Iowa § 461.33 Soil conservation and water protection account — allocations

Iowa Statutes

§ 461.33 — Soil conservation and water protection account — allocations

Iowa § 461.33

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 461NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION

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Iowa Code § 461.33 (2026).

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1.A soil conservation and water protection account is created in the trust fund. Twenty 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 agriculture and land stewardship to support all of the following initiatives:

a.Soilconservationandwatershedprotection, includingbysupportingthedivisionofsoil conservation and water quality within the department of agriculture and land stewardship and soil and water conservation district commissioners. The department may provide for the installation of conservation practices and watershed protection improvements as provided in chapters 161A, 161C, 461A, and 466.

b.The conservation of highly erodible land. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may execute c

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1. A soil conservation and water protection account is created in the trust fund. Twenty
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 agriculture and land stewardship to
support all of the following initiatives:
a. Soilconservationandwatershedprotection, includingbysupportingthedivisionofsoil
conservation and water quality within the department of agriculture and land stewardship
and soil and water conservation district commissioners. The department may provide for the
installation of conservation practices and watershed protection improvements as provided in
chapters 161A, 161C, 461A, and 466.
b. The conservation of highly erodible land. The department of agriculture and land
stewardship may execute contracts with private landowners who agree to reserve such land
only for uses that prevent erosion in excess of the applicable soil loss limits as established
in section 161A.44.
c. Soil conservation or crop management practices used on land producing biomass for
biorefineries, including cellulosic ethanol production.
3. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may use the account to provide
financial incentives or technical assistance to landowners.