Title I, STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)

Action of the board of a legislative character, including the adoption of regulations, shall be in the form of an ordinance, and after adoption shall be filed with the secretary and shall be made a matter of public record in the office of the authority. Other action of the board …

The board shall provide for the safekeeping of its permanent records and for the recording of the corporate action of the authority. The board shall keep a true and accurate account of its receipts and an annual audit shall be made of its books, records, and accounts by state or …

The board may change the name of the authority by ordinance. A certified copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the appropriate state office and the county recorder or equivalent county officer of each county in which the authority or part of the authority is located. The name…

Annually, the board shall prepare and adopt a budget and provide appropriations as follows: 1. The budget shall show the amount required for each class of proposed expenditures, a comparison of the amounts proposed to be expended with the amounts expended for like purposes for th…

1. If an authority is established as provided in section 28A.6 and after approval of a referendum by a simple majority of votes cast in each metropolitan area in favor of the sales and services tax, the governing board of a county in this state within a metropolitan area which is…

1. a. The bonds issued by the board pursuant to this subchapter shall be authorized by resolution of the board and shall be either term or serial bonds, shall bear the date, mature at the time, not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest at the rate, not …

Existing jurisdictions, including those involving airports, mass transit, river bridges, waste disposal systems, and intermodal water ports within their jurisdictional boundaries, are protected from incorporation by the authority and shall not be incorporated in the authority exc…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority Act” . 91 Acts, ch 198, §1 CS91, §330B.2 C93, §28A.2 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121

The authority may apply for and receive a grant or loan of moneys or other financial aid from the state or federal government or from any state or federal agency, department, bureau, or board, necessary or useful for the undertaking, performance, or execution of any of its corpor…

1. Any county, city, commission, authority, or person may sell, lease, lend, grant, or convey to the authority, a facility or any part of a facility, or any interest in real or personal property which may be used by an authority in the construction, improvement, maintenance, leas…

Moneys of an authority shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority who shall not commingle the moneys with any other moneys, but shall deposit them in a separate account or accounts. Moneys in the accounts shall be paid out on check of the treasurer on requisition of the chai…

All contracts entered into by an authority for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of metropolitan facilities shall be entered into pursuant to and shall comply with applicable state laws. However, if an authority determines an emergency exists, it may enter into co…

Since an authority is performing essential governmental functions, an authority is not required to pay any taxes or assessments of any kind or nature upon any property required or used by it for its purposes, or any rates, fees, rentals, receipts, or incomes at any time received …

1. The authority shall be dissolved only by a majority vote in a referendum undertaken in a manner similar to the referendum provided for in section 28A.6 . The board shall call, upon its own motion, by petition of the eligible electors as provided in section 28A.5 , or by action…

The provisions of this subchapter II are subject to all of the provisions of the quad cities interstate metropolitan authority compact provided for in section 28A.1 . 91 Acts, ch 198, §25 CS91, §330B.26 C93, §28A.26 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121

1. This subchapter is enabling legislation for the quad cities interstate metropolitan authority compact, a compact entered into by the states of Illinois and Iowa as provided in section 28A.1 . 2. The authority shall engage in operations and services that can best be conducted o…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Authority” means the quad cities interstate metropolitan authority created as provided in this subchapter . 2. “Board” means the board of commissioners of the authority. 3. “Cost” of any project for a metropolit…

1. Upon petition of eligible electors of a metropolitan area equal in number to at least ten percent of the persons who voted in the last general election held in the metropolitan area for the office of president of the United States or governor, the governing body of the county …

1. Upon receipt of the resolution, the county commissioner of elections shall place the proposition on the ballot of a special election but not at a general election, called by the governing body of the metropolitan area. At the election, the proposition shall be submitted in sub…

1. The authority established under this subchapter shall be governed by a board of commissioners appointed as provided in subsection 2 . The appointment of the commissioners shall be made in writing and shall indicate the legal residence of the appointee. 2. The board of commissi…

1. All initial appointments of commissioners shall be made within thirty days after the establishment of the authority. The authority is considered established when the proposition is approved by the voters under section 28A.6 . Each appointment shall be in writing and a certific…

1. The board of commissioners may exercise all of its legislative and executive powers granted under this subchapter . Within thirty days after the appointment of the initial commissioners, the board shall meet and elect a chairperson from among its members for a term of one year…