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Amendment S-3205 to HF 718

Relating to local government property taxes, financial authority, operations, and budgets, modifying certain transit funding, property tax credits and exemptions, and appropriations, requiring certain information related to property taxation to be provided to property owners and taxpayers, modifying provisions relating to fees for driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards, modifying provisions relating to certain writing fees, modifying certain bonding procedures, making penalties applicable, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions

Adopted · May 2, 2023Strike everything: replaces the whole bill

Filed May 1, 2023 in the Senate by

What it changes

  1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “DIVISION I COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES AND BUDGETS Section
  2. Section 331.422, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: Subject to this section and sections 331.423 through 331.426 331.425 or as otherwise provided by state law, the board of each county shall certify property taxes annually at its March session to be levied for county purposes as follows: Sec.
  3. Section 331.423, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 331.423 Basic levies —— maximums —— adjustments . Annually, the board may certify basic levies, subject to the following limits:
  4. For general county services , on all taxable property in the county: a. For fiscal years beginning before July 1, 2024, three dollars and fifty cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of all taxable property in the county . b. (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2024, but before July 1, 2028, subject to subparagraph (3), the greater of three dollars and fifty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services for the budget year and the adjusted general county basic levy rate, as adjusted under subparagraph (2), if applicable. (2) (a) If the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services under this paragraph for the budget year exceeds one hundred three percent, but is less than one hundred six percent, of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services for the current fiscal year, the adjusted general county basic levy rate, as previously adjusted under this subparagraph, if applicable, shall be reduced to a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 divided by one hundred two percent of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the current fiscal year. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied for general county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  5. (b) If the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services under this paragraph for the budget year is equal to or exceeds one hundred six percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services for the current fiscal year, the adjusted general county basic levy rate, as previously adjusted under this subparagraph, if applicable, shall be reduced to a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 divided by one hundred three percent of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the current fiscal year. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied for general county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  6. (3) (a) (i) In addition to the limitation under subparagraph (2), if the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection 1 for the current fiscal year is three dollars and fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed value and the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services under this paragraph for the budget year exceeds one hundred three percent, but is less than one hundred six percent, of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services for the current fiscal year, the levy rate imposed under this subsection 1 for the budget year shall not exceed a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 divided by one hundred two percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services for the current fiscal year. (ii) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection 1 for the current fiscal year shall also include the amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied for general county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 shall also include amounts levied for general county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  7. (b) (i) In addition to the limitation under subparagraph (2), if the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection 1 for the current fiscal year is three dollars and fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed value and the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services under this paragraph for the budget year is equal to or exceeds one hundred six percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services for the current fiscal year, the levy rate imposed under this subsection 1 for the budget year shall not exceed a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 divided by one hundred three percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general county services for the current fiscal year. (ii) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection 1 for the current fiscal year shall also include the amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied for general county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 shall also include amounts levied for general county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  8. (4) Subject to adjustment under subparagraph (2), for purposes of this paragraph, “adjusted general county basic levy rate” means a levy rate per thousand dollars of assessed value equal to the sum of three dollars and fifty cents plus the amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied for general county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  9. c. For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2028, three dollars and fifty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value.
  10. For rural county services , on all taxable property in the county outside of incorporated city areas: a. For fiscal years beginning before July 1, 2024, three dollars and ninety-five cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of taxable property in the county outside of incorporated city areas . b. (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2024, but before July 1, 2028, subject to subparagraph (3), the greater of three dollars and ninety-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services for the budget year and the adjusted rural county basic levy rate, as adjusted under subparagraph (2), if applicable. (2) (a) If the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services under this paragraph for the budget year exceeds one hundred three percent, but is less than one hundred six percent, of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services for the current fiscal year, the adjusted rural county basic levy rate, as previously adjusted under this subparagraph, if applicable, shall be reduced to a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 divided by one hundred two percent of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the current fiscal year. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied for rural county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  11. (b) If the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services under this paragraph for the budget year is equal to or exceeds one hundred six percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services for the current fiscal year, the adjusted rural county basic levy rate, as previously adjusted under this subparagraph, if applicable, shall be reduced to a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 divided by one hundred three percent of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the current fiscal year. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied for rural county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  12. (3) (a) (i) In addition to the limitation under subparagraph (2), if the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this paragraph for the current fiscal year is three dollars and ninety-five cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed value and the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services under this paragraph for the budget year exceeds one hundred three percent, but is less than one hundred six percent, of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services for the current fiscal year, the levy rate imposed under this subsection 2 for the budget year shall not exceed a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 divided by one hundred two of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services for the current fiscal year. (ii) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection 2 for the current fiscal year shall also include the amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied for rural county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 shall also include amounts levied for rural county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  13. (b) (i) In addition to the limitation under subparagraph (2), if the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection 2 for the current fiscal year is three dollars and ninety-five cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed value and the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services under this paragraph for the budget year is equal to or exceeds one hundred six percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services for the current fiscal year, the levy rate imposed under this subsection 2 for the budget year shall not exceed a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 divided by one hundred three of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county services for the current fiscal year. (ii) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the county’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection 2 for the current fiscal year shall also include the amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied for rural county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 shall also include amounts levied for rural county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  14. (4) Subject to adjustment under subparagraph (2), for purposes of this paragraph, “adjusted rural county basic levy rate” means a levy rate per thousand dollars of assessed value equal to the sum of three dollars and ninety-five cents plus the amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied for rural county services by the county under section 331.426, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  15. c. For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2028, three dollars and ninety-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value.
  16. For purposes of this section: a. “Budget year” is the fiscal year beginning during the calendar year in which a budget is certified. b. “Current fiscal year” is the fiscal year ending during the calendar year in which a budget for the budget year is certified. Sec.
  17. Section 331.424, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: To the extent that the basic levies under section 331.423 are insufficient to meet the county’s needs for the following services, the board may certify supplemental levies as follows: Sec.
  18. Section 331.425, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: The board may certify an addition to a levy in excess of the amounts otherwise permitted under sections 331.423 , and 331.424 , and 331.426 if the proposition to certify an addition to a levy has been submitted at a special levy election and received a favorable majority of the votes cast on the proposition. A special levy election is subject to the following: Sec.
  19. Section 331.425, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION .
  20. a. If the addition to a levy approved under this section is due to unusual circumstances resulting from the following, the duration of such approval at election shall not exceed the following period of years: (1) Unusual problems relating to major new functions required by state law, three years. (2) Unusual need for a new program which will provide substantial benefit to county residents, if the county establishes the need and the amount of necessary increased cost, one year. b. For an election to approve an addition to a levy for a reason specified in paragraph “a” or as the result of a natural disaster, the ballot shall include a statement of the major reasons for the difference between the proposed basic tax rate and the maximum basic tax rate, including a description of the major new functions required by state law and the specific new costs to the county to implement the new functions, a description of the new program that will provide substantial benefits to county residents and specific new costs to the county for the program, or the conditions and damage resulting from the natural disaster that the county must remedy. Sec.
  21. Section 331.434, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: Annually, the board of each county, subject to section 331.403, subsection 4 , sections 331.423 through 331.426 331.425 , section 331.433A , and other applicable state law, shall prepare and adopt a budget, certify taxes, and provide appropriations as follows: Sec.
  22. Section 331.435, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
  23. The board may amend the adopted county budget, subject to sections 331.423 through 331.426 331.425 and other applicable state law, to permit increases in any class of proposed expenditures contained in the budget summary published under section 331.434, subsection 3 . Sec.
  24. Section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph c, subparagraph (11), Code 2023, is amended by striking the subparagraph. Sec.
  25. REPEAL. Section 331.426, Code 2023, is repealed. Sec.
  26. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies to taxes and budgets for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1,
  27. DIVISION II CITY PROPERTY TAXES AND BUDGETS Sec.
  28. Section 24.48, subsection 5, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . c. For budgets for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2024, if the political subdivision is a city, a suspension of the statutory property tax levy limitations under this section shall only be approved by the state appeal board in the event of a natural disaster or under the reasons specified in subsection 1, paragraph “c” or “f” . Sec.
  29. Section 28M.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
  30. The commission, with the approval of the board of supervisors of participating counties and the city council of participating cities in the chapter 28E agreement, may levy annually a tax not to exceed ninety-five cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of all taxable property in a regional transit district to the extent provided in this section . The chapter 28E agreement may authorize the commission to levy the tax at different rates within the participating cities and counties in amounts sufficient to meet the revenue responsibilities of such cities and counties as allocated in the budget adopted by the commission. However, for a city participating in a regional transit district, the total of all the tax levies imposed in the city pursuant to section 384.12, subsection 10 1 , and this section shall not exceed the aggregate of ninety-five cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of all taxable property in the participating city. Sec.
  31. Section 37.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 37.8 Levy for Cost of development, operation, and maintenance. For the development, operation, and maintenance of a building or monument constructed, purchased, or donated under this chapter , a city may levy a tax not to exceed eighty-one cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property within the city, as provided in section 384.12, subsection 2 utilize taxes levied under section 384.1 . Sec.
  32. Section 384.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 384.1 Taxes certified.
  33. A city may certify taxes to be levied by the county on all taxable property within the city limits, for all city government purposes. However, the
  34. Notwithstanding subsection 3, the tax levied by a city on tracts of land and improvements thereon used and assessed for agricultural or horticultural purposes, shall not exceed three dollars and three-eighths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any fiscal year. Improvements located on such tracts of land and not used for agricultural or horticultural purposes and all residential dwellings are subject to the same rate of tax levied by the city on all other taxable property within the city. A
  35. a. For fiscal years beginning before July 1, 2024, a city’s tax levy for the general fund shall not exceed eight dollars and ten cents per thousand dollars of taxable assessed value used to calculate taxes in any tax fiscal year, except for the levies authorized in section 384.12 . b. Subject to adjustment under paragraph “c” , subparagraph (2), for purposes of this subsection, “adjusted city general fund levy rate” means a levy rate per thousand dollars of assessed value equal to the sum of eight dollars and ten cents per thousand dollars of assessed value plus the sum of the following for the city, as applicable: (1) The amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied by or on behalf of the city under section 384.8, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  36. (2) The total amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied by or on behalf of the city under section 384.12, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 20, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  37. (3) The amount per thousand dollars of assessed value levied by the city under section 24.48, Code 2023, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  38. c. (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2024, but before July 1, 2028, subject to subparagraph (3), a city’s tax levy for the general fund, except for levies authorized in section 384.12, shall not exceed in any tax year the greater of eight dollars and ten cents per thousand dollars of assessed value used to calculate taxes for the budget year and the adjusted city general fund levy rate, as adjusted under subparagraph (2), if applicable. (2) (a) If the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this paragraph for the budget year exceeds one hundred three percent, but is less than one hundred six percent, of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this subsection for the current fiscal year, the adjusted city general fund levy rate, as previously adjusted under this subparagraph, if applicable, shall be reduced to a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection divided by one hundred two percent of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the current fiscal year. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied under the provisions specified in paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3). (b) If the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this paragraph for the budget year is equal to or exceeds one hundred six percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this subsection for the current fiscal year, the adjusted city general fund levy rate, as previously adjusted under this subparagraph, if applicable, shall be reduced to a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection divided by one hundred three percent of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the current fiscal year. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied under the provisions specified in paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3). (3) (a) (i) In addition to the limitation under subparagraph (2), if the city’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection for the current fiscal year is eight dollars and ten cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed value and the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this paragraph for the budget year exceeds one hundred three percent, but is less than one hundred six percent, of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this subsection for the current fiscal year, the levy rate imposed under this paragraph for the budget year shall not exceed a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection divided by one hundred two percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this subsection for the current fiscal year. (ii) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the city’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection for the current fiscal year shall also include the sum of the amounts per thousand dollars of assessed value specified in paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), and the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied by the city under the provisions specified in paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3). (b) (i) In addition to the limitation under subparagraph (2), if the city’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection for the current fiscal year is eight dollars and ten cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed value and the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this paragraph for the budget year is equal to or exceeds one hundred six percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this subsection for the current fiscal year, the levy rate imposed under this paragraph for the budget year shall not exceed a rate per thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection divided by one hundred three percent of the total assessed value used to calculate taxes under this subsection for the current fiscal year. (ii) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, only, the city’s actual levy rate imposed under this subsection for the current fiscal year shall also include the sum of the amounts per thousand dollars of assessed value specified in paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), and the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection shall also include property tax dollar amounts levied by the city under the provisions specified in paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3). d. For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2028, a city’s tax levy rate for the general fund, except for levies authorized in section 384.12, shall not exceed eight dollars and ten cents per thousand dollars of assessed value used to calculate taxes in any fiscal year.
  39. For purposes of this section: a. “Budget year” is the fiscal year beginning during the calendar year in which a budget is certified. b. “Current fiscal year” is the fiscal year ending during the calendar year in which a budget for the budget year is certified. Sec.
  40. Section 384.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 384.12 Additional taxes. A city may certify, for the general fund levy, taxes which are not subject to the limit provided in section 384.1 , and which are in addition to any other moneys the city may wish to spend for such purposes, as follows:
  41. A tax not to exceed thirteen and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for the support of instrumental or vocal musical groups, one or more organizations which have tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are organized and operated exclusively for artistic and cultural purposes, or any of these purposes, subject to the following: a. Upon receipt of a petition valid under the provisions of section 362.4 , the council shall submit to the voters at the next regular city election the question of whether a tax shall be levied. b. If a majority approves the levy, it may be imposed. c. The levy can be eliminated by the same procedure of petition and election. d. A tax authorized by an election held prior to the effective date of the city code may be continued until eliminated by the council, or by petition and election.
  42. A tax not to exceed eighty-one cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for development, operation, and maintenance of a memorial building or monument, subject to the provisions of subsection 1 .
  43. A tax not to exceed thirteen and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for support of a symphony orchestra, subject to the provisions of subsection 1 .
  44. A tax not to exceed twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for the operation of cultural and scientific facilities, subject to the provisions of subsection 1 , except that the question may be submitted on the council’s own motion.
  45. A tax to aid in the construction of a county bridge, subject to the provisions of subsection 1 , except that the question must be submitted at a special election. The expense of a special election under this subsection must be paid by the county. The notice of the special election must include full details of the proposal, including the location of the proposed bridge, the rate of tax to be levied, and all other conditions.
  46. A tax to aid a company incorporated under the laws of this state in the construction of a highway or combination bridge across any navigable boundary river of this state, commencing or terminating in the city and suitable for use as highway, or for both highway and railway purposes. This tax levy is subject to the provisions of subsections 1 and 5 . The levy is limited to one dollar and thirty-five cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of taxable property in the city. The estimated cost of the bridge must be at least ten thousand dollars, and the city aid may not exceed one-half of the estimated cost. The notice of the special election must include the name of the corporation to be aided, and all conditions required of the corporation. Tax moneys received for this purpose may not be paid over by the county treasurer until the city has filed a statement that the corporation has complied with all conditions.
  47. If a tax has been voted for aid of a bridge under subsection 6 , a further tax may be voted for the purpose of purchasing the bridge, subject to the provisions of subsection 1 . The levy under this subsection is limited to three dollars and thirty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of the taxable property in the city, payable in not less than ten annual installments.
  48. A tax for the purpose of carrying out the terms of a contract for the use of a bridge by a city situated on a river over which a bridge has been built. The tax may not exceed sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each year.
  49. A tax for aid to a public transportation company, subject to the procedure provided in subsection 1 , except the question must be submitted at a special election. The levy is limited to three and three-eighths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value. In addition to any other conditions the following requirements must be met before moneys received for this purpose may be paid over by the county treasurer: a. The public transportation company shall provide the city with copies of state and federal income tax returns for the five years preceding the year for which payment is contemplated or for such lesser period of time as the company has been in operation. b. The city shall, in any given year, be authorized to pay over only such sums as will yield not to exceed two percent of the public transportation company’s investment as the same is valued in its tax depreciation schedule, provided that corporate profits and losses for the five preceding years or for such lesser period of time as the company has been in operation shall not average in excess of a two percent net return. Taxes levied under this subsection may not be used to subsidize losses incurred prior to the election required by this subsection .
  50. A tax for the operation and maintenance of a municipal transit system or for operation and maintenance of a regional transit district, and for the creation of a reserve fund for the system or district, in an amount not to exceed ninety-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each year, when the revenues from the transit system or district are insufficient for such purposes.
  51. If a city has entered into a lease of a building or complex of buildings to be operated as a civic center, a tax sufficient to pay the installments of rent and for maintenance, insurance and taxes not included in the lease rental payments.
  52. A tax not to exceed thirteen and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each year for operating and maintaining a civic center owned by a city.
  53. A tax not to exceed six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for planning a sanitary disposal project.
  54. A tax not to exceed twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each year for an aviation authority as provided in section 330A.15 .
  55. A tax not to exceed six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each year for a levee improvement fund in special charter cities as provided in section 420.155 .
  56. A tax not to exceed twenty and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each year to maintain an institution received by gift or devise, subject to an election as required under subsection 1 .
  57. A tax to pay the premium costs on tort liability insurance, property insurance, and any other insurance that may be necessary in the operation of the city, the costs of a self-insurance program, the costs of a local government risk pool and amounts payable under any insurance agreements to provide or procure such insurance, self-insurance program, or local government risk pool.

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