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Iowa Flood Mitigation Board

The Flood Mitigation Board was created by the Iowa General Assembly and signed into law (Iowa Code, Chapter 418) by Governor Branstad in 2012. The board is charged with creating a flood mitigation program for Iowa. This program will allow certain governmental entities to submit flood mitigation projects to the Board for review and possible approval for funding. The funding will come from either sales tax increments or funds appropriated by the General Assembly.

The Board itself is composed of four members from the public, six members from state agencies, as well as four ex-officio members from the General Assembly.

Flood Recovery Fund

The Iowa Flood Mitigation Board has distributed $36 million from the Flood Recovery Fund for critical recovery and redevelopment projects in communities impacted by the devastating floods of 2019. The Board distributed a $15 million legislative appropriation in September 2019, followed by an additional appropriation of $21 million in February 2020.

Fact Sheet

Application

LEVEE IMPROVEMENT FUND

Beginning fiscal year 2024 and continuing through fiscal year 2028, $5 million will be allocated annually to the Levee Improvement Fund. Any community benefiting from a levee, including levee districts established pursuant to chapter 468, and subject to levee assessments, are eligible applicants under this program. Based on program requirements, awards are anticipated to begin in state fiscal year 2025 (7/1/2024 – 6/30/2025).

Fact Sheet

County Auditor Questionnaire

Contact Information

Questions? Comments? Please email them to John Benson.

Board Meetings

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Agenda & Related Documents

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Agenda
- Related Board Meeting Documents
- 2/24/22 Draft Meeting Minutes

Minutes (Approved)

BOARD MEMBERS

IOWA FLOOD MITIGATION BOARD

John Benson (Chair) Iowa HSEMD (State Government)

Jodi Freet (Vice Chair)

Roby Smith, Treasurer of Iowa (State Government)

Kayla Lyon, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources (State Government)

Mary Mosiman, Iowa Dept. of Revenue (State Government)

Debi Durham, Iowa Finance Authority (State Government)

Michael Naig, Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship (State Government)

Eric Giddens (D), Iowa Senate (Iowa General Assembly)

Tom Shipley (R), Iowa Senate (Iowa General Assembly)

Norlin Mommsen (R), Iowa House (Iowa General Assembly)

Charlie McConkey (D), Iowa House (Iowa General Assembly)

Sami Scheetz (D), Iowa House (Iowa General Assembly)

Paul Assman (Public)

John Erixon (Public)

Vicki Stoller (Public)

Flood Recovery Fund Documents & Reports

NEW 2020 Flood Recovery Fund Applications (PDF)

Confidential information in these documents has been redacted due to Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-2.11.

Benton Township Fire Station Application NEW	Benton Washington Levee District Application NEW
City of Buffalo Centralized Flooding Application – Deferred Elm Street Basin Application – Approved: $211,021.00 Buffalo Elm Street Basin FRF Closeout Report NEW	Coulthard Levee District Application – Approved: $4,427,965.00
City of Council Bluffs Application & Property Acquisition – Approved: $342,540.00	City of Davenport Modern Woodmen Park Application -Deferred Updated Modern Woodmen Park Application NEW Updated Water Pollution Control Plant Application NEW
Fensler Drainage District Application – Approved: $76,848.90	County of Fremont & City of Hamburg Knox Road Housing & General Housing Application – Deferred Updated Knox Road Housing & General Housing Application NEW
County of Fremont Buyout Local Match Application – Approved: $15,954.05 Debris & Asphalt Repair Match Application – Approved: $38,025 Updated Debris & Asphalt Repair Match Application NEW Secondary Roads Application NEW	City of Glenwood Municipal Utilities Application – Deferred
City of Hamburg Levee Drainage Pumps Demo Application – Approved: $1,100,000.00	City of Harlan Lift Station Application – Deferred Updated Lift Station Application NEW
Honey Creek Drainage District #6 Application – Approved: $651,519.30	L-594 Pleasant Valley Levee District Application – Approved: $862,000.00
L-601 Wabonsie Levee District Application – Approved: $809,915.00 Missouri River LB Bartlett Segment Application – Approved: $804,350.00 Updated Missouri River LB-Bartlett Segment Application NEW Missouri River LB Miller Sturgeon Application – Approved: $652,650.00 Miller Sturgeon DD Closeout Report NEW	City of LeClaire Updated Generator Application NEW
Lorimor Drainage District Application – Approved: $733,300.00	Counties of Mills & Pottawattamie (M & P) Levee District Application Planning – Approved: $279,149.00 Missouri River Levee District Application – Approved: $1,709,474.00 Updated Missouri River Levee District Application NEW
County of Mills & City of Pacific Junction Long Term Housing Recovery Application – Deferred	Counties of Mills & Fremont Drainage District Application – Approved: $1,465,000.00
Missouri Valley Drainage District Application NEW	Mule Slough/West Benton Drainage District Application NEW
City of Muscatine Floodwall Application NEW	County of Muscatine Buyout Local Match Application – Deferred
New St. Mary’s Drainage District Application – Approved: $685,500.00 New St. Mary’s DD Closeout Report NEW	Noble’s Lake Drainage District Application – Approved: $51,089.55
Pigeon Creek #2 Drainage District Application – Approved: $206,100.00	Pigeon Creek #8 Drainage District Application – Approved: $8,400.00
Plattville Drainage District Application – Approved: $425,700.00 Updated Application NEW	Pony Creek Drainage District Application – Approved: $1,152,300.00
County of Pottawattamie Application & Property Acquisition – Deferred	Rand-Peterson Levee District Application NEW
County of Sac Drainage District Application – Approved: $42,403.50	Scott County EMA-Genesis Medical Center East Application – Approved: $417,375.00
Scott Drainage Application NEW	Vanman Levee District Application – Approved: $3,369,106.70
Watkins Drainage District Application – Approved: $465,500.00

2019 Flood Recovery Fund Applications (PDF)

City of Davenport Application Project Plan Project Plan Drawing Flood Event Dates & Damages Flood Photos History of Flooding *Deferred: $454,230.00*	City of Fredonia Application & Project Plan Flooding Analysis Maps Flood Photos Fredonia Closeout Report NEW *Approved: $135,550.00*

City of Hamburg-Buyout Application & Documents *Approved: $940,856.55*	City of Hamburg-Levee Application & Project Plan Maps & Drawings Supporting Documents & Images *Approved: $6,356,324.20*

City of Hornick Application & Project Plan Flood Photos Maps & Drawings *Approved: $2,071,708.00*	City of Pacific Junction Application Amended Application *Approved: $3,153,638.25*

County of Mills Application & Project Plan Amended Application *Approved: $2,341,923.00*	County of Muscatine Application & Project Plan Engineering Report Assessor Report Demolition-Damage Inventory Parcel Map Statement of Voluntary Transaction *Deferred: $157,750.00*

Vanman Levee District Application & Project Plan *Deferred: $2,000,000.00*