House File 730 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 730 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 253) A BILL FOR An Act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild 1 Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, 2 establishing a destination Iowa fund, providing for related 3 matters, and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh
H.F. 730 DIVISION I 1 REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 2 Section 1. REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 3 APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 4 infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies 5 for the following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so 6 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 7 designated: 8 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 9 For safety and security on the state capitol complex, 10 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph c: 11 FY 2023-2024: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 13 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP 14 a. (1) For deposit in the water quality initiative fund 15 created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the 16 water quality initiative administered by the division of soil 17 conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42 , 18 including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 19 purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph 20 c: 21 FY 2023-2024: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,200,000 23 (2) (a) The moneys appropriated in this lettered 24 paragraph shall be used to support demonstration projects in 25 subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part 26 of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources 27 coordinating council. 28 (b) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 29 shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds 30 generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the 31 division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water 32 resources coordinating council. 33 (3) In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds 34 as provided in subparagraph (2), all of the following shall 35 -1- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 1/ 20
H.F. 730 apply: 1 (a) The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality 2 practices as described in the latest revision of the document 3 entitled Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy initially presented 4 in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land 5 stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa 6 state university of science and technology. 7 (b) The division shall implement demonstration projects 8 as provided in subparagraph division (a) by providing 9 for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in 10 agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical, 11 the division shall provide for collaborative participation by 12 such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land 13 located within the same subwatershed. 14 (c) The division shall implement demonstration projects on 15 a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for 16 edge-of-field practices, the states share of the amount shall 17 not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the 18 practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the 19 actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less. 20 (d) The demonstration projects shall be used to educate 21 other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing 22 similar water quality practices. The division shall promote 23 field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to 24 establish water quality practices on their agricultural land. 25 (e) The division shall conduct water quality evaluations 26 within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period 27 after accumulating information from such evaluations, the 28 division shall create an aggregated database of water quality 29 practices. Any information identifying a person holding a 30 legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural 31 land shall be a confidential record. 32 (4) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 33 shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner 34 that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in 35 -2- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 2/ 20
H.F. 730 agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality 1 practices, including the establishment of such practices in 2 watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or 3 high-priority watersheds. 4 (5) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 5 may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the 6 implementation of efforts provided in this paragraph. 7 (6) The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 8 may be used by the department to support urban soil and water 9 conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited 10 to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping, 11 the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality 12 restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share 13 basis as provided in chapter 161A . 14 (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 15 contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in 16 this lettered paragraph to carry out the provisions of this 17 paragraph on a cost-share basis in combination with other 18 moneys available to the department from a state or federal 19 source. 20 (8) Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in 21 this lettered paragraph may be used for costs of administration 22 and implementation of the water quality initiative administered 23 by the soil conservation division. 24 b. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund 25 created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure 26 programs: 27 FY 2023-2024: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 29 c. For deposit in the renewable fuels infrastructure fund 30 created in section 159A.16 for renewable fuel infrastructure 31 programs: 32 FY 2023-2024: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 34 The appropriation made in this paragraph shall be in lieu of 35 -3- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 3/ 20
H.F. 730 the standing appropriation in section 159A.17 for the fiscal 1 year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024. 2 d. For updating the maximum return to nitrogen modeling 3 system for fertilizer management, notwithstanding section 8.57, 4 subsection 5, paragraph c: 5 FY 2023-2024: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 7 Any information received, collected, or held for purposes 8 of this paragraph is a confidential record exempt from public 9 release if the information identifies a person who holds a 10 legal interest in agricultural land or who has previously 11 held a legal interest in agricultural land, a person who is 12 involved or who has previously been involved in managing 13 the agricultural land or producing crops or livestock on 14 the agricultural land, or the identifiable location of the 15 agricultural land. 16 3. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 17 For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth 18 Street, Des Moines, Iowa: 19 FY 2023-2024: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 232,000 21 4. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 22 a. For the purchase of prison body scanners at corrections 23 facilities, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 24 paragraph c: 25 FY 2023-2024: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 865,000 27 b. For construction of an apprenticeship building at the 28 Mount Pleasant correctional facility: 29 FY 2023-2024: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,200,000 31 c. For electrical service upgrades at the Iowa medical and 32 classification center: 33 FY 2023-2024: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,800,000 35 -4- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 4/ 20
H.F. 730 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1 a. For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund 2 created in section 15F.204: 3 FY 2023-2024: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 5 b. For deposit in the destination Iowa fund created in 6 section 15.281, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 7 paragraph c: 8 FY 2023-2024: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,500,000 10 c. For equal distribution to regional sports authority 11 districts certified by the department pursuant to section 12 15E.321, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph 13 c: 14 FY 2023-2024: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000 16 d. For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to 17 strengthening communities through youth development, healthy 18 living, and social responsibility for costs associated with 19 the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at 20 facilities located in cities with a population of less than 21 28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census: 22 FY 2023-2024: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 24 6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 25 For heating, cooling, electrical, lighting, and fire 26 detection system upgrades and exterior building repairs at the 27 girls dormitory at the Iowa school for the deaf: 28 FY 2023-2024: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,700,000 30 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 31 a. For tunnel decentralization for the state resource 32 center at Woodward: 33 FY 2023-2024: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,572,736 35 -5- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 5/ 20
H.F. 730 b. For costs associated with the newborn safe haven Act, 1 chapter 233, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 2 paragraph c: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,000 4 c. For a grant to a nonprofit organization specializing in 5 brain injury rehabilitation by providing post-acute inpatient 6 and outpatient rehabilitation, as well as long-term skilled, 7 supported, and independent living services for people who have 8 sustained a traumatic brain injury due to a stroke, tumor, 9 aneurysm, or other brain injury, headquartered in a city with 10 a population between 67,500 and 68,500 as determined by the 11 2020 federal decennial census, for renovation of a facility 12 to accommodate individuals served by the organization who are 13 being relocated from the organizations site on the Glenwood 14 state resource center campus. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 16 8. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 17 a. For implementation of lake projects that have 18 established watershed improvement initiatives and community 19 support in accordance with the departments annual lake 20 restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57, 21 subsection 5, paragraph c: 22 FY 2023-2024: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,600,000 24 b. For state park infrastructure improvements: 25 FY 2023-2024: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 27 c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants, 28 including grants for projects relating to eligible water 29 bodies, as defined in section 456A.33C: 30 FY 2023-2024: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000 32 d. For grants to communities or organizations for tree 33 planting projects through the community forestry grant program, 34 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph c: 35 -6- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 6/ 20
H.F. 730 FY 2023-2024: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 2 e. For costs associated with infrastructure improvements on 3 the state fairgrounds: 4 FY 2023-2024: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 6 f. For deferred maintenance costs at the honey creek resort 7 state park required to be completed pursuant to a contract: 8 FY 2023-2024: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000,000 10 9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE 11 a. For major maintenance projects at national guard 12 armories and facilities: 13 FY 2023-2024: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000 15 b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard 16 installations and readiness centers to support operations and 17 training requirements: 18 FY 2023-2024: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000 20 c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge 21 facility: 22 FY 2023-2024: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550,000 24 d. For replacement of the heating and cooling system at the 25 joint force headquarters at Camp Dodge: 26 FY 2023-2024: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,442,000 28 e. For costs associated with the construction of a readiness 29 center in West Des Moines: 30 FY 2023-2024: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 32 f. The department of public defense shall report to the 33 general assembly by December 15, 2023, regarding the projects 34 the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys 35 -7- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 7/ 20
H.F. 730 appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection. 1 10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 2 a. For payments and other costs due under a financing 3 agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building 4 the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to 5 section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57, 6 subsection 5, paragraph c: 7 FY 2023-2024: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,754,358 9 b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created 10 in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 11 paragraph c: 12 FY 2023-2024: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 14 11. BOARD OF REGENTS 15 a. For allocation by the state board of regents to the 16 state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science 17 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to 18 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating 19 funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees 20 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of 21 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities 22 and utility services at the institutions: 23 FY 2023-2024: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,900,000 25 b. For an addition to the veterinary diagnostic laboratory 26 at Iowa state university of science and technology: 27 FY 2023-2024: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,000,000 29 12. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 30 a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational 31 trails within the state: 32 FY 2023-2024: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 34 b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant 35 -8- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 8/ 20
H.F. 730 fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet 1 the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57, 2 subsection 5, paragraph c: 3 FY 2023-2024: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 5 c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant 6 fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57, 7 subsection 5, paragraph c: 8 FY 2023-2024: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 10 d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the 11 commercial service airports within the state: 12 FY 2023-2024: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,900,000 14 e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general 15 aviation airports within the state: 16 FY 2023-2024: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 18 f. For vertical infrastructure improvements at commercial 19 service airports within the state: 20 FY 2023-2024: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 22 Moneys appropriated in this paragraph shall be awarded as 23 grants to commercial service airports within the state for 24 commercial service airport terminal improvements. 25 13. TREASURER OF STATE 26 For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified 27 fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county 28 fair vertical infrastructure improvements: 29 FY 2023-2024: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,060,000 31 14. ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD 32 For office space improvements and security upgrades: 33 FY 2023-2024: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,000 35 -9- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 9/ 20
H.F. 730 15. IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 1 For heating and cooling replacement in the Lucas building 2 switch room: 3 FY 2023-2024: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 578,412 5 16. JUDICIAL BRANCH 6 For construction projects at the Woodbury county law 7 enforcement center: 8 FY 2023-2024: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 10 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless 11 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated 12 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act 13 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 14 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 15 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 16 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 17 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 18 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 19 the close of that same fiscal year. 20 DIVISION II 21 TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND 22 Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is 23 appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in 24 section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the 25 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, 26 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 27 be used for the purposes designated: 28 1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 29 For cybersecurity and technology projects: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 278,503 31 2. AUDITOR OF STATE 32 For the upgrade and relocation of servers and server 33 hardware: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 292,500 35 -10- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 10/ 20
H.F. 730 3. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 1 a. For camera system upgrades at corrections institutions: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,879,936 3 b. For body cameras at corrections institutions: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,000 5 4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 6 a. For the continued development and implementation of an 7 educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers, 8 parents, school district administrators, area education agency 9 staff, department of education staff, and policymakers: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000 11 Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the 12 department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system 13 capable of tracking students throughout their education via 14 interconnectivity with multiple schools. 15 b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with 16 connections for part III of the Iowa communications network: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,727,000 18 c. To the public broadcasting division for costs associated 19 with a searchable digital asset management system: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 343,808 21 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 22 a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the 23 continued development and implementation of Iowas criminal 24 justice information system: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400,000 26 b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data 27 warehouse: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 282,664 29 c. For technology costs associated with the state poison 30 control center: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000 32 6. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 33 For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass 34 notification and emergency messaging system: 35 -11- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 11/ 20
H.F. 730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 1 7. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY 2 For replacement of a simulator: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 4 8. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT 5 a. For the continued development and implementation of 6 a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for 7 budget and financial information: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000 9 b. For the continued development and implementation of the 10 comprehensive electronic grant management system: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 12 c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and 13 property tax system: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,000 15 d. For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is 16 placed on the internet for budget and financial information: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 382,131 18 e. For the installation of specified applications on state 19 of Iowa mobile devices and installation of other computer 20 programming to restrict state employees from accessing 21 specified internet sites, to include accessing specified 22 internet sites from an internet browser: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,180,000 24 f. For technology costs associated with implementing the 25 requirements of 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 718, if enacted: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 27 9. BOARD OF PAROLE 28 For programming enhancements to the Iowa corrections 29 offender network (ICON) data system: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000 31 10. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 32 For tax system modernization: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,070,460 34 11. JUDICIAL BRANCH 35 -12- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 12/ 20
H.F. 730 a. For technology projects at the Woodbury county law 1 enforcement center: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,290 3 b. For audio and visual systems in courtrooms across the 4 state: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 565,000 6 Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless 7 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated 8 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act 9 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 10 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 11 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 12 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 13 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 14 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 15 the close of that same fiscal year. 16 DIVISION III 17 CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS 18 Sec. 5. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 1, subsection 19 10, paragraph b, as amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, 20 section 9, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial 22 technology center at the university of northern Iowa to 23 include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the 24 university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal 25 year: 26 (1) FY 2021-2022: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,000,000 28 (2) FY 2022-2023: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,500,000 30 Of the money appropriated in this subparagraph, the 31 board of regents is authorized to expend such amount as the 32 board determines for purposes of steam tunnel repairs at the 33 university of northern Iowa. 34 Sec. 6. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 2, is amended 35 -13- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 13/ 20
H.F. 730 to read as follows: 1 SEC. 2. REVERSION. For Except as provided in subsection 2 2, for purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided 3 otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an 4 appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not 5 revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 6 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 7 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 8 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 9 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 10 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 11 the close of that same fiscal year. 12 2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically 13 provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from 14 an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 10, paragraph 15 d, of this division of this 2021 Iowa Act, as amended by 2022 16 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, section 11, shall not revert but shall 17 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 18 until the project for which the appropriation was made is 19 completed. 20 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 21 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 22 DIVISION IV 23 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 24 Sec. 8. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a, 25 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , and for 27 each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen 28 million five hundred thousand dollars. 29 Sec. 9. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 30 by adding the following new paragraph: 31 NEW PARAGRAPH . k. There is appropriated from the rebuild 32 Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 33 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the sum of eighteen million 34 three hundred ninety thousand two hundred ninety dollars to the 35 -14- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 14/ 20
H.F. 730 technology reinvestment fund, notwithstanding section 8.57, 1 subsection 5, paragraph c . 2 DIVISION V 3 DESTINATION IOWA FUND 4 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 15.281 Destination Iowa fund. 5 1. For purposes of this section: 6 a. Eligible applicant means a city, county, or 7 not-for-profit organization. 8 b. Rural community means a community that has a population 9 of fewer than twenty thousand persons as determined by the most 10 recent population estimate produced by the United States bureau 11 of census or the most recent decennial census released by the 12 United States bureau of census. 13 c. Vertical infrastructure means land acquisition 14 and construction, major renovation and major repair of 15 buildings, all appurtenant structures, utilities, site 16 development, recreational trails, and water trails. Vertical 17 infrastructure does not include routine, recurring maintenance 18 or operational expenses or leasing of a building, appurtenant 19 structure, or utility without a lease-purchase agreement. 20 2. A destination Iowa fund is created in the state treasury 21 under the control of the authority. The fund shall consist of 22 all moneys appropriated to the fund. The board will oversee 23 and administer the destination Iowa fund. 24 3. Moneys in the destination Iowa fund are appropriated 25 to the authority for purposes of providing grants to eligible 26 applicants for any of the following types of projects: 27 a. Economically significant projects that increase tourism 28 opportunities. 29 b. Development and enhancement of outdoor recreational 30 opportunities. 31 c. Projects that contribute to quality of life in rural 32 communities. 33 4. Projects must meet all of the following criteria to be 34 eligible for a grant to an eligible applicant from the fund: 35 -15- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 15/ 20
H.F. 730 a. The project must be primarily vertical infrastructure. 1 b. The project must be available for year-round use by the 2 public. 3 c. An eligible applicant must intend to own the property 4 that is the subject of the project upon completion. 5 5. The board shall prioritize making awards to applicants 6 that have not been awarded money from the destination Iowa fund 7 or other programs intended to support community attraction 8 and tourism projects after July 1, 2018. The board shall 9 prioritize awarding grants to projects that include primarily 10 new construction over projects that primarily renovate or 11 replace existing facilities. The board shall not award a grant 12 in an amount exceeding fifty percent of the total cost of the 13 project. 14 6. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the authority 15 shall allocate fifty percent of the moneys available in the 16 destination Iowa fund to projects in rural communities. If 17 any portion of the moneys allocated under this subsection has 18 not been awarded by April 1 of the fiscal year for which the 19 allocation is made, the portion which has not been awarded may 20 be awarded to any eligible project in the state. If a county 21 is the applicant, a project will be deemed to be located in a 22 rural community if the geographic location of the project is in 23 or near a city that is a rural community. 24 7. Applications for grants from the destination Iowa fund 25 shall be submitted to the authority. For those applications 26 that meet the eligibility criteria described in subsection 27 4, the authority shall forward the applications and provide 28 a staff evaluation to the board. Work completed and costs 29 incurred prior to the date of board approval of a grant are 30 ineligible for reimbursement, except the acquisition of real 31 estate. 32 8. The board shall make final funding decisions on 33 each application and may approve, deny, defer, or modify 34 applications for grants under the program. The board and the 35 -16- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 16/ 20
H.F. 730 authority may negotiate with applicants regarding the details 1 of projects and the amount and terms of any award. In making 2 final funding decisions pursuant to this subsection, the board 3 and the authority are exempt from chapter 17A. 4 9. If an application is approved, the authority shall enter 5 into an agreement with the applicant to provide a grant awarded 6 from the fund. 7 10. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, 8 interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the destination 9 Iowa fund shall be credited to the destination Iowa fund. 10 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the 11 destination Iowa fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal 12 year. The authority shall not use more than five percent of 13 the moneys in the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year for 14 purposes of administrative costs and program support. 15 DIVISION VI 16 ON-STREAM IMPOUNDMENT RESTORATION 17 Sec. 11. Section 456A.33C, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 18 2023, are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in 19 lieu thereof the following: 20 2. The department shall establish an on-stream impoundment 21 restoration program for purposes of funding projects for the 22 maintenance, restoration, and sustainability of eligible water 23 bodies and their related watersheds from moneys appropriated to 24 the department for this purpose. 25 3. a. The department shall fund projects for eligible water 26 bodies that are designed to achieve the following goals: 27 (1) Ensure a cost-effective, positive return on investment 28 for the citizens of Iowa. 29 (2) Ensure local community commitment to watershed 30 protection. 31 (3) Ensure significant improvement in water clarity, 32 safety, and quality. 33 (4) Provide for sustainable, healthy, and functioning 34 bodies of water. 35 -17- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 17/ 20
H.F. 730 (5) Contribute to the departments fish and wildlife 1 conservation plans. 2 b. The process and criteria the department shall utilize 3 to fund projects under this section shall favor proposals 4 which include nonstate matching funds of at least one dollar 5 for every dollar of state funding, and funding for watershed 6 improvement practices and participation of corresponding 7 watershed management authority. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates to and makes appropriations from 12 the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the technology 13 reinvestment fund and provides for related matters. The bill 14 is organized by divisions. 15 DIVISION I REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. This 16 division appropriates project funding for FY 2023-2024 from 17 the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for projects for the 18 departments of administrative services, agriculture and land 19 stewardship, the blind, corrections, education, health and 20 human services, natural resources, public defense, public 21 safety, and transportation, and for the economic development 22 authority, treasurer of state, ethics and campaign disclosure 23 board, Iowa communications network, board of regents, and the 24 judicial branch. 25 DIVISION II TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. This division 26 appropriates project funding for FY 2023-2024 from the 27 technology reinvestment fund for projects for the departments 28 of justice, corrections, education, health and human services, 29 homeland security and emergency management, management, and 30 revenue, and for the auditor of state, the board of parole, the 31 Iowa law enforcement academy, and the judicial branch. 32 DIVISION III CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS. This 33 division allows moneys appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 34 infrastructure fund to the board of regents for an industrial 35 -18- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 18/ 20
H.F. 730 technology center at the university of northern Iowa for FY 1 2022-2023 to also be expended for steam tunnel repairs at 2 the university of northern Iowa. The division also allows 3 moneys appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund 4 to the department of public defense for a readiness center 5 in FY 2021-2022 and FY 2022-2023 to not revert but to remain 6 available for expenditure until the project is completed. The 7 division takes effect upon enactment. 8 DIVISION IV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. Code section 9 8.57C, concerning the technology reinvestment fund, is amended 10 to provide that the standing appropriation to the fund from the 11 general fund for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 12 2023, is changed to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 13 2024, and to provide for an appropriation to the fund from the 14 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning 15 July 1, 2023, of $18.4 million. 16 DIVISION V DESTINATION IOWA FUND. New Code section 17 15.281 establishes a destination Iowa fund under the control 18 of the economic development authority. The bill provides 19 that moneys in the fund will be appropriated to the authority 20 for providing grants to eligible cities, counties, and 21 not-for-profit organizations to fund projects that increase 22 tourism opportunities, development and enhancement of outdoor 23 recreational opportunities, or otherwise contribute to 24 quality of life in rural communities. The bill defines rural 25 communities as a community that has a population of fewer than 26 20,000 persons as determined by the most recent population 27 estimate produced by the United States bureau of census or the 28 most recent decennial census released by the United States 29 bureau of census. The bill further provides that projects 30 must be primarily vertical infrastructure and available for 31 year-round use by the public, and provides that the applicant 32 for project moneys must intend to own the property that is 33 the subject of the project upon completion. The bill also 34 provides that the economic development authority shall allocate 35 -19- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 19/ 20
H.F. 730 50 percent of the moneys available in the destination Iowa 1 fund at the beginning of each fiscal year to projects in rural 2 communities, but may reallocate any portion of the moneys 3 allocated to rural communities for all eligible projects if 4 moneys allocated for rural communities have not been awarded 5 by April 1 of the fiscal year for which the allocation is 6 made. The bill establishes the application process for grants 7 from the new fund and provides that the economic development 8 authority board shall make final funding decisions. The bill 9 provides that interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the 10 destination Iowa fund shall be credited to the destination Iowa 11 fund and moneys credited to the destination Iowa fund shall not 12 revert at the close of a fiscal year. The bill provides that 13 the economic development authority shall not use more than 5 14 percent of the moneys in the fund each fiscal year for purposes 15 of administrative costs and program support. 16 DIVISION VI ON-STREAM IMPOUNDMENT RESTORATION. This 17 division amends Code section 456A.33C, creating the on-stream 18 impoundment fund, by eliminating the fund and creating an on- 19 stream impoundment restoration program. Current requirements 20 in Code section 456A.33C regarding funding projects from the 21 fund are retained for purposes of the program. 22 -20- LSB 1008HV (1) 90 ec/rh 20/ 20