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House Amendment 1923

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  1  1    Amend House File 751 as follows:
  1  2    #1.  Page 2, by inserting after line 32 the
  1  3 following:
  1  4    "1A.  In addition to the criteria listed in
  1  5 subsection 1, the department of economic development
  1  6 shall consider all of the following when making a
  1  7 determination of whether a business is a qualifying
  1  8 business:
  1  9    a.  Whether the wages, benefits, including health
  1 10 benefits, safety, and other attributes of the business
  1 11 would improve the quality of other existing regional
  1 12 or statewide cultural, recreational, entertainment,
  1 13 and educational activities or employment in the
  1 14 community.
  1 15    b.  The ability of the business to produce a long-
  1 16 term, tax-generating economic impact.
  1 17    c.  The investment of the city, county, or region
  1 18 in the business.
  1 19    d.  Other funding mechanisms.
  1 20    e.  The long-term economic viability of the
  1 21 business.
  1 22    f.  The extent to which the business has taken the
  1 23 following planning principles into consideration:
  1 24    (1)  Efficient and effective use of land resources
  1 25 and existing infrastructure by encouraging development
  1 26 in areas with existing infrastructure or capacity to
  1 27 avoid costly duplication of services and costly use of
  1 28 land.
  1 29    (2)  Provision for a variety of transportation
  1 30 choices, including pedestrian traffic.
  1 31    (3)  Maintenance of a unique sense of place by
  1 32 respecting local cultural and natural environmental
  1 33 features.
  1 34    (4)  Conservation of open space and farmland and
  1 35 preservation of critical environmental areas.
  1 36    (5)  Promotion of the safety, livability, and
  1 37 revitalization of existing urban and rural
  1 38 communities." 
  1 39 
  1 40 
  1 41                               
  1 42 FALLON of Polk
  1 43 HF 751.706 79
  1 44 tm/cls

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