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H0145...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
BONDS - COUNTY - Amends existing law to provide that a county may issue
bonds for the purchase of public open-space land or easements for scenic
and recreational purposes.
02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03 Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
02/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-3-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger,
Ringo, Robison, Sellman, Smith, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
(Taylor)Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams,
Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Schaefer, Wood
Absent and excused -- Chase, Hadley, Kendell, Pischner, Sali
Dist. 15, Seat A, Vacant
Floor Sponsor - Jaquet, Kempton
Title apvd - to Senate
02/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 21-9-5
AYES--Andreason, Bunderson, Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis,
Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ipsen, Keough, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--Boatright, Branch, Cameron, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, King, Lee,
Sorensen
Absent and excused--Burtenshaw, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Twiggs
Floor Sponsor - Stennett
Title apvd - to House
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/15 Pres signed
03/16 To Governor
03/19 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 125
Effective: 03/19/99
H0145|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 145 BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO COUNTY BOND ISSUES; AMENDING SECTION 31-1903, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO- 3 VIDE THAT A COUNTY MAY ISSUE BONDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC OPEN-SPACE 4 LAND AND/OR EASEMENTS FOR SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES AND TO MAKE 5 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 31-1903, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 31-1903. BUILDING, ROAD,ANDBRIDGE , AIR NAVIGATION 10 AND OPEN-SPACE BONDS. When the interests of the county require it and 11 the board of commissioners of the county deem it for the public good to bond 12 the county to fund or refund the outstanding obligations or indebtedness of 13 the county or bond the county for the purpose of acquiring funds for purchas- 14 ing a site and erecting a courthouse and jail, a public auditorium or a jail 15 thereon, or for the construction or repair of roads or bridges, or to assist 16 any city or village in said county in constructing a free bridge over any nav- 17 igable stream within, or partly within, or adjoining, the limits of any such 18 city or village, or for purchasing, improving and equipping air navigation 19 facilities as defined in chapter 4, title 21, Idaho Code, which facilities may 20 be wholly or partly within or without the limits of such county, or wholly or 21 partly within or without the state of Idaho, or for purchasing public 22 open-space land and/or easements for scenic and recreational purposes, 23 or for any one (1) or more said purposes, and the indebtedness or 24 liability of the county that may be created by the bonding, funding or refund- 25 ing aforesaid, or in purchasing a site and erecting a courthouse and jail, a 26 public auditorium or a jail thereon, and for the construction or repair of 27 roads or bridges, or for assisting any city or village in the construction of 28 any such free bridge as aforesaid, or for purchasing, improving and equipping 29 air navigation facilities, or for purchasing public open-space land 30 and/or easements for scenic and recreational purposes, or for any one 31 (1) or more of said purposes, exceeds the income or revenue of 32 the county for that year, the board of commissioners may issue bonds of the 33 county as provided by sections 31-1901 and 31-1902, Idaho Code, and by the 34 "municipal bond law" of the state of Idaho: provided, that the issuance of 35 such bonds, except funding or refunding bonds, be first authorized by a vote 36 of two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified electors of the county, voting at an 37 election held, subject to the provisions of section 34-106, Idaho Code, for 38 that purpose, as hereinafter provided and as provided in the "municipal bond 39 law" and, provided, further, that before the board of county commissioners 40 shall issue any bonds to fund or refund the indebtedness of the county as in 41 the section provided, they shall deduct from the legal indebtedness of the 42 county, at the time of the issue of said bonds, the cash on hand in the county 43 treasury applicable to the discharge of said indebtedness, and may issue bonds 2 1 for the remainder of the indebtedness. 2 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 3 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 4 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS08329C1
The purpose of this legislation is to amend existing legislation to
allow counties to bond for purchasing public open-space land and/or
easements for scenic and recreational purposes. The issuance of such
bonds must first be authorized by a two-thirds vote of the qualified
electors on one of the four authorized election days as specified in
section 39-106.
EISCAL NOTE
Local qualified electors will vote to authorize the county to incur
the indebtedness. The fiscal impact will be locally controlled.
CONTACT: Representative Wendy Jaquet
332-1130
Representative Jim Kempton
332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE Bill No. H 145