Senate File 577 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 577 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1221) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate May 3, 2023 ) 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 SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb
S.F. 577 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- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 1/ 18
S.F. 577 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- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 2/ 18
S.F. 577 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- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 3/ 18
S.F. 577 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- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 4/ 18
S.F. 577 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- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 5/ 18
S.F. 577 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 Moneys appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for a 5 one-time grant for the installation of a newborn safety device 6 at a location authorized by and in accordance with chapter 233. 7 c. For a grant to a nonprofit organization specializing in 8 brain injury rehabilitation by providing post-acute inpatient 9 and outpatient rehabilitation, as well as long-term skilled, 10 supported, and independent living services for people who have 11 sustained a traumatic brain injury due to a stroke, tumor, 12 aneurysm, or other brain injury, headquartered in a city with 13 a population between 67,500 and 68,500 as determined by the 14 2020 federal decennial census, for renovation of a facility 15 to accommodate individuals served by the organization who are 16 being relocated from the organizations site on the Glenwood 17 state resource center campus: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 19 8. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 20 a. For implementation of lake projects that have 21 established watershed improvement initiatives and community 22 support in accordance with the departments annual lake 23 restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57, 24 subsection 5, paragraph c: 25 FY 2023-2024: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,600,000 27 b. For state park infrastructure improvements: 28 FY 2023-2024: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 30 c. For water trails and low head dam safety grants, 31 including grants for projects relating to eligible water 32 bodies, as defined in section 456A.33C: 33 FY 2023-2024: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000 35 -6- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 6/ 18
S.F. 577 d. For grants to communities or organizations for tree 1 planting projects through the community forestry grant program, 2 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph c: 3 FY 2023-2024: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 5 e. For costs associated with infrastructure improvements on 6 the state fairgrounds: 7 FY 2023-2024: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 9 f. For deferred maintenance costs at the honey creek resort 10 state park required to be completed pursuant to a contract: 11 FY 2023-2024: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000,000 13 9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE 14 a. For major maintenance projects at national guard 15 armories and facilities: 16 FY 2023-2024: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000 18 b. For improvement projects for Iowa national guard 19 installations and readiness centers to support operations and 20 training requirements: 21 FY 2023-2024: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100,000 23 c. For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge 24 facility: 25 FY 2023-2024: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550,000 27 d. For replacement of the heating and cooling system at the 28 joint force headquarters at Camp Dodge: 29 FY 2023-2024: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,442,000 31 e. For costs associated with the construction of a readiness 32 center in West Des Moines: 33 FY 2023-2024: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 35 -7- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 7/ 18
S.F. 577 f. The department of public defense shall report to the 1 general assembly by December 15, 2023, regarding the projects 2 the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys 3 appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection. 4 10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 5 a. For payments and other costs due under a financing 6 agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building 7 the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to 8 section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57, 9 subsection 5, paragraph c: 10 FY 2023-2024: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,754,358 12 b. For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created 13 in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, 14 paragraph c: 15 FY 2023-2024: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 17 11. BOARD OF REGENTS 18 a. For allocation by the state board of regents to the 19 state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science 20 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to 21 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating 22 funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees 23 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of 24 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities 25 and utility services at the institutions: 26 FY 2023-2024: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,900,000 28 b. For an addition to the veterinary diagnostic laboratory 29 at Iowa state university of science and technology: 30 FY 2023-2024: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,000,000 32 12. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 33 a. For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational 34 trails within the state: 35 -8- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 8/ 18
S.F. 577 FY 2023-2024: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 2 b. For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant 3 fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet 4 the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57, 5 subsection 5, paragraph c: 6 FY 2023-2024: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 8 c. For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant 9 fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57, 10 subsection 5, paragraph c: 11 FY 2023-2024: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 13 d. For vertical infrastructure improvements at the 14 commercial service airports within the state: 15 FY 2023-2024: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,900,000 17 e. For vertical infrastructure improvements at general 18 aviation airports within the state: 19 FY 2023-2024: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 21 f. For vertical infrastructure improvements at commercial 22 service airports within the state: 23 FY 2023-2024: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 25 Moneys appropriated in this paragraph shall be awarded as 26 grants to commercial service airports within the state for 27 commercial service airport terminal improvements. Commercial 28 service airports shall provide a ninety percent match for 29 grants awarded pursuant to this paragraph and shall not utilize 30 federal funds to provide the required match. 31 13. TREASURER OF STATE 32 For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified 33 fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county 34 fair vertical infrastructure improvements: 35 -9- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 9/ 18
S.F. 577 FY 2023-2024: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,060,000 2 14. ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD 3 For office space improvements and security upgrades: 4 FY 2023-2024: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,000 6 15. IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 7 For heating and cooling replacement in the Lucas building 8 switch room: 9 FY 2023-2024: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 578,412 11 16. JUDICIAL BRANCH 12 For construction projects at the Woodbury county law 13 enforcement center: 14 FY 2023-2024: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 16 Sec. 2. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless 17 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated 18 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act 19 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 20 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 21 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 22 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 23 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 24 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 25 the close of that same fiscal year. 26 DIVISION II 27 TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND 28 Sec. 3. TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND. There is 29 appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in 30 section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, 32 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 33 be used for the purposes designated: 34 1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 35 -10- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 10/ 18
S.F. 577 For cybersecurity and technology projects: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 278,503 2 2. AUDITOR OF STATE 3 For the upgrade and relocation of servers and server 4 hardware: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 292,500 6 3. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 7 a. For camera system upgrades at corrections institutions: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,879,936 9 b. For body cameras at corrections institutions: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,000 11 4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 12 a. For the continued development and implementation of an 13 educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers, 14 parents, school district administrators, area education agency 15 staff, department of education staff, and policymakers: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000 17 Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the 18 department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system 19 capable of tracking students throughout their education via 20 interconnectivity with multiple schools. 21 b. For maintenance and lease costs associated with 22 connections for part III of the Iowa communications network: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,727,000 24 c. To the public broadcasting division for costs associated 25 with a searchable digital asset management system: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 343,808 27 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 28 a. For the cost of equipment and computer software for the 29 continued development and implementation of Iowas criminal 30 justice information system: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400,000 32 b. For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data 33 warehouse: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 282,664 35 -11- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 11/ 18
S.F. 577 c. For technology costs associated with the state poison 1 control center: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000 3 6. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 4 For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass 5 notification and emergency messaging system: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 7 7. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY 8 For replacement of a simulator: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 10 8. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT 11 a. For the continued development and implementation of 12 a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for 13 budget and financial information: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000 15 b. For the continued development and implementation of the 16 comprehensive electronic grant management system: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 18 c. For the upgrade of the local government budget and 19 property tax system: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,000 21 d. For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is 22 placed on the internet for budget and financial information: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 382,131 24 e. For the installation of specified applications on state 25 of Iowa mobile devices and installation of other computer 26 programming to restrict state employees from accessing 27 specified internet sites, to include accessing specified 28 internet sites from an internet browser: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,180,000 30 f. For technology costs associated with implementing the 31 requirements of 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 718, if enacted: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 33 9. BOARD OF PAROLE 34 For programming enhancements to the Iowa corrections 35 -12- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 12/ 18
S.F. 577 offender network (ICON) data system: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000 2 10. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 3 For tax system modernization: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,070,460 5 11. JUDICIAL BRANCH 6 a. For technology projects at the Woodbury county law 7 enforcement center: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,290 9 b. For audio and visual systems in courtrooms across the 10 state: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 565,000 12 Sec. 4. REVERSION. For purposes of section 8.33, unless 13 specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated 14 moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act 15 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 16 the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 17 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 18 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 19 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 20 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 21 the close of that same fiscal year. 22 DIVISION III 23 CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS 24 Sec. 5. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 1, subsection 25 10, paragraph b, as amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, 26 section 9, is amended to read as follows: 27 b. For the renovation and construction of an industrial 28 technology center at the university of northern Iowa to 29 include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the 30 university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal 31 year: 32 (1) FY 2021-2022: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,000,000 34 (2) FY 2022-2023: 35 -13- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 13/ 18
S.F. 577 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,500,000 1 Of the money appropriated in this subparagraph, the 2 board of regents is authorized to expend such amount as the 3 board determines for purposes of steam tunnel repairs at the 4 university of northern Iowa. 5 Sec. 6. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 2, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 SEC. 2. REVERSION. 1. For Except as provided in subsection 8 2, for purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided 9 otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an 10 appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not 11 revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 12 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 13 ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 14 appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for 15 which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier 16 fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at 17 the close of that same fiscal year. 18 2. For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically 19 provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from 20 an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 10, paragraph 21 d, of this division of this 2021 Iowa Act, as amended by 2022 22 Iowa Acts, chapter 1150, section 11, shall not revert but shall 23 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 24 until the project for which the appropriation was made is 25 completed. 26 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 27 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 28 DIVISION IV 29 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 30 Sec. 8. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a, 31 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , and for 33 each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen 34 million five hundred thousand dollars. 35 -14- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 14/ 18
S.F. 577 Sec. 9. Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 1 by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . k. There is appropriated from the rebuild 3 Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 4 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the sum of eighteen million 5 three hundred ninety thousand two hundred ninety dollars to the 6 technology reinvestment fund, notwithstanding section 8.57, 7 subsection 5, paragraph c . 8 DIVISION V 9 DESTINATION IOWA FUND 10 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 15.281 Destination Iowa fund. 11 1. For purposes of this section: 12 a. Eligible applicant means a city, county, or 13 not-for-profit organization. 14 b. Rural community means a community that has a population 15 of fewer than twenty thousand persons as determined by the most 16 recent population estimate produced by the United States bureau 17 of census or the most recent decennial census released by the 18 United States bureau of census. 19 c. Vertical infrastructure means land acquisition 20 and construction, major renovation and major repair of 21 buildings, all appurtenant structures, utilities, site 22 development, recreational trails, and water trails. Vertical 23 infrastructure does not include routine, recurring maintenance 24 or operational expenses or leasing of a building, appurtenant 25 structure, or utility without a lease-purchase agreement. 26 2. A destination Iowa fund is created in the state treasury 27 under the control of the authority. The fund shall consist of 28 all moneys appropriated to the fund. The board will oversee 29 and administer the destination Iowa fund. 30 3. Moneys in the destination Iowa fund are appropriated 31 to the authority for purposes of providing grants to eligible 32 applicants for any of the following types of projects: 33 a. Economically significant projects that increase tourism 34 opportunities. 35 -15- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 15/ 18
S.F. 577 b. Development and enhancement of outdoor recreational 1 opportunities. 2 c. Projects that contribute to quality of life in rural 3 communities. 4 4. Projects must meet all of the following criteria to be 5 eligible for a grant to an eligible applicant from the fund: 6 a. The project must be primarily vertical infrastructure. 7 b. The project must be available for year-round use by the 8 public. 9 c. An eligible applicant must intend to own the property 10 that is the subject of the project upon completion. 11 5. The board shall prioritize making awards to applicants 12 that have not been awarded money from the destination Iowa fund 13 or other programs intended to support community attraction 14 and tourism projects after July 1, 2018. The board shall 15 prioritize awarding grants to projects that include primarily 16 new construction over projects that primarily renovate or 17 replace existing facilities. The board shall not award a grant 18 in an amount exceeding fifty percent of the total cost of the 19 project. 20 6. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the authority 21 shall allocate fifty percent of the moneys available in the 22 destination Iowa fund to projects in rural communities. If 23 any portion of the moneys allocated under this subsection has 24 not been awarded by April 1 of the fiscal year for which the 25 allocation is made, the portion which has not been awarded may 26 be awarded to any eligible project in the state. If a county 27 is the applicant, a project will be deemed to be located in a 28 rural community if the geographic location of the project is in 29 or near a city that is a rural community. 30 7. Applications for grants from the destination Iowa fund 31 shall be submitted to the authority. For those applications 32 that meet the eligibility criteria described in subsection 33 4, the authority shall forward the applications and provide 34 a staff evaluation to the board. Work completed and costs 35 -16- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 16/ 18
S.F. 577 incurred prior to the date of board approval of a grant are 1 ineligible for reimbursement, except the acquisition of real 2 estate. 3 8. The board shall make final funding decisions on 4 each application and may approve, deny, defer, or modify 5 applications for grants under the program. The board and the 6 authority may negotiate with applicants regarding the details 7 of projects and the amount and terms of any award. In making 8 final funding decisions pursuant to this subsection, the board 9 and the authority are exempt from chapter 17A. 10 9. If an application is approved, the authority shall enter 11 into an agreement with the applicant to provide a grant awarded 12 from the fund. 13 10. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, 14 interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the destination 15 Iowa fund shall be credited to the destination Iowa fund. 16 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the 17 destination Iowa fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal 18 year. The authority shall not use more than five percent of 19 the moneys in the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year for 20 purposes of administrative costs and program support. 21 DIVISION VI 22 ON-STREAM IMPOUNDMENT RESTORATION 23 Sec. 11. Section 456A.33C, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 24 2023, are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in 25 lieu thereof the following: 26 2. The department shall establish an on-stream impoundment 27 restoration program for purposes of funding projects for the 28 maintenance, restoration, and sustainability of eligible water 29 bodies and their related watersheds from moneys appropriated to 30 the department for this purpose. 31 3. a. The department shall fund projects for eligible water 32 bodies that are designed to achieve the following goals: 33 (1) Ensure a cost-effective, positive return on investment 34 for the citizens of Iowa. 35 -17- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 17/ 18
S.F. 577 (2) Ensure local community commitment to watershed 1 protection. 2 (3) Ensure significant improvement in water clarity, 3 safety, and quality. 4 (4) Provide for sustainable, healthy, and functioning 5 bodies of water. 6 (5) Contribute to the departments fish and wildlife 7 conservation plans. 8 b. The process and criteria the department shall utilize 9 to fund projects under this section shall favor proposals 10 which include nonstate matching funds of at least one dollar 11 for every dollar of state funding, and funding for watershed 12 improvement practices and participation of corresponding 13 watershed management authority. 14 -18- SF 577 (2) 90 ec/rh/mb 18/ 18