2019 Iowa Code
Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Section 455B.265A - Water use permit fund — appropriation.
455B.265A Water use permit fund — appropriation.
1. A water use permit fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the state and shall be under the control of the department.
2. Moneys credited to the fund from the fees assessed pursuant to section 455B.265, subsection 6, are appropriated to the department and shall be used for all of the following purposes:
a. Reviewing applications for permits under section 455B.265, issuing permits, and providing technical assistance to permit applicants.
b. Ensuring compliance with the terms of the permits.
c. Implementing and enforcing the provisions of sections 455B.261 through 455B.281 pertaining to water allocation, use, diversion, storage, and withdrawal, and completing investigations needed to issue new or modified permits or to resolve water interference complaints.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be retained in the fund.
4. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest, earnings on investments, or time deposits of the moneys in the fund shall be retained in the fund.
2008 Acts, ch 1163, §3
Referred to in §455B.265
