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1 1 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS – GOAL.
1 2 1. The general assembly finds and declares that Iowa state
1 3 university of science and technology has maintained a very
1 4 successful dairy research facility for more than fifty years
1 5 consisting of one thousand one hundred acres at its Ankeny
1 6 dairy farm. However, the dairy farm's facilities have become
1 7 outdated. The general assembly further finds that in the
1 8 years since the land for the dairy farm was first purchased by
1 9 the university, the city of Ankeny has grown and now surrounds
1 10 the facility. The general assembly finds that the dairy farm
1 11 is now inhibiting the city's future growth and forcing real
1 12 estate developers to develop land outside the city,
1 13 exacerbating urban sprawl.
1 14 2. The purpose of this Act is to encourage the
1 15 university's continued financial commitment to dairy research
1 16 and teaching, to promote economic growth in the state, and to
1 17 provide for intelligent growth within existing city limits.
1 18 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 266.39F SALE OF DAIRY BREEDING
1 19 RESEARCH FARM.
1 20 1. Immediately after the effective date of this Act, Iowa
1 21 state university of science and technology shall develop a
1 22 plan to sell, at market value, the one thousand one hundred-
1 23 acre tract of land within the city limits of Ankeny, commonly
1 24 referred to as the Iowa state university dairy breeding
1 25 research farm. The plan shall include the sale of substantial
1 26 portions of the tract as soon as practical, and the sale of
1 27 all of the tract within a commercially reasonable time. Prior
1 28 to implementing the plan, the university shall submit the plan
1 29 to the state board of regents for review and approval. The
1 30 sale shall be handled in a manner that is the most financially
1 31 beneficial to the university.
1 32 2. The proceeds from the sale of the property as provided
1 33 in subsection 1 are appropriated and shall be retained by Iowa
1 34 state university of science and technology for use in
1 35 establishing a new dairy research and dairy teaching facility.
2 1 If the proceeds from the sale of the property exceed those
2 2 necessary to establish the new facility, the excess funds
2 3 shall be used by the university for its plant sciences
2 4 institute.
2 5 The provisions of section 262.9, subsection 7, and section
2 6 262.10, shall not apply to the sale of any portion of land to
2 7 be sold in accordance with this section or to the use of the
2 8 proceeds from the sale of the land.
2 9 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
2 10 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
2 11 EXPLANATION
2 12 This bill directs Iowa state university of science and
2 13 technology, immediately after the effective date of the bill,
2 14 to develop a plan to sell the university's 1,100-acre Ankeny
2 15 dairy breeding research farm in a manner that is the most
2 16 financially beneficial to the university. The plan must be
2 17 submitted to the state board of regents for approval prior to
2 18 its implementation.
2 19 As provided under the bill, the general assembly finds and
2 20 declares that although the 50-year-old facility has been very
2 21 successful, its facilities have become outdated and the city
2 22 of Ankeny has grown to surround the facility. The general
2 23 assembly finds that the dairy farm is inhibiting Ankeny's
2 24 future growth, contributing to the problem of urban sprawl.
2 25 The university is required to use the proceeds from the
2 26 sale of the property to establish a new dairy research and
2 27 dairy teaching facility. If any funds remain, the university
2 28 must use the excess funds for its plant sciences institute.
2 29 The bill exempts the sale of the Ankeny research farm, and
2 30 the use of the proceeds from the sale, from current Code
2 31 provisions that require the approval of the executive council
2 32 prior to the acquisition or sale of property by a regents
2 33 institution and which appropriate the proceeds from any sale
2 34 to the state board of regents.
2 35 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
3 1 LSB 5750XC 79
3 2 kh/pj/5.2
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