Senate File 560 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY BEALL, BOETTGER, BLACK, MULDER, ANGELO, HAHN, GASKILL, HATCH, FRAISE, RAGAN, SENG, RIELLY, APPEL, WARNSTADT, SCHMITZ, DOTZLER, BOLKCOM, and DANIELSON Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing appropriations to support establishing and 2 implementing a United States center for citizen diplomacy in 3 the state and providing an effective date. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2458SS 82 6 jp/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CENTER FOR CITIZEN DIPLOMACY. 1 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 3 state to the department of economic development for the 1 4 indicated fiscal years, the following amounts, or so much 1 5 thereof as is necessary, to be used to award a grant for the 1 6 costs of establishing and implementing a United States center 1 7 for citizen diplomacy in this state: 1 8 a. FY 2006=2007 .............................. $ 350,000 1 9 b. FY 2007=2008 .............................. $ 350,000 1 10 2. The amounts appropriated in this section shall be used 1 11 for a grant to a nonprofit organization which is exempt from 1 12 federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the 1 13 Internal Revenue Code, located in a county of this state with 1 14 a population of more than 300,000, and organized for the 1 15 purpose of promoting and expanding the opportunity for all 1 16 Americans to be citizen diplomats. Distribution of 1 17 appropriated grant moneys shall be subject to the organization 1 18 providing match funding from sources other than state 1 19 government of $4.50 for each grant dollar. The grant funding 1 20 shall be used to support all of the following: 1 21 a. Developing, pilot testing, and providing, in fall 2007, 1 22 the first annual national leadership training institute for 1 23 professionals and volunteers associated with organizations 1 24 that are involved with citizen diplomacy. 1 25 b. Conducting, in cooperation with business and higher 1 26 education leaders and representatives of federal agencies, a 1 27 national citizen diplomacy roundtable for business, education, 1 28 and government leaders in the fall of 2007 and 2008. 1 29 c. Developing, pilot testing, and implementing a 1 30 comprehensive electronic database and internet website of 1 31 citizen diplomacy opportunities in the United States. 1 32 d. Planning and sharing in the implementation of the 1 33 second national summit meeting on citizen diplomacy. 1 34 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 1 35 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 2 1 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 2 2 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until 2 3 the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 2 4 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 2 5 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 6 EXPLANATION 2 7 This bill provides appropriations to support locating and 2 8 implementing a United States center for citizen diplomacy in 2 9 the state. Appropriations are made from the general fund of 2 10 the state for FY 2006=2007 and FY 2007=2008 to the department 2 11 of economic development to award a grant for the cost of 2 12 establishing and implementing the center. 2 13 The bill requires funding from sources other than state 2 14 government of $4.50 for each grant dollar and designates the 2 15 programs and projects to receive support from the grant 2 16 funding. A nonreversion clause authorizes moneys remaining 2 17 unexpended at the close of a fiscal year to be carried forward 2 18 to the succeeding fiscal year. 2 19 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 2 20 LSB 2458SS 82 2 21 jp:rj/es/88