Senate File 2183 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH (SUCCESSOR TO SF 77) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act allowing cities and counties to create enterprise zones 2 near modes of transportation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6466SV 81 5 tm/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 15E.192, Code Supplement 2005, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. A city or county may create an 1 4 economic development enterprise zone as authorized in this 1 5 division, subject to certification by the department of 1 6 economic development, by designating up to four square miles 1 7 of the city or county for that purpose. In order for an 1 8 enterprise zone to be certified pursuant to this subsection, 1 9 an enterprise zone shall meet the distress criteria provided 1 10 in section 15E.194, subsection 2A. Section 15E.194, 1 11 subsections 1 and 2, shall not apply to an enterprise zone 1 12 certified pursuant to this subsection. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 15E.194, subsection 2, unnumbered 1 14 paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1 15 An enterprise zone may be designated by a city with a 1 16 population of twenty=four thousand or more which meets at 1 17 least two of the following criteria: 1 18 Sec. 3. Section 15E.194, Code 2005, is amended by adding 1 19 the following new subsection: 1 20 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. A city or county may designate an 1 21 area of up to four square miles to be an enterprise zone if 1 22 the area is a blighted area as defined in section 403.17 and 1 23 the area includes or is located within one mile of at least 1 24 three of the following: 1 25 a. A commercial service airport. 1 26 b. A barge terminal or a navigable waterway. 1 27 c. Entry to a rail line. 1 28 d. Entry to an interstate highway. 1 29 e. Entry to a commercial and industrial highway network as 1 30 identified pursuant to section 313.2A. 1 31 Sec. 4. Section 15E.194, subsection 3, Code 2005, is 1 32 amended to read as follows: 1 33 3. The department of economic development shall certify 1 34 eligible enterprise zones that meet the requirements of 1 35 subsection 1 upon request by the county,orsubsection 2 upon 2 1 request by the city, or subsection 2A upon request by the 2 2 county or city, as applicable. 2 3 Sec. 5. Section 15E.195, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2005, 2 4 are amended to read as follows: 2 5 1. A county which designates an enterprise zone pursuant 2 6 to section 15E.194, subsection 1 or 2A, and in which an 2 7 eligible enterprise zone is certified shall establish an 2 8 enterprise zone commission to review applications from 2 9 qualified businesses located within or requesting to locate 2 10 within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to section 2 11 15E.194, subsection 1 or 2A, to receive incentives or 2 12 assistance as provided in section 15E.196. The enterprise 2 13 zone commission shall also review applications from qualified 2 14 housing businesses requesting to receive incentives or 2 15 assistance as provided in section 15E.193B. The commission 2 16 shall consist of nine members. Five of these members shall 2 17 consist of one representative of the board of supervisors, one 2 18 member with economic development expertise chosen by the 2 19 department of economic development, one representative of the 2 20 county zoning board, one member of the local community college 2 21 board of directors, and one representative of the local 2 22 workforce development center. These five members shall select 2 23 the remaining four members. If the enterprise zone consists 2 24 of an area meeting the requirements for eligibility for an 2 25 urban or rural enterprise community under Title XIII of the 2 26 federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, one of the 2 27 remaining four members shall be a representative of that 2 28 community. A county shall have only one enterprise zone 2 29 commission to review applications for incentives and 2 30 assistance for businesses located within or requesting to 2 31 locate within a certified enterprise zone designated pursuant 2 32 to section 15E.194, subsection 1 or 2A. 2 33 2. A citywith a population of twenty=four thousand or 2 34 morewhich designates an enterprise zone pursuant to section 2 35 15E.194, subsection 2 or 2A, and in which an eligible 3 1 enterprise zone is certified shall establish an enterprise 3 2 zone commission to review applications from qualified 3 3 businesses located within or requesting to locate within an 3 4 enterprise zone to receive incentives or assistance as 3 5 provided in section 15E.196. The enterprise zone commission 3 6 shall review applications from qualified housing businesses 3 7 requesting to receive incentives or assistance as provided in 3 8 section 15E.193B. The commission shall consist of nine 3 9 members. Six of these members shall consist of one 3 10 representative of an international labor organization, one 3 11 member with economic development expertise chosen by the 3 12 department of economic development, one representative of the 3 13 city council, one member of the local community college board 3 14 of directors, one member of the city planning and zoning 3 15 commission, and one representative of the local workforce 3 16 development center. These six members shall select the 3 17 remaining three members. If the enterprise zone consists of 3 18 an area meeting the requirements for eligibility for an urban 3 19 enterprise community under Title XIII of the federal Omnibus 3 20 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, one of the remaining three 3 21 members shall be a representative of that community. If a 3 22 city contiguous to the city designating the enterprise zone is 3 23 included in an enterprise zone, a representative of the 3 24 contiguous city, chosen by the city council, shall be a member 3 25 of the commission. A city in which an eligible enterprise 3 26 zone is certified shall have only one enterprise zone 3 27 commission. If a city has established an enterprise zone 3 28 commission prior to July 1, 1998, the city may petition to the 3 29 department of economic development to change the structure of 3 30 the existing commission. 3 31 EXPLANATION 3 32 This bill allows the creation of a new type of enterprise 3 33 zone within the economic development enterprise zone program 3 34 administered by the department of economic development. 3 35 The bill provides that any city or county in the state may 4 1 create an enterprise zone, subject to certification by the 4 2 department, by designating up to four square miles of the city 4 3 or county for that purpose. In order to be certified, the 4 4 area must be a blighted area and include or be located within 4 5 one mile of three of the following: a commercial service 4 6 airport, a barge terminal or a navigable waterway, entry to a 4 7 rail line, entry to an interstate highway, or entry to a 4 8 commercial and industrial highway network. 4 9 LSB 6466SV 81 4 10 tm:rj/cf/24