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IA Code § 389.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 389 - JOINT WATER UTILITIES|Section 389.3 - Powers and duties.

389.3 Powers and duties.   1. Upon adoption of a proposal to establish a joint water utility, the member cities shall establish a joint water utility board, consisting of at least five members. The mayors of the participating cities shall appoint the members, subject to the approval of the city councils, and at least one member shall be appointed from each participating city. The board shall be responsible for the planning and operation of a joint water utility, subject to the provisions of this chapter.   2. A joint water utility is a political subdivision and an instrumentality of municipal government. The statutory powers, duties, and limitations conferred upon a city utility apply to a joint water utility, except that title to property of a joint water utility may be held in the name of the joint water utility. The joint water utility board shall have all powers and authority of a city with respect to property which is held by the joint water utility. A joint water utility shall have the power of eminent domain, including the powers, duties, and limitations conferred upon a city in chapters 6A and 6B, for the purposes of constructing and operating a joint water utility.   3. The joint water utility board may purchase or construct all or part of any water supply system, and may finance the purchase or construction. The board may also contract to sell all or part of the joint water utility’s water supply, including any surplus, to a public or private agency, or an entity created to carry out an agreement authorizing the joint exercise of any of the governmental powers enumerated in section 28F.1. The board may contract for the purchase, from any source, of all or a portion of the water supply requirements of the joint water facility. A contract may include provisions for the payment for capacity or output of a facility whether the facility is completed or operating, and for establishing the rights and obligations of the parties to the contract in the event of a default by any of the parties.   4. Payments made by a joint water utility pursuant to a contract shall constitute operating expenses of the joint water utility and shall be payable from the revenues derived from the operation of the joint water utility.  91 Acts, ch 168, §4  ; 2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §33, 49  ; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
IA Code § 389.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 389 - JOINT WATER UTILITIES|Section 389.4 - Financing.

389.4 Financing.   A joint water utility may finance projects pursuant to chapter 28F. A city may finance its share of the cost of a project by the use of any method of financing available for city utilities, including but not limited to sections 384.23 through 384.36 and sections 384.80 through 384.94.   If a project is financed by a joint water utility, revenues derived from the project shall be deemed to be revenues of the joint water utility for all purposes including the issuance and payment of bonds secured by or payable from the revenues of the joint water utility. If a project is financed by member cities of a joint water utility, the revenues derived from the project shall be deemed to be revenues of the city or city utility for all purposes including the issuance and payment of bonds secured by or payable from the revenues of the city or city utility.  91 Acts, ch 168, §5
IA Code § 389.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 389 - JOINT WATER UTILITIES|Section 389.5 - Construction.

389.5 Construction.   This chapter being necessary for the public health, public safety, and general welfare, shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. This chapter shall be construed as providing a separate and independent method for accomplishing its purposes, and shall take precedence over any contrary provision of the law.  91 Acts, ch 168, §6
IA Code § 390.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.1 - Definitions.

390.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Acquisition” of a joint facility includes the purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, extension, remodeling, improvement, repair, and equipping of the joint facility.   2. “City” means a municipal corporation, but not including a county, township, school district or special purpose district or authority.   3. “City utility” has the same meaning provided in section 362.2, subsection 6, and includes a “combined utility system”, as defined in section 384.80, which operates facilities for the generation or transmission of electric energy.   4. “Electric cooperative” means a cooperative association which owns and operates property for generating, purchasing, obtaining by exchange or otherwise acquiring, or transmitting electric power and energy.   5. “Governing body” means the public body which by law is charged with the management and control of a city utility as defined in section 384.80, subsection 5.   6. “Joint agreement” means an agreement of participants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A joint agreement may be one or more documents, and may be entitled joint agreement, agreement, contract or otherwise.   7. “Joint facility” means all property necessary or useful for generating, purchasing, obtaining by exchange or otherwise acquiring, or transmitting electric power and energy, which is owned and operated pursuant to a joint agreement.   8. “Or” includes the conjunctive “and” and “and” includes the disjunctive “or”, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.   9. “Own” and “ownership” in the case of transmission facilities, including substations and associated facilities, may include the right to the use of an amount of the capacity of the facilities, if the joint agreement so provides. “Own” and “ownership” may include a joint facility located in this state or outside this state.   10. “Participant” means a city, electric cooperative or privately owned utility company which is a party to a joint agreement.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.1]  84 Acts, ch 1251, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1065, §1  Referred to in §23A.2, 352.6, 390.9, 476.22
IA Code § 390.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.2 - Additional power.

390.2 Additional power.   In addition to other powers conferred by the Constitution and laws of this state, any city having established a utility which operates an existing electric generating facility or distribution system may enter into and carry out joint agreements with other participants for the acquisition of ownership of an undivided interest in a joint facility and for the planning, financing, operation and maintenance of the joint facility.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.2]
IA Code § 390.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.3 - Hearing — exception to general statutes.

390.3 Hearing — exception to general statutes.   1. Before a city may enter into or amend a joint agreement, the governing body shall adopt a proposed form of agreement and give notice and conduct a public hearing on the agreement in the manner provided by sections 73A.1 through 73A.11, which action shall be subject to appeal as provided in chapter 73A.   2. However, in the performance of a joint agreement, the governing body is not subject to statutes generally applicable to public contracts, including hearings on plans, specifications, form of contracts, costs, notice and competitive bidding required under chapter 26 and section 384.103, unless all parties to the joint agreement are cities located within the state of Iowa.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.3]  84 Acts, ch 1067, §36; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §38, 42, 43; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §207  Section amended
IA Code § 390.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.5 - Financing.

390.5 Financing.   A city may finance its share of the cost of a joint facility by the use of any method of financing available for city utilities under the statutes of this state, for the financing of electric generation or transmission facilities to be owned by a city in their entirety, including but not limited to the provisions of chapters 397 and 407, Code 1973, and sections 384.23 through 384.36 and sections 384.80 through 384.94 as applicable. Revenues derived by a city utility from its share of ownership or operation of a joint facility shall be deemed to be revenues of the city utility for all purposes including the issuance and payment of bonds secured by or payable from the revenues of a city utility. A joint agreement shall be deemed payable from revenues or revenue bonds of a city utility in the absence of provision to the contrary or a referendum approving the issuance of general obligation bonds.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.5]  2019 Acts, ch 59, §115
IA Code § 390.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.6 - Construction.

390.6 Construction.   This chapter being necessary for the public health, public safety and general welfare, shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. This chapter shall be construed as providing a separate and independent method for accomplishing its purposes, and except as provided or necessarily implied shall not be construed as subject to or an amendment of any other law. In particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no restrictions or requirements contained in this chapter shall be construed as applying to bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 419. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit the powers and authority of privately owned utility companies or electric cooperatives under any other law.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.6]
IA Code § 390.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.7 - Construction of amendments.

390.7 Construction of amendments.   The provisions of 1975 Iowa Acts, ch. 199, are retroactive in application to all joint agreements entered into and executed prior to July 1, 1975, under this chapter, on behalf of cities which, on the date of executing the agreements, operated existing electric generating or distribution facilities. However, all such joint agreements which complied with the provisions of this chapter prior to amendment by 1975 Iowa Acts, ch. 199, are also in full force and effect according to their terms, and are not rendered invalid in any respect by any provision of 1975 Iowa Acts, ch. 199.  [C77, 79, 81, §390.7]
IA Code § 390.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.8 - Equity investment in independent transmission company.

390.8 Equity investment in independent transmission company.   In addition to the powers conferred upon a city elsewhere in this chapter, any city operating a city electric utility on January 1, 2003, may enter into agreements with and acquire equity interests in independent transmission companies or similar independent transmission entities in which they are participating that are approved by the federal energy regulatory commission. The purpose of such equity investments shall be to mitigate expenses incurred by the city electric utility due to its procurement of electric transmission service or to otherwise facilitate investment in transmission facilities and shall not be for general city or city utility investment purposes.  2003 Acts, ch 116, §1
IA Code § 390.8A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.8A - Transmission facility ownership.

390.8A Transmission facility ownership.   In addition to the powers conferred upon a city or electric power agency elsewhere in this chapter, a city or electric power agency may acquire ownership interest in a transmission facility, including ownership of the capacity of such facility, within this state or in any other state for the purpose of participating with other utilities in transmission to be operated by a regional transmission organization or an independent transmission operator approved by the federal energy regulatory commission. For purposes of this section, “electric power agency” means the same as defined in section 390.9.  2012 Acts, ch 1065, §2
IA Code § 390.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.9 - Definitions.

390.9 Definitions.   For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Electric power agency” means an entity financing or acquiring an electric power facility pursuant to this chapter, chapter 28E, or chapter 28F. An electric power agency may be organized as a nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, or as a separate administrative or legal entity pursuant to chapter 28E. When the electric power agency is comprised solely of cities or solely of cities and other political subdivisions, the electric power agency shall be a political subdivision of the state with the name under which it was organized, and shall have all the powers of a city or city utility under this chapter.   2. “Facility”, “joint facility”, “electric power facility”, or “project” means an electric power generating plant, or transmission line or system, including a joint facility as defined in section 390.1, subsection 7.   3. “Public bond or obligation” means an obligation as defined in section 76.14.  2010 Acts, ch 1018, §5  Referred to in §12C.1, 390.8A, 476.1B, 478.16
IA Code § 390.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.10 - Electric power agency — general authority.

390.10 Electric power agency — general authority.   In addition to other powers conferred upon an electric power agency by chapter 28F or other applicable law, an electric power agency may enter into and carry out joint agreements with other participants for the acquisition of ownership of a joint facility and for the planning, financing, operation, and maintenance of the joint facility, as provided in this subchapter.  2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §18, 36  CS2001, §476A.21  2010 Acts, ch 1018, §8  C2011, §390.10
IA Code § 390.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.11 - Electric power agency — authority — conflicting provisions.

390.11 Electric power agency — authority — conflicting provisions.   1. In addition to any powers conferred upon an electric power agency under chapter 28F or other applicable law, an electric power agency may exercise all other powers reasonably necessary or appropriate for or incidental to the effectuation of the electric power agency’s authorized purposes, including without limitation the powers enumerated in chapters 6A and 6B for purposes of constructing or acquiring an electric power facility.   2. An electric power agency, in connection with its property and affairs, and in connection with property within its control, may exercise any and all powers that might be exercised by a natural person or a private corporation in connection with similar property and affairs.   3. The enumeration of specified powers and functions of an electric power agency in this subchapter is not a limitation of the powers of an electric power agency, but the procedures prescribed for exercising the powers and functions enumerated in this subchapter control and govern in the event of any conflict with any other provision of law.   4. The authority conferred pursuant to this subchapter applies to electric power agencies, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of section 28F.1.  2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §19, 36  CS2001, §476A.22  2010 Acts, ch 1018, §9  C2011, §390.11  Eminent domain and eminent domain procedures; chapters 6A and 6B
IA Code § 390.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.12 - Issuance of public bonds or obligations — purposes — limitations.

390.12 Issuance of public bonds or obligations — purposes — limitations.   1. An electric power agency may from time to time issue its public bonds or obligations in such principal amounts as the electric power agency deems necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out any of its purposes and powers, including but not limited to any of the following:   a. The acquisition or construction of any project to be owned or leased by the electric power agency, or the acquisition of any interest in such project or any right to the capacity of such project, including the acquisition, construction, or acquisition of any interest in an electric power generating plant to be constructed in this state, or the acquisition, construction, or acquisition of any interest in a transmission line or system.   b. The funding or refunding of the principal of, or interest or redemption premiums on, any public bonds or obligations issued by the electric power agency whether or not the public bonds or obligations or interest to be funded or refunded have become due.   c. The establishment or increase of reserves to secure or to pay the public bonds or obligations or interest on the public bonds or obligations.   d. The payment of all other costs or expenses of the electric power agency incident to and necessary to carry out its purposes and powers.   2. Notwithstanding anything in this subchapter or chapter 28F to the contrary, a facility shall not be financed with the proceeds of public bonds or obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income tax, unless the public issuer of such public bonds or obligations covenants that the issuer shall comply with the requirements or limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable federal law to preserve the tax exemption of interest payable on the bonds or obligations.   3. a. Notwithstanding anything in this subchapter or chapter 28F to the contrary, an electric power generating facility shall not be financed under this subchapter unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:   (1) The portion of the electric power generating facility financed by the electric power agency is not designed to serve the electric power requirements of retail customers of members that are municipal electric utilities established in the state after January 1, 2001.   (2) The electric power agency annually files with the utilities board, in a manner to be determined by the utilities board, information regarding sales from the electric power generating facility in sufficient detail to determine compliance with these provisions.   b. The utilities board shall report to the general assembly if any of the provisions are being violated.  2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §20, 36  CS2001, §476A.23  2003 Acts, ch 44, §78, 79; 2010 Acts, ch 1018, §10  C2011, §390.12  2011 Acts, ch 25, §143
IA Code § 390.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.13 - Public bonds or obligations authorized by resolution of board of directors — terms.

390.13 Public bonds or obligations authorized by resolution of board of directors — terms.   1. The board of directors of an electric power agency, by resolution, may authorize the issuance of public bonds or obligations of the electric power agency.   2. The public bonds or obligations may be issued in one or more series under the resolution or under a trust indenture or other security agreement.   3. The resolution, trust indenture, or other security agreement, with respect to such public bonds or obligations, shall provide for all of the following:   a. The date on the public bonds or obligations.   b. The time of maturity.   c. The rate of interest.   d. The denomination.   e. The form, either coupon or registered.   f. The conversion, registration, and exchange privileges.   g. The rank or priority.   h. The manner of execution.   i. The medium of payment, including the place of payment, either within or outside of the state.   j. The terms of redemption, either with or without premium.   k. Such other terms and conditions as set forth by the board in the resolution, trust indenture, or other security agreement.   4. Public bonds or obligations authorized by the board of directors shall not be subject to any restriction under other law with respect to the amount, maturity, interest rate, or other terms of obligation of a public agency or private person.   5. Chapter 75 shall not apply to public bonds or obligations authorized by the board of directors as provided in this section.  2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §21, 36  CS2001, §476A.24  2010 Acts, ch 1018, §11  C2011, §390.13
IA Code § 390.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.14 - Public bonds or obligations payable solely from agency revenues or funds.

390.14 Public bonds or obligations payable solely from agency revenues or funds.   1. The principal of and interest on any public bonds or obligations issued by an electric power agency shall be payable solely from the revenues or funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized in this subchapter.   2. Each public bond or obligation shall contain all of the following terms:   a. That the principal of or interest on such public bonds or obligations is payable solely from revenues or funds of the electric power agency.   b. That neither the state or a political subdivision of the state other than the electric power agency, nor a public agency that is a member of the electric power agency is obligated to pay the principal or interest on such public bonds or obligations.   c. That neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state, of any political subdivision of the state, or of any such public agency is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the public bonds or obligations.  2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §22, 36  CS2001, §476A.25  2010 Acts, ch 1018, §12  C2011, §390.14
IA Code § 390.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES|Section 390.15 - Public bonds or obligations — types — sources for payment — security.

390.15 Public bonds or obligations — types — sources for payment — security.   1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this subchapter or by the electric power agency, every issue of public bonds or obligations of the electric power agency shall be payable out of any revenues or funds of the electric power agency, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular public bonds or obligations pledging any particular revenues or funds.   2. An electric power agency may issue types of public bonds or obligations as it may determine, including public bonds or obligations as to which the principal and interest are payable exclusively from the revenues from one or more projects, or from an interest in such project or projects, or a right to capacity of such project or projects, or from any revenue-producing contract made by the electric power agency with any person, or from its revenues generally.   3. Any public bonds or obligations may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant, subsidy, or contribution from any public agency or other person, or a pledge of any income or revenues, funds, or moneys of the electric power agency from any other source.  2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §23, 36  CS2001, §476A.26  2010 Acts, ch 1018, §13  C2011, §390.15