Senate File 2278 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  DOTZLER


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the review criteria for applications under the
  2    community attraction and tourism program and the cultural and
  3    entertainment district certification program.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6013XS 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 15F.203, Code 2005, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  Additional consideration or
  1  4 additional points in the application of rating or evaluation
  1  5 criteria shall be given to the following types of
  1  6 applications:
  1  7    a.  Applications from a city or county where an Iowa great
  1  8 places project has been identified under the Iowa great places
  1  9 program established in section 303.3C.
  1 10    b.  Applications where the project is located in a cultural
  1 11 and entertainment district certified pursuant to section
  1 12 303.3B.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  Section 303.3B, subsection 2, Code Supplement
  1 14 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1 15    2.  A city or county may create and designate a cultural
  1 16 and entertainment district subject to certification by the
  1 17 department of cultural affairs, in consultation with the
  1 18 department of economic development.  In the certification
  1 19 process, the department of cultural affairs shall give
  1 20 additional consideration or additional points in the
  1 21 application of rating or evaluation criteria to applications
  1 22 from a city or county where an Iowa great places project has
  1 23 been identified under the Iowa great places program
  1 24 established in section 303.3C.  A cultural and entertainment
  1 25 district is encouraged to include a unique form of
  1 26 transportation within the district and for transportation
  1 27 between the district and recreational trails.  A cultural and
  1 28 entertainment district certification shall remain in effect
  1 29 for ten years following the date of certification.  Two or
  1 30 more cities or counties may apply jointly for certification of
  1 31 a district that extends across a common boundary.  Through the
  1 32 adoption of administrative rules, the department of cultural
  1 33 affairs shall develop a certification application for use in
  1 34 the certification process.  The provisions of this subsection
  1 35 relating to the adoption of administrative rules shall be
  2  1 construed narrowly.
  2  2                           EXPLANATION
  2  3    This bill relates to the review criteria for applications
  2  4 under the community attraction and tourism program and the
  2  5 cultural and entertainment district certification program.
  2  6    Under the community attraction and tourism program, the
  2  7 bill provides that additional consideration or additional
  2  8 points in the application of rating or evaluation criteria
  2  9 shall be given to applications from a city or county where an
  2 10 Iowa great places project has been identified under the Iowa
  2 11 great places program and to applications where the project is
  2 12 located in a certified cultural and entertainment district.
  2 13    Under the cultural and entertainment district certification
  2 14 program, the bill provides that, in the certification process,
  2 15 the department of cultural affairs shall give additional
  2 16 consideration or additional points in the application of
  2 17 rating or evaluation criteria to applications from a city or
  2 18 county where an Iowa great places project has been identified
  2 19 under the Iowa great places program.
  2 20 LSB 6013XS 81
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