Iowa Code 461.32 – Natural resources account — allocations
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1. A natural resources account is created in the trust fund. Twenty-three percent of the moneys credited to the trust fund shall be allocated to the account.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 461.32
- Department: means the department of natural resources. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural resources, or the department of transportation. See Iowa Code 461.2
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Trust fund: means the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund created in section 461. See Iowa Code 461.2
2. The account shall be used by the department of natural resources to support all of the following initiatives:
a. The establishment, restoration, or enhancement of state parks, state preserves, state forests, wildlife areas, wildlife habitats, native prairies, and wetlands.
b. Wildlife diversity.
c. Recreational purposes.
d. Technical assistance and financial incentives to private landowners to promote the management of forests, fisheries, wetlands, and wildlife.
e. The improvement of water trails, rivers, and streams.
f. Education and outreach that provide instruction regarding natural history and the outdoors. The subjects of such instruction may relate to opportunities involving recreational purposes, outdoor safety, and ethics.
3. The department of natural resources shall to every extent possible consider its comprehensive plan provided in section 456A.31 when making funding decisions.