House File 2403 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY TYMESON Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring approval before allowing certain entities to 2 exercise eminent domain authority. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6110HH 81 5 sc/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 6B.60 APPROVAL OF LOCAL ELECTED 1 2 OFFICIALS REQUIRED. 1 3 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any 1 4 entity created by or on behalf of one or more political 1 5 subdivisions and granted, by statute, eminent domain authority 1 6 to acquire property shall not exercise such authority without 1 7 first presenting the proposal to acquire property by eminent 1 8 domain to the governing body of each political subdivision 1 9 that created the entity or on whose behalf the entity was 1 10 created and such proposal receives the approval, by 1 11 resolution, of each governing body. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill provides that any entity created by or on behalf 1 14 of a political subdivision and that is conferred the authority 1 15 to acquire property by condemnation shall not use its eminent 1 16 domain authority unless the governing body of each such 1 17 political subdivision has, by resolution, approved the use of 1 18 eminent domain authority by the entity. 1 19 LSB 6110HH 81 1 20 sc/gg/14