House Amendment 1486
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 868 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 59, by inserting after line 8 the
1 3 following:
1 4 <DIVISION XIV
1 5 IOWA GREAT PLACES
1 6 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 303.3C IOWA GREAT PLACES
1 7 PROGRAM.
1 8 1. a. The department of cultural affairs shall
1 9 establish and administer an Iowa great places program
1 10 for purposes of combining resources of state
1 11 government in an effort to showcase the unique and
1 12 authentic qualities of communities, regions,
1 13 neighborhoods, and districts that make such places
1 14 exceptional places to work and live. The department
1 15 of cultural affairs shall provide administrative
1 16 assistance to the Iowa great places board. The
1 17 department of cultural affairs shall coordinate the
1 18 efforts of the Iowa great places board with the
1 19 efforts of state agencies participating in the program
1 20 which shall include, but not be limited to, the
1 21 department of economic development, the Iowa finance
1 22 authority, the department of human rights, the
1 23 department of natural resources, the department of
1 24 transportation, and the department of workforce
1 25 development.
1 26 b. The program shall combine resources from state
1 27 government to capitalize on all of the following
1 28 aspects of the chosen Iowa great places:
1 29 (1) Arts and culture.
1 30 (2) Historic fabric.
1 31 (3) Architecture.
1 32 (4) Natural environment.
1 33 (5) Housing options.
1 34 (6) Amenities.
1 35 (7) Entrepreneurial incentive for business
1 36 development.
1 37 (8) Diversity.
1 38 c. Initially, three Iowa great places projects
1 39 shall be identified by the Iowa great places board.
1 40 Two years after the third project is identified by the
1 41 board, the board may identify additional Iowa great
1 42 places for participation under the program.
1 43 2. a. The Iowa great places board is established
1 44 consisting of twelve members. The board shall be
1 45 located for administrative purposes within the
1 46 department of cultural affairs and the director shall
1 47 provide office space, staff assistance, and necessary
1 48 supplies and equipment for the board. The director
1 49 shall budget moneys to pay the compensation and
1 50 expenses of the board. In performing its functions,
2 1 the board is performing a public function on behalf of
2 2 the state and is a public instrumentality of the
2 3 state.
2 4 b. The members of the board shall be appointed by
2 5 the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate.
2 6 At least four members shall be less than thirty years
2 7 old on the date the member is appointed by the
2 8 governor. The board shall include representatives of
2 9 cities and counties, local government officials,
2 10 cultural leaders, housing developers, business owners,
2 11 and parks officials.
2 12 c. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall be
2 13 elected by the board members from the membership of
2 14 the board. In the case of the absence or disability
2 15 of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the members
2 16 of the board shall elect a temporary chairperson by a
2 17 majority vote of those members who are present and
2 18 voting, provided a quorum is present.
2 19 d. Members of the board shall be appointed to
2 20 three=year staggered terms and the terms shall
2 21 commence and end as provided in section 69.19. If a
2 22 vacancy occurs, a successor shall be appointed in the
2 23 same manner and subject to the same qualifications as
2 24 the original appointment to serve the unexpired term.
2 25 e. A majority of the members of the board
2 26 constitutes a quorum.
2 27 f. A member of the board shall abstain from voting
2 28 on the provision of financial assistance to a project
2 29 which is located in the county in which the member of
2 30 the board resides.
2 31 g. The members of the board are entitled to
2 32 receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred
2 33 while engaged in the performance of official duties.
2 34 A board member may also be eligible to receive
2 35 compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
2 36 3. The board shall do all of the following:
2 37 a. Organize.
2 38 b. Identify three Iowa great places for purposes
2 39 of receiving a package of resources under the program.
2 40 c. Identify a combination of state resources which
2 41 can be provided to Iowa great places.>
2 42 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
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2 46 REICHERT of Muscatine
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2 50 MILLER of Webster
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3 4 BERRY of Black Hawk
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3 8 WINCKLER of Scott
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3 12 LENSING of Johnson
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3 16 SCHUELLER of Jackson
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3 20 FORD of Polk
3 21 HF 868.302 81
3 22 tm/cf/2839
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