A bill for an act designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose.

This bill amends Iowa law to explicitly include floodplain reconnection, wetland restoration, and oxbow lake restoration as "essential county purposes." It allows counties to fund these specific flood mitigation activities using general obligation bonds without requiring voter approval - a change from projects classified as "general county purposes," which typically need voter consent. The key provision expands the definition in Section 331.441 to cover these ecological restoration efforts alongside traditional flood infrastructure like levees and drainage systems. This directly affects Iowa counties undertaking flood protection projects, enabling faster funding for nature-based solutions to reduce flood risks.