Bill Text: IA SF466 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to authorization procedures for certain county projects involving real property. (Formerly SSB 1026.)
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-03-31 - Subcommittee, Branhagen, Meyer, and Rogers. H.J. 733. [SF466 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF466-Introduced.html
Senate File 466 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1026) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to authorization procedures for certain county 2 projects involving real property. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1122SV (3) 86 jm/sc PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.301, subsection 10, paragraph e, 1 2 subparagraph (1), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 (1) (a) The board must follow substantially the 1 4 authorization procedures of section 331.443 to authorize 1 5 a lease or lease=purchase contract for personal property 1 6 which is payable from the general fund. The board must 1 7 follow substantially the authorization procedures of section 1 8 331.443 to authorize a lease or lease=purchase contract for 1 9 real property which is payable from the general fund if the 1 10 principal amount of the lease=purchase contract does not exceed 1 11 the following limits: 1 12 (i)FourSix hundred thousand dollars in a county having a 1 13 population of twenty=five thousand or less. 1 14 (ii)FiveSeven hundred fifty thousand dollars in a county 1 15 having a population of more than twenty=five thousand but not 1 16 more than fifty thousand. 1 17 (iii)SixNine hundred thousand dollars in a county having 1 18 a population of more than fifty thousand but not more than one 1 19 hundred thousand. 1 20 (iv)EightOne million two hundred thousand dollars in a 1 21 county having a population of more than one hundred thousand 1 22 but not more than two hundred thousand. 1 23 (v) One million five hundred thousand dollars in a county 1 24 having a population of more than two hundred thousand. 1 25 (b) However, if the principal amount of a lease or 1 26 lease=purchase contract pursuant to this subparagraph (1) is 1 27 less than twenty=five thousand dollars, the board may authorize 1 28 the lease or lease=purchase contract without following the 1 29 authorization procedures of section 331.443. 1 30 Sec. 2. Section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph b, 1 31 subparagraph (5), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 1 32 (5) (a) Public buildings, including the site or grounds of, 1 33 and the erection, equipment, remodeling, or reconstruction of, 1 34 and additions or extensions to the buildings, and including the 1 35 provision and maintenance of juvenile detention or shelter care 2 1 facilities, when thecostprincipal amount of the bonds does 2 2 not exceed the following limits: 2 3(a)(i) Six hundred thousand dollars in a county having a 2 4 population of twenty=five thousand or less. 2 5(b)(ii) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in a county 2 6 having a population of more than twenty=five thousand but not 2 7 more than fifty thousand. 2 8(c)(iii) Nine hundred thousand dollars in a county having 2 9 a population of more than fifty thousand but not more than one 2 10 hundred thousand. 2 11(d)(iv) One million two hundred thousand dollars in a 2 12 county having a population of more than one hundred thousand 2 13 but not more than two hundred thousand. 2 14(e)(v) One million five hundred thousand dollars in a 2 15 county having a population of more than two hundred thousand. 2 16 (b) If the board in a county with a population of two 2 17 hundred thousand or less determines that at least twenty=five 2 18 percent of the building and grounds will be used or occupied by 2 19 the judicial branch as referenced in section 602.1102 or if the 2 20 board in a county with a population of more than two hundred 2 21 thousand determines that at least fifty percent of the building 2 22 and grounds will be used or occupied by the judicial branch 2 23 as referenced in section 602.1102, the board may follow the 2 24 authorization procedures of section 331.443 when the principal 2 25 amount of the bonds does not exceed the following limits: 2 26 (i) One million three hundred thousand dollars in a county 2 27 having a population of twenty=five thousand or less. 2 28 (ii) One million six hundred thousand dollars in a county 2 29 having a population of more than twenty=five thousand but not 2 30 more than fifty thousand. 2 31 (iii) One million nine hundred thousand dollars in a county 2 32 having a population of more than fifty thousand but not more 2 33 than one hundred thousand. 2 34 (iv) Two million five hundred thousand dollars in a county 2 35 having a population of more than one hundred thousand but not 3 1 more than two hundred thousand. 3 2 (v) Three million two hundred thousand dollars in a county 3 3 having a population of more than two hundred thousand. 3 4 Sec. 3. Section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph c, 3 5 subparagraph (9), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 3 6 (9) Public buildings, including the site or grounds of, 3 7 the erection, equipment, remodeling, or reconstruction of, and 3 8 additions or extensions to the buildings, and including the 3 9 provision and maintenance of juvenile detention or shelter care 3 10 facilities, when thecostprincipal amount of the bonds exceeds 3 11 the limits stated in subsection 2, paragraph "b", subparagraph 3 12 (5), subparagraph division (a) or (b), as applicable. 3 13 EXPLANATION 3 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 15 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 16 This bill relates to the authorization procedures for county 3 17 projects involving real property by raising certain limitation 3 18 amounts and by making an exception for projects involving 3 19 property to be used by the judicial branch. 3 20 Generally, indebtedness incurred for an essential county 3 21 purpose does not require approval of the voters. 3 22 The bill increases the threshold amounts that determine 3 23 whether a project can be undertaken using the procedures for 3 24 essential county purpose bonds when the project involves a 3 25 lease contract or lease=purchase contract. For counties with a 3 26 population of 25,000 or less, the threshold amount is increased 3 27 from $400,000 to $600,000; for counties with a population of 3 28 more than 25,000 but not more than 50,000, the threshold amount 3 29 is increased from $500,000 to $750,000; for counties with a 3 30 population of more than 50,000 but not more than 100,000, the 3 31 threshold amount is increased from $600,000 to $900,000; for 3 32 counties with a population of more than 100,000 but not more 3 33 than 200,000, the threshold amount is increased from $800,000 3 34 to $1.2 million; and for counties with a population of more 3 35 than 200,000, the threshold amount is increased from $1 million 4 1 to $1.5 million. 4 2 The bill amends the definition of "essential county purpose" 4 3 relating to the issuance of bonds for public buildings by 4 4 increasing the threshold amounts on the principal amount of 4 5 the bonds if at least 25 percent of the public building and 4 6 grounds will be used or occupied by the judicial branch in a 4 7 county with a population of 200,000 or less, or when at least 4 8 50 percent of the public building and grounds will be used or 4 9 occupied by the judicial branch in a county with a population 4 10 of more than 200,000. The bill increases the threshold amounts 4 11 in the following manner: for counties with a population of 4 12 25,000 or less, the threshold amount is increased from $600,000 4 13 to $1.3 million; for counties with a population of more than 4 14 25,000 but not more than 50,000, the threshold amount is 4 15 increased from $750,000 to $1.6 million; for counties with a 4 16 population of more than 50,000 but not more than 100,000, the 4 17 threshold amount is increased from $900,000 to $1.9 million; 4 18 for counties with a population of more than 100,000 but not 4 19 more than 200,000, the threshold amount is increased from $1.2 4 20 million to $2.5 million; and for counties with a population of 4 21 more than 200,000, the threshold amount increases from $1.5 4 22 million to $3.2 million. 4 23 Also, under current law, the threshold amounts are linked to 4 24 the cost of the project. The bill links the threshold amounts 4 25 to the principal amount of the bonds. LSB 1122SV (3) 86 jm/sc
