Bill Text: IA HF557 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to conducting elections for benefited recreational lake and water quality districts. (Formerly HF 289.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 952. [HF557 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF557-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
CONDUCTING
ELECTIONS
FOR
BENEFITED
RECREATIONAL
LAKE
AND
WATER
QUALITY
DISTRICTS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
357E.8,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
357E.8
Election
on
proposed
levy
and
candidates
for
trustees.
When
a
preliminary
plat
has
been
approved
by
the
board,
an
election
shall
be
held
within
the
district
within
sixty
days
to
approve
or
disapprove
the
levy
of
a
tax
of
not
more
than
four
dollars
per
thousand
dollars
of
assessed
value
on
all
the
taxable
property
within
the
benefited
recreational
lake
district
except
property
assessed
as
agricultural
land,
and
to
choose
candidates
for
the
offices
of
trustees
of
the
district.
However,
for
a
water
quality
district,
the
tax
levy
shall
not
exceed
twenty-five
cents
per
thousand
dollars
of
assessed
value
on
all
taxable
property
within
the
district
and
must
be
renewed
by
a
similar
election
every
eight
years.
The
tax
levy
for
a
combined
district
shall
not
exceed
four
dollars
per
thousand
dollars
of
assessed
value
on
all
of
the
taxable
property
within
the
district.
A
tax
levy
approved
for
the
purposes
of
this
chapter
shall
not
be
levied
on
property
assessed
as
agricultural
land.
Notice
of
the
election,
including
the
time
and
place
of
holding
the
election,
shall
be
given
as
provided
in
section
357E.4
.
The
vote
shall
be
by
ballot
,
which
shall
state
clearly
the
proposition
to
be
voted
House
File
557,
p.
2
upon,
and
any
registered
voter
residing
within
the
district
at
the
time
of
the
election
may
vote.
It
is
not
mandatory
for
the
The
county
commissioner
of
elections
to
shall
conduct
elections
held
pursuant
to
this
chapter
,
but
and
the
elections
shall
be
conducted
in
accordance
with
chapter
49
when
not
in
conflict
with
this
chapter
.
Judges
shall
be
appointed
by
the
board
from
among
the
registered
voters
of
the
district
to
be
in
charge
of
the
election.
The
judges
are
not
entitled
to
receive
pay.
The
proposition
is
approved
if
a
majority
of
those
voting
on
the
proposition
vote
in
favor
of
it.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
557,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2023
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
