Iowa HSB 559: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of natural resources, including administration, dams and spillways, personal flotation devices, and operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

Bill Text

House Study Bill 559 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES BILL)
A BILL FOR
An Act relating to matters under the purview of the department1
of natural resources, including administration, dams2
and spillways, personal flotation devices, and operating3
a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated, providing4
penalties, and making penalties applicable.5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:6
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DIVISION I1
MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES2
Section 1. Section 455A.11, Code 2022, is amended to read3
as follows:4
455A.11 Preferences in temporary employment.5
In its employment of persons in temporary positions in6
conservation and outdoor recreation, the department of natural7
resources shall give preference to persons meeting eligibility8
requirements for the green thumb program and to persons9
working toward an advanced education in natural resources and10
conservation.11
Sec. 2. Section 455A.14, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022, are12
amended to read as follows:13
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,14
the department is authorized to establish fees for camping and15
use of rental facilities and other special privileges at state16
parks, forests, and recreation areas under the jurisdiction of17
the department.18
2. The fees established by the department pursuant to19
this section shall be in such amounts as may be determined20
by the department to be reasonably competitive with fees21
established in other public parks, forests, or recreation areas22
that provide the same or similar privileges and are located23
within sixty miles of the perimeter of the state park, forest,24
or recreation area for which the department is establishing25
fees. Such fees may be increased, reduced, or waived by26
the department on a statewide basis or on the basis of an27
individual state park, forest, or recreation area for special28
promotional events or efforts or on the basis of special29
seasonal or holiday rates.30
Sec. 3. Section 462A.12A, Code 2022, is amended to read as31
follows:32
462A.12A Online watercraft education courses.33
1. The department shall develop requirements and standards34
for online watercraft education courses. Only vendors who have35
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entered into a memorandum of understanding written agreement1
with the department shall be approved by the department2
to offer an online watercraft education course that upon3
successful completion is sufficient to result in the issuance4
of a watercraft education certificate to the person who5
completes the course.6
2. A vendor approved to offer an online watercraft7
education course as provided in subsection 1 may charge8
a fee for the course as agreed to in the memorandum of9
understanding agreement with the department and may also10
collect the watercraft education certificate fee on behalf of11
the department as agreed to in the memorandum of understanding12
agreement.13
DIVISION II14
DAMS AND SPILLWAYS —— REPEAL15
Sec. 4. Section 455A.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code16
2022, is amended to read as follows:17
b. Provide overall supervision, direction, and coordination18
of functions to be administered by the administrators under19
chapters 321G, 321I, 455B, 455C, 456A, 456B, 457A, 458A, 459,20
459A, 459B, 461A, 462A, 462B, 464A, 465C, 473, 481A, 481B,21
483A, 484A, and 484B.22
Sec. 5. Section 455A.5, subsection 6, paragraphs a, b, and23
d, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:24
a. Establish policy and adopt rules, pursuant to chapter25
17A, necessary to provide for the effective administration of26
chapter 321G, 321I, 456A, 456B, 457A, 461A, 462A, 462B, 464A,27
465C, 481A, 481B, 483A, 484A, or 484B.28
b. Hear appeals in contested cases pursuant to chapter 17A29
on matters relating to actions taken by the director under30
chapter 321G, 321I, 456A, 456B, 457A, 461A, 462A, 462B, 464A,31
465C, 481A, 481B, 483A, 484A, or 484B.32
d. Approve the budget request prepared by the director for33
the programs authorized by chapters 321G, 321I, 456A, 456B,34
457A, 461A, 462A, 462B, 464A, 481A, 481B, 483A, 484A, and 484B.35
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The commission may increase, decrease, or strike any item1
within the department budget request for the specified programs2
before granting approval.3
Sec. 6. Section 455A.6, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code4
2022, is amended to read as follows:5
b. Hear appeals in contested cases pursuant to chapter 17A6
on matters relating to actions taken by the director under7
chapter 455C, 458A, 464B, or 473.8
Sec. 7. Section 456A.24, subsection 12, Code 2022, is9
amended to read as follows:10
12. Adopt rules authorizing officers and employees of the11
department who are peace officers to issue warning citations12
for violations of this chapter and chapters 321G, 321I, 350,13
456B, 457A, 461A, 461B, 461C, 462A, 462B, 464A, 465A,