

programs.

23

Sec.

9.

STATE

FISH

AND

GAME

PROTECTION

FUND

——

REGULATION

24

AND

ADVANCEMENT

OF

OUTDOOR

ACTIVITIES.

25

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

state

fish

and

game

26

protection

fund

created

pursuant

to

section

456A.17

to

the

27

department

of

natural

resources

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

28

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

29

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

30

designated:

31

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

regulation

or

advancement

of

32

hunting,

fishing,

or

trapping,

or

the

protection,

propagation,

33

restoration,

management,

or

harvest

of

fish

or

wildlife,

34

including

for

administration,

regulation,

law

enforcement,

and

35

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1043

programs;

and

for

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

equipment,

1

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

2

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.

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.

$

51,404,790

3

2.

Notwithstanding

section

455A.10

,

the

department

may

use

4

the

unappropriated

balance

remaining

in

the

state

fish

and

game

5

protection

fund

to

provide

for

the

funding

of

health

and

life

6

insurance

premium

payments

from

unused

sick

leave

balances

of

7

conservation

peace

officers

employed

in

a

protection

occupation

8

who

retire,

pursuant

to

section

97B.49B

.

9

3.

Notwithstanding

section

455A.10

,

the

department

may

10

use

the

unappropriated

balance

remaining

in

the

state

fish

11

and

game

protection

fund

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

12

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

as

is

necessary

to

fund

13

salary

adjustments

for

departmental

employees

for

which

the

14

general

assembly

has

made

an

operating

budget

appropriation

in

15

subsection

1.

16

Sec.

10.

GROUNDWATER

PROTECTION

FUND

——

WATER

17

QUALITY.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

groundwater

protection

18

fund

created

in

section

455E.11

to

the

department

of

natural

19

resources

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

20

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

from

those

moneys

that

are

not

21

allocated

pursuant

to

that

section,

the

following

amount,

or

22

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

23

designated:

24

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

department’s

protection

25

of

the

state’s

groundwater,

including

for

administration,

26

regulation,

and

programs,

and

for

salaries,

support,

27

maintenance,

equipment,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

28

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.

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.

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.

.

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.

$

3,455,850

29

Sec.

11.

SPECIAL

SNOWMOBILE

FUND

——

SNOWMOBILE

30

PROGRAM.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

special

snowmobile

31

fund

created

under

section

321G.7

to

the

department

of

natural

32

resources

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

33

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

34

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

35

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91

sb/js

9/

31

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1043

For

purposes

of

administering

and

enforcing

the

state

1

snowmobile

programs:

2

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.

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.

$

100,000

3

Sec.

12.

SPECIAL

APPROPRIATIONS

FROM

GENERAL

FUND

TO

4

DEPARTMENT.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

5

state

to

the

department

of

natural

resources

for

the

fiscal

6

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

7

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

8

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

9

1.

FLOODPLAIN

MANAGEMENT

AND

DAM

SAFETY

10

a.

For

purposes

of

supporting

floodplain

management

and

dam

11

safety:

12

.

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.

$

1,510,000

13

b.

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

up

to

14

$400,000

may

be

used

by

the

department

to

acquire

or

install

15

stream

gages

for

purposes

of

tracking

and

predicting

flood

16

events

and

for

compiling

necessary

data

to

improve

flood

17

frequency

analysis.

18

c.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

in

19

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

20

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

21

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

22

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

23

2.

FORESTRY

HEALTH

MANAGEMENT

24

a.

For

purposes

of

providing

for

forestry

health

management

25

programs:

26

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.

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.

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.

.

$

525,000

27

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

in

28

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

29

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

30

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

31

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

32

3.

STATE

PARK

OPERATIONS

33

For

supporting

operations

at

state

parks,

including

34

maintenance

and

repair

of

grounds

and

facilities:

35

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1001HV

(2)

91

sb/js

10/

31

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1043

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,000,000

1

4.

STATE

PARK

MAINTENANCE

2

For

structural

and

infrastructural

repairs

in

state

parks:

3

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

$

300,000

4

DIVISION

III

5

IOWA

STATE

UNIVERSITY

6

Sec.

13.

SPECIAL

GENERAL

FUND

APPROPRIATIONS.

There

is

7

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

Iowa

state

8

university

of

science

and

technology

for

the

fiscal

year

9

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

10

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

11

purposes

designated:

12

1.

VETERINARY

DIAGNOSTIC

LABORATORY

13

a.

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

college

of

veterinary

14

medicine

for

the

operation

of

the

veterinary

diagnostic

15

laboratory,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

16

equivalent

positions:

17

.

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.

$

4,799,898

18

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

51.00

19

b.

(1)

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology

20

shall

not

reduce

the

amount

that

it

allocates

to

support

the

21

college

of

veterinary

medicine

from

any

other

source

due

to

the

22

appropriation

made

in

this

subsection.

23

(2)

Subparagraph

(1)

does

not

apply

to

a

reduction

made

24

to

support

the

college

of

veterinary

medicine

if

the

same

25

percentage

of

reduction

imposed

on

the

college

of

veterinary

26

medicine

is

also

imposed

on

all

of

Iowa

state

university

of

27

science

and

technology’s

budget

units.

28

c.

If

by

June

30,

2026,

Iowa

state

university

of

science

29

and

technology

fails

to

allocate

the

moneys

appropriated

in

30

this

subsection

to

the

college

of

veterinary

medicine

in

31

accordance

with

this

subsection,

the

moneys

appropriated

in

32

this

subsection

for

that

fiscal

year

shall

revert

to

the

33

general

fund

of

the

state.

34

2.

MANAGEMENT

OF

PRIVATE

FORESTS

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a.

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

Iowa

cooperative

1

extension

service

in

agriculture

and

home

economics

in

2

providing

technical

support

to

landowners

and

loggers

regarding

3

the

management

of

private

forests

in

northeast

Iowa,

and

for

4

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

5

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

150,000

6

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

1.00

7

b.

The

department

of

natural

resources

shall

cooperate

with

8

the

Iowa

cooperative

extension

service

in

agriculture

and

home

9

economics

in

administering

this

subsection.

10

3.

LIVESTOCK

DISEASE

RESEARCH

11

a.

For

deposit

in

the

livestock

disease

research

fund

12

created

in

section

267.8

:

13

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

291,390

14

b.

Moneys

appropriated

under

this

subsection

shall

be

used

15

by

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology

to

support

16

animal

disease

research

in

areas

of

importance

to

livestock

17

producers.

18

Sec.

14.

IOWA

NUTRIENT

REDUCTION

FUND

——

VETERINARY

19

DIAGNOSTIC

LABORATORY.

Notwithstanding

section

466B.46,

there

20

is

appropriated

from

the

Iowa

nutrient

research

fund

created

21

in

section

466B.46

to

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

22

technology

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

23

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

24

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

25

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

college

of

veterinary

26

medicine

for

the

operation

of

the

veterinary

diagnostic

27

laboratory:

28

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

$

120,000

29

DIVISION

IV

30

STATE

UNIVERSITY

OF

IOWA

31

Sec.

15.

IOWA’S

CENTER

FOR

AGRICULTURAL

SAFETY

AND

HEALTH

32

(I-CASH).

33

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

34

to

the

state

university

of

Iowa

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

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July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

1

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

2

designated:

3

For

supporting

the

operations

of

Iowa’s

center

for

4

agricultural

safety

and

health,

as

part

of

the

university’s

5

college

of

public

health,

and

in

cooperation

with

the

6

department

of

agriculture

and

land

stewardship,

to

anticipate,

7

recognize,

and

prevent

occupational

illness

and

injury

among

8

members

of

the

agricultural

community:

9

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

128,154

10

2.

a.

As

a

condition

of

the

appropriation

made

in

11

subsection

1,

the

state

university

of

Iowa

shall

retain

the

12

director

of

Iowa’s

center

for

agricultural

safety

and

health

13

employed

on

the

effective

date

of

this

division

of

this

Act

for

14

at

least

the

same

number

of

hours

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

15

July

1,

2025,

as

worked

by

the

director

during

the

fiscal

year

16

beginning

July

1,

2024.

17

b.

As

a

condition

of

the

appropriation

made

in

subsection

18

1,

the

state

university

of

Iowa

shall

not

reduce

the

amount

19

allocated

to

support

Iowa’s

center

for

agricultural

safety

and

20

health

from

any

other

source

due

to

the

appropriation

made

in

21

subsection

1.

22

3.

If

by

June

30,

2026,

the

state

university

of

Iowa

fails

23

to

use

the

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

in

accordance

24

with

the

purposes

and

conditions

of

subsections

1

and

2,

any

25

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

26

1

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

27

30,

2026,

shall

revert

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

In

28

addition,

if

moneys

revert

as

required

pursuant

to

section

29

8.33

,

the

state

university

of

Iowa

shall

transfer

to

the

30

general

fund

of

the

state

from

any

otherwise

unencumbered

or

31

unobligated

moneys

from

any

other

general

fund

appropriation

or

32

from

any

moneys

available

from

other

funding

sources

an

amount

33

equal

to

the

amount

appropriated

in

subsection

1

less

any

34

amount

that

reverted

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state

pursuant

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to

section

8.33

.

1

Sec.

16.

IOWA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY

——

GROUNDWATER

PLANNING

AND

2

RESOURCE

ASSESSMENT

PROJECT.

3

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

4

to

the

state

university

of

Iowa

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

5

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

6

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

7

designated:

8

For

purposes

of

supporting

a

groundwater

planning

and

9

resource

assessment

project

to

be

administered

by

the

Iowa

10

geological

survey

of

the

state

as

created

pursuant

to

section

11

456.1:

12

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

200,000

13

2.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

shall

be

used

14

by

the

Iowa

geological

survey

to

map

and

assess

the

condition

15

of

this

state’s

aquifers.

The

Iowa

geological

survey

may

16

measure

the

volume

of

groundwater

that

is

available

for

various

17

uses,

the

current

and

predicted

allocations

of

groundwater

to

18

support

those

uses,

the

recharge

rate

for

the

aquifers,

and

19

the

development

of

models

for

budgeting

this

state’s

water

20

resources.

21

3.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

22

subsection

1

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

23

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

24

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

in

25

subsection

1.

26

DIVISION

V

27

ENVIRONMENT

FIRST

FUND

——

GENERAL

APPROPRIATIONS

28

Sec.

17.

DEPARTMENT

OF

AGRICULTURE

AND

LAND

29

STEWARDSHIP.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

environment

first

30

fund

created

in

section

8.57A

to

the

department

of

agriculture

31

and

land

stewardship

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

32

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

33

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

34

designated:

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1.

CONSERVATION

RESERVE

ENHANCEMENT

PROGRAM

(CREP)

1

a.

For

the

conservation

reserve

enhancement

program

to

2

restore

and

construct

wetlands

for

the

purposes

of

intercepting

3

tile

line

runoff,

reducing

nutrient

loss,

improving

water

4

quality,

and

enhancing

agricultural

production

practices:

5

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,000,000

6

b.

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

7

in

paragraph

“a”

may

be

used

for

costs

of

administration

and

8

implementation

of

soil

and

water

conservation

practices.

9

c.

Notwithstanding

any

other

provision

of

law,

the

10

department

may

use

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

11

in

combination

with

other

appropriate

environment

first

12

fund

appropriations,

for

cost

sharing

to

match

United

States

13

department

of

agriculture,

natural

resources

conservation

14

service,

wetlands

reserve

enhancement

program

(WREP)

funding

15

available

to

Iowa.

16

2.

WATERSHED

PROTECTION

17

a.

For

continuation

of

a

program

that

provides

18

multiobjective

resource

protections

for

flood

control,

water

19

quality,

erosion

control,

and

natural

resource

conservation:

20

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

900,000

21

b.

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

22

in

paragraph

“a”

may

be

used

for

costs

of

administration

and

23

implementation

of

soil

and

water

conservation

practices.

24

3.

CONSERVATION

RESERVE

PROGRAM

(CRP)

25

a.

To

encourage

and

assist

farmers

in

enrolling

in

and

the

26

implementation

of

the

federal

conservation

reserve

program

and

27

to

work

with

them

to

enhance

their

revegetation

efforts

to

28

improve

water

quality

and

habitat:

29

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

900,000

30

b.

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

31

in

paragraph

“a”

may

be

used

for

costs

of

administration

and

32

implementation

of

soil

and

water

conservation

practices.

33

4.

SOIL

AND

WATER

CONSERVATION

34

a.

For

use

by

the

department

in

providing

for

soil

and

water

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conservation:

1

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

8,325,000

2

b.

(1)

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

paragraph

“a”,

for

3

transfer

to

the

hungry

canyons

account

of

the

loess

hills

4

development

and

conservation

fund

created

in

section

161D.2

:

5

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

140,000

6

(2)

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

transferred

in

7

subparagraph

(1)

may

be

used

for

administrative

costs.

8

c.

Of

the

remaining

amount

appropriated

in

paragraph

“a”,

9

for

use

by

the

department

in

providing

for

soil

and

water

10

conservation

administration,

the

conservation

of

soil

and

11

water

resources,

or

the

support

of

soil

and

water

conservation

12

districts:

13

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

8,185,000

14

d.

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

paragraph

“c”

that

the

15

department

allocates

to

a

soil

and

water

conservation

district,

16

the

first

$15,000

may

be

expended

by

the

district

for

the

17

purpose

of

providing

financial

incentives

under

section

161A.73

18

to

establish

management

practices

for

the

control

of

soil

19

erosion

on

land

that

is

row-cropped,

including

but

not

limited

20

to

nontill

planting,

ridge-till

planting,

and

contouring

21

strip-cropping.

Of

any

remaining

amount

of

that

appropriation

22

allocated

by

the

department

to

a

district,

30

percent

may

be

23

expended

by

the

district

for

that

same

purpose.

24

e.

Not

more

than

5

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

25

paragraph

“c”

may

be

allocated

for

cost

sharing

to

address

26

complaints

filed

under

section

161A.47

.

27

f.

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

paragraph

“c”,

5

percent

28

shall

be

allocated

for

financial

incentives

to

establish

29

practices

to

protect

watersheds

above

publicly

owned

lakes

of

30

the

state

from

soil

erosion

and

sediment

as

provided

in

section

31

161A.73

.

32

g.

The

division

of

soil

conservation

and

water

quality

33

created

within

the

department

pursuant

to

section

159.5

may

34

allocate

moneys

appropriated

in

paragraph

“c”

to

conduct

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research

and

demonstration

projects

to

promote

conservation

1

tillage

and

nonpoint

source

pollution

control

practices.

2

h.

The

allocation

of

moneys

as

financial

incentives

as

3

provided

in

section

161A.73

may

be

used

in

combination

with

4

moneys

allocated

by

the

department

of

natural

resources.

5

i.

Not

more

than

15

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

6

in

paragraph

“c”

may

be

used

for

costs

of

administration

and

7

implementation

of

soil

and

water

conservation

practices.

8

5.

SOIL

AND

WATER

CONSERVATION

——

ADMINISTRATION

9

a.

For

use

by

the

department

for

costs

of

administration

and

10

implementation

of

soil

and

water

conservation

practices:

11

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,800,000

12

b.

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

paragraph

“a”,

$150,000

13

is

allocated

to

support

field

staff

providing

technical

14

assistance.

15

Sec.

18.

DEPARTMENT

OF

NATURAL

RESOURCES.

There

is

16

appropriated

from

the

environment

first

fund

created

in

section

17

8.57A

to

the

department

of

natural

resources

for

the

fiscal

18

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

19

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

20

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

21

1.

STATE

PARK

MAINTENANCE

AND

OPERATIONS

22

For

regular

maintenance

and

operations

of

state

parks

and

23

staff

time

associated

with

these

activities:

24

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,235,000

25

2.

GEOGRAPHIC

INFORMATION

SYSTEM

(GIS)

26

To

provide

local

watershed

managers

with

geographic

27

information

system

data

for

their

use

in

developing,

28

monitoring,

and

displaying

results

of

their

watershed

work:

29

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

195,000

30

3.

WATER

QUALITY

MONITORING

31

For

continuing

the

establishment

and

operation

of

water

32

quality

monitoring

stations:

33

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,955,000

34

4.

PUBLIC

WATER

SUPPLY

SYSTEM

ACCOUNT

35

-17-

LSB

1001HV

(2)

91

sb/js

17/

31

H.F.

1043

For

deposit

in

the

public

water

supply

system

account

of

the

1

water

quality

protection

fund

created

in

section

455B.183A

:

2

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

500,000

3

5.

REGULATION

OF

ANIMAL

FEEDING

OPERATIONS

4

For

the

regulation

of

animal

feeding

operations,

including

5

as

provided

for

in

chapters

459

,

459A

,

and

459B

:

6

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,320,000

7

6.

FLOODPLAIN

MANAGEMENT

AND

DAM

SAFETY

8

For

supporting

floodplain

management

and

dam

safety:

9

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

375,000

10

7.

AMBIENT

AIR

QUALITY

11

For

the

abatement,

control,

and

prevention

of

ambient

12

air

pollution

in

this

state,

including

measures

as

necessary

13

to

assure

attainment

and

maintenance

of

ambient

air

quality

14

standards

from

particulate

matter:

15

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

425,000

16

Sec.

19.

STATE

UNIVERSITY

OF

IOWA

——

IOWA

GEOLOGICAL

17

SURVEY.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

environment

first

18

fund

created

in

section

8.57A

to

the

state

university

of

Iowa

19

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

20

30,

2026,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

21

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

22

1.

IOWA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY

OPERATIONS

23

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

operations

of

the

Iowa

24

geological

survey

of

the

state

as

created

within

the

state

25

university

of

Iowa

pursuant

to

section

456.1

,

including

but

not

26

limited

to

providing

analysis;

data

maintenance,

collection,

27

and

compilation;

investigative

programs;

and

information

for

28

water

supply

development

and

protection:

29

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

200,000

30

2.

WATER

RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

31

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

Iowa

geological

survey

in

32

measuring,

assessing,

and

evaluating

the

quantity

of

water

33

sources

in

this

state

and

assisting

the

department

of

natural

34

resources

in

regulating

water

quantity

as

provided

in

chapter

35

-18-

LSB

1001HV

(2)

91

sb/js

18/

31

H.F.

1043

455B,

subchapter

III,

part

4

,

pursuant

to

sections

455B.262B

1

and

456.14

:

2

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

495,000

3

Sec.

20.

REVERSION.

4

1.

a.

Except

as

provided

in

paragraph

“b”,

and

5

notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

for

the

6

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

in

this

division

of

this

7

Act

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

8

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

9

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

10

the

succeeding

fiscal

year,

or

until

the

project

for

which

the

11

appropriation

was

made

is

completed,

whichever

is

earlier.

12

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

for

13

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

in

this

division

of

14

this

Act

to

the

department

of

agriculture

and

land

stewardship

15

to

provide

financial

assistance

for

the

establishment

of

16

permanent

soil

and

water

conservation

practices

that

remain

17

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

18

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

19

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

20

beginning

July

1,

2028.

21

2.

Subsection

1

does

not

apply

to

moneys

transferred

22

pursuant

to

this

division

of

this

Act

to

the

loess

hills

23

development

and

conservation

fund

created

in

section

161D.2

,

24

which

shall

not

revert

as

provided

in

that

section.

25

DIVISION

VI

26

ENVIRONMENT

FIRST

FUND

——

SPECIAL

APPROPRIATIONS

27

Sec.

21.

WATER

QUALITY

INITIATIVE

——

DEPARTMENT

OF

28

AGRICULTURE

AND

LAND

STEWARDSHIP.

29

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

environment

first

fund

30

created

in

section

8.57A

to

the

department

of

agriculture

31

and

land

stewardship

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

32

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

or

so

33

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

34

designated:

35

-19-

LSB

1001HV

(2)

91

sb/js

19/

31

H.F.

1043

For

deposit

in

the

water

quality

initiative

fund

created

in

1

section

466B.45

,

for

purposes

of

supporting

the

water

quality

2

initiative

administered

by

the

division

of

soil

conservation

3

and

water

quality

as

provided

in

section

466B.42

,

including

4

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

5

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,375,000

6

2.

a.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

shall

be

7

used

to

support

projects

in

subwatersheds

as

designated

by

the

8

division

that

are

part

of

high-priority

watersheds

identified

9

by

the

water

resources

coordinating

council

established

10

pursuant

to

section

466B.3

.

11

b.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

shall

be

used

to

12

support

projects

in

watersheds

generally,

including

regional

13

watersheds,

as

designated

by

the

division

and

high-priority

14

watersheds

identified

by

the

water

resources

coordinating

15

council

established

pursuant

to

section

466B.3

.

16

3.

In

supporting

projects

in

subwatersheds

and

watersheds

17

as

provided

in

subsection

2,

all

of

the

following

apply:

18

a.

The

demonstration

projects

shall

utilize

water

quality

19

practices

as

described

in

the

Iowa

nutrient

reduction

strategy

20

as

defined

in

section

455B.171

.

21

b.

The

division

shall

implement

demonstration

projects

as

22

provided

in

paragraph

“a”

by

providing

for

participation

by

23

persons

who

hold

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

used

in

24

farming.

To

every

extent

practical,

the

division

shall

provide

25

for

collaborative

participation

by

such

persons

who

hold

a

26

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

located

within

the

same

27

subwatershed.

28

c.

The

division

shall

implement

a

demonstration

project

on

29

a

cost-share

basis

as

determined

by

the

division.

However,

30

except

for

edge-of-field

practices,

the

state’s

share

of

the

31

amount

shall

not

exceed

50

percent

of

the

estimated

cost

of

32

establishing

the

practice

as

determined

by

the

division

or

33

50

percent

of

the

actual

cost

of

establishing

the

practice,

34

whichever

is

less.

35

-20-

LSB

1001HV

(2)

91

sb/js

20/

31

H.F.

1043

d.

The

demonstration

projects

shall

be

used

to

educate

other

1

persons

about

the

feasibility

and

value

of

establishing

similar

2

water

quality

practices.

The

division

shall

promote

field

day

3

events

for

purposes

of

allowing

interested

persons

to

establish

4

water

quality

practices

on

their

agricultural

land.

5

e.

The

division

shall

conduct

water

quality

evaluations

6

within

supported

subwatersheds.

Within

a

reasonable

period

7

after

accumulating

information

from

such

evaluations,

the

8

division

shall

create

an

aggregated

database

of

water

quality

9

practices.

Any

information

identifying

a

person

holding

a

10

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

or

specific

agricultural

11

land

shall

be

a

confidential

record

under

section

22.7

.

12

4.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

shall

be

used

13

to

support

education

and

outreach

in

a

manner

that

encourages

14

persons

who

hold

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

used

for

15

farming

to

implement

water

quality

practices,

including

the

16

establishment

of

such

practices

in

watersheds

generally,

and

17

not

limited

to

subwatersheds

or

high-priority

watersheds.

18

5.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

may

be

used

19

to

contract

with

persons

to

coordinate

the

implementation

of

20

efforts

provided

in

this

section.

21

6.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

may

be

used

by

22

the

department

to

support

urban

soil

and

water

conservation

23

efforts,

which

may

include

but

are

not

limited

to

management

24

practices

related

to

bioretention,

landscaping,

the

use

of

25

permeable

or

pervious

pavement,

and

soil

quality

restoration.

26

The

moneys

shall

be

allocated

on

a

cost-share

basis

as

provided

27

in

chapter

161A

.

28

7.

Notwithstanding

any

other

provision

of

law

to

the

29

contrary,

the

department

may

use

moneys

appropriated

in

30

subsection

1

to

carry

out

the

provisions

of

this

section

on

a

31

cost-share

basis

in

combination

with

other

moneys

available

to

32

the

department

from

a

state

or

federal

source.

33

8.

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

34

this

section

may

be

used

to

pay

for

the

costs

of

administering

35

-21-

LSB

1001HV

(2)

91

sb/js

21/

31

H.F.

1043

and

implementing

the

water

quality

initiative

by

the

1

department’s

division

of

soil

conservation

and

water

quality

as

2

provided

in

section

466B.42

and

this

section.

3

DIVISION

VII

4

RESOURCES

ENHANCEMENT

AND

PROTECTION

——

OPEN

SPACES

5

Sec.

22.

REAP

——

IN

LIEU

OF

GENERAL

FUND

APPROPRIATION.

In

6

lieu

of

the

standing

appropriation

in

section

455A.18

,

there

is

7

appropriated

from

the

environment

first

fund

created

in

section

8

8.57A

to

the

Iowa

resources

enhancement

and

protection

fund

9

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

10

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

to

be

allocated

as

provided

in

11

section

455A.19

:

12

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

12,000,000

13

Sec.

23.

REAP

——

OPEN

SPACES

ACCOUNT

——

STATE

PARK

14

MAINTENANCE,

OPERATIONS,

AND

FACILITY

REFURBISHMENT.

15

Notwithstanding

section

455A.19,

subsection

1

,

paragraph

“a”,

16

subparagraph

(1),

of

the

moneys

allocated

to

the

open

spaces

17

account

of

the

Iowa

resources

enhancement

and

protection

fund,

18

up

to

$1,000,000

may

be

used

by

the

department

of

natural

19

resources

for

state

park

maintenance,

development,

operations,

20

and

facility

refurbishment

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

21

1,

2025,

and

ending

on

June

30,

2026.

22

Sec.

24.

Section

455A.18,

subsection

3,

paragraph

a,

Code

23

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

24

a.

For

each

fiscal

year

of

the

fiscal

period

beginning

25

July

1,

1997,

and

ending

June

30,

2026

2028

,

there

is

26

appropriated

from

the

general

fund,

to

the

Iowa

resources

27

enhancement

and

protection

fund,

the

amount

of

twenty

million

28

dollars,

to

be

used

as

provided

in

this

chapter

.

However,

29

in

any

fiscal

year

of

the

fiscal

period,

if

moneys

from

the

30

lottery

are

appropriated

by

the

state

to

the

fund,

the

amount

31

appropriated

under

this

subsection

shall

be

reduced

by

the

32

amount

appropriated

from

the

lottery.

33

DIVISION

VIII

34

ANIMAL

DISEASE

PREPAREDNESS

AND

RESPONSE

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25.

IOWA

ANIMAL

DISEASE

PREVENTION

FUND

——

SPECIAL

1

APPROPRIATIONS.

2

1.

a.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

Iowa

animal

disease

3

prevention

fund

created

in

section

165.18,

as

amended

by

this

4

Act,

to

the

department

of

agriculture

and

land

stewardship

for

5

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

6

2026,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

7

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

8

(1)

For

purposes

of

purchasing

and

maintaining

equipment

9

to

further

the

implementation

of

the

foreign

animal

disease

10

preparedness

and

response

strategy

developed

under

section

11

163.3C:

12

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

250,000

13

(2)

For

purposes

of

assisting

in

the

development

of

vaccines

14

against

foreign

animal

diseases

by

a

company

based

in

Iowa

that

15

develops

livestock

and

other

animal

vaccines:

16

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

100,000

17

(3)

For

deposit

in

the

foreign

animal

disease

preparedness

18

and

response

fund

created

in

section

163.3B

for

purposes

19

designated

in

that

section:

20

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

$

100,000

21

(4)

For

purposes

of

upgrading

information

technology

22

resources

used

by

the

department:

23

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

450,000

24

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

25

this

section

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

26

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

27

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

28

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

29

2.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

Iowa

animal

disease

30

prevention

fund

created

in

section

165.18,

as

amended

by

this

31

Act,

to

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology

for

the

32

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

33

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

34

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

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a.

To

assist

the

college

of

veterinary

medicine

veterinary

1

diagnostic

laboratory

in

installing

and

moving

equipment

into

2

its

refurbished

facility:

3

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

$

250,000

4

b.

(1)

For

deposit

in

the

livestock

disease

research

fund

5

created

in

section

267.8:

6

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

100,000

7

(2)

Moneys

appropriated

under

this

paragraph

shall

be

used

8

by

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology

to

support

9

animal

disease

research

in

areas

of

importance

to

livestock

10

producers.

11

Sec.

26.

Section

159.5,

subsection

11,

paragraph

a,

12

subparagraph

(5),

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

striking

the

13

subparagraph.

14

Sec.

27.

Section

163.3B,

subsection

3,

Code

2025,

is

amended

15

to

read

as

follows:

16

3.

Moneys

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

department

and

17

shall

be

used

exclusively

to

develop,

establish,

and

implement

18

for

the

following

purposes:

19

a.

Developing,

establishing,

and

implementing

a

foreign

20

animal

disease

preparedness

and

response

strategy

as

described

21

in

section

163.3C

,

and

shall

not

require

further

special

22

authorization

by

the

general

assembly

.

23

b.

Supporting

activities

related

to

animal

health

and

24

disease

response

that

strengthen

the

state’s

overall

ability

25

to

prevent,

prepare

for,

and

respond

to

emerging

or

reemerging

26

animal

diseases,

including

but

not

limited

to

salaries,

27

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes.

28

Sec.

28.

Section

163.10,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

29

follows:

30

163.10

Quarantining

or

destroying

animals.

31

The

department

may

quarantine

or

destroy

any

animal

exposed

32

to

or

afflicted

with

an

infectious

or

contagious

disease.

33

However,

cattle

exposed

to

or

infected

with

tuberculosis

shall

34

not

be

destroyed

without

the

owner’s

consent,

unless

there

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are

sufficient

moneys

to

reimburse

the

owner

for

the

cattle,

1

which

may

be

paid

as

an

expense

authorized

as

provided

in

2

section

163.15

,

from

moneys

in

the

brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

3

eradication

fund

created

in

section

165.18

,

or

from

moneys

made

4

available

by

the

United

States

department

of

agriculture.

5

Sec.

29.

Section

164.6,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

6

follows:

7

164.6

Expense

of

test.

8

The

expense

for

an

inspection

and

official

test

of

a

9

designated

animal

other

than

for

bovine

animals

shall

be

borne

10

by

the

owner.

If

the

designated

animal

is

a

bovine

animal,

and

11

the

owner

agrees

to

comply

with

and

carry

out

the

provisions

12

of

this

chapter

and

the

rules

adopted

by

the

department

under

13

section

164.4

,

the

expense

of

the

inspection

and

test

shall

be

14

borne

by

the

United

States

department

of

agriculture

,

or

by

the

15

department,

or

by

the

brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

eradication

16

fund

or

any

combination

of

these

sources.

17

Sec.

30.

Section

164.21,

subsections

2

and

3,

Code

2025,

are

18

amended

to

read

as

follows:

19

2.

The

owner

shall

be

indemnified

to

the

extent

that

money

20

is

available

in

the

brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

eradication

21

fund

as

created

in

section

165.18

and

indemnification

is

also

22

made

by

the

United

States

department

of

agriculture.

However,

23

if

the

United

States

department

of

agriculture

is

unable

to

24

indemnify

the

owner,

the

department

may

indemnify

the

owner,

if

25

money

is

moneys

are

available.

26

3.

In

the

case

of

individual

payment,

all

cattle

shall

27

be

individually

appraised

and

the

amount

of

indemnity

shall

28

be

equal

to

the

difference

between

the

slaughter

value

and

29

the

appraisal

price,

less

the

amount

of

indemnity

paid

by

30

the

United

States

department

of

agriculture.

Bison

shall

31

be

appraised

as

if

the

bison

are

beef

cattle.

The

total

32

amount

of

indemnity

paid

by

the

brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

33

eradication

fund

for

a

grade

animal

or

a

purebred

animal

shall

34

not

exceed

two

hundred

dollars.

However,

if

If

purebred

cattle

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are

purchased

and

owned

for

at

least

one

year

before

testing

1

and

the

owner

can

verify

the

actual

cost,

the

department

may

2

further

indemnify

the

owner.

The

amount

of

the

indemnification

3

shall

not

exceed

five

hundred

fifty

dollars

or

the

actual

cost

4

of

the

animal

when

purchased,

whichever

is

less.

5

Sec.

31.

Section

165.18,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

6

follows:

7

165.18

Brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

eradication

Iowa

animal

8

disease

prevention

fund.

9

1.

A

brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

eradication

fund

is

10

created

in

the

office

of

the

secretary

of

agriculture,

to

be

11

used

together

with

state

and

federal

funds

available

to

pay:

12

a.

The

indemnity

and

other

expenses

provided

in

this

13

chapter

.

14

b.

The

indemnity

as

set

out

in

section

164.21

and

other

15

expenses

provided

in

chapter

164

.

16

c.

The

expenses

of

the

inspection

and

testing

program

17

provided

in

chapter

163A

,

but

only

to

the

extent

that

the

18

moneys

in

the

fund

are

not

required

for

expenses

incurred

under

19

chapter

164

or

this

chapter

.

20

d.

Indemnities

as

provided

in

section

159.5,

subsection

21

11

,

but

only

to

the

extent

that

the

moneys

in

the

fund

are

not

22

required

to

pay

expenses

under

chapter

163A

,

chapter

164

,

or

23

this

chapter

.

24

2.

If

it

appears

to

the

secretary

of

agriculture

that

the

25

balance

in

the

fund

on

January

20

is

insufficient

to

carry

26

on

the

work

in

the

state

for

the

following

fiscal

year,

the

27

secretary

shall

notify

the

board

of

supervisors

of

each

county

28

to

levy

an

amount

sufficient

to

pay

the

expenses

estimated

to

29

be

incurred

under

subsection

1

for

the

following

fiscal

year,

30

subject

to

a

maximum

levy

of

thirty-three

and

three-fourths

31

cents

per

thousand

dollars

of

assessed

value

of

all

taxable

32

property

in

the

county.

33

3.

Not

later

than

December

15

or

June

15

of

a

year

in

which

34

the

tax

is

collected,

the

county

treasurer

shall

transmit

the

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amount

of

the

tax

levied

and

collected

to

the

treasurer

of

1

state,

who

shall

credit

it

to

the

brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

2

eradication

fund.

3

1.

An

Iowa

animal

disease

prevention

fund

is

created

in

4

the

state

treasury

under

the

control

and

management

of

the

5

department.

6

2.

The

fund

shall

include

moneys

appropriated

by

the

general

7

assembly

credited

to

the

fund.

The

fund

may

include

other

8

moneys

available

to

and

obtained

or

accepted

by

the

department

9

as

provided

in

section

159.6A,

including

but

not

limited

to

the

10

federal

government,

other

public

sources,

or

private

sources.

11

3.

Moneys

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

department

to

12

develop,

establish,

and

implement

an

animal

disease

prevention

13

strategy.

14

4.

a.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

interest

or

earnings

15

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund.

16

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

in

the

fund

that

17

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

end

of

a

fiscal

year

18

shall

not

revert.

19

Sec.

32.

Section

331.512,

subsection

1,

paragraph

e,

Code

20

2025,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

21

Sec.

33.

Section

331.559,

subsection

2,

Code

2025,

is

22

amended

by

striking

the

subsection.

23

Sec.

34.

TRANSFER

OF

MONEYS.

There

is

transferred

from

the

24

brucellosis

and

tuberculosis

eradication

fund

created

pursuant

25

to

section

165.18,

Code

2025,

to

the

Iowa

animal

disease

26

prevention

fund

created

pursuant

to

section

165.18,

as

amended

27

by

this

Act,

all

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

remaining

28

on

the

effective

date

of

this

division

of

this

Act.

29

DIVISION

IX

30

PROCEEDS

FROM

SALES

OF

REAL

PROPERTY

——

EXPENDITURES

FOR

STATE

31

PARKS

32

Sec.

35.

Section

461A.32,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

33

amended

to

read

as

follows:

34

1.

The

commission

may

sell

or

exchange

such

parts

of

public

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lands

or

structures

under

the

jurisdiction

of

the

commission

as

1

in

its

judgment

may

be

undesirable

for

conservation

purposes,

2

excepting

state-owned

meandered

lands

already

surveyed

and

3

platted

at

state

expense

as

a

conservation

plan

and

project

4

tentatively

adopted

and

now

in

the

process

of

rehabilitation

5

and

development

authorized

by

a

special

legislative

Act.

The

6

sale

or

exchange

shall

be

made

upon

the

terms,

conditions

,

7

or

considerations

as

the

commission

may

approve,

whereupon

8

the

secretary

of

state

shall

issue

a

patent

therefor

in

the

9

manner

provided

by

law

in

other

cases.

Moneys

generated

from

10

any

such

sale

from

a

state

park

shall

be

deposited

in

the

11

state

conservation

fund

created

in

section

456A.17

and

are

12

appropriated

to

the

department

to

be

used

for

purposes

of

that

13

fund

at

the

specific

state

park

from

which

the

moneys

were

14

generated.

The

proceeds

of

any

other

such

sale

or

exchange

15

shall

become

a

part

of

the

funds

moneys

to

be

expended

under

16

the

provisions

of

this

chapter

.

17

EXPLANATION

18

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

19

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

20

This

bill

relates

to

and

makes

appropriations

for

FY

21

2025-2026

involving

state

government

entities

associated

22

with

agriculture,

natural

resources,

and

environmental

23

protection,

including

the

department

of

agriculture

and

land

24

stewardship

(DALS),

department

of

natural

resources

(DNR),

Iowa

25

state

university

of

science

and

technology

(ISU),

and

state

26

university

of

Iowa

(UI).

27

DALS.

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

the

general

fund

28

of

the

state

(GF)

to

DALS

for

general

operations,

ISU’s

29

midwest

grape

and

wine

industry

institute,

dairy

regulation,

30

the

local

food

and

farm

program,

agricultural

education,

31

foreign

animal

disease

preparedness

and

response,

the

farmers

32

with

disabilities

program,

loess

hills

development

and

33

conservation,

southern

Iowa

development

and

conservation,

34

grain

regulation,

the

choose

Iowa

fund,

and

the

choose

Iowa

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food

purchasing

program

(codified

in

the

bill).

The

bill

also

1

appropriates

moneys

to

DALS

from

pari-mutuel

wagering

winnings

2

for

administration

and

enforcement

of

horse

and

dog

racing,

3

from

the

renewable

fuel

infrastructure

fund

for

motor

fuel

4

inspections,

and

from

the

Iowa

skilled

worker

and

job

creation

5

fund

for

the

butchery

innovation

and

revitalization

program.

6

DNR.

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

the

GF

to

DNR

for

7

general

operations,

floodplain

management

and

dam

safety,

8

forestry

health

management,

and

state

park

operations

and

9

maintenance.

The

bill

also

appropriates

moneys

to

DNR

from

the

10

state

fish

and

game

protection

fund

for

various

activities,

11

from

the

groundwater

protection

fund

for

DNR’s

groundwater

12

protection

activities,

and

from

the

special

snowmobile

fund

for

13

snowmobile

programs.

14

ISU.

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

the

GF

to

ISU

for

15

the

veterinary

diagnostic

laboratory,

management

of

private

16

forests,

and

livestock

disease

research.

The

bill

also

17

appropriates

moneys

from

the

Iowa

nutrient

research

fund

to

ISU

18

for

the

veterinary

diagnostic

laboratory.

19

UI.

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

the

GF

to

UI

for

20

the

center

for

agricultural

safety

and

health

and

to

support

21

a

groundwater

planning

and

resource

assessment

project

22

administered

by

the

Iowa

geological

survey.

23

ENVIRONMENT

FIRST

FUND.

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

24

the

environment

first

fund

(EFF)

to

DALS

for

the

conservation

25

reserve

enhancement

program,

watershed

protection,

the

26

conservation

reserve

program,

soil

and

water

conservation,

27

and

the

water

quality

initiative

fund;

to

DNR

for

state

park

28

maintenance

and

operations,

geographic

information

system

29

data,

water

quality

monitoring,

the

public

water

supply

system

30

account,

regulation

of

animal

feeding

operations,

floodplain

31

management

and

dam

safety,

and

ambient

air

quality;

and

to

32

UI

for

Iowa

geological

survey

operations

and

water

resource

33

management.

34

RESOURCES

ENHANCEMENT

AND

PROTECTION.

Current

law

provides

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an

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appropriation

from

the

GF

to

the

Iowa

resources

1

enhancement

and

protection

(REAP)

fund

through

FY

2025-2026.

2

The

bill

extends

this

appropriation

through

FY

2027–2028.

For

3

FY

2025-2026,

the

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

the

EFF

to

4

the

REAP

fund

in

lieu

of

the

standing

GF

appropriation.

The

5

bill

also

allows

certain

moneys

in

the

open

spaces

account

of

6

the

REAP

fund

to

be

used

by

DNR

for

state

park

maintenance,

7

development,

operations,

and

facility

refurbishment.

8

ANIMAL

DISEASE

PREPAREDNESS

AND

RESPONSE.

The

bill

adds

9

to

the

purposes

for

which

moneys

may

be

appropriated

from

10

the

foreign

animal

disease

preparedness

and

response

fund

to

11

include

supporting

activities

related

to

animal

health

and

12

disease

response

that

strengthen

the

state’s

overall

ability

13

to

prevent,

prepare

for,

and

respond

to

emerging

or

reemerging

14

animal

diseases.

15

The

bill

strikes

the

current

provisions

of

the

brucellosis

16

and

tuberculosis

eradication

fund,

renames

and

repurposes

the

17

fund

to

the

Iowa

animal

disease

prevention

fund

to

develop,

18

establish,

and

implement

an

animal

disease

prevention

strategy,

19

and

transfers

all

remaining

moneys

to

the

amended

fund.

20

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

the

Iowa

animal

disease

21

prevention

fund

to

DALS

for

purchasing

and

maintaining

22

equipment

to

further

the

implementation

of

the

foreign

animal

23

disease

preparedness

and

response

strategy,

assisting

in

the

24

development

of

vaccines

against

foreign

animal

diseases

by

a

25

company

based

in

Iowa

that

develops

livestock

and

other

animal

26

vaccines,

the

foreign

animal

disease

preparedness

and

response

27

fund,

and

upgrading

information

technology

used

by

DALS.

28

The

bill

appropriates

moneys

from

the

Iowa

animal

disease

29

prevention

fund

to

ISU

for

purposes

of

assisting

the

college

30

of

veterinary

medicine

veterinary

diagnostic

laboratory

in

31

installing

and

moving

equipment

into

its

refurbished

facility

32

and

for

animal

disease

research.

33

PROCEEDS

FROM

SALES

OF

REAL

PROPERTY

——

EXPENDITURES

FOR

34

STATE

PARKS.

The

bill

directs

moneys

generated

from

the

sale

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of

real

property

and

structures

in

state

parks

to

be

deposited

1

in

the

state

conservation

fund

(SCF).

The

bill

appropriates

2

moneys

generated

from

such

sales

to

DNR

to

be

used

for

purposes

3

of

the

SCF

at

the

specific

state

park

from

which

the

moneys

4

were

generated.

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