Legislation Constitutional Amendment

[ElkHunter]

Senate Joint Resolution 2002


1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed:
1 3 Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is
1 4 amended by adding the following new section:
1 5 SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE INCREASE. SEC. 10. The first
1 6 sixty million dollars of the increase in the state sales and
1 7 use tax revenues received in a fiscal year over the state
1 8 sales and use tax revenues received in the previous fiscal
1 9 year shall be equally dedicated to the following purposes:
1 10 1. One=third, not to exceed twenty million dollars, shall
1 11 be dedicated for water quality initiatives.
1 12 2. One=third, not to exceed twenty million dollars, shall
1 13 be deposited in the fish and game protection fund.
1 14 3. One=third, not to exceed twenty million dollars, shall
1 15 be dedicated to and deposited in the Iowa resource enhancement
1 16 and protection fund or its successor fund as the General
1 17 Assembly may by law provide.
1 18 Use tax revenues do not include any amounts to be credited
1 19 to the road use tax fund or its successor fund as the General
1 20 Assembly may by law provide.
1 21 This section shall be interpreted and implemented to
1 22 achieve its purpose to increase funds available for preserving
1 23 and promoting environmental quality. The General Assembly
1 24 shall enact laws to implement this section.
1 25 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed
1 26 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred
1 27 to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general
1 28 election for members of the General Assembly, and the
1 29 Secretary of State is directed to cause it to be published for
1 30 three consecutive months previous to the date of that election
1 31 as provided by law.
1 32 EXPLANATION
1 33 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the state
1 34 constitution. The constitutional amendment requires the first
1 35 $60 million of the increase in state sales and use tax
2 1 revenues received in a fiscal year over the amount received in
2 2 the previous fiscal year to be equally dedicated to water
2 3 quality initiatives, deposited in the fish and game protection
2 4 fund, and deposited in the Iowa resource enhancement and
2 5 protection fund.
2 6 Upon passage of the joint resolution, the proposed
2 7 amendment is to be referred to the next general assembly for
2 8 its consideration a second time before it may be submitted to
2 9 the electorate for ratification.
2 10 LSB 5080XS 81
2 11 mg:rj/je/5.1

 

[IA ML'r]

This is the permanent and protected funding for Iowa's conservation needs we've been looking for. I hope everyone takes the time to contact their legislator about SJR 2002.

Find your legislator here:

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Legislators/LegislatorInfo.aspx

It is currently assigned to the Senate state government committee which is made up of:
Wally E. Horn (D, District 17), Co-Chair
Larry McKibben (R, District 22), Co-Chair
Dennis H. Black (D, District 21)
Bob Brunkhorst (R, District 9)
Michael Connolly (D, District 14)
Jeff Danielson (D, District 10)
Tom Hancock (D, District 16)
Jack Hatch (D, District 33)
Steve Kettering (R, District 26)
John P. "Jack" Kibbie (D, District 4)
David Miller (R, District 45)
Maggie Tinsman (R, District 41)
Pat Ward (R, District 30)
Ron Wieck (R, District 27)
Frank B. Wood (D, District 42)
Mark Zieman (R, District 8)

 

[dbltree]

Is this another version of 735? Should we support both or is one better

 

[ElkHunter]

735 has been replaced HF 2322.They went back and amended some %'s and cleaned up some language.

2322 or 2002? JMO 2002
This brings in water quality which is a very hot topic.It is tied to the economy,if more taxes are collected in '07 than '06 this would kick in.Plus it's a constitutional amend.Might be harder to pass,but it's also harder for the legislators to come back and take away.JMO

 

[IA ML'r]

Yes 2002 is basically permanent, once enacted, where 735 (2322) has a 10 year sunset.

SJR 2002 provides full funding of REAP, 735 (2322) does not.

SJR 2002 provides money to tackle the water quality issues the state has. some of that money, if not most, will end up as new wildlife habitat in the form of filter strips and wetlands that are used as natural filters. 735 (2322)has a much smaller water quality component, and would create virtually no new wildlife habitat.

735 (2322) also doesn't provide any money at all for increased conservation law enforcement presence, or for maintenence or improvements of current public hunting areas, SJR 2002 does.

 

[dbltree]

[ QUOTE ]
Yes 2002 is basically permanent, once enacted, where 735 (2322) has a 10 year sunset.

SJR 2002 provides full funding of REAP, 735 (2322) does not.

SJR 2002 provides money to tackle the water quality issues the state has. some of that money, if not most, will end up as new wildlife habitat in the form of filter strips and wetlands that are used as natural filters. 735 (2322)has a much smaller water quality component, and would create virtually no new wildlife habitat.

735 (2322) also doesn't provide any money at all for increased conservation law enforcement presence, or for maintenence or improvements of current public hunting areas, SJR 2002 does.

[/ QUOTE ]
Dang! I'm glad you guys are keeping up on all this stuff! it appears to me then that SJR 2002 is the one to support. Is 2002 a new bill or one that is being renewed or amended?

 

[IA ML'r]

It's new as of last thursday.

SJR 2002 is the dedicated funding bill that ICA and so many of the outdoors organizations in the state have been working toward for several years.