केट ह्यान्सन द्वारा, पूर्व कर्मचारी सदस्य
हामी आयोवा राज्य विधायिका सत्रको १५ औं हप्तामा छौं, र आगामी हप्ताहरूमा सबै कुराहरू समाप्त हुने अपेक्षा गरिएको छ। अप्रिल २८ मा ११० औं क्यालेन्डर दिन हुनेछ, जब सांसदहरूको दैनिक खर्च समाप्त हुन्छ, यद्यपि त्यो मितिभन्दा बाहिर सत्र चल्नु अभूतपूर्व होइन र?
We are enthusiastic that in a budget released late last week, House lawmakers included a $250,000 investment for Watershed Management Authority (WMA) staff. We are appreciative of the efforts of Rep. Norlin Mommsen and his colleagues on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee for taking steps that will promote water quality and flood mitigation across the state.
The Senate is expected to release a similar budget soon, and we want to be sure it also includes support for the WMAs. If your state senator is a member of the Senate’s respective subcommittee, it is a critical time to express your support. यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुहोस् to see if your senator is a member, and to learn more about how to get involved.
We were also glad to see हाउस फाइल (HF) 666 pass the House by a vote of 98-0 on April 11. Proposed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the legislation relates to programs and regulations administered and enforced by the department. Division IV of the bill would allow unused Water Quality Initiative funding in an urban account to be moved to an agriculture projects account. It now awaits consideration in the Senate.
Finally, a number of bills we are watching were placed under unfinished business, including सिनेट फाइल (SF) 550, which would fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, and SF २, which would prevent a county or city from limiting consumer access to an energy source. This procedural move keeps the bills eligible for consideration.
यदि तपाईंसँग कुनै प्रश्नहरू छन् वा तपाईंको लागि महत्त्वपूर्ण ग्रामीण मुद्दाहरू साझा गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ भने, मलाई सम्पर्क गर्न नहिचकिचाउनुहोस् [ईमेल सुरक्षित] वा 515.215.1294।
पानीको गुणस्तर
SF २—को लागि, नोट सहित: Introduced by Senate Ways and Means Chair, Sen. Dan Dawson, this legislation would modify sales and use, water service, property, and local option taxes, and other tax mechanisms. Notably, the legislation would fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, or IWILL. The Center is registered in support of this legislation specifically as it relates to Watershed Management Authorities and the Local Conservation Partnership Program detailed in sections 135 and 136. SF 550 passed out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee on March 9. On March 28, a वित्तीय नोट जारी गरियो, र मार्च ३० मा विधेयकलाई अधूरो काम अन्तर्गत सिनेट क्यालेन्डरमा राखिएको थियो।
SF २/HF १००-का लागि: आयोवा कृषि तथा भूमि व्यवस्थापन विभागद्वारा प्रस्तावित, यो कानून विभागद्वारा प्रशासित र लागू गरिएका कार्यक्रम र नियमहरूसँग सम्बन्धित छ। यसले पानीको गुणस्तर सहित धेरै विषयवस्तु क्षेत्रहरू समेट्छ। विधेयकको खण्ड IV ले शहरी खातामा रहेको पानी गुणस्तर पहल कोषलाई विभागको विवेकमा कृषि परियोजना खातामा सार्न अनुमति दिनेछ। हाम्रो बुझाइ छ कि विगतका वर्षहरूमा, सबै योग्य आवेदनहरू कोष गरिसकेपछि पनि शहरी खातामा कोष बाँकी रहेको छ। हामी यो प्रस्तावलाई पानीको गुणस्तरमा निर्देशित राज्य कोषको प्रभाव र उपलब्धतालाई अधिकतम बनाउने अवसरको रूपमा हेर्छौं। जलाधार व्यवस्थापन अधिकारीहरूले प्रायः यी कोषहरू आफ्नो क्षेत्रमा प्रमुख संरक्षण र बाढी न्यूनीकरण परियोजनाहरू कार्यान्वयन गर्न प्रयोग गर्छन्। On April 11, HF 666 was amended and passed the House by a vote of 98-0. It was read in the Senate on April 12 and attached to SF 311. On April 19, an amendment was filed to SF 311, including language to clarify that only unused urban funds could be moved, aligning it with HF 666.
HF १००-का लागि: प्रतिनिधि चार्ल्स इसेनहार्टद्वारा प्रस्तुत गरिएको यस कानूनले २०२६ सम्ममा राज्यको बिक्री कर ६% बाट ६.३७५% मा वृद्धि गरेर प्राकृतिक स्रोत र बाहिरी मनोरञ्जन ट्रस्ट कोष, जसलाई IWILL पनि भनिन्छ, कोष प्रदान गर्नेछ। यस्तो कार्यले आयोवाको जलाधार व्यवस्थापन प्राधिकरणहरू सहित राज्यभर संरक्षण प्रयासहरूको लागि बलियो नयाँ कोष सिर्जना गर्नेछ। विधेयक फेब्रुअरी २१ मा पेश गरिएको थियो र तरिका र साधनलाई उल्लेख गरिएको थियो।
SF २- अनुगमन: SF 34 को रूपमा यसको पहिलो पुनरावृत्तिमा, यस बिलले काउन्टीहरू र शहरहरूलाई संघीय नियमहरूसँग बाझिएको वा झगडा हुने आँधी पानीमा नियमहरू अपनाउन, लागू गर्न वा अन्यथा व्यवस्थापन गर्न निषेध गरेको थियो। संशोधन प्रक्रियामा, बिल विकसित भयो, र अब निर्माण साइटहरूमा शीर्ष माटो र आँधी पानीको नियमनसँग सम्बन्धित छ। मार्च 15 मा, बिल संशोधन र 33-15 को मतदान द्वारा सिनेट द्वारा पारित गरियो। In the House, it was placed under unfinished business on April 6, and multiple amendments have subsequently been filed.
नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा
HF १००- विरुद्ध: This bill would remove a requirement placed on public utilities that own electric generation facilities fueled by coal to file biannual updates to their plan and budget for managing regulated emissions. Instead, the legislation would allow the affected utilities to have the sole discretion in filing updates to this plan, which would reduce oversight from the IUB to control the cost to ratepayers. On Feb. 15, HF 248 passed the House by a vote of 75-24. On March 22, it passed the Senate floor by a vote of 41-9. HF 248 is now on the governor’s desk awaiting her signature.
SF २ - अनिश्चित: Introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chair, Sen. Waylon Brown, this bill states that a county or a city cannot adopt an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that limits consumer access to an energy source or contributes to the prohibition of the sale or production and the infrastructure necessary to provide consumer access. An energy source is defined as any fuel or power source used to operate an engine including any type of fossil fuel, hydrogen, natural gas, and electricity used for charging vehicles. This bill passed the Senate on March 6 by a vote of 41-6. On April 6, the bill was placed under unfinished business, a procedural move to keep it eligible for consideration.
अन्य ब्याज बिलहरू
HF १००/SF २-का लागि: Introduced in both the House and Senate, this legislation would make changes relating to licensing for local foods producers and vendors. On March 15, HF 661 was amended and passed by the House by a vote of 77-20. On April 12, its subcommittee in the Senate Ways and Means Committee recommended its passage. केन्द्रले विधेयकका तत्वहरूलाई समर्थन गर्दछ जसले किसान बजार इजाजतपत्र आवश्यकताहरूलाई काउन्टी आधारबाट राज्यव्यापी आधारमा परिवर्तन गर्नेछ। यसले खाद्य प्रशोधन प्लान्टहरू, अस्थायी खाद्य प्रतिष्ठानहरू, र घरेलु खाद्य वस्तुहरूको परिभाषाको लागि इजाजतपत्र आवश्यकताहरूमा पनि परिवर्तन गर्नेछ।
