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IA Code § 28A.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.13 - Authority procedures.

28A.13 Authority procedures.   Action of the board of a legislative character, including the adoption of regulations, shall be in the form of an ordinance, and after adoption shall be filed with the secretary and shall be made a matter of public record in the office of the authority. Other action of the board shall be by resolution, motion, or in other appropriate form. Executive or ministerial duties may be delegated to one or more commissioners or to an authorized officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the authority. Ten commissioners, five members from each state within the greater metropolitan area, constitute a quorum to conduct business and an affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners from each metropolitan area is required to adopt or approve an action of the board. The enacting clause of any ordinance shall be substantially as follows:   Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority  91 Acts, ch 198, §12  CS91, §330B.13  C93, §28A.13
IA Code § 28A.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.14 - Official records and officer bonds.

28A.14 Official records and officer bonds.   The board shall provide for the safekeeping of its permanent records and for the recording of the corporate action of the authority. The board shall keep a true and accurate account of its receipts and an annual audit shall be made of its books, records, and accounts by state or private auditors. All officers and employees authorized to receive or retain the custody of moneys or to sign vouchers, checks, warrants, or evidences of indebtedness binding upon the authority shall furnish surety bond for the faithful performance of their duties and the faithful accounting for all moneys that may come into their custody in an amount to be fixed and in a form to be approved by the board.  91 Acts, ch 198, §13  CS91, §330B.14  C93, §28A.14
IA Code § 28A.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.15 - Change of name.

28A.15 Change of name.   The board may change the name of the authority by ordinance. A certified copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the appropriate state office and the county recorder or equivalent county officer of each county in which the authority or part of the authority is located. The name change shall be effective on the date of the filing.  91 Acts, ch 198, §14  CS91, §330B.15  C93, §28A.15
IA Code § 28A.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.16 - Budget and appropriation.

28A.16 Budget and appropriation.   Annually, the board shall prepare and adopt a budget and provide appropriations as follows:   1. The budget shall show the amount required for each class of proposed expenditures, a comparison of the amounts proposed to be expended with the amounts expended for like purposes for the two preceding years, if available, and the sources of revenue.   2. Not less than twenty days before the date that a budget must be certified as determined by the board and not less than ten days before the date set for the hearing under subsection 3, the board shall file the budget with the treasurer of the authority. The treasurer shall post a copy of the budget in the authority offices for public inspection and comment.   3. The board shall set a time and place for a public hearing on the budget before the final certification date and shall publish notice of the hearing not less than ten nor more than twenty days prior to the hearing in one or more newspapers serving the greater metropolitan area. Proof of publication shall be filed with and preserved by the treasurer.   4. At the hearing, any resident or taxpayer of the greater metropolitan area may present to the board objections to or arguments in favor of any part of the budget.   5. After the hearing, the board shall adopt by resolution a budget and shall direct the treasurer to properly certify and file the budget.   6. The board shall appropriate, by resolution, the amounts deemed necessary for the ensuing fiscal year. All revenue from taxes, fees, tolls, rental, charges, bonds, or any other source shall be appropriated and used for the specific metropolitan facility project for which it was collected or similar metropolitan facility projects. Increases or decreases in these appropriations do not require a budget amendment, but may be provided by resolution at a regular meeting of the board.  91 Acts, ch 198, §15  CS91, §330B.16  C93, §28A.16
IA Code § 28A.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.17 - Local sales and services tax.

28A.17 Local sales and services tax.   If an authority is established as provided in section 28A.6 and after approval of a referendum by a simple majority of votes cast in each metropolitan area in favor of the sales and services tax, the governing board of a county in this state within a metropolitan area which is part of the authority shall impose, at the request of the authority, a local sales and services tax at the rate of one-fourth of one percent on the sales price taxed by this state under section 423.2, within the metropolitan area located in this state. The referendum shall be called by resolution of the board and shall be held as provided in section 28A.6 to the extent applicable. The ballot proposition shall contain a statement as to the specific purpose or purposes for which the revenues shall be expended and the date of expiration of the tax. The local sales and services tax shall be imposed on the same basis, with the same exceptions, and following the same administrative procedures as provided for a county under sections 423B.5 and 423B.6. The amount of the sale, for the purposes of determining the amount of the local sales and services tax under this section, does not include the amount of any local sales and services tax imposed under sections 423B.5 and 423B.6.   The treasurer of state shall credit the local sales and services tax receipts and interest and penalties to the authority’s account. Moneys in this account shall be remitted quarterly to the authority. The proceeds of the tax imposed under this section shall be used only for the construction, reconstruction, or repair of metropolitan facilities as specified in the referendum. The local sales and services tax imposed under this section may be suspended for not less than a fiscal quarter or more than one year by action of the board. The suspension may be renewed or continued by the board, but the board shall act on the suspension at least annually. The local sales and services tax may also be repealed by a petition and favorable referendum following the procedures and requirements of sections 28A.5 and 28A.6 as applicable. The board shall give the department of revenue at least forty days’ notice of the repeal, suspension, or reinstatement of the tax and the effective dates for imposition, suspension, or repeal of the tax shall be as provided in section 423B.6.  91 Acts, ch 198, §16  CS91, §330B.17  C93, §28A.17  2003 Acts, ch 145, §286;  2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §155, 205
IA Code § 28A.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.19 - Existing jurisdictions.

28A.19 Existing jurisdictions.   Existing jurisdictions, including those involving airports, mass transit, river bridges, waste disposal systems, and intermodal water ports within their jurisdictional boundaries, are protected from incorporation by the authority and shall not be incorporated in the authority except by their respective governing bodies. However, an existing jurisdiction may negotiate with the authority to take over its entire powers, incomes, and debts. The authority may assume the powers, income, and debts for any type of facility authorized by this subchapter.  91 Acts, ch 198, §18  CS91, §330B.19  C93, §28A.19  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 28A.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.20 - Cooperation with other governments.

28A.20 Cooperation with other governments.   The authority may apply for and receive a grant or loan of moneys or other financial aid from the state or federal government or from any state or federal agency, department, bureau, or board, necessary or useful for the undertaking, performance, or execution of any of its corporate objectives or purposes, and the authority may undertake the acquisition, establishment, construction, development, expansion, extension, or improvement of metropolitan facilities within its corporate limits or within or upon any body of water within the corporate limits aided by, in cooperation with, or as a joint enterprise with the state or federal governments or with the aid of, or in cooperation with, or as a joint project with the state and federal governments. The authority shall assure, in compliance with any state or federal requirements or directives, that the proceeds of a state or federal grant, loan, or other financial assistance for the provision of facilities or services are used for the express purpose of the financial assistance and to the specific benefit of service areas or persons as designated by the local, state, or federal funding provider.  91 Acts, ch 198, §19  CS91, §330B.20  C93, §28A.20
IA Code § 28A.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.21 - Transfer of existing facilities.

28A.21 Transfer of existing facilities.   1. Any county, city, commission, authority, or person may sell, lease, lend, grant, or convey to the authority, a facility or any part of a facility, or any interest in real or personal property which may be used by an authority in the construction, improvement, maintenance, leasing, or operation of any metropolitan facilities. Any county, city, commission, authority, or person may transfer and assign over to the authority a contract which may have been awarded by the county, city, commission, authority, or person for the construction of facilities not begun or, if begun, not completed.   2. A proposed action of the board, and a proposed agreement to acquire, shall be approved by the governing body of the owner of the facilities. If the governing body of a county, city, commission, or authority desires to sell, lease, lend, grant, or convey to the authority a facility or any part of a facility, the governing body shall adopt a resolution signifying its intention to do so and shall publish the resolution at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and in a newspaper or newspapers, if necessary, of general circulation in the area served by the county, city, commission, or authority giving notice of a hearing to be held on the question of the sale, lease, loan, grant, or conveyance. The resolution shall be published at least fourteen days prior to the date of hearing. After the hearing and if in the public interest, the county, city, commission, or authority shall enact an ordinance authorizing the sale, lease, loan, grant, or conveyance.   3. An owner transferring an existing facility to the authority under this section shall notify the board of and make provision in the transfer documents for, where necessary, existing rights, liens, securities, and rights of reentry belonging to the state or federal government.   4. This section, without reference to any other law, shall be deemed complete authority for the acquisition by agreement, of a facility as provided in subsection 1, and no proceedings or other action shall be required except as prescribed in this subchapter.  91 Acts, ch 198, §20  CS91, §330B.21  C93, §28A.21  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 28A.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.22 - Funds of the authority.

28A.22 Funds of the authority.   Moneys of an authority shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority who shall not commingle the moneys with any other moneys, but shall deposit them in a separate account or accounts. Moneys in the accounts shall be paid out on check of the treasurer on requisition of the chairperson of the authority, or of another person as the authority may authorize to make the requisition. An authority may deposit any of its rates, fees, rentals, or other charges, receipts, or income with any bank or trust company that is federally insured and may deposit the proceeds of any bonds issued with any bank or trust company that is federally insured, all as may be provided in any agreement with the holders of bonds issued under this subchapter.  91 Acts, ch 198, §21  CS91, §330B.22  C93, §28A.22  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 28A.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.23 - Award of contracts.

28A.23 Award of contracts.   All contracts entered into by an authority for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of metropolitan facilities shall be entered into pursuant to and shall comply with applicable state laws. However, if an authority determines an emergency exists, it may enter into contracts obligating the authority for not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars per emergency without regard to the requirements of applicable state laws and the authority may proceed with the necessary action as expeditiously as possible to the extent necessary to resolve the emergency.  91 Acts, ch 198, §22  CS91, §330B.23  C93, §28A.23
IA Code § 28A.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.24 - Exemption from taxation.

28A.24 Exemption from taxation.   Since an authority is performing essential governmental functions, an authority is not required to pay any taxes or assessments of any kind or nature upon any property required or used by it for its purposes, or any rates, fees, rentals, receipts, or incomes at any time received by it, and the bonds issued by an authority, their transfer, and the income, including any profits made on the sale of the bonds, is deductible in determining net income for the purposes of the state individual and corporate income tax under chapter 422, subchapters II and III, and shall not be taxed by any political subdivision of this state.  91 Acts, ch 198, §23  CS91, §330B.24  C93, §28A.24  2013 Acts, ch 30, §8; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Referred to in §422.7(2)(h)  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 28A.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.25 - Dissolution — referendum.

28A.25 Dissolution — referendum.   1. The authority shall be dissolved only by a majority vote in a referendum undertaken in a manner similar to the referendum provided for in section 28A.6. The board shall call, upon its own motion, by petition of the eligible electors as provided in section 28A.5, or by action of the governing body of either metropolitan area, for an election to approve or disapprove the dissolution of the authority.   2. The proposition is approved if the vote in favor of the proposition is a simple majority of the total votes cast on the proposition in either one of the metropolitan areas.   3. The authority shall provide by ordinance for the disposal of any remaining property, the proceeds of which shall first be applied against any outstanding obligation of the authority. The remaining balance shall be divided between the counties included in the authority and credited to the general fund of the respective counties.  91 Acts, ch 198, §24  CS91, §330B.25  C93, §28A.25
IA Code § 28A.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT|Section 28A.26 - Supremacy of compact.

28A.26 Supremacy of compact.   The provisions of this subchapter II are subject to all of the provisions of the quad cities interstate metropolitan authority compact provided for in section 28A.1.  91 Acts, ch 198, §25  CS91, §330B.26  C93, §28A.26  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 28B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28B - INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMISSION|Section 28B.1 - Membership of commission.

28B.1 Membership of commission.   1. In accordance with a resolution adopted for this purpose by the legislative council, an Iowa commission on interstate cooperation shall be appointed to address the charge and other responsibilities for the commission outlined in the resolution. The commission shall consist of thirteen members to be appointed as follows:   a. Three members of the senate to be appointed by the majority leader of the senate and two members of the senate to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.   b. Three members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and two members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.   c. Three administrative officers to be appointed by the governor.   2. Appointments shall be made prior to the fourth Monday in January of the first regular session of the general assembly. Members shall take office on February 1 following their appointment and serve for two-year terms or until their successors are appointed and take office.   3. The governor, the majority leader of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives are ex officio honorary nonvoting members of the commission.   4. The director of the legislative services agency shall serve as secretary of the commission.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28B.1]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §2027; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §21, 58; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §108
IA Code § 28B.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28B - INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMISSION|Section 28B.2 - Purpose.

28B.2 Purpose.   It shall be the function of this commission:   1. To carry forward the participation of this state as a member of the council of state governments.   2. To encourage and assist the legislative, executive, administrative and judicial officials and employees of this state to develop and maintain friendly contact by correspondence, by conference, and otherwise, with officials and employees of the other states, of the federal government, and of local units of government.   3. To encourage cooperation between this state and other units of government in the adoption of compacts and uniform laws and in working relationships with officials of other states.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28B.2]
IA Code § 28B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28B - INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMISSION|Section 28B.3 - Committees.

28B.3 Committees.   The commission shall establish such committees as it deems advisable, in order that they may confer and formulate proposals concerning effective means to secure intergovernmental harmony, and may perform other functions for the commission in obedience to its decision. Subject to the approval of the commission, the member or members of each such committee shall be appointed by the chairperson of the commission. State officials or employees who are not members of the commission on interstate cooperation may be appointed as members of any such committee. The commission may provide such other rules as it considers appropriate concerning the membership and the functioning of any such committee.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28B.3]
IA Code § 28B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28B - INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMISSION|Section 28B.4 - Report.

28B.4 Report.   1. The commission shall report to the governor and the general assembly in accordance with the commission’s charge, and may report at other times as deemed appropriate by the commission.   2. The commission’s members and the members of all committees which it establishes shall be reimbursed for their travel and other necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations under this chapter and legislative members shall be paid a per diem for each day in which engaged in the performance of their duties, the per diem and legislators’ expenses to be paid from funds appropriated by sections 2.10 and 2.12. Expenses of administrative officers, state officials, or state employees who are members of the Iowa commission on interstate cooperation or a committee appointed by the commission shall be paid from funds appropriated to the agencies or departments which persons represent except as may otherwise be provided by the general assembly. Expenses of citizen members who may be appointed to committees of the commission may be paid from funds as authorized by the general assembly. Expenses of the secretary or employees of the secretary and support services in connection with the administration of the commission shall be paid from funds appropriated to the legislative services agency unless otherwise provided by the general assembly. Expenses of commission members shall be paid upon approval of the chairperson or the secretary of the commission.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28B.4]  90 Acts, ch 1256, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §109
IA Code § 28D.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28D - INTERCHANGE OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES|Section 28D.1 - Declaration of policy.

28D.1 Declaration of policy.   The state of Iowa recognizes that intergovernmental cooperation is an essential factor in resolving problems affecting this state and that the interchange of personnel between and among governmental agencies at the same or different levels of government is a significant factor in achieving such cooperation.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28D.1]  2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
IA Code § 28D.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 28D - INTERCHANGE OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES|Section 28D.2 - Definitions.

28D.2 Definitions.   For the purposes of this chapter:   1. “Receiving agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which receives an employee of another government under this chapter.   2. “Sending agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28D.2]