Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2167: A BILL FOR An Act providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
An Act providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5149YH (6) da/js H.F. 2167 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 466B.31 Definitions. 1. "Buffer strip" means permanent vegetation that is established and managed adjacent to a waterway to reduce soil erosion and sediment loss, manage nutrients and reduce contributing contaminant loads to receiving surface waters, and improve surface water quality. 2. "Division" means the division of soil conservation and water quality created within the department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to section 159.5. 3. "Waterway" means a river, stream, creek, brook, drainage ditch, or other perennially flowing body of water. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 466B.32 Rulemaking. The division shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as it determines necessary or desirable to administer this subchapter. Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 466B.33 Buffer strip program. 1. The division shall establish and administer a buffer strip program on a statewide basis. 2. In administering the program, the division shall enter into agreements with landowners to establish and maintain buffer strips on land enrolled in the program according to criteria established by the division. The criteria may include but is not limited to any of the following: a. The size of the enrolled land. b. …
Sponsors
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64) · primary sponsor
- Travis Sitzmann (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : Tabled until future meeting.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 4:15PM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Meggers, Hora and Scholten. H.J. 178 .
- : Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 156 .
Subjects: farming, water
Common questions
- What is HF2167?
- HF2167 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations.
- What does HF2167 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations.
- What is the status of HF2167?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Tabled until future meeting. (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2167?
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF2167?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2167&ga=91
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