Senate Study Bill 1259 



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            REBUILD IOWA BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON HOGG)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for waivers of certain community attraction and
  2    tourism program requirements and including an effective date
  3    provision.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2419SC 83
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  1  1    Section 1.  COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM WAIVERS.  For
  1  2 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30,
  1  3 2010, an applicant for financial assistance under the
  1  4 community attraction and tourism program or the river
  1  5 enhancement community attraction and tourism program created
  1  6 in chapter 15F may apply to the vision Iowa board for a waiver
  1  7 of any of the requirements described in sections 15F.202,
  1  8 15F.203, and 15F.205 if the applicant is located in an area
  1  9 declared a disaster area by the president of the United
  1 10 States.  The board may grant all or a portion of the
  1 11 applicant's waiver request.
  1 12    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill allows an applicant for financial assistance
  1 16 under the community attraction and tourism program or the
  1 17 river enhancement community attraction and tourism program to
  1 18 apply to the vision Iowa board for a waiver of any of the
  1 19 program requirements if that applicant is located in an area
  1 20 declared a disaster area by the president of the United
  1 21 States.  The board may grant all or a portion of the
  1 22 applicant's waiver request.  The ability to apply for a waiver
  1 23 is available until June 30, 2010.
  1 24    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 25 LSB 2419SC 83
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