House File 2572 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2430) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the authority of a public agency to spend 2 property tax revenues under a contract or agreement with 3 another public agency. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6151HV 82 6 md/sc/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 28E.4, Code 2007, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 28E.4 AGREEMENT WITH OTHER AGENCIES. 1 4 Any public agency of this state may enter into an agreement 1 5 with one or more public or private agencies for joint or 1 6 cooperative action pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, 1 7 including the creation of a separate entity to carry out the 1 8 purpose of the agreement. Appropriate action by ordinance, 1 9 resolution or otherwise pursuant to law of the governing 1 10 bodies involved shall be necessary before any such agreement 1 11 may enter into force. Nothing in this chapter shall be 1 12 construed to limit a public agency's authority to appropriate 1 13 or expend property tax revenues to carry out a duty specified 1 14 in an agreement with another public agency. 1 15 Sec. 2. Section 28E.12, Code 2007, is amended to read as 1 16 follows: 1 17 28E.12 CONTRACT WITH OTHER AGENCIES. 1 18 Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one 1 19 or more other public agencies to perform any governmental 1 20 service, activity, or undertaking which any of the public 1 21 agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to 1 22 perform, provided that such contract shall be authorized by 1 23 the governing body of each party to the contract. Such 1 24 contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, 1 25 objectives, and responsibilities of the contracting parties. 1 26 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit a public 1 27 agency's authority to appropriate or expend property tax 1 28 revenues to carry out a duty specified in a contract with 1 29 another public agency to provide a governmental service. 1 30 EXPLANATION 1 31 This bill amends Code section 28E.4, relating to agreements 1 32 between public agencies and other public or private agencies 1 33 to provide a governmental service, and Code section 28E.12, 1 34 relating to contracts between public agencies to provide a 1 35 governmental service, by specifying that the provisions of 2 1 Code chapter 28E shall not be construed to limit a public 2 2 agency's authority to appropriate or expend property tax 2 3 revenues to carry out a duty specified in an agreement or 2 4 contract with another public agency to provide a governmental 2 5 service. 2 6 LSB 6151HV 82 2 7 md/sc/14