§ 358C.1 — Legislative findings — purpose — definitions

Iowa § 358C.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 358C: REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

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1. The general assembly finds and declares as follows:
a. The economic health and development of Iowa communities is tied to opportunities for
jobsinandnearthosecommunitiesandtheavailabilityofjobsisinparttiedtotheavailability
of affordable, decent housing in those communities.
b. A need exists for a program to assist developers and communities in increasing the
availability of housing in Iowa communities.
c. A shortage of opportunities and means for developing local housing exists. It is in the
best interest of the state and its citizens for infrastructure development which will lower the
costs of developing housing.
d. The expansion of local housing is dependent upon the cost of providing the basic
infrastructure necessary for a housing development. Providing this infrastructure is a
public purpose for which the state may encourage the formation of real estate improvement
districts for the purpose of providing water, sewer, roads, and other infrastructure.
2. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Board” means the board of trustees of a real estate improvement district.
b. “Book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer,
recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.
c. “Construction” includes materials, labor, acts, operations, and services necessary to
complete a public improvement.
d. “Cost” of a public improvement includes the cost of engineering, preliminary reports,
property valuations, estimates, plans, specifications, notices, legal services, acquisition of
land, consequential damages, easements, rights-of-way, construction, repair, supervision,
inspection, testing, notices and publication, interest during construction and for not more
than twelve months thereafter, and printing and sale of bonds.
e. “District” means a real estate improvement district as created in this chapter.
f. “Public improvement” includes the principal structures, works, component parts, and
accessories of the facilities or systems specified in section 358C.4.
g. “Repair” includes materials, labor, acts, operations, and services necessary for the
reconstruction, reconstruction by widening, or resurfacing of a public improvement.