House Study Bill 640



                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
                                            CULTURAL AFFAIRS BILL)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to projects identified under the Iowa great
  2    places program.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5405DP 81
  5 tm/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 303.3C, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
  1  2 Supplement 2005, is amended by striking the paragraph.
  1  3    Sec. 2.  Section 303.3C, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
  1  4 Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  5    b.  Identify three Iowa great places projects for purposes
  1  6 of receiving a package of resources under the program.
  1  7    Sec. 3.  Section 303.3C, Code Supplement 2005, is amended
  1  8 by adding the following new subsection:
  1  9    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  a.  Notwithstanding any restriction,
  1 10 requirement, or duty to the contrary, in considering an
  1 11 application for a grant, loan, or other financial assistance
  1 12 from a city or county where an Iowa great places project has
  1 13 been identified, a state agency may give preference to such
  1 14 applications.  This subsection applies to applications filed
  1 15 within five years of the Iowa great places project
  1 16 identification; however, the Iowa great places board may
  1 17 extend the time period for which this subsection applies by
  1 18 one year not more than three times.
  1 19    b.  By January 15 of each year, a state agency that gives
  1 20 preference to an application where an Iowa great places
  1 21 project has been identified pursuant to paragraph "a" shall
  1 22 submit a report to the general assembly summarizing all
  1 23 actions taken by the state agency pursuant to paragraph "a"
  1 24 during the previous year.
  1 25                           EXPLANATION
  1 26    This bill relates to projects identified under the Iowa
  1 27 great places program.
  1 28    Currently, under the program, three Iowa great places
  1 29 projects are to be identified by the Iowa great places board,
  1 30 and two years after the third project is identified,
  1 31 additional projects may be identified.  The bill eliminates
  1 32 the two=year waiting period for identifying additional
  1 33 projects.
  1 34    The bill provides that, notwithstanding any restriction,
  1 35 requirement, or duty to the contrary, in considering an
  2  1 application for a grant, loan, or other financial assistance
  2  2 from a city or county where an Iowa great places project has
  2  3 been identified, a state agency may provide preference to such
  2  4 applications.  The bill provides that the preference
  2  5 provisions apply to applications filed within five years of
  2  6 the Iowa great places project identification; however, the
  2  7 Iowa great places board may extend the time period by one year
  2  8 not more than three times.  The bill also includes a reporting
  2  9 requirement for state agencies that apply the preferences
  2 10 created under the bill.
  2 11 LSB 5405DP 81
  2 12 tm:rj/je/5.1