28N.3 MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL -- POWERS
AND DUTIES.
1. The Mississippi river partnership council may collaborate with
the water resources coordinating council established pursuant to
section 466B.3.
2. a. The Mississippi river partnership council's duties
shall include all of the following:
(1) Reviewing activities and programs administered by state and
federal agencies that directly impact the Mississippi river.
(2) Working with local communities, organizations, and other
states to encourage partnerships that promote sustainable economic
development opportunities in counties along the Mississippi river;
enhance awareness about the river and its uses; encourage the
protection, restoration, and expansion of critical habitats; and
promote the adoption of soil conservation and water quality best
management practices.
(3) Working with federal agencies to optimize the implementation
of programs and the expenditure of moneys affecting the Mississippi
river and counties in Iowa along the Mississippi river, including the
upper Mississippi river basin association and the Mississippi parkway
planning commission.
(4) Advising and making recommendations to the water resources
coordinating council established in section 466B.3, the governor, the
general assembly, and state agencies, regarding strategic plans and
priorities impacting the Mississippi river, methods to optimize the
implementation of associated programs, and the expenditure of moneys
affecting the river and counties bordering the Mississippi river.
(5) Encouraging communities in counties bordering the Mississippi
river to develop watershed management plans for their communities to
address storm water, erosion, flooding, sedimentation, and pollution
problems and encouraging projects for the natural conveyance and
storage of floodwaters; the enhancement of wildlife habitat and
outdoor recreation opportunities; the recovery, management, and
conservation of the Mississippi river; and the preservation of
farmland, prairies, and forests.
(6) Identifying and promoting opportunities to enhance economic
development and job creation in communities along the Mississippi
river, as well as other measurable development efforts, which are
compatible with the ecological health of the Mississippi river and
the state.
(7) Helping identify possible sources of funding for watershed
management projects and sustainable economic development
opportunities.
(8) Functioning as a forum for discussion and providing advice or
recommendations on matters of public interest that are reasonably
related to the purpose of the council.
b. The Mississippi river partnership council shall only
administer its duties as provided in paragraph "a" within the ten
Iowa counties bordering the Mississippi river.
3. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, the
department of natural resources, the department of economic
development, and the department of transportation may apply for grant
moneys or may solicit moneys from sources to support the work of the
Mississippi river partnership council.
Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 146, §3, 14
Footnotes
Implementation of chapter subject to availability of funding or
in-kind services for start-up and first-year administration expenses;
2009 Acts, ch 146, §14
28N.3 MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL -- POWERS
AND DUTIES.
1. The Mississippi river partnership council may collaborate with
the water resources coordinating council established pursuant to
section 466B.3.
2. a. The Mississippi river partnership council's duties
shall include all of the following:
(1) Reviewing activities and programs administered by state and
federal agencies that directly impact the Mississippi river.
(2) Working with local communities, organizations, and other
states to encourage partnerships that promote sustainable economic
development opportunities in counties along the Mississippi river;
enhance awareness about the river and its uses; encourage the
protection, restoration, and expansion of critical habitats; and
promote the adoption of soil conservation and water quality best
management practices.
(3) Working with federal agencies to optimize the implementation
of programs and the expenditure of moneys affecting the Mississippi
river and counties in Iowa along the Mississippi river, including the
upper Mississippi river basin association and the Mississippi parkway
planning commission.
(4) Advising and making recommendations to the water resources
coordinating council established in section 466B.3, the governor, the
general assembly, and state agencies, regarding strategic plans and
priorities impacting the Mississippi river, methods to optimize the
implementation of associated programs, and the expenditure of moneys
affecting the river and counties bordering the Mississippi river.
(5) Encouraging communities in counties bordering the Mississippi
river to develop watershed management plans for their communities to
address storm water, erosion, flooding, sedimentation, and pollution
problems and encouraging projects for the natural conveyance and
storage of floodwaters; the enhancement of wildlife habitat and
outdoor recreation opportunities; the recovery, management, and
conservation of the Mississippi river; and the preservation of
farmland, prairies, and forests.
(6) Identifying and promoting opportunities to enhance economic
development and job creation in communities along the Mississippi
river, as well as other measurable development efforts, which are
compatible with the ecological health of the Mississippi river and
the state.
(7) Helping identify possible sources of funding for watershed
management projects and sustainable economic development
opportunities.
(8) Functioning as a forum for discussion and providing advice or
recommendations on matters of public interest that are reasonably
related to the purpose of the council.
b. The Mississippi river partnership council shall only
administer its duties as provided in paragraph "a" within the ten
Iowa counties bordering the Mississippi river.
3. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, the
department of natural resources, the department of economic
development, and the department of transportation may apply for grant
moneys or may solicit moneys from sources to support the work of the
Mississippi river partnership council.
Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 146, §3, 14
Footnotes
Implementation of chapter subject to availability of funding or
in-kind services for start-up and first-year administration expenses;
2009 Acts, ch 146, §14
28N.3 MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL -- POWERS
AND DUTIES.
1. The Mississippi river partnership council may collaborate with
the water resources coordinating council established pursuant to
section 466B.3.
2. a. The Mississippi river partnership council's duties
shall include all of the following:
(1) Reviewing activities and programs administered by state and
federal agencies that directly impact the Mississippi river.
(2) Working with local communities, organizations, and other
states to encourage partnerships that promote sustainable economic
development opportunities in counties along the Mississippi river;
enhance awareness about the river and its uses; encourage the
protection, restoration, and expansion of critical habitats; and
promote the adoption of soil conservation and water quality best
management practices.
(3) Working with federal agencies to optimize the implementation
of programs and the expenditure of moneys affecting the Mississippi
river and counties in Iowa along the Mississippi river, including the
upper Mississippi river basin association and the Mississippi parkway
planning commission.
(4) Advising and making recommendations to the water resources
coordinating council established in section 466B.3, the governor, the
general assembly, and state agencies, regarding strategic plans and
priorities impacting the Mississippi river, methods to optimize the
implementation of associated programs, and the expenditure of moneys
affecting the river and counties bordering the Mississippi river.
(5) Encouraging communities in counties bordering the Mississippi
river to develop watershed management plans for their communities to
address storm water, erosion, flooding, sedimentation, and pollution
problems and encouraging projects for the natural conveyance and
storage of floodwaters; the enhancement of wildlife habitat and
outdoor recreation opportunities; the recovery, management, and
conservation of the Mississippi river; and the preservation of
farmland, prairies, and forests.
(6) Identifying and promoting opportunities to enhance economic
development and job creation in communities along the Mississippi
river, as well as other measurable development efforts, which are
compatible with the ecological health of the Mississippi river and
the state.
(7) Helping identify possible sources of funding for watershed
management projects and sustainable economic development
opportunities.
(8) Functioning as a forum for discussion and providing advice or
recommendations on matters of public interest that are reasonably
related to the purpose of the council.
b. The Mississippi river partnership council shall only
administer its duties as provided in paragraph "a" within the ten
Iowa counties bordering the Mississippi river.
3. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, the
department of natural resources, the department of economic
development, and the department of transportation may apply for grant
moneys or may solicit moneys from sources to support the work of the
Mississippi river partnership council.
Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 146, §3, 14
Footnotes
Implementation of chapter subject to availability of funding or
in-kind services for start-up and first-year administration expenses;
2009 Acts, ch 146, §14
