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Has Lindsay James supported funding for cover crops, wetlands and prairies?

Matches stated direction. In 2020 she cosponsored a bill to raise the state's REAP fund from $20 million to $25 million a year; about a fifth goes to soil and water, and the bill did not pass.

Lindsay James

Farm conservation funding

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says the country should invest in farm practices such as cover crops, wetlands and prairies to improve soil and protect water.

“Invest in sustainable agriculture practices like cover crops, wetlands, and prairies to increase soil health and protect water quality.”

What the record shows ·

In 2020 she was one of 36 sponsors of House File 2342, which would have raised the yearly amount state law sets for the state's Resource Enhancement and Protection fund from $20 million to $25 million. State law sends about a fifth of that fund to soil and water programs. The bill went to the Appropriations Committee and no further.

Limit: The bill did not pass. Most of the fund goes to parks, open space and other uses, not farm practices.

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  1. Support Iowa Farmershttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/issues/agriculture

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issue page on the farm bill, right to repair, conservation and tariffs.

    candidate statement

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  2. House File 2342 (2020), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2342&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced February 11, 2020 by 36 members, Isenhart first and James among them, and referred to Appropriations. No further action.

    official legislative record

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  3. House File 2342 (2020), bill text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Its explanation: the REAP fund receives $20 million a year from the general fund; the bill raises that to $25 million and makes it permanent.

    official legislative record

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  4. Iowa Code section 455A.19, allocation of REAP fund proceeds (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Current Code text. After small set-asides, 20 percent of the fund goes to the soil and water enhancement account, 28 percent to open spaces and 15 percent to city parks, among other shares.

    official legislative record

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