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:
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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, or subsection 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 city with a population of twenty=four thousand or
2 34 more which 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.
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