HF 2286 (LSB 5221YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2286

BY  OLSON

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting cities from annexing certain agricultural land, and providing applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  368.5A  Annexation prohibited for certain agricultural land.
   A city shall not approve the annexation of land with a corn suitability rating of forty-five or higher calculated using the methodology recognized by the Iowa state university of science and technology in 2013.
    Sec. 2.  Section 368.11, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  o.  In a case of annexation, the petition must state that none of the land proposed to be annexed has a corn suitability rating of forty-five or higher calculated using the methodology recognized by the Iowa state university of science and technology in 2013.
    Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to applications or petitions for annexation filed on or after July 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the annexation of certain agricultural property. The bill prohibits a city from approving the annexation of land if the land has a corn suitability rating of 45 or higher calculated using the methodology recognized by Iowa state university in 2013. The bill requires a petition for involuntary annexation to include a statement that the proposed annexation does not violate the bill. The bill applies to applications or petitions for annexation filed on or after July 1, 2020.