Iowa § 173.16 - 173.16 Maintenance of state fair.
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§ 173.16. 173.16 Maintenance of state fair.
1. All expenses incurred in maintaining the state fairgrounds and in conducting the annual fair on the state fairgrounds, including the compensation and expenses of the officers, members, and employees of the board, shall be recorded by the secretary and paid from the state fair receipts, unless a specific appropriation has been provided for that purpose. The board may request special capital improvement appropriations from the state and may request emergency funding from the executive council for natural disasters. The board may request that the department of transportation provide maintenance in accordance with section 307.24, subsection 5. 2. In order to efficiently administer facilities and events on the state fairgrounds, and to promote Iowa’s conservation ethic, the Iowa state fair board shall handle or dispose of waste generated on the state fairgrounds under supervision of the department of natural resources. [S13, §1657-i, -t; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2888; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.16] 87 Acts, ch 233, §231; 89 Acts, ch 311, §25; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §21; 2001 Acts, ch 7, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §36; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §27; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94 Thu Dec 11 18:44:11 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 173.16 (21, 0)
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