House Amendment 1633


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend House File 868, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 1, line 4, by striking the words <A grow>
     1  4 and inserting the following:  <1.  A grow>.
     1  5 #2.  Page 1, by inserting after line 16 the
     1  6 following:
     1  7    <2.  In awarding financial assistance in a fiscal
     1  8 year from moneys appropriated to the grow Iowa values
     1  9 fund, the department shall commit, obligate, or
     1 10 promise not more than fifty percent of the moneys
     1 11 appropriated from the grow Iowa values fund pursuant
     1 12 to section 15G.111, subsection 1, if enacted, for use
     1 13 during the first fiscal year following the fiscal year
     1 14 in which the financial assistance is awarded and not
     1 15 more than twenty=five percent of the moneys
     1 16 appropriated from the grow Iowa values fund pursuant
     1 17 to section 15G.111, subsection 1, if enacted, for use
     1 18 during the second fiscal year following the fiscal
     1 19 year in which the financial assistance is awarded.
     1 20    Sec.    .  Section 15G.111, subsection 2, if
     1 21 enacted by 2005 Iowa Acts, House File 809, is amended
     1 22 by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph after
     1 23 unnumbered paragraph 2:
     1 24    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The department may
     1 25 expend additional moneys that may become available for
     1 26 purposes of financial assistance to a single
     1 27 bioscience development organization determined by the
     1 28 department to possess expertise in the promotion and
     1 29 commercialization of biotechnology entrepreneurship as
     1 30 described in and for the purposes set forth in
     1 31 unnumbered paragraph 2.>
     1 32 #3.  Page 2, line 3, by striking the word <eleven>
     1 33 and inserting the following:  <eleven fifteen>.
     1 34 #4.  Page 2, line 22, by striking the word <six>
     1 35 and inserting the following:  <six eight>.
     1 36 #5.  Page 2, line 23, by inserting after the word
     1 37 <party.> the following:  <Beginning with the first
     1 38 appointment to the board made after the effective date
     1 39 of this Act, at least one voting member shall have
     1 40 been less than thirty years of age at the time of
     1 41 appointment.>
     1 42 #6.  Page 3, line 19, by striking the word <six>
     1 43 and inserting the following:  <six eight>.
     1 44 #7.  Page 4, by striking line 33, and inserting the
     1 45 following:
     1 46    <a.  The number of net new jobs created as of the
     1 47 time of reporting.  For purposes of this paragraph,
     1 48 "net new jobs" means the number of jobs that have been
     1 49 created pursuant to the new or retained positions
     1 50 identified in the contract.>
     2  1 #8.  Page 5, by inserting after line 8 the
     2  2 following:
     2  3    <g.  The number of jobs retained as of the time of
     2  4 reporting.>
     2  5 #9.  Page 5, line 17, by inserting after the word
     2  6 <businesses.> the following:  <This subsection is
     2  7 repealed June 30, 2007.>
     2  8 #10.  Page 5, line 26, by inserting after the word
     2  9 <businesses.> the following:  <This subsection is
     2 10 repealed June 30, 2007.>
     2 11 #11.  Page 12, line 12, by striking the word <two>
     2 12 and inserting the following:  <three>.
     2 13 #12.  Page 18, by striking lines 29 through 31 and
     2 14 inserting the following:  <for a fiscal year under
     2 15 this chapter shall not exceed two million four hundred
     2 16 thousand>.
     2 17 #13.  Page 19, by striking lines 2 through 9 and
     2 18 inserting the following:  <section 303.3B.  Any of the
     2 19 additional>.
     2 20 #14.  Page 19, by striking lines 12 and 13 and
     2 21 inserting the following:  <during a fiscal year may be
     2 22 carried over to the succeeding fiscal year shall be
     2 23 applied to reserved tax credits issued in accordance
     2 24 with section 404A.3 in order of original reservation.
     2 25 The department of cultural affairs shall>.
     2 26 #15.  Page 19, line 20, by inserting after the word
     2 27 <available.> the following:  <With the exception of
     2 28 tax credits issued pursuant to contracts entered into
     2 29 prior to July 1, 2005, tax credits shall not be
     2 30 reserved for more than five years.>
     2 31 #16.  Page 21, line 19, by inserting after the word
     2 32 <energy.> the following:  <At least one member of the
     2 33 technology commercialization committee shall be a
     2 34 member of the economic development board.>
     2 35 #17.  Page 24, by inserting after line 18, the
     2 36 following:
     2 37    <3.  Each January 15, the state board of regents
     2 38 shall submit a written report to the general assembly
     2 39 detailing the patents and licenses held by each
     2 40 institution of higher learning under the control of
     2 41 the state board of regents and by nonprofit
     2 42 foundations acting solely for the support of
     2 43 institutions governed by the state board of regents.>
     2 44 #18.  Page 49, by striking line 1.
     2 45 #19.  Page 51, line 33, by inserting after the word
     2 46 <section.> the following:  <Preference in issuing
     2 47 these tax credit certificates shall be given to
     2 48 businesses applying for the credit for retained
     2 49 qualified new jobs.>
     2 50 #20.  Page 52, line 34, by inserting after the word
     3  1 and figure <part 13> the following:  <or moneys from
     3  2 the grow Iowa values fund>.
     3  3 #21.  Page 59, by inserting after line 35 the
     3  4 following:
     3  5    <Sec.    .  Section 452A.3, Code 2005, is amended
     3  6 by adding the following new subsection:
     3  7    NEW SUBSECTION.  1B.  An excise tax of seventeen
     3  8 cents is imposed on each gallon of E=85 gasoline,
     3  9 which contains at least eighty=five percent denatured
     3 10 alcohol by volume from the first day of April until
     3 11 the last day of October or seventy percent denatured
     3 12 alcohol from the first day of November until the last
     3 13 day of March, used for the privilege of operating
     3 14 motor vehicles in this state.>
     3 15 #22.  Page 59, by inserting after line 35 the
     3 16 following:
     3 17                      <DIVISION    
     3 18                    IOWA GREAT PLACES
     3 19    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  303.3C  IOWA GREAT PLACES
     3 20 PROGRAM.
     3 21    1.  a.  The department of cultural affairs shall
     3 22 establish and administer an Iowa great places program
     3 23 for purposes of combining resources of state
     3 24 government in an effort to showcase the unique and
     3 25 authentic qualities of communities, regions,
     3 26 neighborhoods, and districts that make such places
     3 27 exceptional places to work and live.  The department
     3 28 of cultural affairs shall provide administrative
     3 29 assistance to the Iowa great places board.  The
     3 30 department of cultural affairs shall coordinate the
     3 31 efforts of the Iowa great places board with the
     3 32 efforts of state agencies participating in the program
     3 33 which shall include, but not be limited to, the
     3 34 department of economic development, the Iowa finance
     3 35 authority, the department of human rights, the
     3 36 department of natural resources, the department of
     3 37 transportation, and the department of workforce
     3 38 development.
     3 39    b.  The program shall combine resources from state
     3 40 government to capitalize on all of the following
     3 41 aspects of the chosen Iowa great places:
     3 42    (1)  Arts and culture.
     3 43    (2)  Historic fabric.
     3 44    (3)  Architecture.
     3 45    (4)  Natural environment.
     3 46    (5)  Housing options.
     3 47    (6)  Amenities.
     3 48    (7)  Entrepreneurial incentive for business
     3 49 development.
     3 50    (8)  Diversity.
     4  1    c.  Initially, three Iowa great places projects
     4  2 shall be identified by the Iowa great places board.
     4  3 Two years after the third project is identified by the
     4  4 board, the board may identify additional Iowa great
     4  5 places for participation under the program.
     4  6    2.  a.  The Iowa great places board is established
     4  7 consisting of twelve members.  The board shall be
     4  8 located for administrative purposes within the
     4  9 department of cultural affairs and the director shall
     4 10 provide office space, staff assistance, and necessary
     4 11 supplies and equipment for the board.  The director
     4 12 shall budget moneys to pay the compensation and
     4 13 expenses of the board.  In performing its functions,
     4 14 the board is performing a public function on behalf of
     4 15 the state and is a public instrumentality of the
     4 16 state.
     4 17    b.  The members of the board shall be appointed by
     4 18 the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate.
     4 19 At least one member shall be less than thirty years
     4 20 old on the date the member is appointed by the
     4 21 governor.  The board shall include representatives of
     4 22 cities and counties, local government officials,
     4 23 cultural leaders, housing developers, business owners,
     4 24 and parks officials.
     4 25    c.  The chairperson and vice chairperson shall be
     4 26 elected by the board members from the membership of
     4 27 the board.  In the case of the absence or disability
     4 28 of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the members
     4 29 of the board shall elect a temporary chairperson by a
     4 30 majority vote of those members who are present and
     4 31 voting, provided a quorum is present.
     4 32    d.  Members of the board shall be appointed to
     4 33 three=year staggered terms and the terms shall
     4 34 commence and end as provided in section 69.19.  If a
     4 35 vacancy occurs, a successor shall be appointed in the
     4 36 same manner and subject to the same qualifications as
     4 37 the original appointment to serve the unexpired term.
     4 38    e.  A majority of the members of the board
     4 39 constitutes a quorum.
     4 40    f.  A member of the board shall abstain from voting
     4 41 on the provision of financial assistance to a project
     4 42 which is located in the county in which the member of
     4 43 the board resides.
     4 44    g.  The members of the board are entitled to
     4 45 receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred
     4 46 while engaged in the performance of official duties. A
     4 47 board member may also be eligible to receive
     4 48 compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
     4 49    3.  The board shall do all of the following:
     4 50    a.  Organize.
     5  1    b.  Identify three Iowa great places for purposes
     5  2 of receiving a package of resources under the program.
     5  3    c.  Identify a combination of state resources which
     5  4 can be provided to Iowa great places.>
     5  5 #23.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
     5  6 word <credits,> the following:  <to excise taxes on E=
     5  7 85 gasoline,>.
     5  8 #24.  By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
     5  9 and correcting internal references as necessary.
     5 10 HF 868.S
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