Senate File 160 - Introduced



                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  ZIEMAN, HAHN, WIECK, HARTSUCH,
                                     JOHNSON, MULDER, ZAUN, McKINLEY,
                                     NOBLE, GASKILL, PUTNEY, McKIBBEN,
                                     ANGELO, SEYMOUR, and BOETTGER


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for a standing appropriation to support fairs.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 2237SS 82
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8.57, subsection 6, paragraph g, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    g.  (1)  Notwithstanding any other provision to the
  1  4 contrary, and prior to the appropriation of moneys from the
  1  5 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund pursuant to paragraph "c",
  1  6 and section 8.57A, subsection 4, moneys shall first be
  1  7 appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the
  1  8 vertical infrastructure fund as provided in section 8.57B,
  1  9 subsection 4.
  1 10    (2)  (a)  For each fiscal year beginning on and after July
  1 11 1, 2007, one million five hundred ninety thousand dollars is
  1 12 appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the
  1 13 treasurer of state for allocation as state aid to eligible
  1 14 fairs as provided in chapter 174.
  1 15  (b)  Until July 1, 2009, the moneys to support state aid as
  1 16 provided in subparagraph subdivision (a) are appropriated
  1 17 after the appropriation made pursuant to subparagraph (1).  On
  1 18 and after that date the moneys are appropriated to support
  1 19 state aid to eligible fairs notwithstanding any provision to
  1 20 the contrary, and prior to the appropriation of moneys from
  1 21 the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund pursuant to this
  1 22 subsection.
  1 23                           EXPLANATION
  1 24    This bill provides a standing limited appropriation to the
  1 25 treasurer of state from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund
  1 26 for allocation to county and district fairs that are members
  1 27 of the association of Iowa fairs and entitled to state aid as
  1 28 provided in Code chapter 174.  According to Code section
  1 29 174.9, state aid is to be used for capital improvements
  1 30 including the improvement made to a fairgrounds, including the
  1 31 acquisition of land or the construction or renovation of
  1 32 facilities located on the fairgrounds.
  1 33 LSB 2237SS 82
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