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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 576 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO THE ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE 1 5 DATE PROVISIONS. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. Section 15E.192, subsection 3, paragraphs a and 1 10 b, Code 2003, are amended to read as follows: 1 11 a. A county or city which meets the distress criteria 1 12 provided in section 15E.194, Code 2001, may apply to the 1 13 department for an area to be certified as an enterprise zone 1 14 at any time prior toJulyDecember 1, 2003. However, the 1 15 total amount of land designated as enterprise zones under 1 16 subsections 1 and 2, and any other enterprise zones certified 1 17 by the department, excluding those approved pursuant to 1 18 section 15E.194, subsection 4, shall not exceed in the 1 19 aggregate one percent of the total county area. 1 20 b. An enterprise zone certified by the department pursuant 1 21 to subsection 2 shallnot be decertified oronly be amended if 1 22 the amendment consists of an area being added to the 1 23 enterprise zone and the added area meets the criteria of 1 24 section 15E.194, subsection 2. An enterprise zone certified 1 25 by the department pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 may be 1 26 decertified; however, if a subsequent enterprise zone is 1 27 designated, the expiration date of the subsequent enterprise 1 28 zone shall be the same as the expiration date of the 1 29 decertified enterprise zone. A portion of a certified 1 30 enterprise zone may be decertified, provided that the 1 31 remaining portion of the certified enterprise zone meets the 1 32 distress criteria provided in section 15E.194. 1 33 Sec. 2. Section 15E.193, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 34 the following new subsection: 1 35 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. If a business that is approved to 2 1 receive incentives or assistance provided under section 2 2 15E.196 experiences a layoff within the state or closes any of 2 3 its facilities within the state prior to receiving the 2 4 incentives and assistance, the department may reduce or 2 5 eliminate all or a portion of the incentives and assistance. 2 6 If a business has received incentives or assistance under 2 7 section 15E.196 and experiences a layoff within the state or 2 8 closes any of its facilities within the state after receiving 2 9 the incentives and assistance, the business may be subject to 2 10 repayment of all or a portion of the incentives and assistance 2 11 that it has received. 2 12 Sec. 3. Section 15E.193B, subsection 3, Code 2003, is 2 13 amended to read as follows: 2 14 3. The single-family homes and dwelling units which are 2 15 rehabilitated or constructed by the eligible housing business 2 16 shallbe modest homes or units but shallinclude the necessary 2 17 amenities. When completed and made available for occupancy, 2 18 the single-family homes and dwelling units shall meet the 2 19 United States department of housing and urban development's 2 20 housing quality standards and local safety standards. 2 21 Sec. 4. Section 15E.193C, subsection 5, Code 2003, is 2 22 amended to read as follows: 2 23 5. Prior toapplying forreceiving assistance under this 2 24 section, an eligible development business shall enter into an 2 25 agreement with at least one business for purposes of locating 2 26 the business in all or a portion of the building space for a 2 27 period of at least five years. Nonretail businesses locating 2 28 in a building space must create at least ten full-time 2 29 positions,and meet the criteria provided in section 15E.193, 2 30 subsection 1, paragraphs "a", "b", and "c", and not share2 31common ownership or common management with the development2 32business. If a nonretail business locating in a building 2 33 space occupies ninety percent or less of the building space, 2 34 the nonretail business shall not share common ownership or 2 35 common management with the development business. A 3 1 development business shall receive a pro rata share of the 3 2 total incentives and assistance available to the development 3 3 business based on the percentage of the building that is 3 4 leased to nonretail businesses. The department shall 3 5 determine the procedure for issuing the incentives and 3 6 assistance on a pro rata basis. 3 7 Sec. 5. 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1145, section 7, is 3 8 amended to read as follows: 3 9 SEC. 7. Section 15E.192, subsection43, paragraph a, Code 3 10 2003, is amended by striking the paragraph. 3 11 Sec. 6. 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1145, section 10, 3 12 subsection 2, is amended to read as follows: 3 13 2. Section 7 of this Act, striking section 15E.192, 3 14 subsection43, paragraph "a", Code 2003, takes effectJuly3 15 December 1, 2003. 3 16 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 1, 5, and 6 of this Act, 3 17 amending section 15E.192 and 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1145, 3 18 being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon 3 19 enactment. 3 20 3 21 3 22 3 23 CHRISTOPHER C. RANTS 3 24 Speaker of the House 3 25 3 26 3 27 3 28 MARY E. KRAMER 3 29 President of the Senate 3 30 3 31 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 3 32 is known as House File 576, Eightieth General Assembly. 3 33 3 34 3 35 4 1 MARGARET THOMSON 4 2 Chief Clerk of the House 4 3 Approved , 2003 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 THOMAS J. VILSACK 4 8 Governor
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