Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF354: A BILL FOR An Act authorizing a negotiation for the purchase of certain land from the state of Minnesota by the state of Iowa, and including effective date provisions
Status: In committee, April 8, 2025
An Act authorizing a negotiation for the purchase of certain land from the state of Minnesota by the state of Iowa, and including effective date provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act authorizing a negotiation for the purchase of certain land from the state of Minnesota by the state of Iowa, and including effective date provisions.
From the introduced text, February 18, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act authorizing a negotiation for the purchase of certain land from the state of Minnesota by the state of Iowa, and including effective date provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1297XS (5) sc/ns S.F. Section 1. AUTHORIZATION ---- BORDER NEGOTIATION WITH MINNESOTA. 1. The governor shall appoint a resident of the state of Iowa, and the majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one member from their respective chambers of the general assembly, which three persons are hereby authorized to collectively negotiate on behalf of the state of Iowa with the state of Minnesota for the purchase of the following Minnesota counties: Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Martin, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston. 2. Any negotiated agreement under this section must include all of the following provisions: a. The title of record in the state of Minnesota to any lands, the jurisdiction of which is relinquished to the state of Iowa, shall be accepted as the record title by the courts of Iowa. b. Any pending suits or actions concerning lands relinquished to the state of Iowa may be prosecuted to final judgment in the state of Minnesota and such judgments shall be accorded full force and effect in Iowa. …
Sponsors
- Mike Bousselot (R, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Bousselot, Petersen, and Zumbach. S.J. 736 .
- : Referred to Appropriations. S.J. 720 .
- : Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Rozenboom. S.J. 328 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 295 .
Subjects: federal government, constitution of iowa, arbitration, congress, joint powers and authorities, state of iowa, real property, boundaries (property)
Common questions
- What is SF354?
- SF354 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act authorizing a negotiation for the purchase of certain land from the state of Minnesota by the state of Iowa, and including effective date provisions.
- What does SF354 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act authorizing a negotiation for the purchase of certain land from the state of Minnesota by the state of Iowa, and including effective date provisions.
- What is the status of SF354?
- In committee as of April 8, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Petersen, and Zumbach. S.J. 736 . (April 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF354?
- Mike Bousselot (R, 21).
- Where is the official record for SF354?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0354&ga=91
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