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1. A state soil conservation and water quality committee is established within the
department. The committee exists to provide expert advice and consultation related to
technical and financial assistance programs administered by the division and promote the
installation of soil and water conservation practices to the citizens of the state of Iowa.
a. The members of the committee shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture and
shall include the following:
(1)Six of the members shall be persons engaged in actual farming operations, each of
whom shall be a resident of one of six different geographic regions in the state, including
northwest, southwest, north central, south central, northeast, and southeast Iowa. One
member shall be actively engaged in tree farming. The boundaries of t
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1. A state soil conservation and water quality committee is established within the
department. The committee exists to provide expert advice and consultation related to
technical and financial assistance programs administered by the division and promote the
installation of soil and water conservation practices to the citizens of the state of Iowa.
a. The members of the committee shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture and
shall include the following:
(1) Six of the members shall be persons engaged in actual farming operations, each of
whom shall be a resident of one of six different geographic regions in the state, including
northwest, southwest, north central, south central, northeast, and southeast Iowa. One
member shall be actively engaged in tree farming. The boundaries of the geographic regions
shall be established by the department by rule.
(2) One member shall be an elected commissioner from a soil and water conservation
district.
(3) One member shall be a representative of the mining industry.
(4) One member shall be a representative of cities and towns.
(5) One member shall be a representative of an organization working in conservation or
outdoor recreation.
(6) One member shall be a representative of agribusiness.
(7) One member shall be a representative of an engineering or contracting business
engaged in conservation work.
b. The following shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee:
(1) The director of the Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
economics, or the director’s designee.
(2) The director of the department of natural resources, or the director’s designee.
(3) The state conservationist for the state of Iowa of the natural resources conservation
service.
2. a. The committee shall designate its chairperson, and may change the designation.
The members appointed by the secretary of agriculture shall serve for a period of two years.
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Members designated to represent the director of the department of natural resources and the
director of the Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics shall
serve at the pleasure of the officer making the designation.
b. Members are entitled to actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their
duties as members of the committee. The expenses paid to the committee members shall be
paid from moneys appropriated to the department. Each member of the committee may also
be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. The committee shall provide
for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all proceedings.