Here are the bills I track for Sierra Club during the 2001 session with actions occurring accumulated in the narrative. Note that I include the Bill #, Bill Title, and some notes of milestones. Many bills have been not even been drafted and introduced as of this writing. Bills have through Friday, March 16, to be reported out of Committee in order to clear the ³First Funnel². This report includes those bills that were eligible for action thru February 23, 2001. Obviously, much of our attention so far has been on the Bottle Deposit Expansion bills. Working with the Beautiful Land Coalition, we favor an expansion of the current bottle deposit system. As always, I continue to take pride in my association with the Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club. Thanks. Lyle Krewson H.F. 43 A bill for an act relating to the rulemaking authority of the natural resource commission regarding the taking and possession of migratory birds. (Formerly HSB 1) Introduced and Placed on the House Calendar 1/22/2001. Amendments H-1001, H-1002, H-1003, H-1004, H-1005, H-1006, H-1007 filed. Amendment H-1005 adopted. Amendments H-1006, H-1007 lost. Amendment H-1001 withdrawn. Amendment H-1002 lost. Amendment H-1009 filed and adopted. Amendment H-1010 filed and withdrawn. Amendment H-1003 as amended, lost. Amendment H-1008 filed and adopted. Amendment H-1004 as amended, lost. Passed House, ayes 57, nays 41, 1/17/2001, and and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee. Assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Dearden, Kibbie and Sexton. Placed on the Senate Calendar 1/24/2001. Amendment S-3006 filed and lost. Passed Senate, ayes 26, nays 24, 1/25/2001, and and immediately messaged to the House. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 2/1/2001. VETOED by the Governor 2/5/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00000/HF00043.html S.F. 258 A bill for an act relating to the extension of the tobacco settlement authority Act, and providing an effective date. Introduced by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Placed on the Senate Calendar 2/21/2001. Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0, 2/22/2001, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, and referred to House Judiciary Committee. Assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Broers, Chiodo and Kettering. Placed on the House Calendar 3/1/2001. Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0, 3/1/2001, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 3/1/2001. SIGNED by the Governor 3/1/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00200/SF00258.html H.F. 1 A bill for an act relating to the exemption during a certain period from the sales and use taxes of the gross receipts from the sale, furnishing, or service of metered gas and electricity and of fuel used for heating of residential-type dwellings and including an effective date. Introduced by Reps. Dix, Sukup, Van Fossen, Horbach, Hansen, De Boef, Raecker, Kettering, Elgin, Rayhons, Broers, Drake, Alons, Klemme, Boal, Shey, Tymeson, Hoffman, Tyrrell and Hahn, and referred to the House Ways & Means Committee, 1/8/2001. Assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Sukup, Finch and Shoultz. Placed on the House Calendar 1/17/2001, with committee amendment H-1011 filed. Amendments H-1014, H-1015, H-1016, H-1017, H-1018, H-1019, H-1020 and H-1021 filed. Amendment H-1015 lost. Amendments H-1016 , H-1021 withdrawn. Amendment H-1017 adopted. Amendments H-1018, H-1019 withdrawn. Point of order raised H-1020, to the committee amendment H-1011, and Ruled not germane. Motion to suspend rules failed. Amendment H-1023 filed and adopted. Committee amendment H-1011 as amended, adopted. Amendment H-1014 withdrawn. Passed House, ayes 93, nays 6, 1/24/2001, and and immediately messaged to the Senate. Attached to similar SF 58. Amendment S-3002 filed. Substituted for SF 58. Amendment S-3007 filed and lost. Point of order raised on S-3002, ruled in order and adopted. Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0, 1/25/2001, and and immediately messaged to the House, with Senate amendment H-1029 filed. Amendment H-1033 filed. Point of order raised on H-1033 and ruled not germane. House concurred with the Senate Amendment H-1029, Passed House, ayes 89, nays 11, 1/30/2001, and and immediately messaged to the Senate. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 2/1/2001. SIGNED by the Governor 2/5/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00000/HF00001.html S.F. 65 A bill for an act providing supplemental funding for the low-income home energy assistance program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and providing an effective date. Introduced and placed on the Senate Appropriations Calendar, 1/23/2001. Amendment S-3004 filed and lost. Amendment S-3003 filed, divided, and amendment S-3003A lost and S-3003B lost. Passed Senate, ayes 30, nays 20, 1/24/2001, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, passed on file as a companion to H.F. 108. Amendments H-1024, H-1025, H-1026, H-1032 filed. Substituted for HF 108, 1/30/2001. Amendment H-1032 adopted. Amendment H-1034 filed and adopted. Deferred, retained on calendar. Amendments H-1024, H-1025 lost. Amendment H-1026 withdrawn. Passed House, ayes 56, nays 44, 1/31/2001 and and immediately messaged to the Senate, with amendment S-3009. Senate concurred with S-3009. Passed Senate, ayes 29, nays 21, 1/31/2001, and immediately messaged to the House. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 2/5/2001. ITEM VETOED by the Governor 2/6/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00000/SF00065.html H.F. 267 A bill for an act renaming the waste management assistance division of the department of natural resources. Introduced by the House Environmental Protection Committee, and placed on the House Calendar 2/14/2001. Passed House, ayes 99, nays 0, 2/21/2001, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Attached to companion SF 124. Substituted for SF 124. 2/28/2001. Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0, 2/28/2001, and immediately messaged to the House. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00200/HF00267.html HCR 9 A House Concurrent Resolution to request that the Congress of the United States maintain its commitment to clean air and the ethanol industry, by maintaining the oxygenate requirement in the federal Clean Air Act that promotes the use of ethanol in reformulated gasoline, and urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to resist California's attempt to waive the oxygenate requirement in that state. Introduced by the House Agriculture Committee. Placed on the House Calendar 2/12/2001. Resolution adopted 2/21/2001, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, and referred to Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Gaskill, Behn and Shearer. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HCR/00000/HCR00009.html HJR 9 A joint resolution nullifying an amendment to an administrative rule of the department of natural resources eliminating the unprotected nongame status of reptiles and providing an effective date. Formerly HSB 126. Introduced by the House Natural Resources Committee. Placed on the House Calendar 2/22/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HJR/00000/HJR00009.html SCR 4 A concurrent resolution requesting that the President of the United States, the Chief of Engineers and Commander of the United States Corps of Engineers, and the United States Congress take action necessary to provide a spring navigation target flow on the Missouri River that is consistent with the needs of landowners and the region's economy. Introduced by the Senate Agriculture Committee. The committee reported and aproved the resolution on Jan. 17. Placed on the Senate Calendar 1/17/2001. Resolution adopted 2/15/2001, and immediately messaged to the House. Resolution filed 2/19/2001, and Laid over under Rule 25. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SCR/00000/SCR00004.html H.F. 193 A bill for an act relating to a midwest interstate passenger rail compact. Introduced by the House State Government Committee, and placed on the House Calendar, 2/6/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00100/HF00193.html S.F. 125 A bill for an act relating to membership in an interstate wildlife violators compact by the department of natural resources. Introduced by the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee and approved by committee. Placed on the Senate Calendar, 2/6/2001. Passed Senate, ayes 44, nays 0, 3/1/2001, and immediately messaged to the House. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00100/SF00125.html S.F. 211 A bill for an act relating to the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship. Introduced by the Senate Agriculture Committee. Placed on the Senate Calendar 2/15/2001. Amendment S-3071 was filed, and adopted. Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0, 2/27/2001, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to House Agriculture Committee. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00200/SF00211.html S.F. 267 A bill for an act relating to state budgetary matters by providing for reductions and supplementation of appropriations made for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and transferring, crediting, and appropriating certain moneys, and providing an effective date. Introduced by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Placed on the Senate Appropriations Calendar 2/22/2001. Amendments S-3074, S-3075, S-3076, S-3077, S-3078, S-3079, S-3080, S-3081, S-3082, S-3083, S-3084, S-3085, S-3086, S-3087, S-3088, S-3089, S-3090, S-3091, S-3092, S-3093, S-3094, S-3095, S-3096, S-3097, S-3098, S-3099, S-3100, S-3101, S-3102, S-3103, S-3104, S-3105, S-3106, S-3107, S-3108, S-3109, S-3110, S-3111, S-3123, S-3124 , S-3125, S-3126 filed. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00200/SF00267.html S.F. 226 A bill for an act relating to the limitation on property taxes for cities and counties, allowing a property tax levy to fund state mandates, limiting the property tax exemption for pollution control property, and providing for the Act's applicability. Introduced by the Senate Local Government Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 2/19/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00200/SF00226.html S.F. 196 A bill for an act relating to conflicts of interest of public officers and employees, including lobbyist and clients reports, and review of documents related to campaign finance disclosure reports. Introduced by the Senate State Government Committee. Placed on the Senate Calendar 2/14/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00100/SF00196.html S.F. 149 A bill for an act providing for ethanol blended gasoline and providing penalties. Introduced by the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Placed on the Senate Calendar 2/12/2001. Amendment S-3070 filed. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00100/SF00149.html S.F. 80 A bill for an act relating to contamination by certain genetically modified grain crops, providing for liability, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 1048.) Introduced by the Senate Agriculture Committee. Placed on the Senate Calendar 1/25/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00000/SF00080.html S.F. 84 A bill for an act prohibiting the sale or distribution of purple loosestrife. (Formerly SF 50.) Introduced by the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee. Placed on the Senate Calendar, 1/25/2001. Amendment S-3008 filed. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00000/SF00084.html S.F. 61 A bill for an act relating to industrial hemp, by providing for its production, harvesting, and marketing, and providing penalties. Introduced by the Senate Agriculture Commitee and approved. Placed on the Senate Calendar 1/23/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00000/SF00061.html H.F. 146 A bill for an act providing for an income tax credit for making capital investments in a cooperative association organized to operate a renewable fuel production facility and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions. Introduced by Reps. Kuhn, Sukup, May, Johnson, Frevert, Scherrman, Alons, Huseman, Dix, Atteberry, Broers, Quirk, Falck, Eddie, Roberts, Stevens, Mertz, Reynolds, Kettering, Hoffman, Larkin, Eichhorn, O'Brien, Houser, Wise, Bukta, Foege, Smith, Dotzler, Taylor T. Greimann, Taylor D. Fallon, Huser, Bell, Murphy, Tremmel, Richardson, Osterhaus, Winckler, Petersen, Mascher, Jochum, Sievers, Myers and Witt and referred to the House Ways & Means Committee. Assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Sukup, Eichhorn, and Kuhn, 2/5/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00100/HF00146.html H.F. 217 A bill for an act relating to the regulatory authority and procedures of the department of natural resources by providing for the issuance of limited quota licenses and the issuance of licenses and permits by electronic means. Introduced by the House Natural Resources Committee, 2/7/2001, and referred to the House Ways & Means Committee. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00200/HF00217.html H.F. 274 A bill for an act appropriating supplemental funding for the low-income energy assistance program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and providing an effective date. Introduced by Reps. Hatch, Kreiman, Reynolds and Ford, referred to the House Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Millage, Brunkhorst and Hatch. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00200/HF00274.html H.F. 274 A bill for an act appropriating supplemental funding for the low-income energy assistance program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and providing an effective date. Introduced by Reps. Hatch, Kreiman, Reynolds and Ford, referred to the House Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Millage, Brunkhorst and Hatch. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/HF/00200/HF00274.html S.F. 20 A bill for an act phasing out the tax on social security benefits under the state individual income tax and including a retroactive applicability date provision. Introduced by Sens. McKibben, Schuerer, Bartz, Gaskill, Greiner, Freeman, Boettger, Rehberg, Redwine, Veenstra, Angelo, Iverson, Kramer, McKean, Behn, Jensen, Zieman, McKinley, Johnson, Drake, Redfern, Sexton, McLaren, Rittmer, Lamberti, Tinsman, Maddox, Miller and Lundby, referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. McKibben, Deluhery and McKinley, 1/11/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00000/SF00020.html S.F. 22 A bill for an act relating to the imposition of an annual conservation and land preservation tax for agricultural property converted to residential or commercial use and providing penalties. Introduced by Sen. Miller and referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee. Rereferred to Senate Local Government Committee, 1/16/2001, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Johnson, Bartz, Hammond, Hansen and McKibben. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00000/SF00022.html S.F. 129 A bill for an act relating to a tax credit for pollution control and recycling property connected to property used for the care and feeding of livestock Introduced by Sens. Kibbie and Bartz, referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to subcommittee of Sens. Rehberg, Flynn and Greiner, 2/6/2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00100/SF00129.html S.F. 180 A bill for an act relating to the property tax exemption for recycling property and including an applicability date. Introduced by Sen. Rehberg, referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. McKinley, Greiner and Holveck. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00100/SF00180.html S.F. 191 A bill for an act relating to the use of energy efficiency plan-related moneys to provide financial assistance to low-income customers of gas public utilities and providing an effective date. Introduced by Sens. Shearer, Dearden, Flynn, Harper, Kibbie, Fiegen, Fink, Horn, Deluhery, Hammond, Fraise, Soukup, McCoy, Black, Gronstal, Bolkcom, Dvorsky, Holveck and Connolly, referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Tinsman, Bolkcom and Schuere. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/BillHistory/SF/00100/SF00191.html S.F. 239 A bill for an act relating to the property tax exemption for recycling property and including an applicability date. Introduced by Sens. Rehberg and Zieman, referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. 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