Bill Text: IA SSB3157 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the joint exercise of government powers by federally recognized Indian tribes.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-02-12 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB3157 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB3157-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3157
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SMITH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
joint
exercise
of
government
powers
by
1
federally
recognized
Indian
tribes.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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6145XC
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ec/rj
S.F.
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Section
1.
Section
28E.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2018,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
“Public
agency”
shall
mean
any
political
subdivision
of
3
this
state;
any
agency
of
the
state
government
or
of
the
United
4
States;
and
any
political
subdivision
of
another
state.
For
5
purposes
of
this
chapter
only,
“public
agency”
also
includes
any
6
federally
recognized
Indian
tribe.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
defines
a
public
agency
only
for
purposes
of
11
allowing
the
joint
exercise
of
governmental
powers
under
Code
12
chapter
28E
to
include
any
federally
recognized
Indian
tribe.
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6145XC
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ec/rj
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