Terms Used In Iowa Code 76.14

  • 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.
  • 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
 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “public bond or obligation” means any obligation issued by or on behalf of the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.