Action Alert: Protect the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund

Posted on February 18, 2025 in Blog

Update 2/19: SJR 6 has moved to the full Senate State Government Committee. A meeting considering the bill has not yet been scheduled. We are grateful to everybody that advocated for the Natural Resource and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund by attending the subcommittee meeting in person or by calling or emailing your representative. 

Your voice is needed now! 

Senators in the Iowa legislature are trying to kill the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, and they need to hear from you that Iowans still support cleaner water, healthier soil, more wildlife habitat and more opportunities to get outdoors.  

A bill has been introduced in the Senate State Government Committee that takes the first steps toward repealing the constitutional amendment passed by Iowa voters to create the Trust Fund.  

A subcommittee hearing on Senate Joint Resolution 6 has been scheduled for tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Iowa State Capitol. It is the only opportunity to make your voice heard on this bill in person, so please join us to tell legislators that Iowans still support the Trust Fund.  

Subcommittee:SJR 6 
Members: Bousselot-CH, Green, Staed 
Date: 02/19/2025 11:30 AM 
Location: Room G15 (Ground Floor of Capitol) 

Please contact your legislators and the members of the Senate State Government committee and ask them to oppose SJR 6.  

Even though the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund has yet to be funded, it has consistently polled highly among Iowans of all parties. Some legislators believe people have moved on from the Trust Fund, but we still believe it is our state’s best opportunity to invest in our natural resources.  

If you have questions, please contact INHF Public Policy Director and Counsel Anna Gray at agray@inhf.org.  

Thank you for using your voice to protect smart conservation in Iowa!