Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the Energy and Geological Resources is a division of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The division conducts geological surveys and is headed by a director who has the authority to adopt, modify or repeal the rules related to the surveys. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is a government agency that works to maintain state parks and forests, protect the environment, and manage energy, fish, wildlife, and land and water resources. It conducts vehicle and boating safety and hunter and snowmobile education training programs. The department additionally conducts hunting, fishing, wildlife, and trails and padding programs. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources maintains an environmental protection commission that has rules regarding permits, emission standards, measurement of emissions, ambient air standards and acceptance of local air pollution programs. In addition, it operates a natural resources commission that establishes policies, approves budgets and adopts rules to provide effective administration of the department s activities.
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The Des Moines Metropolitan Transit Authority provides safe, reliable and cost effective transportation services that meet the needs of its community. It offers a complete family of transportation services to provide access to jobs, schools and the greater Des Moines community. The Transit Authority s buses also cover the cities of Des Moines, Clive, Urbandale, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights. In addition, its commuter routes serve Altoona and Ankeny. Its fleet of 90 buses travels more than 15,000 miles throughout the Des Moines area daily making trips to shopping malls, major business districts, residential areas and schools. The Transit Authority s Vanpool Program has a fleet of full-size passenger vans and minivans that are used by groups of five to 15 commuters for trips to and from work. Its Paratransit service provides demand response transportation service to senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
