1. A choose Iowa fund is established in the state treasury under the management and control of the department.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 159.31

  • Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fund: means the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund created in section 203D. See Iowa Code 203D.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The fund shall include moneys collected as fees by the department as provided in section 159.30, moneys appropriated by the general assembly, and other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department, including moneys from public or private sources.
 3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department and shall be used exclusively to carry out the provisions of this part as determined and directed by the department, and shall not require further special authorization by the general assembly.
 4. a. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.