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House Amendment 8682

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  1  1    Amend House File 2622, as amended, passed, and
  1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
  1  3    #1.  By striking page 9, line 20, through page 10,
  1  4 line 16.
  1  5    #2.  Page 10, line 20, by striking the words "tax-
  1  6 deferred savings" and inserting the following:
  1  7 "qualified retirement plan".
  1  8    #3.  By striking page 12, line 22 through page 13,
  1  9 line 35 and inserting the following:
  1 10    "Sec.    .  Section 422.43, subsection 11, Code
  1 11 Supplement 2001, is amended by adding the following
  1 12 new unnumbered paragraph:
  1 13    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  For purposes of the tax
  1 14 on enumerated services under this subsection, service
  1 15 charges of financial institutions do not include
  1 16 surcharges assessed with regard to nonproprietary ATM
  1 17 transactions.  This paragraph is repealed June 30,
  1 18 2003."
  1 19    #4.  Page 16, by inserting after line 32 the
  1 20 following:
  1 21    "Sec.    .  Section 425.15, Code 2001, is amended
  1 22 to read as follows:
  1 23    425.15  DISABLED VETERAN TAX CREDIT.
  1 24    If the owner of a homestead allowed a credit under
  1 25 this chapter is a veteran of any of the military
  1 26 forces of the United States, who acquired the
  1 27 homestead under 38 U.S.C. } 21.801, 21.802, or 38
  1 28 U.S.C. } 2101, 2102, the credit allowed on the
  1 29 homestead from the homestead credit fund shall be the
  1 30 entire amount of the tax levied on the homestead.  The
  1 31 credit allowed shall be continued to the estate of a
  1 32 veteran who is deceased or the surviving spouse and
  1 33 any child, as defined in section 234.1, who are the
  1 34 beneficiaries of a deceased veteran, so long as the
  1 35 surviving spouse remains unmarried.  This section is
  1 36 not applicable to the holder of title to any homestead
  1 37 whose annual income, together with that of the
  1 38 titleholder's spouse, if any, for the last preceding
  1 39 twelve-month income tax accounting period exceeds
  1 40 twenty-five thirty-five thousand dollars.  For the
  1 41 purpose of this section "income" means taxable income
  1 42 for federal income tax purposes plus income from
  1 43 securities of state and other political subdivisions
  1 44 exempt from federal income tax.  A veteran or a
  1 45 beneficiary of a veteran who elects to secure the
  1 46 credit provided in this section is not eligible for
  1 47 any other real property tax exemption provided by law
  1 48 for veterans of military service.  If a veteran
  1 49 acquires a different homestead, the credit allowed
  1 50 under this section may be claimed on the new homestead
  2  1 unless the veteran fails to meet the other
  2  2 requirements of this section."
  2  3    #5.  Page 18, by inserting after line 2 the
  2  4 following:
  2  5    "Sec.    .  Section 427.1, subsection 2, Code
  2  6 Supplement 2001, is amended by adding the following
  2  7 new unnumbered paragraph:
  2  8    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The operation of bingo
  2  9 games on property of a school corporation shall not
  2 10 adversely affect the exemption of that property under
  2 11 this subsection if all proceeds, in excess of
  2 12 expenses, are used for the legitimate purposes of the
  2 13 school corporation."
  2 14    #6.  Page 18, by inserting after line 12 the
  2 15 following:
  2 16    "Sec.    .  Section 427.1, subsection 8, Code
  2 17 Supplement 2001, is amended by adding the following
  2 18 new unnumbered paragraph:
  2 19    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The operation of bingo
  2 20 games on property of a literary, scientific,
  2 21 charitable, benevolent, agricultural, and religious
  2 22 institutions and societies shall not adversely affect
  2 23 the exemption of that property under this subsection
  2 24 if all proceeds, in excess of expenses, are used for
  2 25 the legitimate purposes of the institutions or
  2 26 societies.
  2 27    Sec.    .  Section 427.1, subsection 9, Code
  2 28 Supplement 2001, is amended by adding the following
  2 29 new unnumbered paragraph:
  2 30    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The operation of bingo
  2 31 games on property of an educational institution shall
  2 32 not adversely affect the exemption of that property
  2 33 under this subsection if all proceeds, in excess of
  2 34 expenses, are used for the legitimate purposes of the
  2 35 educational institution."
  2 36    #7.  Page 21, by striking lines 33 through 35.
  2 37    #8.  Page 22, by striking lines 24 through 29.
  2 38    #9.  By striking page 22, line 30, through page 23,
  2 39 line 3, and inserting the following:
  2 40    "Sec.    .
  2 41    1.  ABATEMENT OF SALES AND USE TAXES.  The director
  2 42 of revenue and finance shall abate unpaid state sales
  2 43 and use taxes and local sales and services taxes owed
  2 44 by any foundry located in Lee or Jefferson county on
  2 45 purchases of tangible personal property used by the
  2 46 foundry in making patterns, molds, or dies which
  2 47 purchases occurred between July 1, 1997, and the
  2 48 effective date of this section.
  2 49    2.  REFUNDS.  If the state sales and use taxes and
  2 50 local sales and services taxes have been paid on the
  3  1 purchases of tangible personal property which occurred
  3  2 between July 1, 1997, and the effective date of this
  3  3 section and which taxes would have been abated under
  3  4 subsection 1 if not paid, then such taxes and any
  3  5 interest and penalties, that were paid, are eligible
  3  6 for refund.  However, refunds shall not be allowed
  3  7 unless claims are filed prior to October 1, 2002, and
  3  8 shall be limited to twenty-five thousand dollars in
  3  9 the aggregate.  If the amount of claims totals more
  3 10 than twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate,
  3 11 the department of revenue and finance shall prorate
  3 12 the twenty-five thousand dollars among all claimants
  3 13 in relation to the amounts of the claimants' valid
  3 14 claims."
  3 15    #10.  Page 23, by inserting before line 4 the
  3 16 following:
  3 17    "Sec.    .  VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS PENSION TASK
  3 18 FORCE – REPORT.  A volunteer fire fighters pension
  3 19 task force is created concerning the establishment of
  3 20 a pension system for volunteer fire fighters in this
  3 21 state.  The task force shall examine pension plans
  3 22 established by other states for volunteer fire
  3 23 fighters and shall solicit information from volunteer
  3 24 fire fighters, and cities and townships with volunteer
  3 25 fire fighters, concerning the establishment of a
  3 26 pension system for volunteer fire fighters.  The task
  3 27 force shall also identify and examine issues relating
  3 28 to volunteer fire departments' attraction and
  3 29 retention of fire fighters and shall propose solutions
  3 30 to these issues of attraction and retention.
  3 31    Membership of the task force is to be determined by
  3 32 the legislative council.  Members shall be appointed
  3 33 by the legislative council.  The membership shall
  3 34 include, but not be limited to, the following:
  3 35    1.  The commissioner of insurance or the
  3 36 commissioner's designee.
  3 37    2.  The treasurer of state or the treasurer's
  3 38 designee.
  3 39    3.  A representative of a pension system
  3 40 established pursuant to Code chapter 411.
  3 41    4.  A representative of the Iowa public employees'
  3 42 retirement system.
  3 43    5.  A representative of a pension system
  3 44 established for private sector employees.
  3 45    6.  A representative of the state fire and
  3 46 emergency response council.
  3 47    7.  A representative of volunteer fire fighters in
  3 48 the state.
  3 49    8.  A representative of township trustees.
  3 50    9.  A representative of the Iowa league of cities.
  4  1    The legislative service bureau and the legislative
  4  2 fiscal bureau shall provide staffing assistance to the
  4  3 task force.  The department of management shall
  4  4 provide other assistance to the task force in
  4  5 completing its duties.
  4  6    The task force shall submit a report to the general
  4  7 assembly by January 1, 2003.  The report shall contain
  4  8 the findings and recommendations of the task force."
  4  9    #11.  Page 23, by inserting before line 4, the
  4 10 following:
  4 11    Sec.    .  IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.  Section 25B.7
  4 12 does not apply to the section of this Act amending
  4 13 section 425.15 relating to the disabled veteran tax
  4 14 credit."
  4 15    #12.  Page 23, by striking lines 17 through 20.
  4 16    #13.  Page 23, by striking lines 26 through 30 and
  4 17 inserting the following:
  4 18    "   .  The section of this Act that provides for
  4 19 the abatement of sales and use taxes owed or the
  4 20 refund of sales and use tax paid on the purchases of
  4 21 certain tangible personal property by a foundry, being
  4 22 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
  4 23 enactment."
  4 24    #14.  Page 23, by inserting after line 33 the
  4 25 following:
  4 26    "   .  The section of this Act amending section
  4 27 425.15, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
  4 28 effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to
  4 29 January 1, 2002, for claims filed or on file on or
  4 30 after that date."
  4 31    #15.  Title page, line 5, by inserting after the
  4 32 word "taxes" the following:  ", directing a study,".
  4 33    #16.  By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
  4 34 and correcting internal references as necessary.  
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