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HOUSE
FILE
2614
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2428)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
authorized
uses
of
a
township
fire
1
protection
levy.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
359.43,
subsection
4,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
Of
the
levies
authorized
under
subsections
1
and
2
,
the
3
township
trustees
may
credit
to
a
reserve
account
annually
4
an
amount
not
to
exceed
thirty
cents
per
thousand
dollars
of
5
the
assessed
value
of
the
taxable
property
in
the
township
for
6
the
purchase
or
replacement
of
supplies
and
equipment
required
7
to
carry
out
the
services
specified
under
section
359.42
,
or
8
constructing
a
fire
station
.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7
,
9
interest
earned
on
moneys
credited
to
the
reserve
account
shall
10
be
credited
to
the
reserve
account.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Under
current
law,
township
trustees
are
authorized
to
levy
15
an
annual
tax
not
exceeding
$0.405,
$0.54,
or
$0.675
per
$1,000
16
of
assessed
value
of
the
taxable
property
in
the
township
17
for
the
purpose
of
fire
protection
and
emergency
services,
18
depending
on
services
offered
and
the
size
of
the
county
19
where
the
township
is
located.
If
the
levy
is
not
sufficient
20
to
provide
the
fire
protection
and
emergency
services,
then
21
the
township
may
levy
an
additional
annual
tax
not
exceeding
22
$0.2025
per
$1,000
of
assessed
value
of
the
taxable
property
23
in
the
township.
Of
the
moneys
collected
from
the
levies,
the
24
township
trustees
are
authorized
to
put
up
to
$0.30
per
$1,000
25
of
assessed
property
value
annually
into
a
reserve
account.
26
The
reserved
moneys
can
be
used
to
purchase
or
replace
supplies
27
and
equipment
required
for
fire
protection
and
emergency
28
services.
This
bill
allows
the
reserved
moneys
to
be
used
to
29
construct
a
fire
station.
30
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