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AN
ACT
ESTABLISHING
A
BUTCHERY
INNOVATION
AND
REVITALIZATION
FUND
AND
PROGRAM
TO
BE
ADMINISTERED
BY
THE
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY,
IN
CONSULTATION
WITH
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
STEWARDSHIP,
AND
CREATING
A
TASK
FORCE
TO
EXPLORE
THE
FEASIBILITY
OF
ESTABLISHING
AN
ARTISANAL
BUTCHERY
PROGRAM
AT
A
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
OR
AT
AN
INSTITUTION
GOVERNED
BY
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
15E.370
Butchery
innovation
and
revitalization
fund
and
program.
1.
As
used
in
this
section
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
a.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
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b.
“Financial
assistance”
means
assistance
provided
only
from
the
funds
and
assets
legally
available
to
the
authority
pursuant
to
this
section
and
includes
assistance
in
the
form
of
grants,
low-interest
loans,
and
forgivable
loans.
c.
“Fund”
means
the
butchery
innovation
and
revitalization
fund.
d.
“Located
in”
means
the
place
or
places
at
which
a
business’s
operations
are
located
and
where
at
least
ninety-eight
percent
of
the
business’s
employees
work,
or
where
employees
that
are
paid
at
least
ninety-eight
percent
of
the
business’s
payroll
work.
e.
“Program”
means
the
butchery
innovation
and
revitalization
program.
2.
a.
The
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
authority
and
consists
of
any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
fund
by
the
general
assembly
and
any
other
moneys
available
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
authority
for
placement
in
the
fund.
The
fund
shall
be
used
to
award
financial
assistance
as
provided
under
the
program.
The
authority
shall
use
any
moneys
specifically
appropriated
for
purposes
of
this
section
only
for
the
purposes
of
the
program.
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
c.
The
authority
may
use
not
more
than
five
percent
of
the
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
beginning
of
each
fiscal
year
for
purposes
of
administrative
costs,
marketing,
technical
assistance,
and
other
program
support.
3.
The
authority,
in
consultation
with
the
department,
shall
establish
and
administer
the
program
for
the
purpose
of
awarding
financial
assistance
to
eligible
businesses
for
the
following
projects:
a.
To
expand
or
refurbish
an
existing,
or
to
establish
a
new,
state-inspected
small-scale
meat
processing
business.
b.
To
expand
or
refurbish
an
existing,
or
to
establish
a
new,
federally
inspected
small-scale
meat
processing
business.
c.
To
expand
or
refurbish
an
existing,
or
to
establish
a
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new,
licensed
custom
locker.
d.
To
expand
or
refurbish
an
existing,
or
to
establish
a
new,
mobile
slaughter
unit
that
operates
in
compliance
with
the
most
current
mobile
slaughter
unit
compliance
guide
issued
by
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture
food
safety
and
inspection
service.
e.
To
rent
buildings,
refrigeration
facilities,
freezer
facilities,
or
equipment
necessary
to
expand
processing
capacity,
including
mobile
slaughter
or
refrigeration
units
used
exclusively
for
meat
or
poultry
processing.
4.
The
authority,
in
consultation
with
the
department,
shall
establish
eligibility
criteria
for
the
program
by
rule.
The
eligibility
criteria
must
include
all
of
the
following:
a.
The
business
must
be
located
in
this
state.
b.
The
business
must
not
have
been
subject
to
any
regulatory
enforcement
action
related
to
federal,
state,
or
local
environmental,
worker
safety,
food
processing,
or
food
safety
laws,
rules,
or
regulations
within
the
last
five
years.
c.
The
business
must
only
employ
individuals
legally
authorized
to
work
in
the
state.
d.
The
business
must
not
currently
be
in
bankruptcy.
e.
The
business
must
employ
less
than
fifty
individuals.
5.
A
business
seeking
financial
assistance
under
this
section
shall
make
application
to
the
authority
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
the
authority
by
rule.
6.
Applications
shall
be
accepted
during
one
or
more
annual
application
periods
to
be
determined
by
the
authority
by
rule.
Upon
reviewing
and
scoring
all
applications
that
are
received
during
an
application
period,
and
subject
to
funding,
the
authority
may,
in
consultation
with
the
department,
award
financial
assistance
to
eligible
businesses.
A
financial
assistance
award
shall
not
exceed
the
amount
of
eligible
project
costs
included
in
the
eligible
business’s
application.
Priority
shall
be
given
to
eligible
businesses
whose
proposed
project
under
subsection
3
will
do
any
of
the
following:
a.
Create
new
jobs.
b.
Create
or
expand
opportunities
for
local
small-scale
farmers
to
market
processed
meat
under
private
labels.
c.
Provide
greater
flexibility
or
convenience
for
local
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small-scale
farmers
to
have
animals
processed.
7.
A
business
that
is
awarded
financial
assistance
under
this
section
may
apply
for
financial
assistance
under
other
programs
administered
by
the
authority.
8.
The
authority
shall,
in
consultation
with
the
department,
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
Sec.
2.
TASK
FORCE
——
ARTISANAL
BUTCHERY
PROGRAM.
1.
The
artisanal
butchery
program
task
force
is
created
within
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
purpose
of
exploring
the
feasibility
of
establishing
an
artisanal
butchery
program
at
a
community
college
or
at
an
institution
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
2.
Members
of
the
task
force
shall
be
appointed
by
the
secretary
of
agriculture
and
must
include
one
representative
of
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
and
at
least
one
representative
of
each
of
the
following
groups
or
organizations:
a.
The
Iowa
association
of
community
college
trustees.
b.
The
Iowa
culinary
institute.
c.
The
economic
development
authority.
d.
Meat
science
staff
at
the
extension
service
at
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology.
e.
The
Iowa
meat
processors
association.
f.
A
swine
producer
selected
by
the
Iowa
pork
producers
association.
g.
A
cattle
producer
selected
by
the
Iowa
cattlemen’s
association.
h.
Owners
or
operators
of
licensed
custom
lockers
located
in
the
state.
i.
Owners
or
operators
of
state-inspected
small-scale
meat
processing
facilities
located
in
the
state.
j.
Owners
or
operators
of
federally
inspected
small-scale
meat
processing
facilities
located
in
the
state.
k.
The
Iowa
conservation
alliance.
3.
The
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
shall
provide
the
task
force
with
staff
and
administrative
support.
4.
The
task
force
shall
consider
staffing
and
equipment
requirements,
potential
enrollment
numbers,
overall
employment
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outlook
for
graduates,
apprenticeship
and
internship
opportunities,
program
costs,
curriculum,
and
regulatory
and
legal
requirements.
5.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report
by
December
31,
2021,
to
the
general
assembly
that
includes
the
task
force’s
findings
and
recommendations.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
857,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2021
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor