74A.3  Interest rates for public obligations.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the rates of interest on obligations issued by this state, or by a county, school district, city, special improvement district, or any other governmental body or agency are as follows:

1.  General obligation bonds, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness which are payable from general taxation or from the state's sinking fund for public deposits may bear interest at a rate to be set by the issuing governmental body or agency.

2.  Revenue bonds, warrants, pledge orders or other obligations, the principal and interest of which are to be paid solely from the revenue derived from the operations of the publicly owned enterprise or utility for which the bonds or obligations are issued, may bear interest at a rate to be set by the issuing governmental body or agency.

3.  Special assessment bonds, certificates, warrants or other obligations, the principal and interest of which are payable from special assessments levied against benefited property may bear interest at a rate to be set by the issuing governmental body or agency.

The interest rates authorized by this section to be set by the issuing governmental body or agency shall be set in each instance by the governing body which, in accordance with applicable provisions of law then in effect, authorizes the issuance of the bonds, warrants, pledge orders, certificates, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness.

Section History: Early form

  [C73, § 289, 1821, 1822, 1843]

  [C97, § 403, 827, 843, 982, 987, 1953, 2812, 2847]

  [S13, § 170-a, 403, 409-f, 825, 1989-a26, -a27, 2812-e, 2820-d4]

  [SS15, § 1989-a12, 2812-e]

  [C24, § 287, 488, 4407, 4480, 4717, 5277, 5351, 6113, 6261, 6923, 7484, 7501, 7505, 7644, 7664]

  [C27, § 287, 488, 1090-b4, 4407, 4480, 4753-a9, 5277, 5351, 6113, 6261, 6923, 7484, 7501, 7505, 7644, 7664, 7714-b10]

  [C31, § 287, 488, 4407, 4480, 4644-c49, 4753-a9, 5277, 5351, 6113, 6249, 6261, 6610-c65, 6923, 7420-b4, 7484, 7501, 7505, 7590-c4, 7644, 7664, 7714-b10]

  [C35, § 287, 488, 4407, 4480, 4644-c49, 4753-a9, 5277, 5351, 6113, 6249, 6261, 6610-c65, 6923, 7420-b4, 7484, 7501, 7505, 7590-c4, 7644, 7664, 7714-b10, 7714-f10]

  [C39, § 287, 488, 3142.14, 4407, 4480, 4644.47, 4753.09, 5277, 5351, 5570.4, 6113, 6249, 6261, 6610.71, 6923, 7420.28, 7484, 7501, 7505, 7590.4, 7644, 7664, 7714.10, 7714.37]

  [C46, § 19.8, 37.6, 202.6, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 311.19, 346.3, 347.5, 357.20, 359.45, 396.10, 408.10, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9]

  [C50, § 19.8, 37.6, 202.6, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 311.28, 346.3, 347.5, 347A.2, 357.20, 359.45, 368.59, 391A.19, 391A.30, 396.10, 408.10, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.175, 455.212, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9]

  [C54, § 19.8, 37.6, 202.6, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 311.28, 330.7, 330.16, 346.3, 347.5, 347A.2, 357.20, 358.21, 359.45, 368.21, 391A.22, 391A.33, 396.10, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.212, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9]

  [C58, § 19.8, 37.6, 202.6, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 311.28, 330.7, 330.16, 346.3, 347.5, 347A.2, 357.20, 357A.12, 358.21, 359.45, 368.21, 386B.10, 391A.22, 391A.33, 396.10, 403.9, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.212, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9]

  [C62, § 19.8, 37.6, 111A.6, 202.6, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 311.28, 330.7, 330.16, 346.3, 347.5, 347A.7, 357.20, 357A.12, 358.21, 359.45, 368.21, 386B.10, 391A.22, 391A.33, 396.10, 403.9, 403A.13, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.212, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9, 467A.33, 467A.35]

  [C66, § 19.8, 37.6, 111A.6, 202.6, 296.1, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 309.73, 311.28, 330.7, 330.16, 346.3, 347.5, 347A.2, 347A.7, 357.20, 357A.12, 358.21, 359.45, 368.21, 368.66, 386B.10, 391A.22, 391A.33, 396.10, 403.9, 403A.13, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.212, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9, 467A.33, 467A.35]

  [C71, § 19.8, 28F.8, 37.6, 111A.6, 145A.17, 202.6, 296.1, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 309.73, 311.28, 330.7, 330.14, 330.16, 330A.9, 345.16, 346.3, 346.23, 346A.3, 347.5, 347A.2, 347A.7, 357.20, 357A.11, 357B.12, 357C.10, 358.21, 359.45, 368.21, 368.66, 386B.10, 391A.22, 391A.33, 394.13, 396.10, 403.9, 403A.13, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.77, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.213, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9, 467A.33, 467A.35]

  [C73, § 19.8, 28F.8, 37.6, 111A.6, 145A.17, 202.6, 280A.22, 296.1, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 309.73, 311.28, 330.7, 330.14, 330.16, 330A.9, 345.16, 346.3, 346.23, 346A.3, 347.5, 347.27, 347A.2, 347A.7, 357.20, 357A.11, 357B.12, 357C.10, 358.21, 359.45, 368.21, 368.66, 386B.10, 391A.22, 391A.33, 394.13, 396.10, 403.9, 403A.13, 417.68, 420.276, 454.20, 455.64, 455.77, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.213, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9, 467A.33, 467A.35]

  [C75, § 19.8, 28F.8, 37.6, 111A.6, 145A.17, 202.6, 280A.22, 296.1, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 309.73, 311.28, 330.7, 330.14, 330.16, 330A.9, 332.44, 345.16, 346.3, 346.23, 346.26, 346.27, 346A.3, 347.5, 347.27, 347A.2, 347A.7, 357.20, 357A.11, 357B.12, 357C.10, 358.21, 359.45, 384.57, 384.60, 384.68, 384.83, 394.1, 403.9, 403A.13, 454.20, 455.64, 455.77, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.213, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9, 467A.33, 467A.35]

  [C77, § 19.8, 28F.8, 37.6, 75.12, 111A.6, 145A.17, 202.6, 280A.22, 296.1, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 309.73, 311.28, 330.7, 330.14, 330.16, 330A.9, 332.44, 345.16, 346.3, 346.23, 346.26, 346.27, 346A.3, 347.5, 347.27, 347A.2, 347A.7, 357.20, 357A.11, 357B.4, 357C.10, 358.21, 359.45, 384.57, 384.60, 384.68, 384.83, 386.12, 394.1, 403.9, 403A.13, 454.20, 455.64, 455.77, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.213, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9, 467A.33, 467A.35]

  [C79, § 19.8, 28F.8, 37.6, 37.28, 75.12, 111A.6, 145A.17, 202.6, 280A.22, 296.1, 298.22, 302.12, 309.47, 309.73, 311.28, 330.7, 330.14, 330.16, 330A.9, 332.44, 345.16, 346.3, 346.23, 346.26, 346.27, 346A.3, 347.5, 347.27, 347A.2, 347A.7, 357.20, 357A.11, 357B.4, 357C.10, 358.21, 359.45, 384.57, 384.60, 384.68, 384.83, 386.12, 394.1, 403.9, 403A.13, 454.20, 455.64, 455.77, 455.79, 455.83, 455.175, 455.213, 460.7, 461.14, 463.10, 464.9, 467A.33, 467A.35]

  [C81, § 74A.3]

Section History: Recent form

  83 Acts, ch 90, § 11

Internal References

  Referred to in § 74A.6, 273.3, 279.48

Footnotes

  See construction by 80 Acts, ch 1025, § 77

  See 80 Acts, ch 1025, § 78 for bonds sold on or after June 11, 1980 to finance an improvement


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