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House Journal: Page 2055: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

 be equalized throughout the state, determined that a commercial
and industrial network of highways would benefit Iowa
transportation services, directed the commission to focus at
least part of their legislatively provided resources on the
commercial and industrial network, and directed that the
commission consider equalization of accessibility for economic
development as one of the factors in establishing its plan and
program priorities for the commercial and industrial network.
These actions recognize that interstate commerce and national
economic development are furthered and supported by the national
system of interstate and defense highways and the national
highway system, and that Iowa commerce and economic development
are supported by Iowa's commercial and industrial network of
highways.
2.  ACCESS IOWA HIGHWAY DESIGNATION.  The state department of
transportation shall designate portions of the commercial and
industrial network of highways as access Iowa highways and shall
expedite and accelerate development of access Iowa highways. 
When designating those portions of the commercial and industrial
network as access Iowa highways, the department shall consider
the direct and priority linkages between economic centers within
the state with populations of 20,000 or more and the enhancement
of intrastate mobility and Iowa regional accessibility and
national accessibility.
3.  REPORT.  The state department of transportation shall
provide a report to the general assembly by January 15, 1997,
designating which portions of the commercial and industrial
network of highways the department determines to be access Iowa
highways.  The department shall list the highway improvements
necessary to provide modern and safe four-lane highway service
on access Iowa highways.  The report shall include program
changes and options needed to enable the early, rapid,
expedited, and accelerated completion of the development of
access Iowa highways, including funding and other support
necessary to ensure the early completion of the construction of
the access Iowa highways.  
DIVISION IV
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  15E.175  PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
1.  The Iowa department of economic development shall establish
a physical infrastructure financial assistance program to
provide financial assistance for business or community physical
infrastructure development or redevelopment projects.  Physical
infrastructure projects that create the necessary infrastructure
for economic success throughout Iowa, that provide the
opportunity for the creation of quality, highwage jobs, and that
involve substantial capital investment may be eligible for
financial assistance under the program provided, however, that
the project could not be assisted through or eligible for
financial assistance from other existing private, local, or
state funds or programs.  Physical infrastructure development or
redevelopment projects include, but are not limited to, projects
involving any mode of transportation infrastructure, public
works and utilities such as sewer, water, power or
telecommunications, physical improvements which mitigate,
prevent or eliminate environmental contaminants, and any other
project deemed appropriate by the department.
2.  A physical infrastructure assistance fund is created within
the state treasury under the control of the Iowa department of
economic development.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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