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House Journal: Page 1594: Tuesday, April 14, 1998

12   containing a city whose boundaries extend into an
13   adjacent county may establish an enterprise zone in an
14   area of the city located in the adjacent county if the
15   adjacent county's board of supervisors adopts a
16   resolution approving the establishment of the
17   enterprise zone in the city and the two counties enter
18   into an agreement pursuant to chapter 28E regarding
19   the establishment of the enterprise zone.  A county
20   may establish more than one enterprise zone.
21     Sec. ___.  Section 15E.193, subsection 1, paragraph
22   b, Code Supplement 1997, is amended to read as
23   follows:
24     b.  Pays at least eighty percent of the cost of a
25   standard medical and dental insurance plan for all
26   full-time employees.  Provides all full-time
employees
27   with the option of choosing one of the following:
28     (1)  The business pays eighty percent of both of
29   the following:
30     (a)  The cost of a standard medical insurance plan.
31     (b)  The cost of a standard dental insurance plan
32   or an equivalent plan.
33     (2)  The business provides the employee with a
34   monetarily equivalent plan to the plan provided for in
35   subparagraph (1).
36     Sec. ___.  Section 15E.195, subsection 1, Code
37   Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows:
38     1.  A county which designates an enterprise zone
39   pursuant to section 15E.194, subsection 1, and in
40   which an eligible enterprise zone is certified shall
41   establish an enterprise zone commission to review
42   applications from qualified businesses located within
43   or requesting to locate within an enterprise zone
44   designated pursuant to section 15E.194, subsection 1,
45   to receive incentives or assistance as provided in
46   section 15E.196.  The commission shall consist of nine
47   members.  Five of these members shall consist of one
48   representative of the board of supervisors, one member
49   with economic development expertise chosen by the
50   department of economic development, one representative

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 1   of the county zoning board, one member of the local
 2   community college board of directors, and one
 3   representative of the local workforce development
 4   center.  These five members shall select the remaining
 5   four members.  If the enterprise zone consists of an
 6   area meeting the requirements for eligibility for an
 7   urban or rural enterprise community under Title XIII
 8   of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
 9   1993, one of the remaining four members shall be a
10   representative of that zone community.  However,
if
11   the enterprise zone qualifies under the city criteria,

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