1. Any moneys appropriated for state aid for county or local fairs shall be paid to the office of treasurer of state to be allocated to the association of Iowa fairs for payments to be made by the association to eligible societies pursuant to this chapter.
2. a. The association of Iowa fairs shall maintain a list of each society in a county which is a member of the association and conducts a fair in that county as provided in this chapter. If a county has more than one fair, the association shall list the name of each society conducting a fair in that county for three or more years. The association of Iowa fairs shall not make a payment to a society under this chapter unless the society complies with section 174.9 and the name of the society appears on the association's list.
b. The association shall prepare a report at the end of each fiscal year concerning the state aid appropriated for county or local fairs, the manner in which such aid was allocated to eligible societies, and the manner in which the aid was expended by the societies. The association shall submit the report to the governor and the general assembly by January 1 of each year. The association shall not use moneys appropriated for state aid for county or local fairs, or interest earned on such moneys, for administrative or other expenses.
3. The amount of state aid for each fair which is eligible for state aid shall be equal.
4. If no society in a county qualifies to receive state aid, that county's share shall be divided equally among the counties with societies eligible for state aid, as provided in this section.
5. The board of supervisors, upon receiving a petition seeking to designate an official county fair which meets the requirements of section 331.306, shall submit to the registered voters of the county at the next general election following submission of the petition or at a special election if requested by the petitioners at no cost to the county, the question of which fair shall be designated as the official county fair. Notice of the election shall be given as provided in section 49.53. The fair receiving a majority of the votes cast on the question shall be designated the official county fair.
[R60, § 1698, 1704; C73, § 1110, 1112; C97, § 1661; S13, § 1659; SS15, § 1661-a; C24, 27, § 2902; C31, 35, § 2902-d1; C39, § 2902.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, § 174.10; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 1023]
95 Acts, ch 67, § 53; 96 Acts, ch 1218, § 32; 97 Acts, ch 215, §35; 99 Acts, ch 204, §32
Previous Section 174.9
Next Section 174.11
© 2003 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Tue Jan 28 13:52:42 CST 2003
URL: /DOCS/IACODE/2003/174/10.html
jhf