Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 605 - Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department
Chapter 14 - Flood Mitigation Program
Rule 605-14.6 - Flood Mitigation Fund
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) A flood mitigation fund is created as a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury under the control of the board and consists of money appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the board for placement in the fund. Payments of interest, repayments of moneys loaned, and recaptures of grants provided by the board shall be deposited in the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall be used by the board to provide financial assistance in accordance with this chapter to a governmental entity in the form of grants, loans and forgivable loans. The board shall specify the terms of any grants or loans made from the fund. The board may make a multiyear commitment to a governmental entity of up to $4 million in any one fiscal year.
(3) Moneys received by a governmental entity from the fund shall be deposited in the governmental entity's flood project fund as created in rule 605-148. (418).
(4) If any portion of the moneys appropriated to the fund have not been awarded during the fiscal year in which they were appropriated, the portion which has not been awarded may be utilized by the board to provide financial assistance in subsequent fiscal years.
(5) Following completion of all projects approved to utilize financial assistance from the fund and upon determination by the board that the remaining funds are no longer needed for the program, the funds that were appropriated by the general assembly shall be credited to the general fund of the state. Other funds shall be credited to the granting agency in accordance with any grant agreements.
