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BY
EVANS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
city
emergency
medical
services
property
tax
1
levies.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
384.12A
Emergency
medical
services
1
tax.
2
1.
Following
approval
at
election
under
subsection
2,
a
3
city
may
establish
an
emergency
medical
services
fund
and
may
4
certify
taxes
not
to
exceed
the
levy
rate
per
one
thousand
5
dollars
of
assessed
value
under
section
422D.1
on
all
taxable
6
property
within
the
city
to
be
levied
for
the
fund
for
the
7
purpose
of
providing
emergency
medical
service
in
the
city
8
including
but
not
limited
to
costs
identified
under
section
9
422D.6,
subsection
3,
if
the
following
conditions
are
met:
10
a.
The
city
has
not
established
an
emergency
medical
11
services
district
pursuant
to
chapter
357G.
12
b.
The
city
does
not
participate
in
an
emergency
response
13
district
pursuant
to
chapter
357J.
14
c.
The
county
or
counties
that
the
city
is
located
in
do
15
not
impose
a
levy
pursuant
to
chapter
422D.
If,
however,
a
16
portion
of
the
city
is
located
in
a
county
for
which
a
levy
17
under
chapter
422D
is
not
imposed,
the
city
may
impose
the
levy
18
in
that
portion
of
the
city
under
this
section
if
approved
at
19
election
under
subsection
2
by
the
voters
of
that
portion
of
20
the
city
where
the
chapter
422D
levy
is
not
imposed.
21
2.
The
question
of
the
establishment
of
an
emergency
medical
22
services
fund,
the
time
period
during
which
a
levy
will
be
23
made
for
the
fund,
and
the
tax
rate
to
be
levied
for
the
fund
24
is
subject
to
approval
by
the
voters,
and
may
be
submitted
25
at
any
city
election
upon
the
council’s
motion,
or
shall
be
26
submitted
at
the
next
regular
city
election
upon
receipt
of
a
27
valid
petition
as
provided
in
section
362.4.
The
fund
shall
28
only
be
established
and
the
tax
shall
only
be
imposed
after
an
29
election
at
which
sixty
percent
of
those
voting
on
the
question
30
of
imposing
the
tax
vote
in
favor
of
the
question.
31
3.
If
a
continuing
emergency
medical
services
levy
is
32
approved
at
election,
authorization
to
impose
may
be
terminated
33
in
the
same
manner,
upon
the
council’s
motion
or
upon
petition.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
authorizes
cities,
following
approval
at
election,
3
to
establish
an
emergency
medical
services
fund
and
certify
4
property
taxes
to
be
levied
for
the
purpose
of
providing
5
emergency
medical
service.
The
following
conditions
must
also
6
be
met:
(1)
the
city
has
not
established
an
emergency
medical
7
services
district
under
Code
chapter
257G;
(2)
the
city
does
8
not
participate
in
an
emergency
response
district
under
Code
9
chapter
357J;
and
(3)
the
county
or
counties
in
which
the
city
10
is
located
do
not
impose
a
levy
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
422D.
11
The
maximum
levy
rate
that
may
be
imposed
is
equal
to
the
12
maximum
levy
rate
authorized
under
Code
chapter
422D,
which
is
13
$0.75
per
$1,000
of
assessed
value.
14
The
question
of
whether
the
fund
will
be
established,
the
15
time
period
during
which
the
levy
will
be
imposed,
and
the
16
rate
at
which
the
tax
will
be
levied
is
subject
to
approval
17
by
voters.
The
fund
shall
only
be
established
and
the
tax
18
shall
only
be
imposed
after
an
election
at
which
60
percent
of
19
those
voting
on
the
question
of
imposing
the
tax
vote
in
favor
20
of
the
question.
The
questions
may
be
submitted
at
any
city
21
election
upon
the
council’s
motion,
or
at
the
next
regular
city
22
election
upon
receipt
of
a
valid
petition
as
provided
by
law.
23
The
emergency
medical
services
levy
may
be
terminated
in
the
24
same
manner
it
was
approved,
upon
the
council’s
motion
or
upon
25
petition.
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