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1 1 Section 1. Section 357B.1, Code 1995, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 357B.1 BENEFITED FIRE DISTRICTS CONTINUED.
1 4 A benefited fire district established under this chapter
1 5 prior to July 1, 1975 shall provide fire protection and may
1 6 provide emergency medical services as defined in section
1 7 147A.1 within its boundaries until it is dissolved as provided
1 8 in section 357B.5. A benefited fire district shall not be
1 9 established nor shall the territorial boundaries of an
1 10 established benefited fire district be enlarged after June 30,
1 11 1975 except as provided in section 357B.7.
1 12 Sec. 2. Section 357B.3, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
1 13 amended to read as follows:
1 14 1. The board of trustees may purchase, own, rent, or
1 15 maintain fire apparatus or equipment and emergency medical
1 16 services equipment within the state or outside the territorial
1 17 jurisdiction and boundary limits of this state and provide
1 18 housing for such apparatus or equipment. The board of
1 19 trustees may contract with any public or private agency under
1 20 chapter 28E for the purpose of providing fire protection and
1 21 emergency medical services under this chapter. The board of
1 22 trustees may levy an annual tax not exceeding forty and one-
1 23 half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for the
1 24 purpose of exercising the powers granted in this section. The
1 25 board of trustees may purchase material and employ persons to
1 26 provide for the maintenance and operation of the benefited
1 27 fire district. The trustees shall be allowed reimbursement
1 28 for any necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
1 29 their duties, but they shall not receive any other
1 30 compensation for their services.
1 31 Sec. 3. Section 357B.4, Code 1995, is amended to read as
1 32 follows:
1 33 357B.4 ANTICIPATION OF TAX.
1 34 The board of trustees of a benefited fire district may
1 35 anticipate the collection of taxes authorized under section
2 1 357B.3 and, for the purpose of providing fire protection and
2 2 emergency medical services, may issue bonds payable in not
2 3 more than ten equal installments at an interest rate not
2 4 exceeding that permitted by chapter 74A. The bonds shall be
2 5 in such form and payable at such place as specified by
2 6 resolution of the board of trustees. The provisions of
2 7 sections 73A.12 to 73A.16 and chapter 384 shall apply to such
2 8 bonds to the extent applicable.
2 9 Sec. 4. Section 357B.6, Code 1995, is amended to read as
2 10 follows:
2 11 357B.6 USE OF FEDERAL REVENUE-SHARING FUNDS.
2 12 The board of supervisors may appropriate federal revenue-
2 13 sharing funds to aid in providing fire protection services and
2 14 equipment and emergency medical services and equipment jointly
2 15 with any other public agency of this state to residents of
2 16 such county. The board of supervisors may use federal revenue-
2 17 sharing funds for providing other services and equipment for
2 18 use of the residents of the county. The use of federal
2 19 revenue-sharing funds shall be consistent with federal law and
2 20 rules promulgated pursuant to such law.
2 21 Sec. 5. Section 357B.7, Code 1995, is amended to read as
2 22 follows:
2 23 357B.7 EXCHANGE OF TERRITORY.
2 24 The trustees of a benefited fire district may exchange
2 25 territory with the trustees of a township to provide fire
2 26 protection services and emergency medical services by
2 27 agreement. The agreement shall provide for the satisfaction
2 28 of any outstanding obligation to which the affected territory
2 29 is subject, the disposition of property affected by the
2 30 exchange, the effective date of the exchange, and any other
2 31 matter deemed necessary to carry out the exchange. The
2 32 agreement shall be filed with the county recorder and auditor
2 33 of each county in which the exchanged property is located.
2 34 Sec. 6. Section 357B.8, Code 1995, is amended to read as
2 35 follows:
3 1 357B.8 FIRE DISTRICT INCLUDING A CITY &endash; BUDGET PAYMENT OR
3 2 SEPARATE LEVY.
3 3 1. A city that was part of a benefited fire district prior
3 4 to the city's incorporation may continue to receive fire
3 5 protection and emergency medical services from the district
3 6 under a contract or direct levy by the district. The annual
3 7 amount paid by the city to the benefited fire district shall
3 8 be included in the city's annual budget and shall be a part of
3 9 the city's general fund tax levy.
3 10 2. In lieu of subsection 1, a benefited fire district that
3 11 includes a city within the boundaries of the fire district may
3 12 certify an annual tax levy not exceeding forty and one-half
3 13 cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation of the
3 14 taxable property within the city for the purpose of fire
3 15 protection and emergency medical services. The benefited fire
3 16 district shall certify the tax levy as provided in this
3 17 subsection only after agreement granted by resolution of the
3 18 city council. The amount of the tax rate levied under this
3 19 subsection shall reduce by an equal amount the maximum tax
3 20 levy authorized for the general fund of that city under
3 21 section 384.1. If the district levies directly against
3 22 property within a city to provide fire protection for that
3 23 city, the city shall not be responsible for providing fire
3 24 protection as provided in section 364.16, and shall have no
3 25 liability for the method, manner, or means in which the
3 26 district provides the fire protection.
3 27 EXPLANATION
3 28 This bill authorizes a benefited fire district to provide
3 29 emergency medical services in addition to fire protection.
3 30 LSB 3647HH 76
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