House File 2416 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  TYMESON, KAUFMANN,
                                           and GRASSLEY


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to public use, public purpose, or public
  2    improvement for purposes of eminent domain and providing an
  3    effective date.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6247HT 82
  6 sc/rj/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 6A.22, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  Notwithstanding paragraphs "a", "b",
  1  4 and "c", "public use", "public purpose", or "public
  1  5 improvement" does not include any project that receives a
  1  6 state appropriation or that receives or is awarded state funds
  1  7 or other funding by means of incentives, as authorized
  1  8 pursuant to chapter 12, 15, 15A, 15E, 15F, 15G, or 16.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 10 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill provides that, for purposes of exercising eminent
  1 13 domain authority, "public use", "public purpose", or "public
  1 14 improvement" does not include any project that receives state
  1 15 funding or assistance through specified economic development,
  1 16 tourism, or community betterment programs.
  1 17    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 18 LSB 6247HT 82
  1 19 sc/rj/8