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Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee
Topics:Environment & natural resourcesCities & counties
Same legislation: HSB 580
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 27, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 22, 202293–2
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa counties would be allowed to borrow money to restore wetlands, oxbow lakes, and floodplains without needing a vote from the public. This change treats these environmental projects as essential county purposes, similar to protecting property from floodwaters. Currently, most types of county borrowing require voters to approve the debt at an election.1
Read the official explanation
This bill amends the portion of the definition of “essential county purpose” relating to the protection of property from floodwaters to include the reconnection of floodplains and wetland and oxbow lake restoration. Under Code chapter 331, a county board of supervisors may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential county purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose generally requires approval by voters at an election.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 24, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
- Sen. Tom Shipley REmail
- Sen. J. Smith
- Sen. Craig Steven Williams REmail
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