House Amendment 1552
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend the amendment, H=1550, to the Senate
1 2 amendment, H=1544, to House File 809, as amended,
1 3 passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 4 #1. By striking page 1, line 8, through page 5,
1 5 line 32, and inserting the following:
1 6 <<Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15E.315 REGULATORY
1 7 EFFICIENCY COMMISSION.
1 8 1. A regulatory efficiency commission is
1 9 established for purposes of identifying unneeded,
1 10 outdated, or ineffective regulations, fines, and fees
1 11 that hinder business development or efficient
1 12 governmental operation relative to business
1 13 development activities. The commission shall also
1 14 develop methods for streamlining business access to
1 15 regulatory information. The commission shall maintain
1 16 an ongoing process for inviting, receiving, and
1 17 considering suggestions from the public, business
1 18 owners, employees, and others for regulatory changes.
1 19 Commission staffing shall be provided by the
1 20 department.
1 21 2. The commission shall consist of ten voting
1 22 members appointed by the governor and four ex officio
1 23 members. Members appointed by the governor are
1 24 subject to confirmation by the senate and shall serve
1 25 three=year staggered terms as designated by the
1 26 governor beginning and ending as provided in section
1 27 69.19. A vacancy in membership shall be filled in the
1 28 same manner as the original appointment. The members
1 29 shall serve without compensation, but shall be
1 30 reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred
1 31 in the performance of official duties as a member.
1 32 The members of the commission shall select a
1 33 chairperson and any other officers deemed by the
1 34 commission to be necessary from their membership. The
1 35 commission shall meet at least quarterly but may meet
1 36 as often as necessary. Meetings shall be set by a
1 37 majority of the commission or upon the call of the
1 38 chairperson. A majority of the commission members
1 39 shall constitute a quorum.
1 40 a. The ten voting members shall consist of the
1 41 following:
1 42 (1) Two members shall be economic development
1 43 representatives from two different chambers of
1 44 commerce. One shall be from a metropolitan area with
1 45 more than fifty thousand people and one shall be from
1 46 a metropolitan area with fifty thousand people or
1 47 less.
1 48 (2) Two members representing agricultural
1 49 interests, at least one of whom is involved in
1 50 marketing farm products directly to consumers or
2 1 businesses.
2 2 (3) One member representing the Iowa association
2 3 of business and industry.
2 4 (4) One member representing commercial=based
2 5 businesses.
2 6 (5) One member representing manufacturing=based
2 7 businesses.
2 8 (6) One member representing an environmental
2 9 organization.
2 10 (7) One member representing labor interests.
2 11 (8) One member representing consumer advocacy
2 12 organizations.
2 13 b. The four ex officio members shall be members of
2 14 the general assembly. Two members shall be from the
2 15 senate and two members shall be from the house of
2 16 representatives, with not more than one member from
2 17 each chamber being from the same political party. The
2 18 two senators shall be designated by the president of
2 19 the senate after consultation with the majority and
2 20 minority leaders of the senate. The two
2 21 representatives shall be designated by the speaker of
2 22 the house of representatives after consultation with
2 23 the majority and minority leaders of the house of
2 24 representatives. Legislative members shall serve in
2 25 an ex officio, nonvoting capacity.
2 26 3. The commission shall submit a written report
2 27 annually by December 15 to the governor and the
2 28 general assembly. The report shall include the
2 29 findings and legislative recommendations of the
2 30 commission. The report shall be distributed by the
2 31 secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the
2 32 house of representatives to the chairpersons and
2 33 members of the administrative rules review committee
2 34 and to the standing committees in the senate and the
2 35 house of representatives that deal with economic
2 36 development and economic growth.
2 37 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 15E.316 REGULATORY
2 38 OMBUDSMAN OFFICE.
2 39 The department shall establish a regulatory
2 40 ombudsman office for purposes of assisting businesses
2 41 with regulatory issues. The office shall assist
2 42 businesses with state program and regulatory
2 43 applications, direct businesses to proper entities for
2 44 specialized assistance, and provide businesses with
2 45 general information regarding programs and regulatory
2 46 issues.
2 47 Sec. 3. Section 260C.18A, subsection 2, paragraph
2 48 b, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows:
2 49 b. Projects in which an agreement between a
2 50 community college and a business meet all the
3 1 requirements of the Iowa jobs training Act under
3 2 chapter 260F. However, projects funded by moneys
3 3 provided by a local workforce training and economic
3 4 development fund of a community college are not
3 5 subject to the maximum advance or award limitations
3 6 contained in section 260F.6, subsection 2, or the
3 7 allocation limitations contained in section 260F.8,
3 8 subsection 1.
3 9 Sec. 4. Section 260C.18A, subsection 2, Code 2005,
3 10 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
3 11 NEW PARAGRAPH. f. Training and retraining
3 12 programs for targeted industries as authorized in
3 13 section 15.343, subsection 2, paragraph "a".
3 14 Sec. 5. Section 260C.18A, subsection 5, Code 2005,
3 15 is amended by striking the subsection.
3 16 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 303.3B CULTURAL AND
3 17 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS.
3 18 1. The department of cultural affairs shall
3 19 establish and administer a cultural and entertainment
3 20 district certification program. The program shall
3 21 encourage the growth of communities through the
3 22 development of areas within a city for public and
3 23 private uses related to cultural and entertainment
3 24 purposes.
3 25 2. A city may create and designate a cultural and
3 26 entertainment district subject to certification by the
3 27 department of cultural affairs, in consultation with
3 28 the department of economic development. A cultural
3 29 and entertainment district is encouraged to
3 30 incorporate historic buildings within the district and
3 31 must incorporate the planning principles listed in
3 32 section 15F.203, subsection 3, paragraph "g". A
3 33 cultural and entertainment district certification
3 34 shall remain in effect for ten years following the
3 35 date of certification. Two or more cities may apply
3 36 jointly for certification of a district that extends
3 37 across a common boundary. Through the adoption of
3 38 administrative rules, the department of cultural
3 39 affairs shall develop a certification application for
3 40 use in the certification process.
3 41 3. The department of cultural affairs shall
3 42 encourage development projects and activities located
3 43 in certified cultural and entertainment districts
3 44 through incentives under cultural grant programs
3 45 pursuant to section 303.3, chapter 303A, and any other
3 46 grant programs.
3 47 4. A city may form a cultural and entertainment
3 48 district administrative committee for purposes of
3 49 administering and fostering activities in the
3 50 district. At least half of the committee membership
4 1 must include members who are younger than thirty=five
4 2 years of age at the time of appointment to the
4 3 committee.
4 4 5. The department shall establish and administer a
4 5 cultural and entertainment district events program for
4 6 purposes of providing financial assistance for
4 7 cultural and entertainment events located in cultural
4 8 and entertainment districts certified pursuant to this
4 9 section. Financial assistance under the program shall
4 10 take the form of grants.
4 11 Sec. 7. Section 404A.4, subsection 4, Code 2005,
4 12 is amended to read as follows:
4 13 4. The For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005,
4 14 the total amount of tax credits that may be approved
4 15 for the fiscal year under this chapter shall not
4 16 exceed twenty million dollars. For the fiscal year
4 17 beginning July 1, 2006, and every fiscal year
4 18 thereafter, the total amount of tax credits that may
4 19 be approved for a fiscal year under this chapter shall
4 20 not exceed two million four hundred thousand dollars.
4 21 For the fiscal years year beginning July 1, 2005, and
4 22 July 1, 2006, an additional five hundred thousand
4 23 dollars of tax credits may be approved each fiscal
4 24 year for purposes of projects located in cultural and
4 25 entertainment districts certified pursuant to section
4 26 303.3B. Any of the additional tax credits allocated
4 27 for projects located in certified cultural and
4 28 entertainment districts that are not approved during a
4 29 fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding
4 30 fiscal year. The department of cultural affairs shall
4 31 establish by rule the procedures for the application,
4 32 review, selection, and awarding of certifications of
4 33 completion. The departments of economic development,
4 34 cultural affairs, and revenue shall each adopt rules
4 35 to jointly administer this subsection and shall
4 36 provide by rule for the method to be used to determine
4 37 for which fiscal year the tax credits are available.
4 38 Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS.
4 39 1. MAIN STREET PROGRAM.
4 40 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and
4 41 ending June 30, 2006, there is appropriated from the
4 42 general fund of the state to the department of
4 43 cultural affairs one million dollars for purposes of
4 44 the main street program.
4 45 b. The department of economic development shall
4 46 transfer the administrative duties of the main street
4 47 program to the department of cultural affairs. The
4 48 department of cultural affairs shall adopt rules
4 49 pursuant to chapter 17A for purposes of administering
4 50 the program. The department of cultural affairs shall
5 1 make the program available to cities of any size in
5 2 the state. Any approved project or activity
5 3 originally approved by the department of economic
5 4 development under the main street program remains
5 5 valid. The transfer of administrative duties to the
5 6 department of cultural affairs shall not constitute
5 7 grounds for recision or modification of main street
5 8 program contracts entered into with the department of
5 9 economic development.
5 10 2. CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT EVENTS
5 11 PROGRAM. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005,
5 12 and ending June 30, 2006, there is appropriated from
5 13 the general fund of the state to the department of
5 14 economic development one million dollars for purposes
5 15 of administering section 15E.321.
5 16 3. WORKFORCE TRAINING. For the fiscal year
5 17 beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006,
5 18 there is appropriated from the general fund of the
5 19 state to the department of economic development
5 20 fourteen million dollars for deposit into the
5 21 workforce training and economic development funds of
5 22 the community colleges created pursuant to section
5 23 260C.18A.
5 24 4. LOAN AND CREDIT GUARANTEE.
5 25 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and
5 26 ending June 30, 2006, there is appropriated from the
5 27 general fund of the state to the department of
5 28 economic development ten million dollars for deposit
5 29 into the loan and credit guarantee fund created
5 30 pursuant to section 15E.227.
5 31 b. The moneys appropriated under this subsection
5 32 shall be used by the department under the loan and
5 33 credit guarantee program for purposes of loan or
5 34 credit guarantees to small businesses in
5 35 geographically diverse parts of the state. Within two
5 36 years of receiving a loan or credit guarantee under
5 37 the program, a small business must provide and pay at
5 38 least eighty percent of the cost of a standard medical
5 39 and dental insurance plan for full=time employees. A
5 40 small business receiving a loan or credit guarantee
5 41 under the program shall agree to pay a median wage for
5 42 new full=time jobs of at least thirteen dollars and
5 43 thirty=five cents per hour indexed to 2004 dollars
5 44 based on the gross national product implicit price
5 45 deflator published by the bureau of economic analysis
5 46 of the United States department of commerce or one
5 47 hundred thirty percent of the average wage in the
5 48 county in which the small business is located,
5 49 whichever is higher. For purposes of this paragraph,
5 50 "small business" means a business with less than fifty
6 1 employees.
6 2 5. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
6 3 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and
6 4 ending June 30, 2006, there is appropriated from the
6 5 general fund of the state to Iowa state university of
6 6 science and technology two million dollars for the
6 7 purposes provided in paragraph "b".
6 8 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection
6 9 shall be allocated by Iowa state university to small
6 10 business development centers to develop and administer
6 11 programs to assist small businesses to plan for the
6 12 transfer of ownership of the business, including the
6 13 transfer of all or a part of the ownership of a
6 14 business to an employee stock ownership plan.
6 15 6. REGULATORY OMBUDSMAN OFFICE. For the fiscal
6 16 year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006,
6 17 there is appropriated from the general fund of the
6 18 state to the department of economic development two
6 19 hundred fifty thousand dollars for purposes of
6 20 administering section 15E.316. The department may
6 21 create three full=time equivalent positions for
6 22 purposes of administering section 15E.316.>>>
6 23 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
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6 27 FALLON of Polk
6 28 HF 809.711 81
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