28A.1 - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT.
28A.1 QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY
COMPACT.
The quad cities interstate metropolitan authority compact is
entered into and enacted into law with the state of Illinois if the
state of Illinois joins the compact, in the form substantially as
follows:
1. Article 1 -- Short title. This compact may be cited as
the "Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority Compact".
2. Article 2 -- Authorization. The states of Illinois and
Iowa authorize the creation of the quad cities interstate authority
to include the territories of Scott county in the state of Iowa and
Rock Island county in the state of Illinois.
3. Article 3 -- Purposes. The purposes of the authority are
to provide facilities and to foster cooperative efforts, all for the
development and public benefit of its territory. This compact shall
be liberally interpreted to carry out these purposes.
4. Article 4 -- Creation. The authority is created when the
secretary of state of Iowa certifies to the secretary of state of
Illinois that a majority of the electors of Scott county voting on
the proposition voted to approve creation of the authority and the
secretary of state of Illinois certifies to the secretary of state of
Iowa that a majority of the electors of Rock Island county voting on
the proposition voted to approve creation of the authority. A
referendum approving creation of the authority must be held before
January 1, 1993.
5. Article 5 -- Board members. The authority shall be
governed by a board of not more than sixteen members, one-half of
whom are residents of Rock Island county, Illinois, and one-half of
whom are residents of Scott county, Iowa. Iowa members shall be
chosen in the manner and for the terms fixed by the law of Iowa.
Illinois members shall be chosen in the manner and for the terms
fixed by the law of Illinois.
6. Article 6 -- Board officers. The board shall elect
annually from its members a chairperson, a vice chairperson, a
secretary, and other officers it determines necessary.
7. Article 7 -- Board operations. The board shall adopt
bylaws governing its meetings, fiscal year, election of officers, and
other matters of procedure and operation.
8. Article 8 -- Board expenses and compensation.
a. Members shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses
incurred while carrying out official duties.
b. Members shall be compensated as authorized by
substantially identical laws of the states of Illinois and Iowa.
9. Article 9 -- Employees.
a. The board shall hire an executive director, a treasurer,
and other employees it determines necessary and shall fix their
qualifications, duties, compensation, and terms of employment.
b. The executive director, treasurer, and other employees
shall have no pension benefits or rights of collective bargaining
other than those authorized by substantially identical laws of the
states of Iowa and Illinois.
10. Article 10 -- General powers. The authority has the
following general powers:
a. To sue and be sued.
b. To own, operate, manage, or lease facilities within the
territory of the authority. "Facility" means an airport, port,
wharf, dock, harbor, bridge, tunnel, terminal, industrial park, waste
disposal system, mass transit system, parking area, road,
recreational area, conservation area, or other project beneficial to
the territory of the authority as authorized by substantially
identical laws of the states of Iowa and Illinois, together with
related or incidental fixtures, equipment, improvements, and real or
personal property.
c. To fix and collect reasonable fees and charges for the use
of its facilities.
d. To own or lease interests in real or personal property.
e. To accept and receive money, services, property, and other
things of value.
f. To disburse funds for its lawful activities.
g. To enter into agreements with political subdivisions of
the state of Illinois or Iowa or with the United States.
h. To pledge or mortgage its property.
i. To perform other functions necessary or incidental to its
purposes and powers.
j. To exercise other powers conferred by substantially
identical laws of the states of Iowa and Illinois.
11. Article 11 -- Eminent domain.
a. The authority has the power to acquire real property by
eminent domain.
b. Property in the state of Iowa shall be acquired under the
laws of the state of Iowa. Property in the state of Illinois shall
be acquired under the laws of the state of Illinois.
12. Article 12 -- Indebtedness.
a. The authority may incur indebtedness subject to debt
limits imposed by substantially identical laws of the states of
Illinois and Iowa.
b. Indebtedness of the authority shall not be secured by the
full faith and credit or the tax revenues of the state of Iowa or
Illinois, or a political subdivision of the state of Iowa or Illinois
other than the authority or as otherwise authorized by substantially
identical laws of the states of Iowa and Illinois.
c. Bonds shall be issued only under terms authorized by
substantially identical laws of the states of Illinois and Iowa.
13. Article 13 -- Taxes.
a. The authority shall have no independent power to tax.
b. A political subdivision of the state of Iowa or Illinois
shall not impose taxes to fund the authority or any of the
authority's projects except as specifically authorized by
substantially identical laws of the states of Illinois and Iowa.
14. Article 14 -- Reports. The authority shall report
annually to the governors and legislatures of the states of Iowa and
Illinois concerning its facilities, activities, and finances and may
make recommendations for state legislation.
15. Article 15 -- Penalties. The states of Illinois and Iowa
may provide by substantially identical laws for the enforcement of
the ordinances of the authority and for penalties for the violation
of those ordinances.
16. Article 16 -- Substantially identical laws.
Substantially identical laws of the states of Iowa and Illinois which
are in effect before the authority is created shall apply unless the
laws are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this
compact. A question of whether the laws of the states of Iowa and
Illinois are substantially identical may be determined and enforced
by a federal district court.
17. Article 17 -- Dissolution. The authority may be
dissolved by independent action of a political subdivision of the
state of Iowa or the state of Iowa as authorized by law of the state
of Iowa or by independent action of a political subdivision of the
state of Illinois or the state of Illinois as authorized by law of
the state of Illinois.
18. Article 18 -- Subject to laws and constitutions. This
compact, the enabling laws of the states of Iowa and Illinois, and
the authority are subject to the laws and Constitution of the United
States and the Constitutions of the states of Illinois and Iowa.
19. Article 19 -- Consent of Congress. The attorneys general
of the states of Iowa and Illinois shall jointly seek the consent of
the Congress of the United States to enter into or implement this
compact if either of them believes the consent of the Congress of the
United States is necessary.
20. Article 20 -- Binding effect. This compact and
substantially identical enabling laws are binding on the states of
Illinois and Iowa to the full extent allowed without the consent of
Congress. If the consent of Congress is necessary, this compact and
substantially identical enabling laws are binding on the states of
Iowa and Illinois to the full extent when consent is obtained.
21. Article 21 -- Signing. This compact shall be signed in
duplicate by the speakers of the houses of representatives of the
states of Illinois and Iowa. One signed copy shall be filed with the
secretary of state of Iowa and the other with the secretary of state
of Illinois. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 213, § 1
CS89, § 330B.1
C93, § 28A.1
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
Referred to in § 28A.3, 28A.26