House File 354 HOUSE FILE BY WINCKLER, HUTTER, LYKAM, and J. R. VAN FOSSEN (COMPANION TO LSB 1795SS BY TINSMAN) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act modifying the requirements for cities and counties to 2 enter into certain leases. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1795YH 80 5 av/cl/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 346.27, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 26. Any incorporating unit may enter into 1 4 a lease with an authority that the authority and the 1 5 incorporating unit determine is necessary and convenient to 1 6 effectuate their purposes and the purposes of this section. 1 7 The power to enter into leases under this section is in 1 8 addition to other powers granted to cities and counties to 1 9 enter into leases and the provisions of section 364.4, 1 10 subsection 4, and section 331.301, subsection 10, are not 1 11 applicable to leases entered into under this section. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill provides that a city or county may enter into a 1 14 lease with a joint city=county authority when the city or 1 15 county and the authority determine that such a lease is 1 16 necessary and convenient to effectuate their purposes and the 1 17 purposes of Code section 346.27. 1 18 The bill also provides that the power to enter into leases 1 19 under this Code section is in addition to other powers granted 1 20 to cities and counties to enter into leases and the provisions 1 21 of Code section 364.4, subsection 4, and Code section 331.301, 1 22 subsection 10, which require a city or county entering into a 1 23 lease to follow the authorization procedure which requires an 1 24 affirmative vote of 60 percent of the votes cast on the 1 25 question, are not applicable and instead only a majority vote 1 26 is required for authorization of leases entered into under 1 27 this Code section. 1 28 LSB 1795YH 80 1 29 av/cl/14 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35