Bill Text: IA HF2378 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to joint exercise of government powers for federally recognized Indian tribes. (Formerly HSB 644.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-14 - Withdrawn. H.J. 588. [HF2378 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF2378-Introduced.html

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House File 2378 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE
                                     GOVERNMENT

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 644)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to joint exercise of government powers for
  2    federally recognized Indian tribes.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 28E.2, subsection 2, Code 2018, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  "Public agency" shall mean any political subdivision of
  1  4 this state; any agency of the state government or of the United
  1  5 States; and any political subdivision of another state; and any
  1  6 federally recognized Indian tribe.
  1  7                           EXPLANATION
  1  8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1  9 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 10    This bill defines a public agency for purposes of allowing
  1 11 the joint exercise of governmental powers under Code chapter
  1 12 28E to include any federally recognized Indian tribe.  The
  1 13 definition of public agency in Code section 28E.2 is also made
  1 14 applicable to Code chapter 28F concerning the joint financing
  1 15 of public works and facilities, Code section 256B.6 relating
  1 16 to special education, Code section 261I.8 relating to fiscal
  1 17 agents for certain moneys administered by the Early childhood
  1 18 Iowa area board, Code section 455B.301 providing definitions
  1 19 relating to solid waste disposal under the department of
  1 20 natural resources, Code chapter 717F relating to dangerous wild
  1 21 animals, and Code section 904.308 relating to joint use of
  1 22 facilities by the department of corrections.
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