2019 Iowa Code
Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 461 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
Section 461.32 - Natural resources account — allocations.
461.32 Natural resources account — allocations.
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.
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.
2010 Acts, ch 1158, §10, 17
