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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15.296 BROWNFIELD SITE 1 2 DETERMINATION RISE FUNDS ELIGIBILITY. 1 3 The department, in consultation with the brownfield 1 4 redevelopment advisory council, at the request of an applicant 1 5 for revitalize Iowa's sound economy fund financing, shall 1 6 determine whether the site for which the applicant has applied 1 7 for revitalize Iowa's sound economy fund financing under 1 8 chapter 315 meets the definition of a brownfield site in 1 9 section 15.291. The department shall notify the state 1 10 transportation commission of its determination under this 1 11 section. The department, in consultation with the state 1 12 department of transportation, shall adopt rules for the 1 13 administration of this section. 1 14 Sec. 2. Section 315.1, Code 2001, is amended by adding the 1 15 following new subsections: 1 16 NEW SUBSECTION. 0A. "Brownfield site" means a site for 1 17 which brownfield redevelopment program assistance has been 1 18 awarded under section 15.292 or that meets the definition of a 1 19 brownfield site in section 15.291, as determined by the 1 20 department of economic development under section 15.296. 1 21 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. "Improving or maintaining highway 1 22 access" includes new highway construction as well as the 1 23 paving, resurfacing, or reconstruction of an existing highway 1 24 when the project being developed is a brownfield site. 1 25 Sec. 3. Section 315.11, subsection 2, Code 2001, is 1 26 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 27 NEW PARAGRAPH. h. A project that would result in the 1 28 development and use of a parcel of land that is a brownfield 1 29 site. 1 30 Sec. 4. Section 315.11, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 31 the following new subsection: 1 32 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. Applications for projects involving 1 33 the development of parcels of land that are brownfield sites 1 34 shall be treated in the same manner as applications for 1 35 projects pursuant to which a business is expanding as part of 2 1 the development. 2 2 EXPLANATION 2 3 This bill amends several provisions in Code chapter 315 2 4 relating to the revitalize Iowa's sound economy (RISE) fund. 2 5 The bill defines "improving or maintaining highway access", as 2 6 used in the Code chapter for purposes of determining 2 7 appropriate uses of the fund, as including new highway 2 8 construction as well as the paving, resurfacing, or 2 9 reconstruction of an existing highway when the project being 2 10 developed is a brownfield site. 2 11 The bill adds a factor to the list of factors to be given 2 12 special consideration by the state department of 2 13 transportation in ranking applications for RISE funds. The 2 14 factor added by the bill is a project's proposed development 2 15 and use of a parcel of land that is a brownfield site. The 2 16 bill also provides that, in the consideration of applications 2 17 for RISE funds, applications for projects involving the 2 18 development of parcels of land that meet the definition of a 2 19 brownfield site under section 15.291 shall be treated in the 2 20 same manner as applications for projects pursuant to which a 2 21 business is expanding as part of the development. 2 22 The bill also creates new Code section 15.296 directing the 2 23 department of economic development, in consultation with the 2 24 brownfield redevelopment advisory council, to determine 2 25 whether the site for which an applicant has applied for RISE 2 26 financing meets the definition of a brownfield site in Code 2 27 section 15.291. The department of economic development is to 2 28 make the determination at the request of the applicant for 2 29 RISE financing and is to notify the state transportation 2 30 commission of its determination. 2 31 Code section 15.291 currently defines a "brownfield site" 2 32 as an abandoned, idled, or underutilized industrial or 2 33 commercial facility where expansion or redevelopment is 2 34 complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. 2 35 A brownfield site includes property contiguous with the 3 1 property on which the individual or commercial facility is 3 2 located. A brownfield site does not include property which 3 3 has been placed or is proposed to be included on the national 3 4 priorities list established pursuant to the federal 3 5 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 3 6 Liability Act. 3 7 LSB 2694SS 79 3 8 nh/cls/14.1
Text: SF00323 Text: SF00325 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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