House Journal: Page 1148: Thursday, March 30, 2000
H-8494
1 Amend House File 2540 as follows:
2 1. Page 3, by inserting after line 12 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . Section 15E.192, Code 1999, is amended
5 by adding the following new subsection:
6 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. a city or county may create
7 an economic development enterprise zone as authorized
8 in this division, subject to certification by the
9 department of economic development, by designating up
10 to four square miles of the city or county for that
11 purpose. In order for an enterprise zone to be
12 certified pursuant to this subsection, an enterprise
13 zone shall meet the distress criteria provided in
14 section 15E.194, subsection 2A. Section 15E.194,
15 subsections 1 and 2, shall not apply to an enterprise
16 zone certified pursuant to this subsection."
17 2. Page 3, line 17, by striking the word "the"
18 and inserting the following: "the a county or city
19 may apply to the department for an area to be
20 certified as an enterprise zone pursuant to subsection
21 2a at any time prior to July 1, 2001. The".
22 3. Page 3, by inserting after line 20 the
23 following:
24 "Sec. . Section 15E.194, subsection 2,
25 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1999, is amended to read
26 as follows:
27 An enterprise zone may be designated by a city with
28 a population of twenty-four thousand or more which
29 meets at least two of the following criteria:
30 Sec. . Section 15E.194, Code 1999, is amended
31 by adding the following new subsection:
32 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. a city or county may
33 designate an area of up to four square miles to be an
34 enterprise zone if the area includes or is located
35 within one mile of at least three of the following:
36 a. a commercial service airport.
37 b. a barge terminal or a navigable waterway.
38 c. Entry to a rail line.
39 d. Entry to an interstate highway.
40 e. Entry to a commercial and industrial highway
41 network as identified pursuant to section 313.2A."
42 4. Page 4, line 26, by striking the words "county
43 or" and inserting the following: "county, or".
44 5. Page 4, line 27, by inserting after the word
45 "city," the following: "or subsection 2a upon request
46 by the county or city,".
47 6. Page 4, line 31, by inserting after the figure
48 "1," the following: "2A,".
49 7. Page 5, line 1, by inserting after the figure
50 "1," the following: "2A,".
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