Iowa HF 2340: A bill for an act relating to controversies involving fence viewers. (Formerly HF 2111.) Effective 7-1-18.

Bill Text

House
File
2340
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
2340

BY
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE

(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
588)

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
agriculture,
including
by
providing
for
1

the
powers
and
duties
of
the
department
of
agriculture
and
2

land
stewardship,
including
the
promotion
and
regulation
3

of
commodities
and
products;
the
regulation
of
the
4

transportation
of
agricultural
commodities;
the
use
of
5

agricultural
land;
and
taxation,
including
property
taxes,
6

excise
and
sales
taxes,
and
income
taxes;
making
penalties
7

applicable;
and
including
effective
date
and
applicability
8

provisions.
9

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
10

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DIVISION
I
1

DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
——
PROMOTION
——
2

RENEWABLE
FUEL
INFRASTRUCTURE
3

Section
1.
Section
159A.16,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
a,
b,
4

and
c,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5

a.

For
each
fiscal
year,
not
more
than
one
million
6

seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
shall
be
allocated
to
7

support
the
renewable
fuel
infrastructure
program
for
retail
8

motor
fuel
sites
as
provided
in

section
159A.14
to
finance
9

the
installation,
replacement,
or
conversion
of
biodiesel
10

infrastructure
as
provided
in
that
section.

11

b.
a.
For
each
fiscal
year,
not
more
than
one
hundred
12

fifty
thousand
dollars
shall
be
allocated
to
the
department
to
13

support
the
administration
of
the
programs.
14

c.

b.
For
each
fiscal
year,
the
department
may
use
up
to
15

three-quarters
of
one
percent
of
the
program
funds
to
market
16

the
programs.
Otherwise
the
moneys
shall
not
be
transferred,
17

used,
obligated,
appropriated,
or
otherwise
encumbered
except
18

to
allocate
as
financial
incentives
under
the
programs.
19

DIVISION
II
20

DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP
——
PROMOTION
21

PART
A
22

GENERAL
23

Sec.
2.
Section
23A.2,
subsection
8,
Code
2026,
is
amended
24

by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
25

NEW
PARAGRAPH

.
p.
An
activity
carried
out
by
the
department
26

of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
to
promote
the
marketing
27

of
Iowa
commodities
and
products,
including
as
provided
in
28

chapters
159
and
187.
29

Sec.
3.
Section
187.201,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended

30

to
read
as
follows:
31

3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
and
32

shall
be
used
exclusively
to
administer
the
programs
created
33

in
this
subchapter

chapter
as
determined
and
directed
by
the
34

department,
and
shall
not
require
further
special
authorization
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by
the
general
assembly.
1

PART
B
2

CHOOSE
IOWA
PROMOTION
PROGRAMS
3

Sec.
4.
Section
187.301,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
4

following
new
subsection:
5

NEW
SUBSECTION

.
1A.
The
department
shall
enroll
a
person
as
6

a
choose
Iowa
member
who
is
any
of
the
following:
7

a.
Actively
participating
in
the
program
by
producing,
8

processing,
or
marketing
Iowa
agricultural
products
originating
9

as
commodities
produced
on
Iowa
farms.
10

b.
Otherwise
supporting
the
program
as
required
by
the
11

department.
12

Sec.
5.
Section
187.301,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
13

by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
14

NEW
PARAGRAPH

.
c.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
providing
15

for
choose
Iowa
membership
criteria.
16

Sec.
6.
Section
187.303,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2026,
are
17

amended
to
read
as
follows:
18

1.
A
person
may
apply
to
the
department
to
participate

19

enroll
as
a
member
in
the
choose
Iowa
promotional
program
20

according
to
procedures
established
by
rules
adopted
by
the
21

department.
The
department
shall
evaluate
and
approve
or
22

disapprove
applications

an
application
based
on
criteria
23

established
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
The
department
24

may
disapprove
an
application
if
the
department
determines
the
25

applicant’s
use
of
the
choose
Iowa
logo
would
be
associated
26

with
the
consumption
of
an
adulterated
or
illegal
food
item.
27

2.
The
department
may
enter
into
a
licensing
agreement
with
28

a
person
participating
enrolled
as
a
member
in
the
program.
29

The
participating
person

A
member
may
use
the
choose
Iowa
logo
30

to
advertise
a
food
item
product
originating
as
an
agricultural
31

commodity
produced
on
an
Iowa
farm,
subject
to
terms
and
32

conditions
required
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
A
33

licensing
agreement
shall
not
be
for
more
than
one
year.
34

Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION

.
187.307
Choose
Iowa
school
purchasing
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program.
1

1.
There
is
created
within
the
department
a
choose
Iowa
2

school
purchasing
program.
3

2.
The
department
shall
administer
the
program
according
to
4

all
of
the
following:
5

a.
A
farm
or
business
shall
be
eligible
to
participate
in
6

the
program
if
the
farm
or
business
is
enrolled
as
a
member
of
7

the
choose
Iowa
promotional
program
as
provided
in
this
part
1
8

of
subchapter
III.
9

b.
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