Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 473A - Midwest Energy Compact

• Commission: means the natural resource commission. See Iowa Code 462A.2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Director: means the director of the department or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 462A.2
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Legislature: means the Iowa general assembly. See Iowa Code 462B.1
• Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
• year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1