House File 2322 HOUSE FILE BY HOGG and LUKAN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to payment of court costs for appeals of certain 2 condemnation awards. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6172HH 80 5 sc/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 6B.23, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new unnumbered paragraph: 1 3 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Court costs occasioned by an 1 4 appeal of an award of damages in a condemnation proceeding 1 5 brought under the authority of section 479.24 or 479B.16, or 1 6 under chapter 479A, shall be paid by the applicant for 1 7 condemnation if the amount of damages ascertained by the court 1 8 exceeds one hundred ten percent of the final offer of the 1 9 condemner prior to condemnation. 1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill provides that when an award of damages in a 1 12 condemnation proceeding where the condemner is a pipeline 1 13 company is appealed, the condemner shall pay court costs 1 14 occasioned by the appeal if the amount of damages ascertained 1 15 by the court exceeds 110 percent of the final offer of the 1 16 condemner prior to condemnation. 1 17 LSB 6172HH 80 1 18 sc/sh/8 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35