Senate Amendment 3283
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 striking lines 12 through 14 and
1 6 inserting the following: <assembly. Payments of
1 7 interest, repayments of moneys loaned>.
1 8 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 16 the
1 9 following:
1 10 <2. In awarding financial assistance in a fiscal
1 11 year from moneys appropriated to the grow Iowa values
1 12 fund, the department shall commit, obligate, or
1 13 promise not more than fifty percent of the moneys
1 14 appropriated from the grow Iowa values fund pursuant
1 15 to section 15G.111, subsection 1, if enacted, for use
1 16 during the first fiscal year following the fiscal year
1 17 in which the financial assistance is awarded and not
1 18 more than twenty=five percent of the moneys
1 19 appropriated from the grow Iowa values fund pursuant
1 20 to section 15G.111, subsection 1, if enacted, for use
1 21 during the second fiscal year following the fiscal
1 22 year in which the financial assistance is awarded.
1 23 Sec. . Section 15G.111, subsection 2, if
1 24 enacted by 2005 Iowa Acts, House File 809, is amended
1 25 by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph after
1 26 unnumbered paragraph 2:
1 27 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The department may
1 28 expend additional moneys that may become available for
1 29 purposes of financial assistance to a single
1 30 bioscience development organization determined by the
1 31 department to possess expertise in the promotion and
1 32 commercialization of biotechnology entrepreneurship as
1 33 described in and for the purposes set forth in
1 34 unnumbered paragraph 2.>
1 35 #4. Page 2, line 3, by striking the word <eleven>
1 36 and inserting the following: <eleven fifteen>.
1 37 #5. Page 2, line 22, by striking the word <six>
1 38 and inserting the following: <six eight>.
1 39 #6. Page 2, line 23, by inserting after the word
1 40 <party.> the following: <Beginning with the first
1 41 appointment to the board made after the effective date
1 42 of this Act, at least one voting member shall have
1 43 been less than thirty years of age at the time of
1 44 appointment.>
1 45 #7. Page 3, line 19, by striking the word <six>
1 46 and inserting the following: <six eight>.
1 47 #8. Page 4, by striking line 33, and inserting the
1 48 following:
1 49 <a. The number of net new jobs created as of the
1 50 time of reporting. For purposes of this paragraph,
2 1 "net new jobs" means the number of jobs that have been
2 2 created pursuant to the new or retained positions
2 3 identified in the contract.>
2 4 #9. Page 5, by inserting after line 8 the
2 5 following:
2 6 <g. The number of jobs retained as of the time of
2 7 reporting.>
2 8 #10. Page 5, line 17, by inserting after the word
2 9 <businesses.> the following: <This subsection is
2 10 repealed June 30, 2007.>
2 11 #11. Page 5, line 26, by inserting after the word
2 12 <businesses.> the following: <This subsection is
2 13 repealed June 30, 2007.>
2 14 #12. Page 12, line 12, by striking the word <two>
2 15 and inserting the following: <three>.
2 16 #13. Page 18, by striking lines 29 through 31 and
2 17 inserting the following: <for a fiscal year under
2 18 this chapter shall not exceed two million four hundred
2 19 thousand>.
2 20 #14. Page 19, by striking lines 2 through 9 and
2 21 inserting the following: <section 303.3B. Any of the
2 22 additional>.
2 23 #15. Page 19, by striking lines 12 and 13 and
2 24 inserting the following: <during a fiscal year may be
2 25 carried over to the succeeding fiscal year shall be
2 26 applied to reserved tax credits issued in accordance
2 27 with section 404A.3 in order of original reservation.
2 28 The department of cultural affairs shall>.
2 29 #16. Page 19, line 20, by inserting after the word
2 30 <available.> the following: <With the exception of
2 31 tax credits issued pursuant to contracts entered into
2 32 prior to July 1, 2005, tax credits shall not be
2 33 reserved for more than five years.>
2 34 #17. Page 21, line 19, by inserting after the word
2 35 <energy.> the following: <At least one member of the
2 36 technology commercialization committee shall be a
2 37 member of the economic development board.>
2 38 #18. Page 24, by inserting after line 18, the
2 39 following:
2 40 <3. Each January 15, the state board of regents
2 41 shall submit a written report to the general assembly
2 42 detailing the patents and licenses held by each
2 43 institution of higher learning under the control of
2 44 the state board of regents and by nonprofit
2 45 foundations acting solely for the support of
2 46 institutions governed by the state board of regents.>
2 47 #19. Page 51, line 33, by inserting after the word
2 48 <section.> the following: <Preference in issuing
2 49 these tax credit certificates shall be given to
2 50 businesses applying for the credit for retained
3 1 qualified new jobs.>
3 2 #20. Page 52, line 34, by inserting after the word
3 3 and figure <part 13> the following: <or moneys from
3 4 the grow Iowa values fund>.
3 5 #21. Page 59, by inserting after line 35 the
3 6 following:
3 7 <DIVISION
3 8 IOWA GREAT PLACES
3 9 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 303.3C IOWA GREAT PLACES
3 10 PROGRAM.
3 11 1. a. The department of cultural affairs shall
3 12 establish and administer an Iowa great places program
3 13 for purposes of combining resources of state
3 14 government in an effort to showcase the unique and
3 15 authentic qualities of communities, regions,
3 16 neighborhoods, and districts that make such places
3 17 exceptional places to work and live. The department
3 18 of cultural affairs shall provide administrative
3 19 assistance to the Iowa great places board. The
3 20 department of cultural affairs shall coordinate the
3 21 efforts of the Iowa great places board with the
3 22 efforts of state agencies participating in the program
3 23 which shall include, but not be limited to, the
3 24 department of economic development, the Iowa finance
3 25 authority, the department of human rights, the
3 26 department of natural resources, the department of
3 27 transportation, and the department of workforce
3 28 development.
3 29 b. The program shall combine resources from state
3 30 government to capitalize on all of the following
3 31 aspects of the chosen Iowa great places:
3 32 (1) Arts and culture.
3 33 (2) Historic fabric.
3 34 (3) Architecture.
3 35 (4) Natural environment.
3 36 (5) Housing options.
3 37 (6) Amenities.
3 38 (7) Entrepreneurial incentive for business
3 39 development.
3 40 (8) Diversity.
3 41 c. Initially, three Iowa great places projects
3 42 shall be identified by the Iowa great places board.
3 43 Two years after the third project is identified by the
3 44 board, the board may identify additional Iowa great
3 45 places for participation under the program.
3 46 2. a. The Iowa great places board is established
3 47 consisting of twelve members. The board shall be
3 48 located for administrative purposes within the
3 49 department of cultural affairs and the director shall
3 50 provide office space, staff assistance, and necessary
4 1 supplies and equipment for the board. The director
4 2 shall budget moneys to pay the compensation and
4 3 expenses of the board. In performing its functions,
4 4 the board is performing a public function on behalf of
4 5 the state and is a public instrumentality of the
4 6 state.
4 7 b. The members of the board shall be appointed by
4 8 the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate.
4 9 At least one member shall be less than thirty years
4 10 old on the date the member is appointed by the
4 11 governor. The board shall include representatives of
4 12 cities and counties, local government officials,
4 13 cultural leaders, housing developers, business owners,
4 14 and parks officials.
4 15 c. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall be
4 16 elected by the board members from the membership of
4 17 the board. In the case of the absence or disability
4 18 of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the members
4 19 of the board shall elect a temporary chairperson by a
4 20 majority vote of those members who are present and
4 21 voting, provided a quorum is present.
4 22 d. Members of the board shall be appointed to
4 23 three=year staggered terms and the terms shall
4 24 commence and end as provided in section 69.19. If a
4 25 vacancy occurs, a successor shall be appointed in the
4 26 same manner and subject to the same qualifications as
4 27 the original appointment to serve the unexpired term.
4 28 e. A majority of the members of the board
4 29 constitutes a quorum.
4 30 f. A member of the board shall abstain from voting
4 31 on the provision of financial assistance to a project
4 32 which is located in the county in which the member of
4 33 the board resides.
4 34 g. The members of the board are entitled to
4 35 receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred
4 36 while engaged in the performance of official duties. A
4 37 board member may also be eligible to receive
4 38 compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
4 39 3. The board shall do all of the following:
4 40 a. Organize.
4 41 b. Identify three Iowa great places for purposes
4 42 of receiving a package of resources under the program.
4 43 c. Identify a combination of state resources which
4 44 can be provided to Iowa great places.>
4 45 #22. By renumbering as necessary.
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4 48
4 49 BOB BRUNKHORST
4 50
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5 3 MARK ZIEMAN
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5 7 WILLIAM A. DOTZLER
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5 11 JACK HATCH
5 12 HF 868.717 81
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