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The Nature Conservancy

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 344 positions on 79 bills, one filing per lobbyist per bill, and again on each refiling, so the two counts differ. Each bill is counted once, under the most recent position filed on it, even when the bill was renumbered mid-session ; the organization changed position on 3 bills

For 23 · Against 3 · No side declared 53

Declared for (23 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 404 Solar energy by establishing a community solar facility program no floor vote recorded
HF 2001 earlier: no side Water efficiency of data centers, including requirements for water-efficient cooling technologies and encouragement for the use of… no floor vote recorded
HF 2167 Providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
HF 2228 filed as HF 736 The installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way no floor vote recorded
HF 2237 The discharge of toxic pollutants associated with coal ash into water sources no floor vote recorded
HF 2313 The discharge of toxic pollutants associated with coal ash into water sources no floor vote recorded
HF 2391 Water usage reporting requirements for large water use facilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2425 Appropriating moneys to Iowa state university of science and technology for use by the Iowa nutrient research center in supporting the Iowa… no floor vote recorded
HF 2474 Reimbursement for certain audit expenses to the auditor of state no floor vote recorded
HF 2511 filed as HF 2158 Statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan. floor vote recorded
HF 2672 Solar energy by establishing a community solar facility program no floor vote recorded
HF 2682 filed as HF 2283 Grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements no floor vote recorded
HF 2690 filed as HF 2447 Water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2732 Providing for water quality practices, including an edge-of-field practice tax credit and cover crop practice tax credit no floor vote recorded
HF 2774 Exempting sales and use taxes incurred for constructing a regional water trail system by a nonprofit corporation, and no floor vote recorded
HJR 2003 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing the right to donate private property to public… no floor vote recorded
HJR 2007 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to a clean… no floor vote recorded
SF 3 Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose no floor vote recorded
SF 2103 The cessation of appropriations to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund no floor vote recorded
SF 2104 Water usage reporting requirements for large water use facilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2111 Statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan no floor vote recorded
SF 2214 The installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way signed by governor
SF 2269 Appropriating moneys to Iowa state university of science and technology for use by the Iowa nutrient research center in supporting the Iowa… no floor vote recorded

Declared against (3 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 714 Restrictions on the acquisition of real property by the department of natural resources no floor vote recorded
HF 2530 Requiring the department of natural resources to identify specific animal sources of pollutants to a water of the state when determining… no floor vote recorded
SJR 6 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa by repealing the natural resources and outdoor… no floor vote recorded

No side declared (53 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 2046 earlier: for Requirements for portable solar generation devices no floor vote recorded
HF 2076 Billing methods for distributed generation customers no floor vote recorded
HF 2081 Establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2104 Exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and including applicability and floor vote recorded
HF 2105 Providing for a study of excess energy production by electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2215 Natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of… signed by governor
HF 2227 Land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission lines, and including effective date and retroactive… signed by governor
HF 2229 Administration of the utilities commission, including the creation of the position of executive director and modification of the duties and… floor vote recorded
HF 2257 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities, and including retroactive applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2261 Customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2284 Wind turbine inspections, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2414 The investment of public funds in precious metals, oil, and natural gas no floor vote recorded
HF 2416 The regulation of confinement feeding operations, including by providing for partially roofed structures and prohibiting the construction,… no floor vote recorded
HF 2417 Animal feeding operations by providing for certain air and water quality regulations, including when two or more related confinement… no floor vote recorded
HF 2418 Providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations no floor vote recorded
HF 2419 Regulating animal feeding operations, including rulemaking requirements, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 2445 Providing for a manure management planning map no floor vote recorded
HF 2446 Wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation no floor vote recorded
HF 2580 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2581 filed as HF 2032 Establishing procedures for system enhancement of infrastructure, including for development of ratemaking principles permitted for recovery… no floor vote recorded
HF 2627 filed as HF 2038 Deer depredation no floor vote recorded
HF 2640 filed as HF 2173 Prohibiting the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, and providing penalties. floor vote recorded
HF 2642 Use of water, including beneficial use in the context of water allocation and the disposal of wastewater from distillery operations. floor vote recorded
HF 2687 filed as HF 2117 Groundwater monitoring in the state, including the establishment of a pilot program, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2748 filed as HF 2340 Agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the… floor vote recorded
HF 2771 And making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection,… signed by governor
SF 616 filed as SF 432, SF 597 earlier: against Rights and obligations of certain state and local government entities in erecting, rebuilding, or repairing partition fences, including the… floor vote recorded
SF 633 Forest and fruit-tree reservations by establishing a program fee and including contingent floor vote recorded
SF 2056 Billing methods for distributed generation customers no floor vote recorded
SF 2058 Pipeline project investor disclosures, making penalties applicable, and providing no floor vote recorded
SF 2067 Easements for hazardous liquid pipelines, including negotiation requirements, eminent domain authorization, and contract execution, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2069 Imposing a tax on the transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide through pipelines, and providing for penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 2193 Requiring a water treatment plant to conduct a test of sewage sludge to detect the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance no floor vote recorded
SF 2208 The prohibition of geoengineering activities, providing penalties, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2230 Natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of… no floor vote recorded
SF 2249 Customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 2255 The treatment of private sewage disposal systems, including monitoring, maintenance, and reporting requirements, and including… no floor vote recorded
SF 2258 Animal feeding operations by providing for certain air and water quality regulations, including when two or more related confinement… no floor vote recorded
SF 2259 Regulating confinement feeding operations by providing for construction permits, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2260 Providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations no floor vote recorded
SF 2261 Confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2262 The regulation of confinement feeding operations, including by providing for partially roofed structures and prohibiting the construction,… no floor vote recorded
SF 2264 Providing for a manure management planning map no floor vote recorded
SF 2265 Water quality standards, including by providing for the regulation of animal feeding operations, providing penalties, and making penalties… no floor vote recorded
SF 2270 Regulating animal feeding operations, including rulemaking requirements, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2295 Licenses to conduct pari-mutuel wagering on dog races, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2304 Certain public utilities, including the development of ratemaking principles permitted for recovery costs of certain investments in… signed by governor
SF 2316 Prohibiting a pesticide containing paraquat, making penalties applicable, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2356 Monitoring the application of manure originating from a confinement feeding operation, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2447 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2487 And making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection no floor vote recorded
SF 2490 filed as SF 2449, SF 546 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information,… signed by governor
SF 2506 filed as SF 2301 Matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including… no floor vote recorded