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Iowa Code § 28E.7 (2026)

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An agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall not relieve any public agency of any obligation or responsibility imposed upon it by law except that to the extent of actual and timely performance of the obligation or responsibility by a joint board or other legal or administrative entity created by an agreement made under this chapter, the performance may be offered in satisfaction of the public agency’s obligation or responsibility. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28E.7] 2025 Acts, ch 30, §9 Section amended

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2022 · leading case: EnviroGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn Cnty. Solid Waste Agency, 641 N.W.2d 776 (Iowa 2002).
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EnviroGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn Cnty. Solid Waste Agency, 641 N.W.2d 776 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 8× “Iowa Code § 28E.7. As we have pointed out, a city or county must comply with the public bidding laws only when the project at issue requires expenditures of city or county funds meeting or exceeding the statutory thresholds.”
Site A Landowners & Mahaska Cnty. v. South Cent. Reg'l Airport Agency, City of Pella, & City of Oskaloosa (Iowa 2022). · cites it 4× “The Cities point to Iowa Code section 28E.7, which says that while nothing in chapter 28E “shall relieve any public agency of any obligation or responsibility imposed upon it by law,” such obligations or responsibilities can be performed by a chapter 28E joint entity rather than…”
Shain v. Veneman, 278 F. Supp. 2d 1006 (S.D. Iowa 2003). · cites it 2× “The intergovernmental agreement was made pursuant to Chapter 28E of the Code of Iowa. The Court notes that Chapter 28E of the Iowa Code provides that "[n]o agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall relieve any public agency of any obligation or responsibility imposed upon it…”
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