A bill for an act relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management practices tax credit, an Iowa clean water farm program and property tax credit, and water quality practices loans, making appropriations, and including applicability provisions.

Summary

The measure appropriates $600,000 for a state‑run water‑quality monitoring network and $31.7 million for a Water Quality Initiative that supports watershed projects, education, and urban conservation. It also adds a new agricultural best‑management practices tax credit to encourage farmers to install nutrient‑reducing infrastructure. The bill targets Iowa farmers, landowners, and the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

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