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This bill appropriates funds from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund and the Technology Reinvestment Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, totaling over $100 million for various infrastructure and technology projects across state agencies. * **Department of Administrative Services:** $5,000,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for maintenance projects at the state historical building and $40,000 for marking underground railroad historical sites. * **Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship:** $8,200,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for water quality initiatives and $10,000,000 for renewable fuel infrastructure programs. An additional $1,000,000 is allocated for updating nitrogen modeling systems. * **Department for the Blind:** $559,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for building repairs. * **Department of Corrections:** $4,163,847 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for renovation and construction of a central office for community-based corrections in district 4 for FY 2025-2026, with an additional $2,775,898 for FY 2026-2027. Additionally, $3,013,466 is appropriated from the Technology Reinvestment Fund for various technology projects and upgrades, including camera systems, security fence upgrades, and staff tracking systems. * **Economic Development Authority:** $10,000,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for the community attraction and tourism fund, $10,000,000 for the destination Iowa fund, and $750,000 for regional sports authority districts. From the Technology Reinvestment Fund, $5,375,000 is allocated for the purchase of an enterprise management system. * **Iowa State Fair Authority:** $2,500,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for FY 2025-2026 and $2,500,000 for FY 2026-2027 for the construction of an agriculture education facility. * **Department of Natural Resources:** $9,600,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for lake projects, $5,000,000 for state park infrastructure improvements, and $1,500,000 for water trails and low head dam safety grants. * **Department of Public Defense:** $2,100,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for major maintenance projects at national guard armories, $2,100,000 for improvement projects at installations and readiness centers, and $550,000 for construction improvements at Camp Dodge. Additionally, $220,000 is appropriated from the Technology Reinvestment Fund for software and data conversion costs. * **Department of Public Safety:** $6,486,177 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for payments related to the statewide interoperable communications system. * **Board of Regents:** $25,600,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund to reimburse state universities for operating fund deficiencies related to financing academic and administrative buildings. An additional $1,000,000 is allocated for the renovation and construction of the public policy center at the University of Northern Iowa. * **Department of Transportation:** $2,500,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for recreational trails, $1,200,000 for the public transit infrastructure grant fund, $2,000,000 for the railroad revolving loan and grant fund, $1,900,000 for vertical infrastructure improvements at commercial service airports, and $1,000,000 for vertical infrastructure improvements at general aviation airports. * **Treasurer of State:** $1,060,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for county fair vertical infrastructure improvements. From the Technology Reinvestment Fund, $192,000 is allocated for investment tracking software and $228,000 for banking reconciliation software. * **Iowa Law Enforcement Academy:** $15,000,000 from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund for the construction of a driving training facility. * **Department of Education:** $600,000 from the Technology Reinvestment Fund for an educational data warehouse and $2,727,000 for maintenance and lease costs for the Iowa Communications Network. * **Department of Health and Human Services:** $34,000 from the Technology Reinvestment Fund for state poison control center technology costs. * **Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:** $400,000 from the Technology Reinvestment Fund for a statewide mass notification and emergency messaging system. * **Department of Management:** Various appropriations from the Technology Reinvestment Fund totaling over $5.7 million for databases, grant management systems, local government systems, cybersecurity initiatives, and criminal justice information systems. The bill also includes provisions regarding the reversion of unencumbered funds, allowing them to remain available for two years after the end of the fiscal year for which they were appropriated, unless projects are completed earlier. It also makes changes to existing law regarding the funding of the Technology Reinvestment Fund and clarifies county responsibilities for district court furnishings, with the state no longer responsible for furnishings effective July 1, 2025.

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