455B.244 - CONTRACTS. - Iowa Statutes

455B.244 CONTRACTS. The director may, in the name of the state, contract with any municipality concerning eligible projects, subject to the approval of the commission. The contract may include such provisions as may be agreed upon by the parties, and shall include, in substance, the following provisions: 1. An estimate of the reasonable cost of the project as determined by the director. 2. An agreement by the director to pay to the municipality, during the progress of construction or following completion of the construction as may be agreed upon by the parties, an amount as determined by appropriation of the general assembly. 3. An agreement by the municipality: a. To proceed expeditiously with, and complete, the project in accordance with plans approved pursuant to this part 3 of division III and pursuant to part 1 of this division III. b. To commence operation of the sewage treatment works on completion of the project, and not to discontinue operation or dispose of the sewage treatment works without the approval of the director. c. To operate and maintain the sewage treatment works in accordance with applicable provisions of part 1 of this division III and rules of the commission. d. To obtain approval of the director before applying for federal assistance for pollution abatement, in order to maximize the amounts of such assistance received or to be received for all projects in Iowa. e. To provide for the payment by the municipality of its share of the cost of the project. 4. A provision that, if federal assistance which was not included in the calculation of the state payment pursuant to subsection 2 becomes available to the municipality, the amount of the state payment shall be recalculated with the inclusion of the additional federal assistance and the municipality shall pay to the state the amount by which the state payment actually made exceeds the state payment determined by the recalculation.          Section History: Early Form [C71, § 455C.4; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 455B.70]          Section History: Recent Form C83, § 455B.244 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1899