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1 1 Amend House File 686 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 2, by inserting before line 1, the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Sec. . Section 403.2, Code 2003, is amended by
1 5 adding the following new subsection:
1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. It is further found and
1 7 declared that there exists in this state inherent
1 8 limits on the ability of a single municipality to
1 9 effectively pursue economic growth; that the
1 10 allocation of costs related to pursuing economic
1 11 growth and resulting benefits accruing from economic
1 12 growth do not coincide with the boundaries of a single
1 13 municipality; that the inefficiency and waste
1 14 resulting from uncontrolled competition for economic
1 15 growth among municipalities is not in the public
1 16 interest; and that it is in the public interest to
1 17 encourage municipalities to join together and pursue
1 18 economic growth as a cooperative regional endeavor."
1 19 #2. Page 5, by inserting before line 20 the
1 20 following:
1 21 "Sec. . Section 403.5, Code 2003, is amended by
1 22 adding the following new subsection:
1 23 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. a. A municipality shall not
1 24 adopt an urban renewal plan on or after July 1, 2003,
1 25 or shall not adopt an amendment to an urban renewal
1 26 plan on or after July 1, 2003, unless the municipality
1 27 is within an economic development region approved by
1 28 the Iowa department of economic development. The
1 29 department shall approve an economic development
1 30 region for purposes of this subsection if it meets the
1 31 following criteria:
1 32 (1) The region consists of not less than three
1 33 contiguous counties.
1 34 (2) The region establishes a single, focused
1 35 economic development effort, approved by the
1 36 department, that shall include the development of a
1 37 regional economic development plan and regional
1 38 marketing strategies. Regional marketing strategies
1 39 must be focused on marketing the region collectively.
1 40 (3) The regional economic development plan
1 41 includes provisions for sharing the costs related to
1 42 pursuing economic growth agreed to by municipalities
1 43 within the region pursuant to an agreement under
1 44 chapter 28E.
1 45 (4) The regional economic development plan
1 46 includes provisions for sharing the revenues resulting
1 47 from economic growth agreed to by municipalities
1 48 within the region pursuant to an agreement under
1 49 chapter 28E.
1 50 b. The powers and duties exercised by the
2 1 department under this subsection are transferred to
2 2 the Iowa values board if such a board is created by an
2 3 enactment of the general assembly."
2 4 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
2 5
2 6
2 7
2 8 SHOULTZ of Black Hawk
2 9 HF 686.301 80
2 10 sc/cf
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