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Parameters that mechanisms would need to meet for consideration: • All Iowans will benefit and should share the funding responsibility (This parameter is also supported by responses in the Willingness to Pay survey.) • The funding source should have statewide appeal and be politically viable. • The source of funds should be easy to administer. • New funds, when possible, should be leveraged. • Each mechanism must raise over $5 million annually to be considered. . • Each mechanism must conform to all state and federal commerce regulations. • The funding mechanism(s) should be "new money" and not a replacement of existing resources. • The funding mechanism(s) should be stable, protected, and dedicated. • The new funding must unite, rather than divide, conservation agencies and organizations.
Committee’s Top 5 Funding Mechanisms to Recommend and Survey the Public • 1. Gaming/Gambling Revenues • 2. Fractional Sales Tax Increase, that is constitutionally protected • 3. Lottery (A dedicated portion of the state lottery profits) • 4. Tax Incentives/Credits for Conservation • 5. Bonding Over 40 funding ideas were discussed by the committee In addition to these 5 mechanisms, 18 others remain open for further exploration
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