To All: Below are the new bills introduced this past week which I have included in my database of tracking for Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter. You should be able to click on the weblink and it will take you to the bill text if you want to see that. Obviously not much has happened on most of them. The Session continues to be very slow, although now that quite a few bills have been introduced committee action will pick up speed, and floor action will beging to occur in subsequent days. NOTE: I you still have last weekıs list, keep it, keep this one, and then keep subsequent list (until further instruction) and you will accumulate the bills we are following. After the funnel narrows them down, we can delete these lists, and track the smaller list. More later. Lyle H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to the authority of the county board of supervisors to approve or disapprove certain city zoning ordinances or regulations and providing for the Act's applicability. Introduced by Rep. Wise, referred to House Local Government Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Hahn, Arnold and Huser. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to the classification as commercial property for property taxation of certain animal feeding operation structures and including an applicability date provision. Introduced by Rep. Jochum, referred to House Ways & Means Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to mandatory disclosures in certain political telephone communications, and applying a penalty. Introduced by Rep. Jochum, referred to House State Government Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Jacobs, Dennis, Gaskill, Greiner, Mascher, Petersen and Rasmussen. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act transferring the powers and duties of the Missouri river preservation and land use authority to the loess hills development and conservation authority and providing effective dates. Introduced by Reps. Wendt and Whitead, referred to House Natural Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Boggess, Rayhons and Whitead. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act creating an energy conservation program, tax credits, and an energy conservation program revolving fund and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions. Introduced by Rep. Jochum, referred to House Ways & Means Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to the number of controlled burns of demolished buildings conducted by certain cities. Introduced by Reps. Drake and Baudler, referred to House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Drake, Hogg and Upmeyer. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act allowing cities and counties to create enterprise zones near modes of transportation. Introduced by Reps. Wendt and Whitead, referred to House Economic Growth Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Jenkins, Boggess, Hanson, D. Olson and Smith. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to tip-up fishing in the waters of the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers and subjecting violators to an existing penalty. Introduced by Reps. Whitead, Wendt, Kuhn and Miller, referred to House Natural Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Rasmussen, Granzow and Whitead. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act modifying allocations and apportionments of road use tax funds. Introduced by Rep. Elgin, referred to House Transportation Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Klemme, Lykam, S. Olson, Rayhons and Thomas. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to the recycling property exemption from property tax and including an applicability date. Introduced by Rep. Lalk, referred to House Ways & Means Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to the Iowa clean elections Act and providing an effective date. Introduced by Rep. Jochum, Fallon, Heddens, Greimann, Taylor T, Kuhn, Mertz, Lensing, Winckler, Mascher, Shoultz, Taylor D, Whitaker, Frevert, Smith and Whitead, referred to House State Government Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to the qualification of property for purposes of the forest reservation property tax exemption and including an applicability date provision. Introduced by Rep. Gipp, referred to House Ways & Means Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act allocating moneys to the Iowa Lewis and Clark bicentennial fund and providing an effective date. Introduced by Reps. Wendt and Whitead, referred to House Appropriations Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act revising the requirements for the state general fund expenditure limitation and providing an applicability date. Introduced by Reps. Eichhorn, Manternach and Van Fossen JR., referred to House Appropriations Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 A bill for an act relating to proper methods of chemical management, establishing the comprehensive safe chemical management in schools program, making an appropriation, and making penalties applicable. Introduced by Rep. Foege, referred to House Appropriations Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= H.F. 156 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, and providing for the Act's applicability. Introduced by Reps. Jochum, Kuhn, Fallon, Shoultz, Osterhaus, Hogg, Swaim, Frevert, Whitaker, Bukta, Taylor D, Gaskill and Olson D, referred to House Agriculture Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HF156%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 48 This bill amends Code sections 303.9A and 321.34 relating to the allocation of special fees from the sale of Iowa heritage license plates to the Iowa heritage fund. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB48%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 65 This bill relates to vessel regulation, increases the registration fees for certain vessels subject to Iowa's water navigation regulations, and abolishes the separate inspection fees. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB65%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 66 This bill creates a new program in the department of natural resources called the premier destination park program. The purpose of the program is to provide funding for the planning and design, and construction of new vertical infrastructure for a premier destination park only if attendant investment is made in the park by private industry. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB66%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 67 This bill raises the license fees for resident and nonresident annual and seven-day fishing licenses. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB67%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 68 This bill provides that unspent revenues that are deposited in the state conservation fund of the department of natural resources are exempt from reversion to the general fund of the state and remain available for expenditure for one year after the close of the fiscal year during which the revenues were deposited. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB68%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 69 This bill provides that the director of the department of natural resources may collect permit fees from private water supply well contractors pursuant to Code section 455B.187, and that fees collected pursuant to Code sections 455B.187 and 455B.190A shall be deposited into a new account called the private water supply system account established within the water quality protection fund already created in the state treasury. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB69%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 71 This bill provides for the transfer of jurisdiction of certain roads and the transfer of funds associated with those roads, phases in an increased level of local contribution required for full distribution of road use tax fund moneys to counties, modifies the procedure required for reclassification of county roads as area service "C" roads, and establishes a study committee to evaluate the distribution of the street construction fund of the cities. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB71%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 79 This bill relates to construction requirements for disposal systems. A disposal system is a system for disposing of sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB79%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 84 This bill amends the enterprise zone program administered by the department of economic development. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB84%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= HSB 85 This bill amends Code section 714.16 to provide a private cause of action for violations of the consumer fraud Act. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=HSB85%20%20%20%20&cham=House&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 60 A bill for an act transferring the powers and duties of the Missouri river preservation and land use authority to the loess hills development and conservation authority and providing effective dates. Introduced by Sen. Warnstadt, referred to Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF60%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 61 A bill for an act allowing cities and counties to create enterprise zones near modes of transportation. Introduced by Sen. Warnstadt, referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Boettger, Beall, and Shull. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF61%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 64 A bill for an act relating to mandatory disclosures in certain political telephone communications, and applying a penalty. Introduced by Sens. Kibbie and Lundby, referred to Senate State Government Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sen. Johnson, Connolly, and Veenstra. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF64%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 68 A bill for an act relating to the recycling property exemption from property tax and including an applicability date. Introduced by Sens. Brunkhorst, Zieman and Rehberg, referred to Senate Ways & Means Committee and asigned to a subcommittee of Sen. Angelo, Hosch, and Stewart. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF68%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 72 A bill for an act making appropriations from the general fund of the state for snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle programs. Introduced by Sens. Beall, Seymour, Wieck, Kibbie, Gaskill, Courtney, Black and Warnstadt, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Lamberti, Black, and Houser. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF72%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 78 A bill for an act making appropriations from the general fund of the state for snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle programs. Introduced by Sen. Rehberg, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Lamberti, Black, and Houser. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF78%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 84 A bill for an act requiring annual registration of snowmobiles and establishing a fee. Introduced by Sen. Rehberg, referred to Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. McKinley, Connolly, and Miller. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF84%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 87 A bill for an act relating to smoking prohibitions. Introduced by Sens. Dearden, Quirmbach and Dvorsky, referred to Senate Human Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. McKinley, Behn, and Horn. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF87%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= S.F. 91 A bill for an act relating to the required fuel efficiency of newly purchased state and local government vehicles. Introduced by Sen. Warnstadt, referred to Senate State Government Committee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF91%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20&a m2nd= SSB 1031 This bill relates to vessel regulation, increases the registration fees for certain vessels subject to Iowa's water navigation regulations, and abolishes the separate inspection fees. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1031%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1033 This bill makes several changes to current law relating to the operation of all=terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1033%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1034 EXPLANATIONThis bill creates a new program in the department of natural resources called the premier destination park program. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1034%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1035 This bill raises the license fees for resident and nonresident annual and seven=day fishing licenses. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1035%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1039 This bill creates a site development permit assistance program to be administered by the department of economic development. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1039%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1045 This bill contains statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1045%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1046 This bill makes Code changes and corrections that are considered to be nonsubstantive and noncontroversial, in addition to style changes. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1046%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1049 This bill provides for the transfer of jurisdiction of certain roads and the transfer of funds associated with those roads, phases in an increased level of local contribution required for full distribution of road use tax fund moneys to counties, modifies the procedure required for reclassification of county roads as area service "C" roads, and establishes a study committee to evaluate the distribution of the street construction fund of the cities. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1049%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1051 This bill allows establishment of a local government empowerment committee in a county to study whether a charter of consolidation should be presented to the voters. Members shall be appointed within 30 days of a resolution being adopted by the county board of supervisors or city councils or within 30 days of a petition signed by eligible electors being filed with the county. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1051%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp