Senate File 300 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BLACK


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring additional information in a petition for
  2    involuntary annexation.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2275SS 83
  5 md/rj/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 368.11, subsection 3, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  o.  In the case of an annexation, a
  1  4 preliminary engineering plan showing the utilities to be
  1  5 provided, the roads to be constructed, and other public
  1  6 improvements to be made to serve the property owners within
  1  7 the territory, along with a generalized timetable for when
  1  8 such improvements would be made if annexation is approved.
  1  9 The plan shall be sent by mail to each owner of property
  1 10 located within the territory to be annexed.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill requires that a petition for involuntary
  1 13 annexation include a preliminary engineering plan showing the
  1 14 utilities to be provided, the roads to be constructed, and
  1 15 other public improvements to be made to serve the property
  1 16 owners within the territory, along with a generalized
  1 17 timetable for when such improvements would be made if
  1 18 annexation is approved.  The plan shall be sent by mail to the
  1 19 owners of property located within the territory to be annexed.
  1 20 LSB 2275SS 83
  1 21 md/rj/5