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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15A.11 MAIN STREET ECONOMIC
1 2 INITIATIVE.
1 3 1. The department of economic development shall establish
1 4 a main street economic initiative for purposes of encouraging
1 5 business investment in rural communities that leads to
1 6 increased employment and increased personal income for people
1 7 in rural Iowa.
1 8 2. As part of the initiative, the department shall, as
1 9 much as possible, use and apply all of the following programs
1 10 and areas of emphasis to the benefit of rural communities and
1 11 enterprise zones designated pursuant to section 15E.194:
1 12 a. Value-added agriculture and the value-added
1 13 agricultural products and processes financial assistance
1 14 program established in section 15E.111.
1 15 b. The Iowa main street program.
1 16 c. Promotion of regional partnering and regional funding.
1 17 d. The community attraction and tourism program
1 18 established in section 15F.202.
1 19 e. The encouraged use of the cultural and entertainment
1 20 district certification program established by the department
1 21 of cultural affairs in section 303.3B.
1 22 f. The business assistance provisions of sections 15E.18,
1 23 15E.19, and 15E.20.
1 24 g. Increasing technology innovations.
1 25 h. The encouraged use of training and information through
1 26 the Iowa state university agricultural extension service.
1 27 i. The promotion of entrepreneurial education in public
1 28 and accredited nonpublic schools.
1 29 EXPLANATION
1 30 This bill creates a main street economic initiative.
1 31 The bill requires the department of economic development to
1 32 establish a main street economic initiative for purposes of
1 33 encouraging business investment in rural communities that
1 34 leads to increased employment and increased personal income
1 35 for people in rural Iowa. The bill provides that, as part of
2 1 the initiative, the department shall, as much as possible, use
2 2 and apply all of the following programs and areas of emphasis
2 3 to the benefit of rural communities and enterprise zones
2 4 designated under the enterprise zone program:
2 5 1. Value-added agriculture and the value-added
2 6 agricultural products and processes financial assistance
2 7 program.
2 8 2. The Iowa main street program.
2 9 3. Promotion of regional partnering and funding.
2 10 4. The community attraction and tourism program.
2 11 5. The encouraged use of the cultural and entertainment
2 12 district certification program established by the department
2 13 of cultural affairs.
2 14 6. Certain business assistance provisions conducted by the
2 15 department of economic development relating to business start-
2 16 ups, regulatory assistance, and site preparation for targeted
2 17 economic development.
2 18 7. Increasing technology innovations.
2 19 8. The encouraged use of training and information through
2 20 the Iowa state university agricultural extension service.
2 21 9. The promotion of entrepreneurial education in public
2 22 and accredited nonpublic schools.
2 23 LSB 6059HH 80
2 24 tm/pj/5
Text: HF02284 Text: HF02286 Text: HF02200 - HF02299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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