Natural Resources – week of March 21, 2016
HF 2283 – Allows for loaded and uncased firearms to be carried on ATVs and snowmobiles HF 2385 – Increasing penalties for illegal dumping FLOOR ACTION: HF 2283 would allow riders of ATVs and...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of Mar. 14, 2016
HF 2283 – Allows for loaded and uncased firearms to be carried on ATVs and snowmobiles HF 2342 – Allows for electronic signatures on hunting, fishing, and fur-harvester licenses HF 2343 – Extends the...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of Feb. 22, 2016
SF 2180 – Adding ex-officio legislative membership for WRCC SF 2181 – DNR household hazardous materials program update SF 2286 – Identification tags for blinds or stands on public ground SF 2290 –...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of Feb. 15, 2016
SF 2180 – Adding ex-officio legislative membership for WRCC SF 2181 – DNR household hazardous materials program update SF 2182 – Nonprofit energy efficiency grant program SSB 3126 – Proposed...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of May 18, 2015
HF 544 – Establishing plasma gasification as a preferred waste management practice FLOOR ACTION: HF 544 adds waste conversion technologies to preferred methods of solid waste management. Waste...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of April 6, 2015
HF 467 – Reducing penalty for failure to report harvest of deer or wild turkey FLOOR ACTION: HF 467 would reduce the penalty for failure to report to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of March 30, 2015
HF 467 – Reducing penalty for failure to report harvest of deer or wild turkey HF 544 – Establishing plasma gasification as a preferred waste management practice HF 578 – Observations of Department of...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of March 16, 2015
SF 392 – Apprentice hunter program HF 266 – Allow yard waste disposal in landfills with a methane collection system FLOOR ACTION: SF 392 would allow an individual to purchase a hunting license with an...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of March 9, 2015
SF 218 – Allow snowmobile trails to cross bridges and underpasses on interstate or freeway SF 381 – Wildlife disease management control program and zones SF 433 – Environmental practices tax credits HF...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of March 2, 2015
SSB 1189 – Wildlife disease management control program and zones SSB 1206 – Apprentice hunter program SSB 1207 – Invasive tree pest revolving loan fund SSB 1222 – Air quality fund and air quality fees...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of Feb. 9, 2015
SF 94 – Allow yard waste disposal in landfills with a methane collection system SSB 1119 – Allow snowmobile trails to cross bridges and underpasses on interstate or freeway COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 94...
View ArticleNATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT: All-bill summary 2014
SF 2197 – Eliminating conditional air and water permits for electric utilities SF 2198 – Authorizes paddle fishing Missouri/Big Sioux Rivers SF 2212 – Land disposal of yard waste from storm damage or...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of April 7, 2014
HF 499 – Crossbows allowed for hunting deer during late muzzleloader season FLOOR ACTION: HF 499 requires the Natural Resources Commission to establish rules allowing the use of crossbows during late...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of March 24, 2014
SF 2212 – Land disposal of yard waste from storm damage or invasive tree pests FLOOR ACTION: SF 2212 allows for the landfill disposal of yard waste associated with storm damage in connection with a...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of March 10, 2014
HF 2346 – Defines steel slag to allow for use as a byproduct HF 2397 – Provides liability protection to certain volunteers on state land COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 2346 exempts steel slag from the...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of March 3, 2014
SF 2248 – Emerald Ash Borer task force and interim committee SF 2300 – Regulation and registration of snowmobiles HF 2067 – Allows youth to hunt beyond the youth wild turkey hunting season FLOOR...
View ArticleNatural Resources – week of Feb. 24, 2014
SF 2197 – Eliminating conditional air and water permits for electric utilities SF 2212 – Land disposal of yard waste from storm damage or invasive tree pests FLOOR ACTION: SF 2197 eliminates the...
View ArticleNATURAL RESOURCES – week of Feb. 17, 2014
SF 2159 – Emerald Ash Borer task force and interim committee SF 2197 – Eliminating conditional air and water permits for electric utilities SF 2198 – Paddlefish fishing licenses and tags SF 2212 – Land...
View ArticleNATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT: All-bill Summary 2013
All bills passed by Legislature & sent to Governor – 2013 SF 146 – Use of boat registration fees/Aquatic invasive species funding SF 317 – Prohibit the selling and distribution of non-native...
View ArticleNATURAL RESOURCES – Week of April 8, 2013
HF 311 – DNR water quality programs HF 361 – Hunting licenses for non-resident disabled veterans HF 394 – Trappers lifetime license HF 522 – Rewrites Iowa’s aquatic invasive species law FLOOR ACTION:...
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