House
Study
Bill
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SODERBERG)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
the
state
bond
repayment
fund,
making
transfers
1
to
and
appropriations
from
the
fund,
and
including
effective
2
date
and
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
STATE
BOND
REPAYMENT
FUND
——
TAXPAYERS
TRUST
1
FUND.
Notwithstanding
section
8.55,
subsection
2,
paragraph
2
“b”,
if
the
Iowa
economic
emergency
fund
reaches
its
maximum
3
balance
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2013,
after
the
4
designated
portion
of
the
excess
moneys
is
transferred
to
the
5
taxpayers
trust
fund
pursuant
to
section
8.55,
subsection
2,
6
paragraph
“a”,
the
next
$113,800,000
is
transferred
to
the
7
state
bond
repayment
fund
created
by
this
Act.
Any
excess
8
remaining
after
the
transfer
to
the
state
bond
repayment
fund
9
is
transferred
to
the
taxpayers
trust
fund.
10
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
8.57F
State
bond
repayment
fund.
11
1.
a.
The
state
bond
repayment
fund
is
created.
The
12
fund
shall
be
separate
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
and
13
the
balance
in
the
fund
shall
not
be
considered
part
of
the
14
balance
of
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
The
moneys
credited
15
to
the
fund
are
not
subject
to
section
8.33
and
shall
not
16
be
transferred,
used,
obligated,
appropriated,
or
otherwise
17
encumbered
except
as
provided
in
this
section.
18
b.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
only
be
used
for
the
defeasance
19
or
redemption
of
outstanding
obligations
of
state-issued
20
revenue
bonds
that
have
a
debt
service
paid
by
a
dedicated
21
revenue
source.
22
c.
Moneys
in
the
fund
may
be
used
for
cash
flow
purposes
23
during
a
fiscal
year
provided
that
any
moneys
so
allocated
are
24
returned
to
the
fund
by
the
end
of
that
fiscal
year.
25
d.
Except
as
provided
in
section
8.58,
the
fund
shall
be
26
considered
a
special
account
for
the
purposes
of
section
8.53
27
in
determining
the
cash
position
of
the
general
fund
of
the
28
state
for
the
payment
of
state
obligations.
29
2.
The
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
30
necessary,
of
the
moneys
credited
to
the
fund
for
the
fiscal
31
year
beginning
July
1,
2013,
are
appropriated
to
the
treasurer
32
of
state
to
defease
or
redeem
the
following
state
bonds
in
the
33
indicated
fiscal
year
in
lieu
of
the
revenue
source
otherwise
34
designated
by
law
for
defeasance
or
redemption
of
the
bonds:
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a.
In
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
in
conjunction
1
with
the
honey
creek
premier
destination
park
authority,
2
for
redemption
of
the
premier
destination
park
bonds
issued
3
pursuant
to
section
463C.12,
thirty-three
million
seven
hundred
4
thousand
dollars.
5
b.
In
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
in
conjunction
6
with
the
Iowa
finance
authority,
defeasance
of
the
prison
7
infrastructure
revenue
bonds
issued
pursuant
to
section
16.177,
8
twenty-six
million
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
9
c.
In
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
redemption
10
of
Iowa
jobs
program
bonds
issued
pursuant
to
sections
12.87
11
through
12.90,
due
for
redemption
during
that
fiscal
year,
12
twenty-nine
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
13
d.
In
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
school
14
infrastructure
program
bonds
issued
pursuant
to
sections
12.81
15
through
12.86,
due
for
defeasance
during
that
fiscal
year,
16
twenty-four
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
8.58,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
8.58
Exemption
from
automatic
application.
20
1.
To
the
extent
that
moneys
appropriated
under
section
21
8.57
do
not
result
in
moneys
being
credited
to
the
general
fund
22
under
section
8.55,
subsection
2
,
moneys
appropriated
under
23
section
8.57
and
moneys
contained
in
the
cash
reserve
fund,
24
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund,
environment
first
fund,
Iowa
25
economic
emergency
fund,
and
taxpayers
trust
fund
,
and
state
26
bond
repayment
fund
shall
not
be
considered
in
the
application
27
of
any
formula,
index,
or
other
statutory
triggering
mechanism
28
which
would
affect
appropriations,
payments,
or
taxation
rates,
29
contrary
provisions
of
the
Code
notwithstanding.
30
2.
To
the
extent
that
moneys
appropriated
under
section
31
8.57
do
not
result
in
moneys
being
credited
to
the
general
fund
32
under
section
8.55,
subsection
2
,
moneys
appropriated
under
33
section
8.57
and
moneys
contained
in
the
cash
reserve
fund,
34
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund,
environment
first
fund,
Iowa
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economic
emergency
fund,
and
taxpayers
trust
fund
,
and
state
1
bond
repayment
fund
shall
not
be
considered
by
an
arbitrator
or
2
in
negotiations
under
chapter
20
.
3
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT
——
APPLICABILITY.
4
1.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
5
effect
upon
enactment.
6
2.
The
section
of
this
Act
providing
for
transfer
of
7
moneys
from
the
Iowa
economic
emergency
fund
to
the
state
bond
8
repayment
fund
instead
of
the
general
fund
of
the
state
applies
9
to
transfers
made
from
the
Iowa
economic
emergency
fund
after
10
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
the
state
general
fund
11
expenditure
limitation
calculated
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
12
July
1,
2013,
shall
be
adjusted
accordingly.
13
EXPLANATION
14
This
bill
creates
the
state
bond
repayment
fund
in
new
Code
15
section
8.57F.
16
The
excess
revenues
from
the
ending
balance
in
the
general
17
fund
of
the
state
from
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
18
that
under
current
law,
flow
through
the
cash
reserve
fund
then
19
to
the
Iowa
economic
emergency
fund
in
the
succeeding
fiscal
20
year,
are
addressed.
Once
the
Iowa
economic
emergency
fund
21
has
reached
its
maximum
balance
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
22
July
1,
2013,
after
the
designated
portion
of
the
excess
23
moneys
is
transferred
to
the
taxpayers
trust
fund
pursuant
24
to
Code
section
8.55,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”,
the
next
25
$113,800,000
is
transferred
to
the
state
bond
repayment
fund.
26
Any
excess
remaining
after
the
transfer
to
the
state
bond
27
repayment
fund
is
transferred
to
the
taxpayers
trust
fund.
28
The
state
bond
repayment
fund
is
created
to
be
separate
29
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
and
the
balance
in
the
fund
30
is
not
to
be
considered
part
of
the
balance
of
the
general
31
fund
of
the
state.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
only
be
used
for
32
the
defeasance
or
redemption
of
outstanding
obligations
of
33
state-issued
revenue
bonds
that
have
a
debt
service
paid
by
a
34
dedicated
revenue
source.
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The
moneys
credited
to
the
fund
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
1
July
1,
2013,
are
appropriated
to
the
treasurer
of
state
2
to
be
used
to
defease
or
redeem
various
specified
bonds
in
3
later
fiscal
years
in
lieu
of
the
revenue
sources
otherwise
4
designated
by
law.
5
Code
section
8.58,
exempting
the
balances
in
existing
6
reserve
funds
from
being
considered
in
the
application
of
any
7
formula,
index,
or
other
statutory
triggering
mechanism
which
8
would
affect
appropriations,
payments,
or
taxation
rates,
9
and
by
an
arbitrator
or
collective
bargaining
negotiation
10
under
Code
chapter
20,
is
amended
by
adding
the
new
state
bond
11
repayment
fund
created
in
the
bill.
12
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment,
applies
to
transfers
13
made
from
the
Iowa
economic
emergency
fund
to
the
state
bond
14
repayment
fund
instead
of
the
general
fund
on
or
after
the
15
effective
date,
and
requires
the
effect
of
such
transfers
to
16
be
reflected
by
adjusting
the
state
general
fund
expenditure
17
limitation
calculated
for
fiscal
year
2013-2014
accordingly.
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