IA SF2111

Iowa Department of Natural Resources must develop and adopt a statewide resilience plan by December 31, 2027, in coordination with the departments of Transportation, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and the Economic Development Authority.

The plan must include a statewide risk assessment with at least 30-year projections for flooding, water supply, water quality, and other natural hazards, along with analysis of state and local government capacity to address these risks.

Critical assets covered include transportation infrastructure (airports, bridges, highways, railways), utilities (water, wastewater, electric), emergency facilities (hospitals, fire stations, emergency operations centers), and natural resources (agricultural lands, wetlands, conservation areas).

Plan goals include protecting against loss of life and property through hazard mitigation, identifying priority resilience projects, establishing funding allocation strategies for state and federal resources, and guiding state and local resilience policy.

The risk assessment must analyze economic impacts on forestry, agriculture, water, soil health, wildlife, infrastructure, economic productivity, education, and public health from extreme weather projections.