173.1 State fair authority.
The Iowa state fair authority is established as a public instrumentality of the state. The authority is not an agency of state government. However, the authority is considered a state agency and its employees state employees for the purposes of chapters 17A, 20, 91B, 97B, 509A, and 669. The authority is established to conduct an annual state fair and exposition on the Iowa state fairgrounds and to conduct other interim events consistent with its rules. The powers of the authority are vested in the Iowa state fair board. The Iowa state fair board consists of the following:
1. The governor of the state, the secretary of agriculture, and the president of the Iowa state university of science and technology or their qualified representatives.
2. Two district directors from each state fair board district to be elected at a convention as provided in section 173.4.
3. A president and vice president to be elected by the state fair board from the elected directors.
4. A treasurer to be elected by the board from the elected directors.
5. A secretary to be appointed by the board who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
[S13, §1657-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2873; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.1; 81 Acts, ch 67, §1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §625, 626; 87 Acts, ch 233, §225; 91 Acts, ch 248, §1, 2; 95 Acts, ch 13, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 29, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §22; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §130, 158
Referred to in §99D.13, 173.1A, 673.1
Structure Iowa Code
Section 173.1 - State fair authority.
Section 173.3 - Certification of state aid associations.
Section 173.4 - Voting power — election of district directors.
Section 173.4A - State fair board districts.
Section 173.5 - Duties of the convention.
Section 173.6 - Terms of office.
Section 173.8 - Compensation and expenses.
Section 173.10 - Salary of secretary.
Section 173.12 - Salary of treasurer.
Section 173.13 - Executive committee — meetings.
Section 173.14 - Functions of the board.
Section 173.14A - General corporate powers of the authority.
Section 173.14B - Bonds and notes.
Section 173.15 - Management of state fair.
Section 173.16 - Maintenance of state fair.
Section 173.19 - Examination of financial affairs.
Section 173.21 - Annual report to governor.
Section 173.22 - Iowa state fair foundation — foundation fund.
Section 173.22A - Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund.
Section 173.23 - Lien on property.
Section 173.24 - Exemption of state fair by the state’s purchasing procedures.