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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 21.2, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. A statewide notification center 1 4 established pursuant to chapter 480. 1 5 Sec. 2. Section 22.1, subsection 1, Code 1995, is amended 1 6 to read as follows: 1 7 1.The term "government"Government body" means this 1 8 state, or any county, city, township, school corporation, 1 9 political subdivision, tax-supported district, nonprofit 1 10 corporation other than a county or district fair or 1 11 agricultural society, whose facilities or indebtedness are 1 12 supported in whole or in part with property tax revenue and 1 13 which is licensed to conduct pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to 1 14 chapter 99D, a statewide notification center established 1 15 pursuant to chapter 480, or other entity of this state, or any 1 16 branch, department, board, bureau, commission, council, 1 17 committee, official or officer, of any of the foregoing or any 1 18 employee delegated the responsibility for implementing the 1 19 requirements of this chapter. 1 20 Sec. 3. Section 480.3, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 21 follows: 1 22 480.3 NOTIFICATION CENTER ESTABLISHED &endash; PARTICIPATION. 1 23 1. a. A statewide notification center is established and 1 24 shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to 1 25 chapter 504A. The center shall be governed by a board of 1 26 directors which shall represent and be elected by operators, 1 27 excavators, and other persons who participate in the center. 1 28 The board shall, with input from all interested parties, 1 29 determine the operating procedures and technology needed for a 1 30 single statewide notification center, and establish a 1 31 notification process and competitive bidding procedure to 1 32 select a vendor to provide the notification service. The 1 33 competitive bidding procedure shall be established consistent 1 34 with sections 384.96 through 384.102. The terms of the 1 35 agreement for the notification service may be modified from 2 1 time to time by the board, and the agreement shall be 2 2 reviewed, with an opportunity to receive new bids, no less 2 3 frequently than every three years. 2 4 b. Upon the selection of a vendor pursuant to paragraph 2 5 "a", the board shall notify the chairperson of the utilities 2 6 board in writing of the selection. The board shall submit an 2 7 annual report to the chairperson of the utilities board 2 8 including a complete financial report of the receipts and 2 9 expenditures of the notification center and the vendor, 2 10 including a list of all operators and the amount of the total 2 11 fees and assessments paid by each operator, a copy of the 2 12 annual audit, and a review of the services provided by the 2 13 notification center and the vendor. 2 14 c. The board is subject to chapters 21 and 22. 2 15 2. The board shall implement the latest and most cost- 2 16 effective technological improvements for the center in order 2 17 to provide operators and excavators with the most accurate 2 18 data available and in a timely manner to allow operators and 2 19 excavators to perform their responsibilities with the minimum 2 20 amount of interruptions. 2 21 3. Every operator shall participate in and share in the 2 22 costs of the notification center. The financial condition and 2 23 the transactions of the notification center shall be audited 2 24 at least once each year in the same manner as a city as 2 25 provided in section 11.6. The notification center shall not 2 26 provide any form of aid or make a contribution to a political 2 27 party or to the campaign of a candidate for political or 2 28 public office. In addition to any applicable civil penalty, 2 29 as provided in section 480.6, a violation of this section 2 30 constitutes a simple misdemeanor. 2 31 EXPLANATION 2 32 This bill amends provisions relating to the statewide 2 33 notification center established pursuant to chapter 480. 2 34 Sections 1 and 2 provide that the statewide notification 2 35 center is subject to the open meetings and public records 3 1 provisions of chapters 21 and 22. 3 2 Section 480.3 is amended to provide that the vendor 3 3 selected to provide the notification service is to be selected 3 4 pursuant to the competitive bidding procedures applicable to 3 5 cities. The section is amended to provide that the annual 3 6 report to the chairperson of the utilities board must include 3 7 a complete financial report of the receipts and expenditures 3 8 of the center and the vendor. The section is also amended to 3 9 provide that the center is to be audited in the same manner as 3 10 a city and to prohibit the center from making political 3 11 contributions. A violation of the section constitutes a 3 12 simple misdemeanor. 3 13 LSB 1521SC 76 3 14 mj/jj/8
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