Bill Text: IA SF2263 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to county financing of certain projects by modifying provisions relating to authorization procedures for certain county projects. (Formerly SF 2069.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-03 - Subcommittee, Stanerson, Gaskill, and Highfill. H.J. 379. [SF2263 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2263-Introduced.html
Senate
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2263
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2069)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
county
financing
of
certain
projects
by
1
modifying
provisions
relating
to
authorization
procedures
2
for
certain
county
projects.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.441,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(5),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
Public
buildings,
including
the
site
or
grounds
of,
and
the
4
erection,
equipment,
remodeling,
or
reconstruction
of,
and
5
additions
or
extensions
to
the
buildings,
and
including
the
6
provision
and
maintenance
of
juvenile
detention
or
shelter
care
7
facilities,
when
the
cost
principal
amount
of
the
bonds
does
8
not
exceed
the
following
limits:
9
Sec.
2.
Section
331.441,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
10
subparagraph
(9),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
(9)
Public
buildings,
including
the
site
or
grounds
of,
12
the
erection,
equipment,
remodeling,
or
reconstruction
of,
and
13
additions
or
extensions
to
the
buildings,
and
including
the
14
provision
and
maintenance
of
juvenile
detention
or
shelter
care
15
facilities,
when
the
cost
principal
amount
of
the
bonds
exceeds
16
the
limits
stated
in
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
17
(5).
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
county
finance
by
modifying
the
22
definition
of
“essential
county
purpose”
to
specify
that
public
23
building
projects
meet
the
definition
of
“essential
county
24
purpose”
if
the
principal
amount
of
the
bonds
does
not
exceed
25
certain
threshold
amounts
based
upon
the
population
of
the
26
county.
Current
law
specifies
that
a
public
building
project
27
meets
the
definition
of
an
“essential
county
purpose”
if
the
28
costs
of
the
project
do
not
exceed
certain
threshold
amounts
29
based
upon
the
population
of
the
county.
30
The
bill
also
modifies
the
definition
of
“general
county
31
purpose”
to
specify
that
public
building
projects
meet
the
32
definition
of
“general
county
purpose”
if
the
principal
amount
33
of
the
bonds
exceeds
certain
threshold
amounts
based
upon
34
the
population
of
the
county.
Current
law
specifies
that
a
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public
building
project
meets
the
definition
of
“general
county
1
purpose”
if
the
costs
of
the
project
exceed
certain
threshold
2
amounts
based
upon
the
population
of
the
county.
3
Generally,
an
essential
county
purpose
bond
issuance
does
4
not
require
approval
of
the
voters
and
a
general
county
purpose
5
bond
issuance
requires
approval
of
the
voters.
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