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1 1 Amend House File 2508 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 8, and
1 3 inserting the following: "This section is intended to
1 4 preserve agricultural land for agricultural production
1 5 by preventing the unnecessary condemnation of
1 6 agricultural land for economic development purposes
1 7 without the consent of the owner and by preventing the
1 8 use of condemnation for private development purposes.
1 9 This section is not intended to prevent the
1 10 rehabilitation of blighted areas in highly commercial
1 11 or industrial areas within the corporate limits of a
1 12 city."
1 13 #2. Page 1, line 12, by inserting after the word
1 14 "condemnation." the following: "However, the eminent
1 15 domain authority provided in this chapter may be
1 16 exercised for the purpose of acquiring agricultural
1 17 land for industrial enterprise development without the
1 18 consent of the landowner if the economic development
1 19 board has approved the use of condemnation as provided
1 20 in section 15.104, subsection 9."
1 21 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 27, the
1 22 following:
1 23 "Sec. 100. Section 15.104, Code 1997, is amended
1 24 by adding the following new subsection:
1 25 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. Review all applications for
1 26 approval to exercise the eminent domain authority
1 27 granted under chapter 6A and determine whether the use
1 28 of the authority is necessary. The approval shall be
1 29 granted upon a finding of necessity by the board.
1 30 When making the determination, the board shall
1 31 consider all of the following:
1 32 a. The feasibility of alternatives to acquiring
1 33 the agricultural land other than by condemnation.
1 34 b. The public costs and benefits of locating the
1 35 enterprise on the agricultural land.
1 36 c. The existence of a willing seller at another
1 37 feasible location in the community.
1 38 d. The ability to adapt the industrial or
1 39 community economic development plans to avoid the use
1 40 of condemnation.
1 41 e. The existence of a specific industrial
1 42 enterprise to be located on the agricultural land.
1 43 The board may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
1 44 to implement this subsection."
1 45 #4. By striking page 2, line 30, through page 3,
1 46 line 2, and inserting the following: "requested by
1 47 the owner. This section is intended to preserve
1 48 agricultural land for agricultural production by
1 49 preventing the unnecessary condemnation of
1 50 agricultural land for economic development purposes
2 1 without the consent of the owner and by preventing the
2 2 use of condemnation for private development purposes.
2 3 This section is not intended to prevent the
2 4 rehabilitation of blighted areas in highly commercial
2 5 or industrial areas within the corporate limits of a
2 6 city."
2 7 #5. Page 4, line 5, by striking the word and
2 8 figure "and 4" and inserting the following: "4, and
2 9 100".
2 10 #6. By renumbering as necessary.
2 11
2 12
2 13
2 14 VANDE HOEF of Osceola
2 15 HF 2508.301 77
2 16 sc/cf/28
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