ARC 2964C

ARC 2964C

HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT[605]

Notice of Intended Action

Twenty-five interested persons, a governmental subdivision, an agency or association of 25 or more persons may demand an oral presentation hereon as provided in Iowa Code section 17A.4(1)"b."

Notice is also given to the public that the Administrative Rules Review Committee may, on its own motion or on written request by any individual or group, review this proposed action under section 17A.8(6) at a regular or special meeting where the public or interested persons may be heard.

Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 17A.3, the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department hereby gives Notice of Intended Action to amend Chapter 1, "Organization," Iowa Administrative Code.

The proposed amendments are intended to implement 2016 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2306 and Senate File 492, which amended Iowa Code chapter 29C.

Senate File 2306, codified at Iowa Code section 29C.24, created a process to facilitate business rapid response to state-declared disasters. While the enabling language resides within Iowa Code chapter 29C, most of the process elements reside with the Department of Revenue and the Secretary of State. The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department wants to ensure that businesses wishing to use the process are referred to the proper administrative rules that implement the process.

Senate File 492, codified at Iowa Code section 29C.20B, established a disaster case management grant fund and program which function in concert with the disaster aid individual assistance grant fund created in Iowa Code section 29C.20A. While the enabling language for both programs resides within Iowa Code chapter 29C, the Department of Human Services is the implementing agency. The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department wants to ensure that citizens wishing to understand the administration of either the disaster case management grant fund and program or the disaster aid individual assistance grant fund are referred to the proper administrative rule.

Consideration will be given to all written suggestions or comments on the proposed amendments received on or before April 4, 2017. Such written materials should be sent to the Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 7900 Hickman Road, Suite 500, Windsor Heights, Iowa 50324; fax (515)725-3260; or e-mail john.benson@iowa.gov.

After analysis and review of this rule making, no fiscal impact has been found.

After analysis and review of this rule making, no impact on jobs has been found.

These amendments are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 29C as amended by 2016 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2306 and Senate File 492.

The following amendments are proposed.

Item 1. Adopt the following new rule 605—1.3(29C):

605—1.3(29C) Facilitating business rapid response to state-declared disasters. The implementation of business rapid response to state-declared disasters is addressed in the rules of the Iowa secretary of state in 721—Chapter 12 and the Iowa department of revenue in 701—Chapter 242.

Item 2. Adopt the following new rule 605—1.4(29C):

605—1.4(29C) Disaster case management grant fund and program. The implementation of the disaster case management grant fund and program is addressed in the rules of the Iowa department of human services in 441—Chapter 58.

Item 3. Adopt the following new rule 605—1.5(29C):

605—1.5(29C) Disaster aid individual assistance grant fund. The implementation of the disaster aid individual assistance grant fund is addressed in the rules of the Iowa department of human services in 441—Chapter 58.