House Amendment 8110


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend House File 2376 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting:
     1  3    <Section 1.  Section 368.7, subsection 1, paragraph
     1  4 a, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     1  5    a.  All of the owners of land in a territory
     1  6 adjoining a city may apply in writing to the council
     1  7 of the adjoining city requesting annexation of the
     1  8 territory. Territory comprising railway right=of=way
     1  9 or territory comprising not more than twenty percent
     1 10 of the land area may be included in the application
     1 11 without the consent of the owner to avoid creating an
     1 12 island or to create more uniform boundaries. Public
     1 13 land may be included in the territory to be annexed.
     1 14  However, the area of the territory that is public land
     1 15 included without the written consent of the agency with
     1 16 jurisdiction over the public land shall not be used to
     1 17 determine the percentage of territory that is included
     1 18 with the consent of the owner and without the consent
     1 19 of the owner.>
     1 20 #2.  Page 2, after line 22 by inserting
     1 21    <Sec. ___.  APPLICABILITY.   The section of this
     1 22 Act amending section 368.7 applies to applications for
     1 23 voluntary annexation filed on or after the effective
     1 24 date of this Act.>
     1 25 #3.  Title page, line 3, after <board> by inserting
     1 26 <, amending provisions relating to the inclusion of
     1 27 public lands in certain voluntary annexations, and
     1 28 including applicability provisions>
     1 29 #4.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
          TYMESON of Madison
          HF2376.1089 (2) 83
          md/sc

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