The sustainable funding amendment bill has unanimously passed the Senate Natural Resources and Environment committee.
The next steps are the full Senate and the House Natural Resources Committee it must be passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee by the next funnel deadline, March 28
The bill dedicates of 3/8 cent of the next sales tax increase to Iowa's natural resources in the Iowa Nature Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.
For many years, Iowa has failed to commit the funds necessary to protect and enhance Iowa’s natural resources and outdoor recreation opportunities. There are serious unmet needs before Iowa will have healthy water, land and wildlife. This bill would commit approximately $150 million in funding to those serious needs.
This funding would be constitutionally protected in the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, audited annually and cannot be spent for any other purpose.
As soon as the bill is filed, it will be renumbered as a Senate Joint Resolution (**should be available 3/11 or 3/12). When that happens, the text of the bill should also be available electronically.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE that we band together and contact our senators and representatives asking them to support sustainable funding for our conservation priorities!
Time to get this accomplished this legislative session is short we MUST act NOW.
You can find contact information for your legislator at:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Legislators/LegislatorInfo.aspx
The members of the House Natural resources committee are:
Paul Bell (D, District 41), Chair
Dick Taylor (D, District 33), Vice Chair
Henry Rayhons (R, District 11), Ranking Member
Rich Arnold (R, District 72)
McKinley Bailey (D, District 9)
Clel Baudler (R, District 58 )
Mark Davitt (D, District 74)
Dan Huseman (R, District 53)
Steven Lukan (R, District 32)
Jim Lykam (D, District 85)
Dolores Mertz (D, District 8 )
Dan Rasmussen (R, District 23)
Nathan Reichert (D, District 80)
Paul Shomshor (D, District 100)
Chuck Soderberg (R, District 3)
Todd Taylor (D, District 34)
Linda Upmeyer (R, District 12)
Jim Van Engelenhoven (R, District 71)
Andrew Wenthe (D, District 18 )
John Whitaker (D, District 90)
Wes Whitead (D, District 1)
Their e-mail addresses follow the format of :
firstname.lastname@legis.state.ia.us
All I ask is that you CC me on the e-mail so I can keep track of our progress Jeremyrosonke@iowawaterfowl.com
If you belong to multiple conservation organizations you can expect similar calls to action from them all!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!
This will be the biggest piece of legislation in a generation for conservation.
The next steps are the full Senate and the House Natural Resources Committee it must be passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee by the next funnel deadline, March 28
The bill dedicates of 3/8 cent of the next sales tax increase to Iowa's natural resources in the Iowa Nature Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.
For many years, Iowa has failed to commit the funds necessary to protect and enhance Iowa’s natural resources and outdoor recreation opportunities. There are serious unmet needs before Iowa will have healthy water, land and wildlife. This bill would commit approximately $150 million in funding to those serious needs.
This funding would be constitutionally protected in the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, audited annually and cannot be spent for any other purpose.
As soon as the bill is filed, it will be renumbered as a Senate Joint Resolution (**should be available 3/11 or 3/12). When that happens, the text of the bill should also be available electronically.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE that we band together and contact our senators and representatives asking them to support sustainable funding for our conservation priorities!
Time to get this accomplished this legislative session is short we MUST act NOW.
You can find contact information for your legislator at:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Legislators/LegislatorInfo.aspx
The members of the House Natural resources committee are:
Paul Bell (D, District 41), Chair
Dick Taylor (D, District 33), Vice Chair
Henry Rayhons (R, District 11), Ranking Member
Rich Arnold (R, District 72)
McKinley Bailey (D, District 9)
Clel Baudler (R, District 58 )
Mark Davitt (D, District 74)
Dan Huseman (R, District 53)
Steven Lukan (R, District 32)
Jim Lykam (D, District 85)
Dolores Mertz (D, District 8 )
Dan Rasmussen (R, District 23)
Nathan Reichert (D, District 80)
Paul Shomshor (D, District 100)
Chuck Soderberg (R, District 3)
Todd Taylor (D, District 34)
Linda Upmeyer (R, District 12)
Jim Van Engelenhoven (R, District 71)
Andrew Wenthe (D, District 18 )
John Whitaker (D, District 90)
Wes Whitead (D, District 1)
Their e-mail addresses follow the format of :
firstname.lastname@legis.state.ia.us
All I ask is that you CC me on the e-mail so I can keep track of our progress Jeremyrosonke@iowawaterfowl.com
If you belong to multiple conservation organizations you can expect similar calls to action from them all!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!
This will be the biggest piece of legislation in a generation for conservation.