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ID H0171

Bill

Status

Passed

4/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Local Government Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the scope of county-based or city-based intermodal commerce authorities to explicitly include utility services facilities among the types of facilities they may acquire, construct, maintain, and operate for land-based port operations.

  • Clarifies that intermodal authorities may develop water and sewer facilities but explicitly excludes facilities for electrical energy transmission, distribution, production, or broadband services.

  • Creates new Section 70-2214 requiring publication of resolutions authorizing revenue bonds one time in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality.

  • Establishes a 30-day contest period from publication date during which any interested person may file suit to challenge the legality of revenue bond proceedings; after expiration, bonds are conclusively presumed legal and courts lose authority to review.

  • Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding county-based or city-based intermodal commerce authority and to establish provisions regarding publication of proceedings and a contest period.

INTERMODAL COMMERCE AUTHORITY

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025 Session Law Chapter 217 Effective: 07/01/2025

4/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government and Taxation2/27/2025
Local Government2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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