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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 174.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Each eligible society which is a member of the association 1 4 of Iowa fairs and which conducts a county fair shall be 1 5 entitled to receive aid from the stateif it filesas provided 1 6 in this chapter. In order to be eligible for state aid, a 1 7 society must file with thestate fair boardtreasurer of state 1 8 on or before November 1 of each year, aswornstatement which 1 9 shall show: 1 10 Sec. 2. Section 174.9, subsection 4, Code 1995, is amended 1 11 to read as follows: 1 12 4. A copy of the published financial statement published 1 13 as required by law, together with proof of such publication 1 14 and a certified statement showing an itemized list of premiums 1 15 awarded, and such other information as thestate fair board1 16 treasurer of state may require. 1 17 Sec. 3. Section 174.10, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 1 18 to read as follows: 1 191. The appropriation which is made biennially for state1 20aid to the foregoing societies shall be available and1 21applicable to incorporated societies of a purely agricultural1 22nature which were entitled to draw eight hundred fifty dollars1 23or more state aid in 1926, or societies located in counties1 24that have no other fair or agricultural society, and which1 25were in existence and drew state aid in 1926, except that in a1 26county where there are two definitely separate county1 27extension offices, two agricultural societies may receive1 28state aid. The provisions of section 174.1 as to ownership of1 29property shall not apply to societies under this section.1 302.1.In counties having two incorporated agricultural1 31societies conducting county fairs, but not having two1 32definitely separate county extension offices, the state aid1 33shall be prorated between the two societies or, ifThere is 1 34 appropriated from the general fund of the state for each 1 35 fiscal year, the amount of four hundred ninety-five thousand 2 1 dollars to the treasurer of state for purposes of providing 2 2 state aid to eligible societies to support county fairs. 2 3 2. Each county shall receive an equal share of the moneys 2 4 to support one or more societies conducting one or more county 2 5 fairs in that county, if the society or societies are eligible 2 6 for the state aid. Moneys shall be paid directly to each 2 7 eligible society. 2 8 3. The association of Iowa fairs shall provide the 2 9 treasurer of state with a list of each society in a county 2 10 which is a member of the association and conducts a fair in 2 11 that county as provided in this chapter. If a county has more 2 12 than one fair, the association shall list the name of each 2 13 society conducting a fair in that county for three or more 2 14 years. The treasurer of state shall not authorize payment of 2 15 state aid to a society, unless the society complies with 2 16 section 174.9 and the name of the society appears on the 2 17 association's list. 2 18 4. If a county has more than one fair eligible for state 2 19 aid, the amount of state aid for that county shall be divided 2 20 equally among the eligible societies in that county. 2 21 5. If no society in a county qualifies to receive state 2 22 aid, that county's share shall be divided equally among the 2 23 counties with societies eligible for state aid, as provided in 2 24 this section. 2 25 6. If an official county fair is designated by election, 2 26 the total amount of state aid for that county shall be paid to 2 27 that society determined to be conducting the official county 2 28 fair. The board of supervisors, upon receiving a petition 2 29 which meets the requirements of section 331.306, shall submit 2 30 to the registered voters of the county at the next general 2 31 election following submission of the petition or at a special 2 32 election if requested by the petitioners at no cost to the 2 33 county, the question of which fair shall be designated as the 2 34 official county fair. Notice of the election shall be given 2 35 as provided in section 49.53. The fair receiving a majority 3 1 of the votes cast on the question shall be designated the 3 2 official county fair.To qualify as the official county fair,3 3the sponsoring society need not meet the conditions provided3 4in subsection 1.3 5 Sec. 4. Section 174.12, Code 1995, is amended to read as 3 6 follows: 3 7 174.12 PAYMENT OF STATE AID. 3 8 Thedirectordepartment of revenue and finance shall issue 3 9 a warrant toanya society for the amount dueasin state aid, 3 10 lessonefive hundred dollars, as providedthe secretary of3 11the statein this chapter. Thefair board certifiestreasurer 3 12 of state must certify to thedirectordepartment thatsuchthe 3 13 societyhas complied with the law relative thereto and that a3 14namedis eligible under this chapter to receive the amountis3 15 duethe societyprovided in section 174.10. Thedirector3 16 department shall issue alikewarrant to the society forone3 17 the remaining five hundred dollars,provided theif all of the 3 18 following apply: 3 19 1. The secretary of the state fair board certifies to the 3 20 department thatsuchthe society had an accredited delegate in 3 21 attendance at the annual convention for the election of 3 22 members of the state fair board as provided in section 173.2. 3 23 2. A district director of the association of Iowa fairs 3 24 representing the district in which the county is located, and 3 25 the director of the Iowa state fair board representing the 3 26 congressional district in which the county is located, certify 3 27 to the department that the society had an accredited delegate 3 28 in attendance at the district meeting. 3 29 Sec. 5. Section 174.11, Code 1995, is repealed. 3 30 EXPLANATION 3 31 This bill amends a number of provisions in chapter 174, 3 32 which relates to county and district fairs, and specifically 3 33 provisions which provide for the appropriation and allocation 3 34 of state aid to organizations referred to as societies which 3 35 administer county fairs. 4 1 Current law provides that state aid is authorized by the 4 2 secretary of the state fair board and paid biennially to 4 3 societies based upon a formula calculating premiums paid by 4 4 county fairs. The amount is limited to $2,000. Current law 4 5 also provides that the department of revenue and finance must 4 6 pay $100 of the aid amount only after the department receives 4 7 a certification by the secretary of the Iowa state fair board 4 8 that the society has attended the annual state convention. 4 9 This bill requires that a society be a member of the 4 10 association of Iowa fairs. It provides that the state 4 11 treasurer is responsible for authorizing payment of state aid. 4 12 The bill appropriates from the general fund of the state for 4 13 each fiscal year, the amount of $495,000 to the state 4 14 treasurer for purposes of allocating an equal share of state 4 15 aid to each county. The association of Iowa fairs must 4 16 provide the state treasurer with a list of each society which 4 17 is a member of the association and conducts a fair in that 4 18 county. If a county has more than one fair, the association 4 19 must list the name of each society conducting a fair in that 4 20 county for three or more years. The amount of state aid for a 4 21 county having more than one fair is prorated among the 4 22 societies in that county which have conducted fairs in that 4 23 county for three or more years. If a county is not eligible 4 24 to receive state aid, the bill requires that the county's 4 25 share be divided equally among the counties with societies 4 26 qualifying for state aid. Finally, the bill increases the 4 27 amount required to be paid to a society based on attendance at 4 28 an annual convention and district meeting to $500. In 4 29 addition, the bill requires that a district director of the 4 30 association of Iowa fairs and a director of the Iowa state 4 31 fair board representing the county where the society is 4 32 located must certify that the society attended a district 4 33 meeting. 4 34 LSB 3581YH 76 4 35 da/sc/14.1
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