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IA HSB553
SB
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Natural Resources
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement that the Director of Natural Resources maintain an office specifically at or near the state capitol complex, instead requiring only that an office be maintained and open at reasonable times for public business.
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Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to establish state park user fee pilot programs by adding references to sections 455A.14A and 455A.14B in the temporary officers' enforcement authority.
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Transfers powers and duties concerning state preserves from the Department of Natural Resources to the Natural Resource Commission, including authority over dedication forms, recording of articles, approval for preserve designation, and findings of public necessity.
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Allows hunters of any age to hunt deer with pistols or revolvers, removing the previous minimum age requirement (specific age requirement being eliminated is referenced but not visible in provided text).
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.(See HF 2215.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2215.
1/29/2026