Bill Text: IA HF2205 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act including natural gas facilities and electric generating facilities within the definition of a county enterprise.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-08 - Subcommittee, Watts, Quirk, and Shaw. H.J. 231. [HF2205 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2205-Introduced.html
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BY
BYRNES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
including
natural
gas
facilities
and
electric
generating
1
facilities
within
the
definition
of
a
county
enterprise.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2205
Section
1.
Section
331.461,
subsection
2,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
Natural
gas
facilities,
including
3
transmission
and
distribution
systems,
and
including
the
4
acquisition,
establishment,
construction,
purchase,
equipment,
5
improvement,
extension,
operation,
maintenance,
reconstruction,
6
and
repair
of
such
facilities
within
or
outside
the
borders
of
7
the
county,
and
including
facilities
to
be
jointly
utilized
by
8
a
county
and
another
political
subdivision.
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Electric
generating
facilities,
10
including
generation,
transmission,
and
distribution
systems,
11
and
including
the
acquisition,
establishment,
construction,
12
purchase,
equipment,
improvement,
extension,
operation,
13
maintenance,
reconstruction,
and
repair
of
such
facilities
14
located
within
or
outside
the
borders
of
the
county,
and
15
including
facilities
to
be
jointly
utilized
by
a
county
and
16
another
political
subdivision.
17
EXPLANATION
18
This
bill
includes
natural
gas
facilities
and
electric
19
generating
facilities
within
the
definition
of
a
county
20
enterprise.
21
The
bill
provides
that
a
county
enterprise
shall
include
22
natural
gas
facilities
and
electric
generating
facilities,
23
including
transmission
and
distribution
systems,
and
including
24
the
acquisition,
establishment,
construction,
purchase,
25
equipment,
improvement,
extension,
operation,
maintenance,
26
reconstruction,
and
repair
of
such
facilities
within
or
outside
27
the
borders
of
the
county,
and
including
facilities
to
be
28
jointly
utilized
by
a
county
and
another
political
subdivision.
29
With
respect
to
an
electric
generating
facility,
the
bill
also
30
includes
generation
systems
within
the
definition.
31
Including
these
facilities
within
the
definition
of
a
county
32
enterprise
will
enable
projects
involving
such
facilities
to
33
be
financed
pursuant
to
the
issuance
of
revenue
bonds
by
the
34
county.
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