Bill Text: IA HSB245 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for requiring a public hearing prior to increasing the rate of a franchise fee imposed by a city.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-29 - Voted - Ways and Means. [HSB245 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB245-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
245
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SANDS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
a
public
hearing
prior
to
increasing
the
rate
1
of
a
franchise
fee
imposed
by
a
city.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
364.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
f,
1
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(3)
When
considering
whether
to
amend
an
ordinance
imposing
3
a
franchise
fee
to
increase
the
rate
of
the
fee,
and
after
4
preparation
of
the
revenue
purpose
statement
under
subparagraph
5
(2),
a
city
shall
hold
a
public
hearing
on
the
question.
6
Notice
of
the
time
and
place
of
the
hearing
shall
be
published
7
as
provided
in
section
362.3.
If
a
city
adopts,
amends,
or
8
repeals
an
ordinance
imposing
a
franchise
fee,
the
city
shall
9
promptly
notify
the
director
of
revenue
of
such
action.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
requires
a
city,
when
considering
an
increase
to
14
a
franchise
fee
imposed
by
the
city,
to
hold
a
public
hearing
15
on
the
question
after
preparation
of
the
revenue
purpose
16
statement.
The
bill
requires
that
notice
of
the
hearing
be
17
published
at
least
once,
not
less
than
four
nor
more
than
20
18
days
before
the
date
of
the
hearing,
and
that
the
publication
19
must
be
in
a
newspaper
published
at
least
once
weekly
and
20
having
general
circulation
in
the
city.
Under
current
law,
if
21
the
city
has
a
population
of
200
or
less,
a
publication
may
be
22
made
by
posting
in
three
public
places
in
the
city
which
have
23
been
permanently
designated
by
ordinance.
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