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BY
SWEENEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
statewide
resilience
planning,
including
the
1
development,
implementation,
and
periodic
updating
of
an
2
Iowa
state
resilience
plan.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
463.1
Definitions.
1
For
purposes
of
this
chapter:
2
1.
“Critical
assets”
includes
all
of
the
following:
3
a.
Transportation
assets
and
evacuation
routes,
including
4
airports,
bridges,
bus
terminals,
ports,
major
roadways,
5
highways,
railways,
marinas,
rail
facilities,
and
railroad
6
bridges.
7
b.
Critical
infrastructure,
including
wastewater
treatment
8
facilities
and
lift
stations,
storm
water
treatment
facilities
9
and
pump
stations,
drinking
water
facilities,
water
utility
10
conveyance
systems,
electric
production
and
supply
facilities,
11
solid
and
hazardous
waste
facilities,
military
installations,
12
communications
facilities,
and
disaster
debris
management
13
sites.
14
c.
Critical
community
and
emergency
facilities,
including
15
schools,
colleges,
universities,
community
centers,
16
correctional
facilities,
disaster
recovery
centers,
emergency
17
medical
service
facilities,
emergency
operation
centers,
fire
18
stations,
health
care
facilities,
hospitals,
law
enforcement
19
facilities,
local
government
facilities,
logistical
staging
20
areas,
affordable
public
housing,
risk
shelter
inventory,
and
21
state
government
facilities.
22
d.
Natural,
cultural,
and
historical
resources,
including
23
agricultural
lands,
conservation
lands,
parks,
shorelines,
24
surface
waters,
wetlands,
and
historical
and
cultural
assets.
25
2.
“Department”
means
the
Iowa
department
of
natural
26
resources.
27
3.
“Regionally
significant
assets”
means
critical
assets
28
that
support
the
needs
of
communities
spanning
multiple
29
geopolitical
jurisdictions,
including
water
resource
30
facilities,
regional
medical
centers,
emergency
operations
31
centers,
regional
utilities,
major
transportation
hubs
and
32
corridors,
airports,
and
seaports.
33
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
463.2
Iowa
state
resilience
plan.
34
1.
By
December
31,
2027,
the
department
shall
develop
and
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adopt
an
Iowa
state
resilience
plan
in
coordination
with
the
1
department
of
transportation,
economic
development
authority,
2
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management,
3
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
and
any
other
4
stakeholder
deemed
relevant
by
the
director
of
the
department.
5
2.
The
goals
of
the
Iowa
state
resilience
plan
are
to
6
accomplish
the
following:
7
a.
Protect
against
the
loss
of
life
and
property
by
8
providing
for
hazard
mitigation
and
long-term
disaster
9
recovery.
10
b.
Effectively
incorporate
future
hazard,
demographic,
and
11
development
conditions
into
all
state
programs
addressing
built
12
and
natural
infrastructure
at
risk
from
flooding,
anticipated
13
changes
in
water
supply
and
quality,
and
other
natural
hazards.
14
c.
Identify
priority
projects
to
increase
resilience
across
15
the
state.
16
d.
Establish
a
strategy
to
allocate
state
and
federal
17
funding
that
support
the
execution
of
projects
and
goals
18
outlined
in
the
plan.
19
e.
Be
a
guide
to
state
and
local
resilience
policy.
20
3.
The
Iowa
state
resilience
plan
shall
include
all
of
the
21
following:
22
a.
A
statewide
risk
assessment
that
includes,
to
the
extent
23
practicable,
all
of
the
following:
24
(1)
A
gap
analysis
of
state
and
local
government
capacity
25
to
adequately
evaluate
and
address
the
factors
that
increase
26
hazard
risk,
including
risks
associated
with
flooding
and
27
anticipated
changes
in
water
supply
and
quality.
28
(2)
Temporal,
seasonal,
and
spatial
variability
projections
29
of
at
least
thirty
years
for
flooding,
water
supply,
water
30
quality,
and
the
other
top
natural
hazards
identified
in
the
31
state
hazard
mitigation
plan.
32
(3)
An
analysis
of
local
mitigation
and
post-disaster
33
redevelopment
plans
and
their
regional
impact.
34
(4)
An
analysis
of
present
and
potential
losses,
including
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all
of
the
following:
1
(a)
Land
subsidence.
2
(b)
Property
inundation.
3
(c)
Natural
and
built
infrastructure
failures.
4
(d)
Natural
resource
degradation
as
a
result
of
flooding.
5
(e)
Anticipated
changes
in
water
supply
and
quality.
6
(f)
Other
top
natural
hazards
identified
in
the
state
hazard
7
mitigation
plan.
8
(5)
The
economic
impact
of
best
available
extreme
weather
9
projections
on
the
state’s
resources,
including
all
of
the
10
following:
11
(a)
Forestry.
12
(b)
Agriculture.
13
(c)
Water.
14
(d)
Soil
health.
15
(e)
Wildlife.
16
(f)
Hunting.
17
(g)
Other
natural
resources.
18
(h)
Infrastructure.
19
(i)
Economic
productivity
and
security.
20
(j)
Education.
21
(k)
Public
health.
22
(6)
An
analysis
of
historic
and
projected
development
in
23
known
and
projected
hazard
areas,
including
areas
under
threat
24
from
flooding,
anticipated
changes
in
water
supply
and
quality,
25
and
other
top
natural
hazards
identified
in
the
state
hazard
26
mitigation
plan.
27
b.
An
inventory
of
critical
assets,
including
regionally
28
significant
assets,
that
includes
an
outline
of
each
asset’s
29
condition,
capacity,
and
present
and
potential
losses
from
30
flooding,
anticipated
changes
in
water
supply
and
quality,
and
31
the
other
top
natural
hazards
identified
in
the
state
hazard
32
mitigation
plan.
33
c.
A
methodology
for
prioritizing
both
state-funded
34
resilience
projects
and
projects
funded
by
state-administered
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federal
programs.
The
methodology
shall
include:
1
(1)
Consideration
of
project
cobenefits,
including
2
multihazard
risk
reduction,
economic
development,
ecosystem
3
services,
and
tourism
and
recreational
opportunities.
4
(2)
Regional
considerations,
including
demography,
income,
5
geography,
and
proximity
to
critical
assets.
6
(3)
Consideration
of
upstream
and
downstream
impacts
of
7
riverine
projects
on
communities
and
local
ecology.
8
d.
A
prioritized
list
of
all
ongoing,
planned,
and
proposed
9
resilience
projects
funded
or
administered
by
the
state
that
10
includes
all
of
the
following:
11
(1)
The
cost
of
each
project.
12
(2)
A
quantification
of
the
total
funding
needed
statewide.
13
e.
Recommendations
to
decrease
risks
and
adverse
impacts
14
associated
with
flooding,
anticipated
changes
in
water
supply
15
and
quality,
and
natural
hazards
as
identified
in
the
statewide
16
risk
assessment,
including
all
of
the
following:
17
(1)
Strategies
for
overcoming
identified
gaps
in
state
and
18
local
government
capacity
to
address
hazard
risk,
including
all
19
of
the
following:
20
(a)
Community
education
and
communication
concerning
local
21
hazard
risk
reduction.
22
(b)
Improvement
of
coordination
of
hazard
risk
reduction
23
efforts
across
state
agencies.
24
(c)
Operations
and
maintenance
for
existing
projects.
25
(d)
Technical
assistance
and
other
support
to
local
26
governments.
27
(2)
Statutory
or
regulatory
remedies
for
managing
risk.
28
(3)
Expected
implementation
timelines,
agency
involvement,
29
and
implementation
costs
for
each
action
or
remedy.
30
(4)
Existing
and
potential
funding
sources
for
facilitating
31
resilience
planning
and
projects.
32
(5)
Possible
cobenefits
associated
with
resilience
actions.
33
(6)
Plans
for
integrating
recommended
approaches
to
risk
34
reduction
into
existing
state
strategies
for
hazard
mitigation,
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environmental
protection,
and
economic
opportunity
and
1
development.
2
f.
Metrics
for
tracking,
reporting
progress
to
state
and
3
local
policymakers,
and
updating
the
Iowa
state
resilience
4
plan.
5
4.
On
completion
of
the
Iowa
state
resilience
plan,
the
6
department
shall
deliver
the
plan
to
the
governor
and
the
7
general
assembly.
8
5.
The
department
shall
deliver
a
report
to
the
governor
9
and
general
assembly
by
December
31,
2029,
and
every
two
years
10
thereafter.
The
report
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
11
a.
A
summary
of
the
progress
made
on
recommendations
12
and
identified
projects
in
the
plan
during
the
previous
two
13
calendar
years.
14
b.
Updated
recommendations
based
on
the
information
gathered
15
by
the
department,
if
applicable.
16
c.
Strategies
to
increase
resilience
in
the
state,
including
17
identifying
potential
funding
sources
for
those
strategies.
18
6.
The
department,
in
coordination
with
the
department
of
19
transportation,
economic
development
authority,
department
20
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management,
department
of
21
agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
and
any
other
stakeholder
22
deemed
relevant
by
the
director
of
the
department,
shall
update
23
the
Iowa
state
resilience
plan
every
five
years
or
sooner.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
statewide
resilience
planning,
28
including
the
development,
implementation,
and
periodic
29
updating
of
an
Iowa
state
resilience
plan.
30
The
bill
defines
“critical
assets”
to
include
transportation
31
assets
and
evacuation
routes;
critical
infrastructure;
critical
32
community
and
emergency
facilities;
and
natural,
cultural,
and
33
historical
resources.
The
bill
defines
“regionally
significant
34
assets”
as
critical
assets
that
support
communities
across
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multiple
geopolitical
jurisdictions.
1
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
natural
resources
2
(department)
to
develop
and
adopt
an
Iowa
state
resilience
3
plan
in
coordination
with
certain
state
agencies
and
any
other
4
stakeholders
deemed
relevant
by
the
director
of
the
department
5
by
December
31,
2027.
6
The
bill
establishes
the
goals
of
the
Iowa
state
resilience
7
plan,
including
protecting
against
loss
of
life
and
property
8
through
hazard
mitigation
and
long-term
disaster
recovery;
9
incorporating
future
hazard,
demographic,
and
development
10
conditions
into
state
programs
addressing
infrastructure
at
11
risk;
identifying
priority
projects
to
increase
resilience
12
statewide;
establishing
strategies
to
allocate
state
and
13
federal
funding
in
support
of
the
plan’s
projects
and
goals;
14
and
serving
as
guidance
for
state
and
local
resilience
policy.
15
The
bill
specifies
the
Iowa
state
resilience
plan
must
16
include
a
statewide
risk
assessment;
an
inventory
of
critical
17
assets;
a
methodology
for
prioritizing
resilience
projects;
a
18
prioritized
list
of
ongoing,
planned,
and
proposed
resilience
19
projects
funded
or
administered
by
the
state;
recommendations
20
to
decrease
risk
and
adverse
impacts
associated
with
flooding,
21
anticipated
changes
in
water
supply
and
quality,
and
identified
22
natural
hazards;
and
metrics
for
tracking
progress,
reporting
23
to
policymakers,
and
updating
the
plan.
24
The
bill
requires
the
department,
upon
completion
of
the
25
Iowa
state
resilience
plan,
to
deliver
the
plan
to
the
governor
26
and
the
general
assembly.
27
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
submit
a
report
to
the
28
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
31,
2029,
and
29
every
two
years
thereafter.
The
report
must
include
a
summary
30
of
progress
made
on
the
plan’s
recommendations
and
projects
31
during
the
previous
two
calendar
years,
updated
recommendations
32
based
on
information
gathered
by
the
department,
and
strategies
33
to
increase
statewide
resilience,
including
identification
of
34
potential
funding
sources.
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The
bill
requires
the
department,
in
coordination
with
1
certain
state
agencies
and
other
relevant
stakeholders,
to
2
update
the
Iowa
state
resilience
plan
every
five
years
or
3
sooner
as
determined
by
the
director
of
the
department.
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