Bill Text: IA SSB3039 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to disaster aid payment authorization requirements under specified circumstances.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-17 - Voted - State Government. [SSB3039 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB3039-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3039
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
disaster
aid
payment
authorization
1
requirements
under
specified
circumstances.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
7D.29,
subsection
2,
Code
2016,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
At
least
two
weeks
prior
to
the
executive
council’s
3
approval
of
a
payment
authorization
under
this
section
,
4
the
secretary
of
the
executive
council
shall
notify
the
5
legislative
services
agency
that
the
authorization
request
6
will
be
considered
by
the
executive
council
and
shall
provide
7
background
information
justifying
the
request.
8
b.
The
notification
requirement
specified
in
paragraph
“a”
9
is
not
applicable
to
a
request
for
the
expenditure
of
disaster
10
aid
individual
assistance
grant
funds
pursuant
to
section
11
29C.20A.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
29C.20,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
13
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
(5)
Paying
the
expenses
incurred
by
and
claims
of
a
homeland
15
security
and
emergency
response
team
when
acting
under
the
16
authority
of
section
29C.8
,
and
public
health
response
teams
17
when
acting
under
the
provisions
of
section
135.143
,
and
a
18
party
state
rendering
assistance
under
the
provisions
of
19
section
29C.21
.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
relates
to
requirements
applicable
to
authorizing
24
the
payment
of
specified
forms
of
disaster
aid.
25
Code
section
7D.29
requires
the
secretary
of
the
executive
26
council
to
notify
the
legislative
services
agency
of
a
payment
27
authorization
request
at
least
two
weeks
prior
to
the
executive
28
council’s
approval
of
the
request.
The
bill
creates
an
29
exception
to
this
notification
requirement
for
requests
for
the
30
expenditure
of
disaster
aid
individual
assistance
grant
funds
31
pursuant
to
Code
section
29C.20A.
32
The
bill
also
provides
that
disaster
aid
moneys
contained
33
in
the
contingent
fund
established
in
Code
section
29C.20
may
34
be
expended
for
an
additional
purpose
of
reimbursing
a
party
35
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