House File 195 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ANDERSON


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to city waterworks franchises.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1924HH 81
  4 eg/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 364.2, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code
  1  2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    b.  Such an ordinance shall not become effective unless
  1  4 approved at an election.  The proposal may be submitted by the
  1  5 council on its own motion to the voters at any city election.
  1  6 Upon receipt of a valid petition as defined in section 362.4
  1  7 requesting that a proposal be submitted to the voters, the
  1  8 council shall submit the proposal at the next regular city
  1  9 election or at a special election called for that purpose
  1 10 before the next regular city election.  However, the city
  1 11 council may dispense with such election as to the grant,
  1 12 amendment, extension, or renewal of an electric light and
  1 13 power, heating, waterworks, or gasworks franchise unless there
  1 14 is a valid petition requesting submission of the proposal to
  1 15 the voters, or the party seeking such franchise, grant,
  1 16 amendment, extension, or renewal requests an election.  If a
  1 17 majority of those voting approves the proposal, the city may
  1 18 proceed as proposed.  The complete text of the ordinance shall
  1 19 be included on the ballot if paper ballots are used.  If an
  1 20 electronic voting system or voting machine is used, the
  1 21 proposal shall be stated on the ballot and the full text of
  1 22 the ordinance posted for the voters pursuant to section 52.25.
  1 23 All absentee voters shall receive the full text of the
  1 24 ordinance.
  1 25                           EXPLANATION
  1 26    This bill authorizes a city council to grant, amend,
  1 27 extend, or renew a waterworks franchise without an election.
  1 28 LSB 1924HH 81
  1 29 eg:nh/sh/8