Senate File 306 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC
                                           GROWTH

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1016)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the designation of Iowa great places and
  2    financial and technical assistance to projects in Iowa great
  3    places.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1382SV 82
  6 tm/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 303.3C, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    c.  Initially, three Iowa great places projects shall be
  1  4 identified by the Iowa great places board.  The board may
  1  5 identify up to six additional Iowa great places for
  1  6 participation under the program when places develop dimensions
  1  7 and meet readiness criteria for participation under the
  1  8 program.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  Section 303.3C, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1 10 the following new subsection:
  1 11    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Notwithstanding any restriction,
  1 12 requirement, or duty to the contrary, in considering an
  1 13 application for a grant, loan, or other financial or technical
  1 14 assistance for a project identified in an Iowa great places
  1 15 agreement developed pursuant to section 303.3C, a state agency
  1 16 shall give additional consideration or additional points in
  1 17 the application of rating or evaluation criteria to such
  1 18 applications.  This subsection applies to applications filed
  1 19 within three years of the Iowa great places board's
  1 20 identification of the project for participation in the
  1 21 program.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill relates to the designation of Iowa great places
  1 24 and financial and technical assistance to projects in Iowa
  1 25 great places.
  1 26    Currently, the Iowa great places board may identify up to
  1 27 six additional Iowa great places after the initial three are
  1 28 identified.  The bill eliminates the limit and allows the
  1 29 board to identify any number of additional Iowa great places
  1 30 when such places develop dimensions and meet readiness
  1 31 criteria for participation under the Iowa great places
  1 32 program.
  1 33    The bill provides that, notwithstanding any restriction,
  1 34 requirement, or duty to the contrary, in considering an
  1 35 application for a grant, loan, or other financial or technical
  2  1 assistance from a city or county for a project identified in
  2  2 an Iowa great places agreement, a state agency shall give
  2  3 additional consideration or additional points in the
  2  4 application of rating or evaluation criteria to such
  2  5 applications.  The bill provides that the provisions requiring
  2  6 additional consideration or additional points shall apply to
  2  7 applications filed within three years of the Iowa great places
  2  8 board's identification of the project for participation in the
  2  9 program.
  2 10 LSB 1382SV 82
  2 11 tm:rj/gg/14