161C.4 WATER PROTECTION FUND.
1. A water protection fund is created within the division. The
fund is composed of money appropriated by the general assembly for
that purpose, and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the
state soil conservation committee from the United States or private
sources for placement in the fund. The fund shall be a revolving
fund from which moneys may be used for loans, grants, administrative
costs, and cost-sharing.
2. The fund shall be divided into two accounts, the water quality
protection projects account and the water protection practices
account. The first account shall be used to carry out water quality
protection projects to protect the state's surface and groundwater
from point and nonpoint sources of contamination. The second account
shall be used to establish water protection practices with individual
landowners including but not limited to woodland establishment and
protection, establishment of native grasses and forbs, sinkhole
management, agricultural drainage well management, streambank
stabilization, grass waterway establishment, stream buffer strip
establishment, and erosion control structure construction.
Twenty-five percent of funds appropriated to the water protection
practices account shall be used for woodland establishment and
protection, and establishment of native grasses and forbs. Soil and
water conservation district commissioners shall give priority to
applications for practices that implement their soil and water
resource conservation plan.
3. In administering the fund the division may:
a. Contract, sue and be sued, and adopt rules necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section, but the division or
committee shall not in any manner directly or indirectly pledge the
credit of this state.
b. Authorize payment from the water protection fund and from
fees for costs, commissions, and other reasonable expenses.
161C.4 WATER PROTECTION FUND.
1. A water protection fund is created within the division. The
fund is composed of money appropriated by the general assembly for
that purpose, and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the
state soil conservation committee from the United States or private
sources for placement in the fund. The fund shall be a revolving
fund from which moneys may be used for loans, grants, administrative
costs, and cost-sharing.
2. The fund shall be divided into two accounts, the water quality
protection projects account and the water protection practices
account. The first account shall be used to carry out water quality
protection projects to protect the state's surface and groundwater
from point and nonpoint sources of contamination. The second account
shall be used to establish water protection practices with individual
landowners including but not limited to woodland establishment and
protection, establishment of native grasses and forbs, sinkhole
management, agricultural drainage well management, streambank
stabilization, grass waterway establishment, stream buffer strip
establishment, and erosion control structure construction.
Twenty-five percent of funds appropriated to the water protection
practices account shall be used for woodland establishment and
protection, and establishment of native grasses and forbs. Soil and
water conservation district commissioners shall give priority to
applications for practices that implement their soil and water
resource conservation plan.
3. In administering the fund the division may:
a. Contract, sue and be sued, and adopt rules necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section, but the division or
committee shall not in any manner directly or indirectly pledge the
credit of this state.
b. Authorize payment from the water protection fund and from
fees for costs, commissions, and other reasonable expenses.
161C.4 WATER PROTECTION FUND.
1. A water protection fund is created within the division. The
fund is composed of money appropriated by the general assembly for
that purpose, and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the
state soil conservation committee from the United States or private
sources for placement in the fund. The fund shall be a revolving
fund from which moneys may be used for loans, grants, administrative
costs, and cost-sharing.
2. The fund shall be divided into two accounts, the water quality
protection projects account and the water protection practices
account. The first account shall be used to carry out water quality
protection projects to protect the state's surface and groundwater
from point and nonpoint sources of contamination. The second account
shall be used to establish water protection practices with individual
landowners including but not limited to woodland establishment and
protection, establishment of native grasses and forbs, sinkhole
management, agricultural drainage well management, streambank
stabilization, grass waterway establishment, stream buffer strip
establishment, and erosion control structure construction.
Twenty-five percent of funds appropriated to the water protection
practices account shall be used for woodland establishment and
protection, and establishment of native grasses and forbs. Soil and
water conservation district commissioners shall give priority to
applications for practices that implement their soil and water
resource conservation plan.
3. In administering the fund the division may:
a. Contract, sue and be sued, and adopt rules necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section, but the division or
committee shall not in any manner directly or indirectly pledge the
credit of this state.
b. Authorize payment from the water protection fund and from
fees for costs, commissions, and other reasonable expenses.
