HF 2174 (LSB 5863HH (6) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2174

BY  RUNNING-MARQUARDT

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the purchase and sale of disaster-affected property by local governments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  29C.20B  Sale of disaster-affected property by local governments.

   If a city or county purchases property using federal community development block grant moneys and such property is located in an area that the governor has proclaimed a disaster emergency or the president of the United States has declared a major disaster and the city or county makes a determination to sell the property, the city or county must first provide adjacent property owners the opportunity to purchase the property at a price of not more than one hundred percent of the price paid by the city or county, provided the purchaser agrees to maintain the property.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the purchase and sale of disaster-affected property by local governments.
   The bill provides that if a city or county purchases property using certain federal moneys and the property is located in an area that the governor has proclaimed a disaster emergency or the president of the United States has declared a major disaster and the city or county makes a determination to sell the property, the city or county must first provide adjacent property owners the opportunity to purchase the property under certain conditions.