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7C.4A Allocation of state ceiling.

For each calendar year, the state ceiling shall be allocated among bonds issued for various purposes as follows:

1. Thirty percent of the state ceiling shall be allocated solely to the Iowa finance authority for the following purposes:

a. Issuing qualified mortgage bonds.

b. Reallocating the amount, or any portion thereof, to another qualified political subdivision for the purpose of issuing qualified mortgage bonds; or

c. Exchanging the allocation, or any portion thereof, for the authority to issue mortgage credit certificates by election under section 25(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

However, at any time during the calendar year the executive director of the Iowa finance authority may determine that a lesser amount need be allocated to the Iowa finance authority and on that date this lesser amount shall be the amount allocated to the authority and the excess shall be allocated under subsection 6.

2. Twelve percent of the state ceiling shall be allocated to bonds issued to carry out programs established under chapters 260C, 260E, and 260F. However, at any time during the calendar year the director of the Iowa department of economic development may determine that a lesser amount need be allocated and on that date this lesser amount shall be the amount allocated for those programs and the excess shall be allocated under subsection 6.

3. Sixteen percent of the state ceiling shall be allocated to qualified student loan bonds. However, at any time during the calendar year the governor's designee, with the approval of the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation, may determine that a lesser amount need be allocated to qualified student loan bonds and on that date the lesser amount shall be the amount allocated for those bonds and the excess shall be allocated under subsection 6.

4. Sixteen percent of the state ceiling shall be allocated to qualified small issue bonds issued for first-time farmers. However, at any time during the calendar year the governor's designee, with the approval of the Iowa agricultural development authority, may determine that a lesser amount need be allocated to qualified small issue bonds for first-time farmers and on that date this lesser amount shall be the amount allocated for those bonds and the excess shall be allocated under subsection 6.

5. During the period of January 1 through October 25, five percent of the state ceiling shall be reserved for private activity bonds issued by political subdivisions, the proceeds of which are used by the issuing political subdivisions.

6. a. The amount of the state ceiling not allocated under subsections 1 through 4, and after October 25, the amount of the state ceiling reserved under subsection 5 and not allocated, shall be allocated to all bonds requiring an allocation under section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code without priority for any type of bond over another, except as otherwise provided in sections 7C.5 and 7C.11.

b. The population of the state shall be determined in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code.

Section History: Recent form

87 Acts, ch 171, § 4; 90 Acts, ch 1011, § 1; 91 Acts, ch 25, §1

Internal References

Referred to in § 7C.5, 7C.6, 7C.12


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