Bill Text: IA SSB1031 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to authorization procedures for certain county projects involving real property.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-03-06 - Voted - Judiciary. [SSB1031 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB1031-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1031
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
JUDICIAL
BRANCH
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
authorization
procedures
for
certain
county
1
projects
involving
real
property.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
subsection
10,
paragraph
e,
1
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
and
(b),
Code
2
2013,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(a)
The
board
must
follow
substantially
the
authorization
4
procedures
of
section
331.443
to
authorize
a
lease
or
5
lease-purchase
contract
for
personal
property
which
is
payable
6
from
the
general
fund.
The
board
must
follow
substantially
7
the
authorization
procedures
of
section
331.443
to
authorize
8
a
lease
or
lease-purchase
contract
for
real
property
which
is
9
payable
from
the
general
fund
if
the
principal
amount
of
the
10
lease-purchase
contract
does
not
exceed
the
following
limits:
11
(i)
Four
Six
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
having
a
12
population
of
twenty-five
thousand
or
less.
13
(ii)
Five
seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
14
having
a
population
of
more
than
twenty-five
thousand
but
not
15
more
than
fifty
thousand.
16
(iii)
Six
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
having
17
a
population
of
more
than
fifty
thousand
but
not
more
than
one
18
hundred
thousand.
19
(iv)
Eight
One
million
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
20
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
one
hundred
thousand
21
but
not
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
22
(v)
One
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
23
having
a
population
of
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
24
(b)
(i)
However,
if
the
principal
amount
of
a
lease
or
25
lease-purchase
contract
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
(1)
is
26
less
than
twenty-five
thousand
dollars,
the
board
may
authorize
27
the
lease
or
lease-purchase
contract
without
following
the
28
authorization
procedures
of
section
331.443
.
29
(ii)
If
the
board
determines
that
at
least
fifty
percent
of
30
the
real
property
to
be
leased
or
lease-purchased
is
to
be
used
31
or
occupied
by
the
judicial
branch
as
referenced
in
section
32
602.1102,
the
board
may
follow
the
authorization
procedures
of
33
section
331.443
even
if
the
principal
amount
of
the
lease
or
34
lease-purchase
contract
exceeds
the
limitations
in
subparagraph
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division
(a).
1
Sec.
2.
Section
331.402,
subsection
3,
paragraph
d,
2
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(1)
(a)
The
board
shall
follow
substantially
the
4
authorization
procedures
of
section
331.443
to
authorize
a
5
loan
agreement
for
personal
property
which
is
payable
from
6
the
general
fund.
The
board
must
follow
substantially
the
7
authorization
procedures
of
section
331.443
to
authorize
a
loan
8
agreement
for
real
property
which
is
payable
from
the
general
9
fund
if
the
principal
amount
of
the
loan
agreement
does
not
10
exceed
the
following
limits:
11
(a)
(i)
Four
Six
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
12
having
a
population
of
twenty-five
thousand
or
less.
13
(b)
(ii)
Five
Seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
a
14
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
twenty-five
thousand
15
but
not
more
than
fifty
thousand.
16
(c)
(iii)
Six
Nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
17
having
a
population
of
more
than
fifty
thousand
but
not
more
18
than
one
hundred
thousand.
19
(d)
(iv)
Eight
One
million
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
20
a
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
one
hundred
thousand
21
but
not
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
22
(e)
(v)
One
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
23
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
24
(b)
If
the
board
determines
that
at
least
fifty
percent
of
25
the
real
property
that
is
the
subject
of
the
loan
agreement
is
26
to
be
used
or
occupied
by
the
judicial
branch
as
referenced
27
in
section
602.1102,
the
board
may
follow
the
authorization
28
procedures
of
section
331.443
even
if
the
principal
amount
of
29
the
loan
agreement
exceeds
the
limitations
in
subparagraph
30
division
(a).
31
Sec.
3.
Section
331.441,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
32
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(5)
(a)
Public
buildings,
including
the
site
or
grounds
of,
34
and
the
erection,
equipment,
remodeling,
or
reconstruction
of,
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and
additions
or
extensions
to
the
buildings,
and
including
the
1
provision
and
maintenance
of
juvenile
detention
or
shelter
care
2
facilities,
when
the
cost
principal
amount
of
bonds
does
not
3
exceed
the
following
limits:
4
(a)
(i)
Six
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
having
a
5
population
of
twenty-five
thousand
or
less.
6
(b)
(ii)
Seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
7
having
a
population
of
more
than
twenty-five
thousand
but
not
8
more
than
fifty
thousand.
9
(c)
(iii)
Nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
county
having
10
a
population
of
more
than
fifty
thousand
but
not
more
than
one
11
hundred
thousand.
12
(d)
(iv)
One
million
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
13
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
one
hundred
thousand
14
but
not
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
15
(e)
(v)
One
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
16
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
17
(b)
If
the
board
determines
that
at
least
fifty
percent
of
18
the
public
building
will
be
used
or
occupied
by
the
judicial
19
branch
as
referenced
in
section
602.1102,
the
board
may
20
follow
the
authorization
procedures
of
section
331.443
even
21
if
the
principal
amount
of
bonds
exceeds
the
limitations
in
22
subparagraph
division
(a).
23
EXPLANATION
24
This
bill
relates
to
the
authorization
procedures
for
county
25
projects
involving
real
property
by
raising
certain
limitation
26
amounts
and
by
making
an
exception
for
projects
involving
27
property
to
be
used
by
the
judicial
branch.
28
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
county
project
involves
a
real
29
property
lease
contract,
lease-purchase
contract,
or
loan
30
agreement,
and
at
least
50
percent
of
the
real
property
is
31
to
be
used
or
occupied
by
the
judicial
branch,
the
county,
32
when
entering
into
the
contract
or
agreement,
is
authorized
to
33
follow
the
procedures
for
issuance
of
essential
county
purpose
34
bonds.
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The
bill
also
amends
the
definition
of
“essential
county
1
purpose”,
relating
to
issuance
of
bonds
for
public
buildings,
2
to
provide
that
the
dollar
limitations
on
the
principal
amount
3
of
the
bonds
does
not
apply
if
at
least
50
percent
of
the
public
4
building
will
be
used
or
occupied
by
the
judicial
branch.
5
Generally,
an
essential
county
purpose
does
not
require
6
approval
of
the
voters.
7
The
bill
increases
the
threshold
amounts
that
determine
8
whether
a
project
can
be
undertaken
using
the
procedures
for
9
essential
county
purpose
bonds
when
the
project
involves
a
10
lease
contract,
lease-purchase
contract,
or
loan
agreement.
11
The
bill
increases
the
threshold
amounts
in
the
following
12
manner:
For
counties
with
a
population
of
25,000
or
less,
the
13
threshold
amount
is
increased
from
$400,000
to
$600,000;
for
14
counties
with
a
population
of
more
than
25,000
but
not
more
15
than
50,000,
the
threshold
amount
is
increased
from
$500,000
to
16
$750,000;
for
counties
with
a
population
of
more
than
50,000
17
but
not
more
than
100,000,
the
threshold
amount
is
increased
18
from
$600,000
to
$900,000;
for
counties
with
a
population
of
19
more
than
100,000
but
not
more
than
200,000,
the
threshold
20
amount
is
increased
from
$800,000
to
$1.2
million;
and
for
21
counties
with
a
population
of
more
than
200,000,
the
threshold
22
amount
is
increased
from
$1
million
to
$1.5
million.
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