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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 15E.192, Code 1999, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. A city or county may create an 1 4 economic development enterprise zone as authorized in this 1 5 division, subject to certification by the department of 1 6 economic development, by designating up to four square miles 1 7 of the city or county for that purpose. In order for an 1 8 enterprise zone to be certified pursuant to this subsection, 1 9 an enterprise zone shall meet the distress criteria provided 1 10 in section 15E.194, subsection 2A. Section 15E.194, 1 11 subsections 1 and 2, shall not apply to an enterprise zone 1 12 certified pursuant to this subsection. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 15E.192, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 1 14 amended to read as follows: 1 15 3. A county or city may apply to the department for an 1 16 area to be certified as an enterprise zone at any time prior 1 17 to July 1, 2000. However,thea county or city may apply to 1 18 the department for an area to be certified as an enterprise 1 19 zone pursuant to subsection 2A at any time prior to July 1, 1 20 2001. The total amount of land designated as enterprise zones 1 21 under subsections 1 and 2 shall not exceed in the aggregate 1 22 one percent of the total county area. 1 23 Sec. 3. Section 15E.194, subsection 2, unnumbered 1 24 paragraph 1, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 25 An enterprise zone may be designated by a city with a 1 26 population of twenty-four thousand or more which meets at 1 27 least two of the following criteria: 1 28 Sec. 4. Section 15E.194, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 29 the following new subsection: 1 30 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. A city or county may designate an 1 31 area of up to four square miles to be an enterprise zone if 1 32 the area includes or is located within one mile of at least 1 33 three of the following: 1 34 a. A commercial service airport. 1 35 b. A barge terminal or a navigable waterway. 2 1 c. Entry to a rail line. 2 2 d. Entry to an interstate highway. 2 3 e. Entry to a commercial and industrial highway network as 2 4 identified pursuant to section 313.2A. 2 5 Sec. 5. Section 15E.194, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 2 6 amended to read as follows: 2 7 3. The department of economic development shall certify 2 8 eligible enterprise zones that meet the requirements of 2 9 subsection 1 upon request by the county,orsubsection 2 upon 2 10 request by the city, or subsection 2A upon request by the 2 11 county or city, as applicable. 2 12 Sec. 6. Section 15E.195, subsections 1 and 2, Code 1999, 2 13 are amended to read as follows: 2 14 1. A county which designates an enterprise zone pursuant 2 15 to section 15E.194, subsection 1 or 2A, and in which an 2 16 eligible enterprise zone is certified shall establish an 2 17 enterprise zone commission to review applications from 2 18 qualified businesses located within or requesting to locate 2 19 within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to section 2 20 15E.194, subsection 1 or 2A, to receive incentives or 2 21 assistance as provided in section 15E.196. The enterprise 2 22 zone commission shall also review applications from qualified 2 23 housing businesses requesting to receive incentives or 2 24 assistance as provided in section 15E.193B. The commission 2 25 shall consist of nine members. Five of these members shall 2 26 consist of one representative of the board of supervisors, one 2 27 member with economic development expertise chosen by the 2 28 department of economic development, one representative of the 2 29 county zoning board, one member of the local community college 2 30 board of directors, and one representative of the local 2 31 workforce development center. These five members shall select 2 32 the remaining four members. If the enterprise zone consists 2 33 of an area meeting the requirements for eligibility for an 2 34 urban or rural enterprise community under Title XIII of the 2 35 federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, one of the 3 1 remaining four members shall be a representative of that 3 2 community. A county shall have only one enterprise zone 3 3 commission to review applications for incentives and 3 4 assistance for businesses located within or requesting to 3 5 locate within a certified enterprise zone designated pursuant 3 6 to section 15E.194, subsection 1 or 2A. 3 7 2. A citywith a population of twenty-four thousand or3 8morewhich designates an enterprise zone pursuant to section 3 9 15E.194, subsection 2 or 2A, and in which an eligible 3 10 enterprise zone is certified shall establish an enterprise 3 11 zone commission to review applications from qualified 3 12 businesses located within or requesting to locate within an 3 13 enterprise zone to receive incentives or assistance as 3 14 provided in section 15E.196. The commission shall consist of 3 15 nine members. Six of these members shall consist of one 3 16 representative of an international labor organization, one 3 17 member with economic development expertise chosen by the 3 18 department of economic development, one representative of the 3 19 city council, one member of the local community college board 3 20 of directors, one member of the city planning and zoning 3 21 commission, and one representative of the local workforce 3 22 development center. These six members shall select the 3 23 remaining three members. If the enterprise zone consists of 3 24 an area meeting the requirements for eligibility for an urban 3 25 enterprise community under Title XIII of the federal Omnibus 3 26 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, one of the remaining three 3 27 members shall be a representative of that community. If a 3 28 city contiguous to the city designating the enterprise zone is 3 29 included in an enterprise zone, a representative of the 3 30 contiguous city, chosen by the city council, shall be a member 3 31 of the commission. A city in which an eligible enterprise 3 32 zone is certified shall have only one enterprise zone 3 33 commission. If a city has established an enterprise zone 3 34 commission prior to the effective date of this Act, the city 3 35 may petition to the department of economic development to 4 1 change the structure of the existing commission. 4 2 EXPLANATION 4 3 This bill allows the creation of a new type of enterprise 4 4 zone within the economic development enterprise zone program 4 5 administered by the department of economic development. 4 6 The bill provides that any city or county in the state may 4 7 create an enterprise zone, subject to certification by the 4 8 department, by designating up to four square miles of the city 4 9 or county for that purpose. In order to be certified, the 4 10 area must include or be located within one mile of three of 4 11 the following: a commercial service airport, a barge terminal 4 12 or a navigable waterway, entry to a rail line, entry to an 4 13 interstate highway, or entry to a commercial and industrial 4 14 highway network. 4 15 The bill provides that applications for the new type of 4 16 enterprise zone may only be filed prior to July 1, 2001. 4 17 Applications for all other types of enterprise zones must be 4 18 filed prior to July 1, 2000. 4 19 LSB 5174HH 78 4 20 tm/cls/14
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