House Amendment 1527
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 457, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 19 through 23 and
1 4 inserting the following: <proceedings were conducted
1 5 or actions were taken.>
1 6 #2. Page 4, by striking lines 29 and 30 and
1 7 inserting the following: <emergency or the president
1 8 of the United States has declared a major disaster.
1 9 Bonds issued pursuant to section 331.443 for the
1 10 purposes specified in this subparagraph shall be
1 11 issued not later than ten years after the governor has
1 12 proclaimed a disaster emergency or the president of
1 13 the United States has declared a major disaster,
1 14 whichever is later.>
1 15 #3. Page 5, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
1 16 inserting the following: <proclaimed a disaster
1 17 emergency or the president of the United States has
1 18 declared a major disaster. Bonds issued pursuant to
1 19 section 331.443 for the purposes specified in this
1 20 subparagraph shall be issued not later than ten years
1 21 after the governor has proclaimed a disaster emergency
1 22 or the president of the United States has declared a
1 23 major disaster, whichever is later.>
1 24 #4. Page 5, by inserting before line 3 the
1 25 following:
1 26 <Sec. . Section 331.443, Code 2009, is amended
1 27 by adding the following new subsection:
1 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. a. Notwithstanding subsection
1 29 2, a board may institute proceedings for the issuance
1 30 of bonds for an essential county purpose specified in
1 31 section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph "b",
1 32 subparagraph (18) or (19), in an amount equal to or
1 33 greater than three million dollars by causing a notice
1 34 of the proposal to issue the bonds, including a
1 35 statement of the amount and purpose of the bonds,
1 36 together with the maximum rate of interest which the
1 37 bonds are to bear, and the right to petition for an
1 38 election, to be published at least once in a newspaper
1 39 of general circulation within the county at least ten
1 40 days prior to the meeting at which it is proposed to
1 41 take action for the issuance of the bonds.
1 42 b. If at any time before the date fixed for taking
1 43 action for the issuance of the bonds, a petition is
1 44 filed with the county auditor signed by eligible
1 45 electors of the county equal in number to twenty
1 46 percent of the persons in the county who voted for the
1 47 office of president of the United States at the last
1 48 preceding general election that had such office on the
1 49 ballot, asking that the question of issuing the bonds
1 50 be submitted to the registered voters of the county,
2 1 the board shall either by resolution declare the
2 2 proposal to issue the bonds to have been abandoned or
2 3 shall direct the county commissioner of elections to
2 4 call a special election upon the question of issuing
2 5 the bonds. Notice of the election and its conduct
2 6 shall be in the manner provided in section 331.442.
2 7 c. If a petition is not filed, or if a petition is
2 8 filed and the proposition of issuing the bonds is
2 9 approved at an election, the board may proceed with
2 10 the authorization and issuance of the bonds.>
2 11 #5. Page 5, by striking line 24 and inserting the
2 12 following: <or the president of the United States has
2 13 declared a major disaster. Bonds issued pursuant to
2 14 section 384.25 for the purposes specified in this
2 15 paragraph shall be issued not later than ten years
2 16 after the governor has proclaimed a disaster emergency
2 17 or the president of the United States has declared a
2 18 major disaster, whichever is later.>
2 19 #6. Page 5, by striking lines 30 and 31 and
2 20 inserting the following: <a disaster emergency or the
2 21 president of the United States has declared a major
2 22 disaster. Bonds issued pursuant to section 384.25 for
2 23 the purposes specified in this paragraph shall be
2 24 issued not later than ten years after the governor has
2 25 proclaimed a disaster emergency or the president of
2 26 the United States has declared a major disaster,
2 27 whichever is later.>
2 28 #7. Page 6, by inserting after line 7 the
2 29 following:
2 30 <Sec. . Section 384.25, Code 2009, is amended
2 31 by adding the following new subsection:
2 32 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. a. Notwithstanding subsection
2 33 2, a council may institute proceedings for the
2 34 issuance of bonds for an essential corporate purpose
2 35 specified in section 384.24, subsection 3, paragraph
2 36 "w" or "x", in an amount equal to or greater than
2 37 three million dollars by causing a notice of the
2 38 proposal to issue the bonds, including a statement of
2 39 the amount and purpose of the bonds, together with the
2 40 maximum rate of interest which the bonds are to bear,
2 41 and the right to petition for an election, to be
2 42 published at least once in a newspaper of general
2 43 circulation within the city at least ten days prior to
2 44 the meeting at which it is proposed to take action for
2 45 the issuance of the bonds.
2 46 b. If at any time before the date fixed for taking
2 47 action for the issuance of the bonds, a petition is
2 48 filed with the clerk of the city signed by eligible
2 49 electors of the city equal in number to twenty percent
2 50 of the persons in the city who voted for the office of
3 1 president of the United States at the last preceding
3 2 general election that had such office on the ballot,
3 3 asking that the question of issuing the bonds be
3 4 submitted to the registered voters of the city, the
3 5 council shall either by resolution declare the
3 6 proposal to issue the bonds to have been abandoned or
3 7 shall direct the county commissioner of elections to
3 8 call a special election upon the question of issuing
3 9 the bonds. Notice of the election and its conduct
3 10 shall be in the manner provided in section 384.26.
3 11 c. If a petition is not filed, or if a petition is
3 12 filed and the proposition of issuing the bonds is
3 13 approved at an election, the council may proceed with
3 14 the authorization and issuance of the bonds.>
3 15 #8. Page 12, by striking lines 9 through 20.
3 16 #9. By renumbering as necessary.
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3 20 T. OLSON of Linn
3 21
3 22
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3 24 HELLAND of Polk
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3 26
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3 28 WAGNER of Linn
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3 32 WINDSCHITL of Harrison
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3 35
3 36 GRASSLEY of Butler
3 37 SF 457.502 83
3 38 md/sc/23910
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