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The Legislature adjourned for the summer on June 30. The Senate Democratic Research staff has compiled a review to help you sort through the highlights, low-lights and missed opportunities of the 2011 legislative session. (Updated 8/1/11)
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels HF 461 – Attachment of tags to deer carcasses FLOOR ACTION: HF 421 requires a hunter to attach the tag that accompanies the deer license to a deer carcass within 15 minutes of locating the carcass or prior to transporting the carcass from the location it was taken, whichever occurs first. [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SF 407 – Allow DNR to delegate authority to counties for semipublic wastewater systems FLOOR ACTION: SF 407 would allow the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to delegate to a county the authority to issue construction permits for semipublic wastewater treatment systems, which typically are used to serve a collection [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SF 7 – Lowering the blood-alcohol content level for boating while intoxicated HF 461 – Attachment of tags to deer carcasses FLOOR ACTION: SF 7 lowers the legal limit for boating while intoxicated. The legal blood-alcohol content (BAC) limit is currently .10. The bill would lower the level to .08, which [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SF 192 – Snowmobile registration fee increase SF 464 – Allow NRC to establish an open season on mourning doves FLOOR ACTION: SF 192 increases the annual fee for registering a snowmobile from $15 to $30 and increases the nonresident snowmobile user free from $15 to $30. The revenue from snowmobile [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SF 407 – Allow DNR to delegate authority to counties for semipublic wastewater systems FLOOR ACTION: SF 407 would allow the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to delegate to a county the authority to issue construction permits for semipublic wastewater treatment systems, which typically are used to serve a collection [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SF 299 – Repealing inactive programs under the authority of DNR SF 83 – Allow NRC to establish an open season on mourning doves SSB 1154 – Tax credit for the installation of alternative motor vehicle fuel infrastructure FLOOR ACTION: SF 299 repeals numerous sections of the Iowa Code that relate [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SF 11 – Allow DNR to delegate authority to counties for semipublic wastewater systems SF 53 – Watershed management and pre-disaster planning COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 11 would allow the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to delegate to a county the authority to issue construction permits for semipublic wastewater treatment systems, which [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SF 130 – Raccoon hunting while accompanied by youth under 16 SSB 1046 – Repealing inactive programs under the authority of DNR SSB 1078 – Reallocation of wind energy production tax credits FLOOR ACTION: SF 130 allows a youth under the age of 16 to accompany a parent, guardian or approved [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Jace Mikels SSB 1079 – Snowmobile registration fee increase COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1079, as amended in committee, increases the annual fee for registering a snowmobile from $15 to $30 and increases the nonresident snowmobile user free from $15 to $30. The revenue from snowmobile registration and user permit fees is deposited into the [...]
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