House File 53 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  JOCHUM


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act authorizing cities and counties to levy a property tax for
  2    purposes of establishing, maintaining, and managing
  3    recreational programs for persons with disabilities.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1656HH 81
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PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 331.424, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  k.  A tax not to exceed thirteen and one=
  1  4 half cents per one thousand dollars of assessed value to
  1  5 establish, maintain, and manage recreational programs for
  1  6 people who have a disability, including those people with a
  1  7 mental or physical disability, to provide transportation for
  1  8 such people to and from such programs, and to provide for such
  1  9 examination of participants in such programs as may be deemed
  1 10 necessary, and to employ a director and staff.  The programs
  1 11 may include special leisure activities solely for people with
  1 12 a disability or may include activities that involve people
  1 13 with a disability and without a disability.  Moneys raised by
  1 14 this levy may be used to reequip existing parks or recreation
  1 15 areas to include persons with disabilities.  The programs may
  1 16 charge fees for participating in such programs and fees for
  1 17 transportation furnished to participants.  The fees charged
  1 18 nonresidents need not be the same as the fees charged
  1 19 residents.
  1 20    Sec. 2.  Section 384.12, Code 2005, is amended by adding
  1 21 the following new subsection:
  1 22    NEW SUBSECTION.  23.  A tax not to exceed thirteen and one=
  1 23 half cents per one thousand dollars of assessed value to
  1 24 establish, maintain, and manage recreational programs for
  1 25 people who have a disability, including those people with a
  1 26 mental or physical disability, to provide transportation for
  1 27 such people to and from such programs, and to provide for such
  1 28 examination of participants in such programs as may be deemed
  1 29 necessary, and to employ a director and staff.  The programs
  1 30 may include special leisure activities solely for people with
  1 31 a disability or may include activities that involve people
  1 32 with a disability and without a disability.  Moneys raised by
  1 33 this levy may be used to reequip existing parks or recreation
  1 34 areas to include persons with disabilities.  The programs may
  1 35 charge fees for participating in such programs and fees for
  2  1 transportation furnished to participants.  The fees charged
  2  2 nonresidents need not be the same as the fees charged
  2  3 residents.
  2  4                           EXPLANATION
  2  5    This bill authorizes a city or county to impose a property
  2  6 tax equal to 13.5 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for the
  2  7 purpose of establishing, maintaining, and managing
  2  8 recreational programs for persons with mental or physical
  2  9 disabilities.  The programs may be organized to be solely for
  2 10 people with disabilities or may be organized such that all
  2 11 people are included.  Moneys raised from the levy may be used
  2 12 to reequip parks and recreational areas to include persons
  2 13 with disabilities.
  2 14 LSB 1656HH 81
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