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Senate Study Bill 2022

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 15.108, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 Supplement 1997, is amended by adding the following new
  1  3 subparagraph:
  1  4    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (5)  Encourage cities, counties, local
  1  5 and regional government organizations, and local and regional
  1  6 economic development organizations to develop and implement
  1  7 comprehensive community and economic development plans.  In
  1  8 evaluating financial assistance applications, the department
  1  9 shall award supplementary credit to applications submitted by
  1 10 cities, counties, local and regional government organizations,
  1 11 and local and regional economic development organizations that
  1 12 have developed a comprehensive community and economic
  1 13 development plan.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 15.108, subsection 3, paragraph b,
  1 15 subparagraph (3), Code Supplement 1997, is amended to read as
  1 16 follows:
  1 17    (3)  Provide planning assistance to cities, other
  1 18 municipalities, counties, groups of adjacent communities,
  1 19 metropolitan local and regional areas, and official
  1 20 governmental planning agencies government organizations, and
  1 21 local and regional economic development organizations.
  1 22 Subject to the availability of funds for this purpose, the
  1 23 department may provide financial assistance to cities,
  1 24 counties, local and regional government organizations, and
  1 25 local and regional economic development organizations for the
  1 26 purpose of developing community and economic development
  1 27 plans.
  1 28    Sec. 3.  Section 15.282, Code 1997, is amended to read as
  1 29 follows:
  1 30    15.282  PURPOSE.
  1 31    The purpose of this part is to assist communities and rural
  1 32 areas of the state with their development and governmental
  1 33 responsibilities by providing low-interest and no-interest
  1 34 loans or grants for traditional infrastructure, new
  1 35 infrastructure, and housing, and their efforts relating to
  2  1 community, business, and economic development under the
  2  2 community builder program established in section 15.308.
  2  3    The department may also provide assistance for
  2  4 infrastructure assessment or planning efforts pursuant to
  2  5 rules established by the department.
  2  6    Sec. 4.  Section 15.286A, Code 1997, is amended to read as
  2  7 follows:
  2  8    15.286A  PLANNING.
  2  9    1.  The planning category contains projects that include
  2 10 but are not limited to planning efforts leading to completion
  2 11 of the community builder program established in section 15.308
  2 12 and for statewide or regional infrastructure assessment or
  2 13 planning.
  2 14    2.  A city, cluster of cities, county, group of counties,
  2 15 council of governments, or regional planning commission, or
  2 16 one of these entities on behalf of an unincorporated community
  2 17 or group of unincorporated communities, is eligible to apply
  2 18 for loans or grants from this category for planning efforts
  2 19 related to the community builder program.
  2 20    3. 2.  The department may issue requests for proposals for
  2 21 applications on a competitive basis or may negotiate with one
  2 22 or more public or private contractors for statewide or
  2 23 regional infrastructure assessment or planning.
  2 24    4. 3.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
  2 25 17A for administration of this category.
  2 26    Sec. 5.  Section 15.327, subsection 1, Code 1997, is
  2 27 amended to read as follows:
  2 28    1.  "Community" means a city, county, or entity established
  2 29 pursuant to chapter 28E that is a certified participant under
  2 30 section 15.308 or has established a comprehensive plan
  2 31 approved by the department.
  2 32    Sec. 6.  Section 15.308, Code 1997, is repealed.  
  2 33                           EXPLANATION
  2 34    This bill amends Code section 15.108 to require the
  2 35 department of economic development to encourage cities,
  3  1 counties, local and regional government organizations, and
  3  2 local and regional economic development organizations to
  3  3 develop and implement comprehensive community and economic
  3  4 development plans.  The bill provides that the department
  3  5 shall award supplementary credit to financial assistance
  3  6 applications submitted by cities, counties, local and regional
  3  7 government organizations, and local and regional economic
  3  8 development organizations that have developed comprehensive
  3  9 community and economic development plans.
  3 10    The bill repeals the community builder program in Code
  3 11 section 15.308 which is intended to encourage cities,
  3 12 counties, and unincorporated communities to implement planning
  3 13 efforts for community, business, and economic development.
  3 14 The bill makes conforming amendments related to the removal of
  3 15 the community builder program from the Code.  
  3 16 LSB 3313DP 77
  3 17 tm/jl/8.1
     

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