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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
AND
MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS
INVOLVING
STATE
GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES
ASSOCIATED
WITH
AGRICULTURE,
NATURAL
RESOURCES,
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION,
AND
INCLUDING
CONTINGENT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
PART
A
GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS
Section
1.
GENERAL
FUND.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
department,
including
its
divisions,
for
administration,
regulation,
and
programs;
for
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes;
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
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$
20,733,294
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FTEs
420.00
2.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
subsection
1,
the
following
amount
is
transferred
to
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
to
be
used
for
the
university’s
midwest
grape
and
wine
industry
institute:
House
File
2771,
p.
2
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$
325,000
3.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
each
quarter
of
the
fiscal
year
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
department
of
management.
The
report
must
describe
in
detail
the
expenditure
of
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
to
support
the
department’s
administration,
regulation,
and
programs.
Sec.
2.
UNCLAIMED
PARI-MUTUEL
WAGERING
WINNINGS
——
HORSE
AND
DOG
RACING.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
moneys
available
under
section
99D.13
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
department’s
administration
and
enforcement
of
horse
and
dog
racing
law
pursuant
to
section
99D.22
,
including
for
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
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$
305,516
Sec.
3.
RENEWABLE
FUEL
INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND
——
MOTOR
FUEL
INSPECTION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
renewable
fuel
infrastructure
fund
created
in
section
159A.16
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
the
inspection
of
motor
fuel,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
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$
500,000
Sec.
4.
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FROM
GENERAL
FUND.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
DAIRY
REGULATION
a.
For
purposes
of
performing
functions
pursuant
to
section
192.109
,
including
conducting
a
survey
of
grade
“A”
milk
and
certifying
the
results
to
the
secretary
of
agriculture:
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$
189,196
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File
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p.
3
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
2.
LOCAL
FOOD
AND
FARM
PROGRAM
a.
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
local
food
and
farm
program
pursuant
to
chapter
267A
:
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$
125,000
b.
The
department
shall
enter
into
a
cost-sharing
agreement
with
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
to
support
the
local
food
and
farm
program
coordinator
position
as
part
of
the
university’s
cooperative
extension
service
in
agriculture
and
home
economics
pursuant
to
chapter
267A
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c.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
3.
AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION
a.
For
purposes
of
allocating
moneys
to
an
Iowa
association
affiliated
with
a
national
organization
that
promotes
agricultural
education
providing
for
future
farmers:
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$
150,000
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
4.
FOREIGN
ANIMAL
DISEASES
AFFLICTING
LIVESTOCK
For
deposit
in
the
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
fund
created
in
section
163.3B
:
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$
1,050,000
5.
FARMERS
WITH
DISABILITIES
PROGRAM
a.
For
purposes
of
supporting
a
program
for
farmers
with
disabilities:
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$
230,000
b.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
shall
be
used
for
the
public
purpose
of
providing
a
grant
to
a
national
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p.
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nonprofit
organization
with
over
80
years
of
experience
in
assisting
children
and
adults
with
disabilities
and
special
needs.
The
moneys
shall
be
used
to
support
a
nationally
recognized
program
that
began
in
1986
and
has
been
replicated
in
at
least
30
other
states,
but
is
not
available
through
any
other
entity
in
this
state,
and
that
provides
assistance
to
farmers
with
disabilities
in
all
99
counties
to
allow
the
farmers
to
remain
in
their
own
homes
and
be
gainfully
engaged
in
farming
through
provision
of
agricultural
worksite
and
home
modification
consultations,
peer
support
services,
services
to
families,
information
and
referral,
and
equipment
loan
services.
c.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
6.
LOESS
HILLS
DEVELOPMENT
AND
CONSERVATION
FUND
a.
For
deposit
in
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
161D.2
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$
300,000
b.
(1)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
$260,000
shall
be
allocated
to
the
fund’s
hungry
canyons
account.
(2)
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
allocated
in
this
paragraph
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
c.
(1)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
$40,000
shall
be
allocated
to
the
fund’s
loess
hills
alliance
account.
(2)
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
allocated
in
this
paragraph
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
7.
SOUTHERN
IOWA
DEVELOPMENT
AND
CONSERVATION
FUND
a.
For
deposit
in
the
southern
Iowa
development
and
conservation
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
161D.12
:
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$
100,000
b.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
8.
GRAIN
REGULATION
For
the
administration
and
enforcement
of
chapters
203
House
File
2771,
p.
5
and
203C
,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
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$
350,000
9.
CHOOSE
IOWA
FUND
a.
For
deposit
in
the
choose
Iowa
fund
created
in
section
187.201
:
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$
2,113,000
b.
(1)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
the
department
shall
use
at
least
$500,000
to
support
the
value-added
agricultural
grant
program
created
in
section
187.321
.
(2)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
the
department
may
use
up
to
$1,113,000
to
support
the
choose
Iowa
promotional
program
as
provided
in
chapter
187,
subchapter
III,
part
1
.
(3)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
the
department
shall
use
at
least
$500,000
to
support
the
dairy
innovation
and
revitalization
program
created
in
section
187.311
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c.
The
department
may
increase
or
decrease
the
amount
of
moneys
used
to
support
a
program
described
in
paragraph
“b”
based
on
the
amount
of
moneys
awarded
to
persons
participating
in
the
program.
The
department
shall
publish
a
notice
of
the
department’s
action
to
increase
or
decrease
the
amount
on
the
department’s
internet
site
where
the
programs
are
advertised
at
least
thirty
days
prior
to
the
day
that
the
department
takes
such
action.
10.
CHOOSE
IOWA
FOOD
BANK
PURCHASING
PROGRAM
a.
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
choose
Iowa
food
bank
purchasing
program
to
assist
eligible
participants
in
purchasing
qualified
food
products
pursuant
to
section
187.331
:
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$
200,000
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
PART
B
CONTINGENT
APPROPRIATIONS
House
File
2771,
p.
6
Sec.
5.
CHOOSE
IOWA
SCHOOL
PURCHASING
PROGRAM.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
choose
Iowa
school
purchasing
program
to
assist
eligible
schools
and
school
districts
in
purchasing
qualified
food
products
pursuant
to
section
187.307:
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$
200,000
2.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
Sec.
6.
CONTINGENT
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
part
of
this
division
of
this
Act
takes
effect
July
1,
2026,
if
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2748,
or
successor
legislation,
is
enacted.
DIVISION
II
DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Sec.
7.
GENERAL
FUND.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
department,
including
its
divisions,
for
administration,
regulation,
and
programs;
for
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes;
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
12,816,738
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
1,145.95
2.
Of
the
number
of
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
to
the
department
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
50.00
full-time
equivalent
positions
shall
be
allocated
by
the
department
for
seasonal
employees
for
purposes
of
providing
maintenance,
upkeep,
and
sanitary
services
at
state
parks.
This
subsection
shall
not
impact
conservation
officer,
park
ranger,
or
park
manager
positions
within
the
department.
House
File
2771,
p.
7
3.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
each
quarter
of
the
fiscal
year
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
department
of
management.
The
report
must
describe
in
detail
the
expenditure
of
moneys
appropriated
under
this
section
to
support
the
department’s
administration,
regulation,
and
programs.
Sec.
8.
STATE
FISH
AND
GAME
PROTECTION
FUND
——
REGULATION
AND
ADVANCEMENT
OF
OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
456A.17
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
regulation
or
advancement
of
hunting,
fishing,
or
trapping,
or
the
protection,
propagation,
restoration,
management,
or
harvest
of
fish
or
wildlife,
including
for
administration,
regulation,
law
enforcement,
and
programs;
and
for
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
53,095,606
2.
Notwithstanding
section
455A.10
,
the
department
may
use
the
unappropriated
balance
remaining
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund
to
provide
for
the
funding
of
health
and
life
insurance
premium
payments
from
unused
sick
leave
balances
of
conservation
peace
officers
employed
in
a
protection
occupation,
as
described
in
section
97B.49B
,
who
retire.
3.
Notwithstanding
section
455A.10
,
the
department
may
use
the
unappropriated
balance
remaining
in
the
state
fish
and
game
protection
fund
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
as
is
necessary
to
fund
salary
adjustments
for
departmental
employees
for
which
the
general
assembly
has
made
an
operating
budget
appropriation
in
subsection
1.
Sec.
9.
GROUNDWATER
PROTECTION
FUND
——
WATER
QUALITY.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
groundwater
protection
fund
created
in
section
455E.11
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
from
those
moneys
that
are
not
allocated
pursuant
to
that
section,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
House
File
2771,
p.
8
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
department’s
protection
of
the
state’s
groundwater,
including
for
administration,
regulation,
and
programs,
and
for
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,455,850
Sec.
10.
GROUNDWATER
PROTECTION
FUND
——
INTEREST
AND
EARNINGS
——
WATER
QUALITY.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
interest
and
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
groundwater
protection
fund
created
in
section
455E.11
and
accounts
therein,
as
described
in
section
455E.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated,
in
the
following
order
of
priority:
a.
For
purposes
of
water
quality
monitoring,
including
providing
grants
to
organizations
across
the
state
of
Iowa
and,
at
the
department’s
discretion,
continuous
monitoring:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
300,000
b.
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
department’s
protection
of
the
state’s
groundwater,
including
for
administration,
regulation,
and
programs,
and
for
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
176,150
2.
Any
awarding
of
a
grant
to
an
organization
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
must
be
agreed
to
by
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
the
department
of
natural
resources,
and
the
college
of
agriculture
and
life
sciences
at
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology.
3.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
the
amounts
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
not
exceed
the
total
amount
of
interest
and
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
groundwater
protection
fund
and
accounts
therein
accrued
during
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026.
In
addition,
the
amounts
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
only
be
made
available
after
the
maximum
amount
of
such
interest
and
earnings
appropriated
in
this
Act
to
the
state
university
of
Iowa
is
made
available
to
the
university.
Sec.
11.
SPECIAL
SNOWMOBILE
FUND
——
SNOWMOBILE
House
File
2771,
p.
9
PROGRAM.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
special
snowmobile
fund
created
under
section
321G.7
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
administering
and
enforcing
the
state
snowmobile
programs:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
100,000
Sec.
12.
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FROM
GENERAL
FUND.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT
AND
DAM
SAFETY
a.
For
purposes
of
supporting
floodplain
management
and
dam
safety:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,510,000
b.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
up
to
$400,000
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
acquire
or
install
stream
gages
for
purposes
of
tracking
and
predicting
flood
events
and
for
compiling
necessary
data
to
improve
flood
frequency
analysis.
c.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
2.
FORESTRY
HEALTH
MANAGEMENT
a.
For
purposes
of
providing
for
forestry
health
management
programs:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
525,000
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
3.
STATE
PARK
OPERATIONS
For
supporting
operations
at
state
parks,
including
House
File
2771,
p.
10
maintenance
and
repair
of
grounds
and
facilities:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,000,000
4.
STATE
PARK
MAINTENANCE
For
structural
and
infrastructural
repairs
in
state
parks:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
300,000
DIVISION
III
IOWA
STATE
UNIVERSITY
Sec.
13.
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FROM
GENERAL
FUND.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
VETERINARY
DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY
——
OPERATION
a.
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
college
of
veterinary
medicine
for
the
operation
of
the
veterinary
diagnostic
laboratory,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
4,799,898
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
51.00
b.
(1)
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
not
reduce
the
amount
that
it
allocates
to
support
the
college
of
veterinary
medicine
from
any
other
source
due
to
the
appropriation
made
in
this
subsection.
(2)
Subparagraph
(1)
does
not
apply
to
a
reduction
made
to
support
the
college
of
veterinary
medicine
if
the
same
percentage
of
reduction
imposed
on
the
college
of
veterinary
medicine
is
also
imposed
on
all
of
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology’s
budget
units.
2.
VETERINARY
DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY
——
TRANSITION
TO
REFURBISHED
FACILITY.
To
assist
the
college
of
veterinary
medicine
veterinary
diagnostic
laboratory
in
installing
and
moving
equipment
into
its
refurbished
facility:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
122,000
3.
MANAGEMENT
OF
PRIVATE
FORESTS
a.
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
Iowa
cooperative
extension
service
in
agriculture
and
home
economics
in
providing
technical
support
to
landowners
and
loggers
regarding
House
File
2771,
p.
11
the
management
of
private
forests
in
northeast
Iowa,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
150,000
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
1.00
b.
The
department
of
natural
resources
shall
cooperate
with
the
Iowa
cooperative
extension
service
in
agriculture
and
home
economics
in
administering
this
subsection.
4.
LIVESTOCK
DISEASE
RESEARCH
a.
For
deposit
in
the
livestock
disease
research
fund
created
in
section
267.8
:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
291,390
b.
Moneys
appropriated
under
this
subsection
shall
be
used
by
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
to
support
animal
disease
research
in
areas
of
importance
to
livestock
producers.
Sec.
14.
IOWA
NUTRIENT
RESEARCH
FUND
——
VETERINARY
DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY.
Notwithstanding
section
466B.46
,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
Iowa
nutrient
research
fund
created
in
section
466B.46
to
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
college
of
veterinary
medicine
for
the
operation
of
the
veterinary
diagnostic
laboratory:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
120,000
DIVISION
IV
STATE
UNIVERSITY
OF
IOWA
Sec.
15.
IOWA’S
CENTER
FOR
AGRICULTURAL
SAFETY
AND
HEALTH
(I-CASH).
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
state
university
of
Iowa
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
supporting
the
operations
of
Iowa’s
center
for
agricultural
safety
and
health,
as
part
of
the
university’s
college
of
public
health,
and
in
cooperation
with
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
to
anticipate,
House
File
2771,
p.
12
recognize,
and
prevent
occupational
illness
and
injury
among
members
of
the
agricultural
community:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
128,154
2.
a.
As
a
condition
of
the
appropriation
made
in
subsection
1,
the
state
university
of
Iowa
shall
retain
the
director
of
Iowa’s
center
for
agricultural
safety
and
health
employed
on
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act
for
at
least
the
same
number
of
hours
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
as
worked
by
the
director
during
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025.
b.
As
a
condition
of
the
appropriation
made
in
subsection
1,
the
state
university
of
Iowa
shall
not
reduce
the
amount
allocated
to
support
Iowa’s
center
for
agricultural
safety
and
health
from
any
other
source
due
to
the
appropriation
made
in
subsection
1.
3.
If
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
revert
as
required
pursuant
to
section
8.33
,
the
state
university
of
Iowa
shall
transfer
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
from
any
otherwise
unencumbered
or
unobligated
moneys
from
any
other
general
fund
appropriation
or
from
any
moneys
available
from
other
funding
sources
an
amount
equal
to
the
amount
appropriated
in
subsection
1
less
any
amount
that
reverted
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
pursuant
to
section
8.33
.
Sec.
16.
IOWA
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY
——
GROUNDWATER
PLANNING
AND
RESOURCE
ASSESSMENT
PROJECT.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
state
university
of
Iowa
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
purposes
of
supporting
a
groundwater
planning
and
resource
assessment
project
to
be
administered
by
the
Iowa
geological
survey
of
the
state
created
pursuant
to
section
456.1
:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
122,000
2.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
by
the
Iowa
geological
survey
to
map
and
assess
the
condition
of
this
state’s
aquifers.
The
Iowa
geological
survey
may
measure
the
volume
of
groundwater
that
is
available
for
various
House
File
2771,
p.
13
uses,
the
current
and
predicted
allocations
of
groundwater
to
support
those
uses,
the
recharge
rate
for
the
aquifers,
and
the
development
of
models
for
budgeting
this
state’s
water
resources.
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
in
subsection
1.
Sec.
17.
GROUNDWATER
PROTECTION
FUND
——
IOWA
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
interest
and
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
groundwater
protection
fund
created
in
section
455E.11
and
accounts
therein,
as
described
in
section
455E.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
to
the
state
university
of
Iowa
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
To
support
a
groundwater
planning
and
resource
assessment
project
to
be
administered
by
the
Iowa
geological
survey
of
the
state:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
78,000
2.
Moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
by
the
Iowa
geological
survey
to
map
and
assess
the
condition
of
this
state’s
aquifers.
The
Iowa
geological
survey
may
measure
the
volume
of
groundwater
that
is
available
for
various
uses,
the
current
and
predicted
allocations
of
groundwater
to
support
these
uses,
the
recharge
rate
for
the
aquifers,
and
the
development
of
models
for
budgeting
this
state’s
water
resources.
3.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
the
amount
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
not
exceed
the
total
amount
of
interest
and
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
groundwater
protection
fund
and
accounts
therein
accrued
during
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026.
DIVISION
V
ENVIRONMENT
FIRST
FUND
——
GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS
Sec.
18.
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
environment
first
House
File
2771,
p.
14
fund
created
in
section
8.57A
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
CONSERVATION
RESERVE
ENHANCEMENT
PROGRAM
(CREP)
a.
For
the
conservation
reserve
enhancement
program
to
restore
and
construct
wetlands
for
the
purposes
of
intercepting
tile
line
runoff,
reducing
nutrient
loss,
improving
water
quality,
and
enhancing
agricultural
production
practices:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,000,000
b.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
may
be
used
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices.
c.
Notwithstanding
section
8.57A,
subsection
3,
or
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
department
may
use
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
in
combination
with
other
appropriate
environment
first
fund
appropriations,
for
cost
sharing
to
match
United
States
department
of
agriculture,
natural
resources
conservation
service,
wetlands
reserve
enhancement
program
(WREP)
funding
available
to
Iowa.
2.
WATERSHED
PROTECTION
a.
For
continuation
of
a
program
that
provides
multiobjective
resource
protections
for
flood
control,
water
quality,
erosion
control,
and
natural
resource
conservation:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
900,000
b.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
may
be
used
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices.
3.
CONSERVATION
BUFFER
STRIP
PROGRAM
a.
To
encourage
and
assist
farmers
to
establish
and
maintain
conservation
buffer
strip
practices
and
to
work
with
them
to
enhance
their
revegetation
efforts
to
improve
water
quality
and
habitat:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
900,000
b.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
may
be
used
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices.
4.
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
House
File
2771,
p.
15
a.
For
use
by
the
department
in
providing
for
soil
and
water
conservation:
.
.
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.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
8,325,000
b.
(1)
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
for
transfer
to
the
hungry
canyons
account
of
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
created
in
section
161D.2
:
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
140,000
(2)
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
transferred
in
subparagraph
(1)
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
c.
Of
the
remaining
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
for
use
by
the
department
in
providing
for
soil
and
water
conservation
administration,
the
conservation
of
soil
and
water
resources,
or
the
support
of
soil
and
water
conservation
districts:
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
8,185,000
d.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
that
the
department
allocates
to
a
soil
and
water
conservation
district,
the
first
$15,000
may
be
expended
by
the
district
for
the
purpose
of
providing
financial
incentives
under
section
161A.73
to
establish
management
practices
for
the
control
of
soil
erosion
on
land
that
is
row-cropped,
including
but
not
limited
to
nontill
planting,
ridge-till
planting,
and
contouring
strip-cropping.
Of
any
remaining
amount
of
that
appropriation
allocated
by
the
department
to
a
district,
30
percent
may
be
expended
by
the
district
for
that
same
purpose.
e.
Not
more
than
5
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
may
be
allocated
for
cost
sharing
to
address
complaints
filed
under
section
161A.47
.
f.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”,
5
percent
shall
be
allocated
for
financial
incentives
to
establish
practices
to
protect
watersheds
above
publicly
owned
lakes
of
the
state
from
soil
erosion
and
sediment
as
provided
in
section
161A.73
.
g.
The
department’s
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
may
allocate
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
to
conduct
research
and
demonstration
projects
to
promote
conservation
tillage
and
nonpoint
source
pollution
control
practices.
h.
The
allocation
of
moneys
as
financial
incentives
as
House
File
2771,
p.
16
provided
in
section
161A.73
may
be
used
in
combination
with
moneys
allocated
by
the
department
of
natural
resources.
i.
Not
more
than
15
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“c”
may
be
used
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices.
5.
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
——
ADMINISTRATION
a.
For
use
by
the
department
for
costs
of
administration
and
implementation
of
soil
and
water
conservation
practices:
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,800,000
b.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”,
$150,000
is
allocated
to
support
field
staff
providing
technical
assistance.
Sec.
19.
DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
environment
first
fund
created
in
section
8.57A
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
STATE
PARK
MAINTENANCE
AND
OPERATIONS
For
regular
maintenance
and
operations
of
state
parks
and
staff
time
associated
with
these
activities:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
6,235,000
2.
GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION
SYSTEM
(GIS)
To
provide
local
watershed
managers
with
geographic
information
system
data
for
their
use
in
developing,
monitoring,
and
displaying
results
of
their
watershed
work:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
195,000
3.
WATER
QUALITY
MONITORING
For
continuing
the
establishment
and
operation
of
water
quality
monitoring
stations:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,955,000
4.
PUBLIC
WATER
SUPPLY
SYSTEM
ACCOUNT
For
deposit
in
the
public
water
supply
system
account
of
the
water
quality
protection
fund
created
in
section
455B.183A
:
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
500,000
5.
REGULATION
OF
ANIMAL
FEEDING
OPERATIONS
For
the
regulation
of
animal
feeding
operations,
including
as
provided
for
in
chapters
459
,
459A
,
and
459B
:
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,320,000
House
File
2771,
p.
17
6.
FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT
AND
DAM
SAFETY
For
supporting
floodplain
management
and
dam
safety:
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
375,000
7.
AMBIENT
AIR
QUALITY
For
the
abatement,
control,
and
prevention
of
ambient
air
pollution
in
this
state,
including
measures
as
necessary
to
assure
attainment
and
maintenance
of
ambient
air
quality
standards
from
particulate
matter:
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
$
425,000
Sec.
20.
STATE
UNIVERSITY
OF
IOWA
——
IOWA
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
environment
first
fund
created
in
section
8.57A
to
the
state
university
of
Iowa
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
IOWA
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY
OPERATIONS
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
operations
of
the
Iowa
geological
survey
of
the
state,
including
but
not
limited
to
providing
analysis;
data
maintenance,
collection,
and
compilation;
investigative
programs;
and
information
for
water
supply
development
and
protection:
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
200,000
2.
WATER
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
Iowa
geological
survey
in
measuring,
assessing,
and
evaluating
the
quantity
of
water
sources
in
this
state
and
assisting
the
department
of
natural
resources
in
regulating
water
quantity
as
provided
in
chapter
455B,
subchapter
III,
part
4
,
pursuant
to
sections
455B.262B
and
456.14
:
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
495,000
Sec.
21.
REVERSION.
1.
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”,
and
notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
in
this
division
of
this
Act
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year,
or
until
the
project
for
which
the
appropriation
was
made
is
completed,
whichever
is
earlier.
House
File
2771,
p.
18
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
in
this
division
of
this
Act
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
to
provide
financial
assistance
for
the
establishment
of
permanent
soil
and
water
conservation
practices
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2029.
2.
Subsection
1
does
not
apply
to
moneys
transferred
pursuant
to
this
division
of
this
Act
to
the
loess
hills
development
and
conservation
fund
created
in
section
161D.2
,
which
shall
not
revert
as
provided
in
that
section.
DIVISION
VI
ENVIRONMENT
FIRST
FUND
——
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
Sec.
22.
WATER
QUALITY
INITIATIVE
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
environment
first
fund
created
in
section
8.57A
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
deposit
in
the
water
quality
initiative
fund
created
in
section
466B.45
,
for
purposes
of
supporting
the
water
quality
initiative
administered
by
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,375,000
2.
a.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
to
support
projects
in
subwatersheds
as
designated
by
the
division
that
are
part
of
high-priority
watersheds
identified
by
the
water
resources
coordinating
council
established
pursuant
to
section
466B.3
.
b.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
to
support
projects
in
watersheds
generally,
including
regional
watersheds,
as
designated
by
the
division
and
high-priority
watersheds
identified
by
the
water
resources
coordinating
council
established
pursuant
to
section
466B.3
.
House
File
2771,
p.
19
3.
In
supporting
projects
in
subwatersheds
and
watersheds
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
all
of
the
following
apply:
a.
The
demonstration
projects
shall
utilize
water
quality
practices
as
described
in
the
Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy
as
defined
in
section
455B.171
.
b.
The
division
shall
implement
demonstration
projects
as
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
by
providing
for
participation
by
persons
who
hold
a
legal
interest
in
agricultural
land
used
in
farming.
To
every
extent
practical,
the
division
shall
provide
for
collaborative
participation
by
such
persons
who
hold
a
legal
interest
in
agricultural
land
located
within
the
same
subwatershed.
c.
The
division
shall
implement
a
demonstration
project
on
a
cost-share
basis
as
determined
by
the
division.
However,
except
for
edge-of-field
practices,
the
state’s
share
of
the
amount
shall
not
exceed
50
percent
of
the
estimated
cost
of
establishing
the
practice
as
determined
by
the
division
or
50
percent
of
the
actual
cost
of
establishing
the
practice,
whichever
is
less.
d.
The
demonstration
projects
shall
be
used
to
educate
other
persons
about
the
feasibility
and
value
of
establishing
similar
water
quality
practices.
The
division
shall
promote
field
day
events
for
purposes
of
allowing
interested
persons
to
establish
water
quality
practices
on
their
agricultural
land.
e.
The
division
shall
conduct
water
quality
evaluations
within
supported
subwatersheds.
Within
a
reasonable
period
after
accumulating
information
from
such
evaluations,
the
division
shall
create
an
aggregated
database
of
water
quality
practices.
Any
information
identifying
a
person
holding
a
legal
interest
in
agricultural
land
or
specific
agricultural
land
shall
be
a
confidential
record
under
section
22.7
.
4.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
shall
be
used
to
support
education
and
outreach
in
a
manner
that
encourages
persons
who
hold
a
legal
interest
in
agricultural
land
used
for
farming
to
implement
water
quality
practices,
including
the
establishment
of
such
practices
in
watersheds
generally,
and
not
limited
to
subwatersheds
or
high-priority
watersheds.
5.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
to
contract
with
persons
to
coordinate
the
implementation
of
House
File
2771,
p.
20
efforts
provided
in
this
section.
6.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
may
be
used
by
the
department
to
support
urban
soil
and
water
conservation
efforts,
which
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
management
practices
related
to
bioretention,
landscaping,
the
use
of
permeable
or
pervious
pavement,
and
soil
quality
restoration.
The
moneys
shall
be
allocated
on
a
cost-share
basis
as
provided
in
chapter
161A
.
7.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
department
may
use
moneys
appropriated
in
subsection
1
to
carry
out
the
provisions
of
this
section
on
a
cost-share
basis
in
combination
with
other
moneys
available
to
the
department
from
a
state
or
federal
source.
8.
Not
more
than
10
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
may
be
used
to
pay
for
the
costs
of
administering
and
implementing
the
water
quality
initiative
by
the
department’s
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
as
provided
in
section
466B.42
and
this
section.
DIVISION
VII
RESOURCES
ENHANCEMENT
AND
PROTECTION
——
OPEN
SPACES
Sec.
23.
REAP
——
IN
LIEU
OF
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATION.
In
lieu
of
the
standing
appropriation
in
section
455A.18
,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
environment
first
fund
created
in
section
8.57A
to
the
Iowa
resources
enhancement
and
protection
fund
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
to
be
allocated
as
provided
in
section
455A.19
:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
12,000,000
Sec.
24.
REAP
——
OPEN
SPACES
ACCOUNT
——
STATE
PARK
MAINTENANCE,
OPERATIONS,
AND
FACILITY
REFURBISHMENT.
Notwithstanding
section
455A.19,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(1),
of
the
moneys
allocated
to
the
open
spaces
account
of
the
Iowa
resources
enhancement
and
protection
fund,
up
to
$1,000,000
may
be
used
by
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
state
park
maintenance,
development,
operations,
and
facility
refurbishment
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027.
DIVISION
VIII
ANIMAL
DISEASE
PREPAREDNESS
AND
RESPONSE
House
File
2771,
p.
21
Sec.
25.
IOWA
ANIMAL
DISEASE
PREVENTION
FUND
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
Iowa
animal
disease
prevention
fund
created
in
section
165.18
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
a.
For
purposes
of
purchasing
and
maintaining
equipment
to
further
the
implementation
of
the
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
strategy
developed
under
section
163.3C
:
.
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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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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
150,000
b.
For
purposes
of
assisting
in
the
development
of
vaccines
against
foreign
animal
diseases
by
a
company
based
in
Iowa
that
develops
livestock
and
other
animal
vaccines:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
100,000
c.
For
deposit
in
the
foreign
animal
disease
preparedness
and
response
fund
created
in
section
163.3B
:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
200,000
d.
For
purposes
of
upgrading
information
technology
resources
used
by
the
department:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
160,000
2.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
DIVISION
IX
WATER
QUALITY
FUNDING
Sec.
26.
REBUILD
IOWA
INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND
——
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund
created
in
section
8.57
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
a.
For
deposit
in
the
water
quality
financial
assistance
fund
created
in
section
16.134A
for
the
purposes
of
supporting
the
wastewater
and
drinking
water
treatment
financial
House
File
2771,
p.
22
assistance
program
created
in
section
16.134:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
8,000,000
b.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
shall
be
used
to
provide
financial
assistance,
including
grants,
for
projects
designed
to
improve
water
quality
by
addressing
point
and
nonpoint
sources,
with
a
higher
prioritization
provided
to
collaborative
effort.
2.
For
deposit
in
the
rural
Iowa
infrastructure
bank
program
fund
created
in
section
16.240,
as
enacted
in
this
division
of
this
Act:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
10,000,000
Sec.
27.
Section
16.134,
subsection
4,
paragraph
i,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
i.
An
applicant
shall
not
receive
a
grant
that
exceeds
five
hundred
thousand
one
million
dollars.
Sec.
28.
Section
16.134A,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
For
Except
for
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
for
a
specified
purpose,
for
each
fiscal
year
in
the
period
beginning
July
1,
2018
2026
,
and
ending
June
30,
2039,
there
is
appropriated
the
following
percentages
of
amounts
from
the
balance
of
the
fund
for
all
of
the
following
purposes:
a.
Forty
percent
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
support
the
wastewater
and
drinking
water
treatment
financial
assistance
program
created
in
section
16.134
Five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
purposes
of
water
quality
monitoring,
including,
at
the
department’s
discretion,
continuous
monitoring
.
b.
Forty-five
percent
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
be
credited
to
the
water
quality
financing
program
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
16.153
.
The
following
percentages
of
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
for
the
following
purposes:
(1)
Sixty-five
percent
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
support
the
wastewater
and
drinking
water
treatment
financial
assistance
program
created
in
section
16.134.
c.
(2)
Fifteen
percent
to
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
of
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
to
support
the
water
quality
urban
infrastructure
program
created
in
section
466B.44
.
House
File
2771,
p.
23
(3)
Twenty
percent
to
the
division
of
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
of
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
deposit
in
the
water
quality
initiative
fund
created
in
section
466B.45
to
provide
technical
assistance
and
support
conservation
practices,
including
but
not
limited
to
buffers,
cover
crops,
edge-of-field
structures,
grazing
systems,
and
working
lands,
in
counties
located
in
the
following
United
States
geological
survey
hydrologic
unit
code
8
watersheds:
(a)
Boone.
(b)
East
fork
Des
Moines.
(c)
Middle
Des
Moines.
(d)
North
Raccoon.
(e)
South
Raccoon.
(f)
Upper
Des
Moines.
Sec.
29.
Section
16.152,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
The
authority
shall
not
initiate
any
new
loans
under
this
part
after
June
30,
2026.
Any
loan
or
interest
payments
received
by
the
authority
on
or
after
July
1,
2026,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
water
quality
financial
assistance
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
16.134A
for
the
purposes
of
supporting
the
wastewater
and
drinking
water
treatment
financial
assistance
program
created
in
section
16.134.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
authority
shall
allocate
a
sum
not
to
exceed
twenty-five
million
dollars
from
any
unencumbered
or
unobligated
moneys
in
the
water
quality
financing
program
fund
to
a
regional
water
authority,
with
membership
consisting
of
public
utilities,
as
defined
in
section
476.1,
rural
water
districts
organized
and
existing
under
chapter
357A,
and
other
governmental
entities,
which
serves
a
population
of
at
least
six
hundred
thousand
and
is
headquartered
in
the
most
populous
county
in
the
state
based
on
the
2020
federal
decennial
census,
for
the
purpose
of
constructing
and
installing
additional
nutrient
removal
technology.
These
moneys
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
until
June
30,
2029.
House
File
2771,
p.
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
Any
unencumbered
or
unobligated
moneys
in
the
water
quality
financing
program
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
16.153
remaining
after
July
31,
2026,
are
transferred
to
the
water
quality
financial
assistance
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
16.134A,
to
be
used
for
purposes
specified
in
section
16.134A,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(3).
An
amount
equal
to
the
amount
of
moneys
obligated
by
the
authority
prior
to
July
1,
2026,
shall
remain
in
the
water
quality
financing
program
fund.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
This
part
is
repealed
on
the
date
that
all
loans
made
pursuant
to
this
part
are
paid
in
full.
The
authority
shall
notify
the
Iowa
Code
editor
of
this
occurrence.
Sec.
30.
NEW
SECTION
.
16.240
Rural
Iowa
infrastructure
bank
revolving
loan
program
——
fund.
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“small
or
medium
sized
community”
means
a
city
with
a
population
of
eleven
thousand
or
less.
2.
The
authority
shall
establish
and
administer
a
rural
Iowa
infrastructure
bank
revolving
loan
program.
The
purpose
of
the
program
is
to
provide
loans
to
small
or
medium
sized
communities
to
upgrade
water
or
wastewater
infrastructure.
3.
a.
A
small
or
medium
size
community
shall
apply
to
the
authority
for
a
loan
under
the
program
in
a
manner
approved
by
the
authority.
b.
Loan
agreements
may
contain
terms
and
conditions
the
authority
deems
advisable,
but
the
interest
rate
on
any
loan
shall
not
exceed
one
percent.
4.
A
rural
Iowa
infrastructure
bank
program
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
authority
and
consisting
of
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
and
any
other
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
authority
for
placement
in
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
the
purpose
of
providing
loans
to
small
or
medium
sized
communities
under
the
program
established
in
this
section.
Repayments
of
moneys
loaned
and
recaptures
of
loans
shall
be
deposited
in
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
not
subject
to
section
8.33.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
House
File
2771,
p.
25
5.
The
authority
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
Sec.
31.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
The
Code
editor
is
directed
to
designate
section
16.240,
as
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act,
as
chapter
16,
subchapter
X,
part
12,
entitled
“Rural
Iowa
Infrastructure
Bank
Revolving
Loan
Program”.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2771,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor