1. A local conservation partnership account is created in the trust fund. Thirteen percent of the moneys credited to the trust fund shall be allocated to the account.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 461.36

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Initiative: includes a program, project, practice, strategy, or plan established or administered by an agency that furthers a constitutional purpose as provided in section 461. See Iowa Code 461.2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • Trust fund: means the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund created in section 461. See Iowa Code 461.2
  • Trust fund moneys: means moneys originating from the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund. See Iowa Code 461.2
 2. The department of natural resources shall distribute trust fund moneys from the account to local communities for the following initiatives:

 a. The maintenance and improvement of parks, preserves, wildlife areas, wildlife habitats, native prairies, and wetlands.
 b. Wildlife diversity.
 c. Recreational purposes.
 d. The improvement of water trails, rivers, and streams.
 e. Education and outreach programs and projects 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.
 f. Any other purpose described in section 350.1.
 3. A local community may cooperate with the state or the federal government to carry out the initiative. Two or more local communities may form an entity if allowed under chapter 28E in order to carry out the initiative.
 4. As used in this section, “local community” means a county conservation board, a city, or a nongovernmental organization operating on a nonprofit basis.
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