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House Journal: Page 1595: Tuesday, April 14, 1998

12   one of the four members shall be a representative of
13   an international labor organization and if an
14   enterprise zone is located in any city, a
15   representative, chosen by the city council, of each
16   such city may be a member of the commission.  A county
17   shall have only one enterprise zone commission to
18   review applications for incentives and assistance for
19   businesses located within or requesting to locate
20   within a certified enterprise zone designated pursuant
21   to section 15E.194, subsection 1.
22     Sec. ___.  Section 15E.195, Code Supplement 1997,
23   is amended by adding the following new subsection:
24     NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  A city with a population of
25   twenty-four thousand or more which designates an
26   enterprise zone pursuant to section 15E.194,
27   subsection 2, and in which an eligible enterprise zone
28   is certified shall establish an enterprise zone
29   commission to review applications from qualified
30   businesses located within or requesting to locate
31   within an enterprise zone to receive incentives or
32   assistance as provided in section 15E.196.  The
33   commission shall consist of nine members.  Six of
34   these members shall consist of one representative of
35   an international labor organization, one member with
36   economic development expertise chosen by the
37   department of economic development, one representative
38   of the city council, one member of the local community
39   college board of directors, one member of the city
40   planning and zoning commission, and one representative
41   of the local workforce development center.  These six
42   members shall select the remaining three members.  If
43   the enterprise zone consists of an area meeting the
44   requirements for eligibility for an urban enterprise
45   community under Title XIII of the federal Omnibus
46   Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, one of the
47   remaining three members shall be a representative of
48   that community.  If a city contiguous to the city
49   designating the enterprise zone is included in an
50   enterprise zone, a representative of the contiguous

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 1   city, chosen by the city council, shall be a member of
 2   the commission.  A city in which an eligible
 3   enterprise zone is certified shall have only one
 4   enterprise zone commission.  If a city has established
 5   an enterprise zone commission prior to the effective
 6   date of this Act, the city may petition to the
 7   department of economic development to change the
 8   structure of the existing commission.
 9     Sec. ___.  Section 15E.196, subsection 5, Code
10   Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows:
11     5.  The county or city for which an eligible

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