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HOUSE
FILE
2141
BY
COLLINS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
Iowa-Illinois
boundary
adjustment
1
committee.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1
cited
as
the
“Iowa-Illinois
Boundary
Adjustment
Act”.
2
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
1.19
Iowa-Illinois
boundary
adjustment
3
committee.
4
1.
The
Iowa-Illinois
boundary
adjustment
committee
is
5
established
for
the
purpose
of
discussing
and
recommending
6
whether
to
adjust
the
boundary
between
the
state
of
Iowa
and
7
the
state
of
Illinois
by
transferring
one
or
more
Illinois
8
counties
along
the
Iowa
border
to
the
state
of
Iowa.
The
9
committee
shall
consist
of
the
following
members:
10
a.
Six
individuals
from
the
state
of
Iowa
who
are
not
11
members
of
the
general
assembly
and
are
appointed
by
the
12
governor.
No
more
than
four
members
appointed
under
this
13
paragraph
shall
be
members
of
the
same
political
party.
14
b.
Five
individuals
from
the
state
of
Illinois
appointed
15
under
Illinois
law.
16
2.
The
governor
shall
notify
the
governor
of
the
state
17
of
Illinois
when
the
governor
has
appointed
members
to
the
18
committee.
19
3.
The
governor
shall
schedule
the
first
meeting
of
the
20
committee
no
later
than
September
1,
2026.
At
the
committee’s
21
first
meeting,
the
committee
shall
elect
a
chairperson
from
the
22
members
of
the
committee.
23
4.
The
committee
shall
meet
at
least
once
each
calendar
24
year.
The
committee
may
meet
more
frequently
at
the
call
of
25
the
chairperson
or
at
the
request
of
a
majority
of
the
members
26
of
the
committee.
27
5.
Iowa
members
shall
be
appointed
to
terms
of
four
years.
28
An
Iowa
member
may
be
reappointed
to
successive
terms.
The
29
governor
shall
fill
a
vacancy
for
an
Iowa
member
for
the
30
unexpired
portion
of
the
term.
31
6.
Six
members
shall
constitute
a
quorum.
A
quorum
is
32
necessary
for
the
committee
to
take
official
action
but
is
not
33
required
for
the
committee
to
meet,
take
testimony,
and
hold
34
discussion.
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7.
The
governor
shall
designate
an
agency
of
the
executive
1
branch
to
provide
administrative
assistance
to
the
committee.
2
8.
Not
later
than
sixty
days
after
the
completion
of
the
3
committee’s
duties
under
this
section,
the
committee
shall
4
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
general
5
assembly
of
Illinois.
The
report
must
include
the
committee’s
6
recommendations,
including
any
legislation
recommended
by
the
7
committee,
and
a
summary
of
the
committee’s
work.
8
9.
The
committee
is
not
subject
to
section
4A.5.
9
10.
This
section
is
repealed
July
1
following
the
submission
10
of
the
committee’s
required
report
to
the
general
assembly.
11
The
chairperson
shall
notify
the
Iowa
Code
editor
when
the
12
report
is
submitted
to
the
general
assembly.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
establishes
an
Iowa-Illinois
boundary
adjustment
17
committee
to
recommend
whether
the
boundary
between
Iowa
and
18
Illinois
should
be
altered
by
transferring
to
Iowa
one
or
19
more
Illinois
counties
along
the
Iowa
border.
The
committee
20
consists
of
six
members
appointed
by
the
governor
and
five
21
members
appointed
under
Illinois
law.
Iowa
members
of
the
22
committee
serve
four-year
terms.
The
committee’s
first
meeting
23
must
be
scheduled
no
later
than
September
1,
2026,
and
the
24
committee
must
meet
at
least
once
each
calendar
year.
The
25
committee
is
required
to
submit
a
report
to
the
Iowa
and
26
Illinois
general
assemblies
upon
completion
of
its
duties.
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