{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-28e.18","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 28E.18","heading":"Shared use of facilities.","body":"Before proceeding to construct or purchase a facility as otherwise provided by law, a public agency shall inquire of other public agencies having facilities within the same general geographic area concerning the availability of all or part of those facilities for rent or sharing by agreement with the inquiring public agency. If there are no suitable facilities available for rent or sharing, the governing body of the public agency shall record its findings in its meeting minutes.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 28E - JOINT EXERCISE OF GOVERNMENTAL POWERS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/28E.18.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:00Z","sha256":"db37c852c6bb2b8c061ec0e50ee304a15cff4d7f9d5d1c512aa244b465f691eb","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-28e.17","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-28e.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}