House File 2082 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2082 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 521) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the division of certain school taxes 1 collected in urban renewal areas containing wind energy 2 conversion property. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5368HV (2) 89 md/jh
H.F. 2082 Section 1. Section 403.19, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 1 2022, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. That portion of the taxes each year in excess of such 3 amount shall be allocated to and when collected be paid into 4 a special fund of the municipality to pay the principal of 5 and interest on loans, moneys advanced to, or indebtedness, 6 whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, including 7 bonds issued under the authority of section 403.9, subsection 8 1 , incurred by the municipality to finance or refinance, in 9 whole or in part, an urban renewal project within the area, 10 and to provide assistance for low and moderate income family 11 housing as provided in section 403.22 . However, except 12 as provided in paragraph “b” , taxes for the regular and 13 voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy of a school 14 district imposed pursuant to section 298.2 and taxes for the 15 instructional support program of a school district imposed 16 pursuant to section 257.19 , taxes for the payment of bonds 17 and interest of each taxing district, and taxes imposed under 18 section 346.27, subsection 22 , related to joint county-city 19 buildings shall be collected against all taxable property 20 within the taxing district without limitation by the provisions 21 of this subsection . Additionally, for property taxes due and 22 payable in fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, 23 if the portion of the urban renewal area that is subject to a 24 division of revenue under this section contains wind energy 25 conversion property that is subject to special valuation under 26 section 427B.26, foundation property taxes of a school district 27 imposed under section 257.3 shall be collected against all 28 taxable property within that portion of the urban renewal area 29 without limitation by the provisions of this subsection and 30 when collected be paid into the fund of the school district 31 into which all other property taxes are paid. 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -1- LSB 5368HV (2) 89 md/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 2082 Code section 403.19 authorizes municipalities to provide 1 by ordinance for the division of property tax revenue (tax 2 increment financing) collected against property located within 3 an urban renewal area. This bill provides that for property 4 taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on or after 5 July 1, 2023, if the portion of the urban renewal area that 6 is subject to a division of property tax revenue contains 7 wind energy conversion property that is subject to special 8 valuation under Code section 427B.26, foundation property taxes 9 of a school district imposed under Code section 257.3 in that 10 portion of the urban renewal area shall not be subject to the 11 division of property tax revenue and shall instead be paid to 12 the school district. 13 -2- LSB 5368HV (2) 89 md/jh 2/ 2