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Introduced
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FILE
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
ECONOMIC
GROWTH/REBUILD
IOWA
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
71)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
waivers
of
certain
community
attraction
1
and
tourism
program
requirements
and
including
retroactive
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
15F.207
Waivers
of
matching
funds
1
requirements.
2
1.
An
applicant
for
financial
assistance
under
the
3
provisions
of
this
subchapter
may
apply
to
the
vision
Iowa
4
board
for
a
waiver
of
any
local
or
private
matching
moneys
5
required
of
the
applicant
by
the
board
pursuant
to
section
6
15F.202.
7
2.
To
qualify
for
a
waiver
pursuant
to
this
section,
an
8
applicant
shall
meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
9
a.
The
applicant
shall
be
located
in
an
area
declared
a
10
disaster
area
by
the
governor
or
by
a
federal
official.
11
b.
The
applicant
shall
apply
for
the
waiver
within
two
years
12
of
the
date
the
disaster
declaration
was
issued.
13
c.
The
applicant
shall
demonstrate
that
a
waiver
is
14
necessary
as
a
result
of
the
natural
disaster.
For
the
15
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
a
waiver
shall
be
considered
16
necessary
if
the
disaster
has
materially
contributed
to
17
difficulties
in
financing
the
applicant’s
project.
18
3.
The
board
may
grant
a
waiver
for
all
or
a
portion
of
the
19
amount
requested
to
be
waived
pursuant
to
this
section.
20
4.
The
board
may
place
reasonable
conditions
or
21
requirements
specific
to
the
project
on
any
applicant
receiving
22
a
waiver
pursuant
to
this
section.
23
Sec.
2.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
24
1.
This
Act
applies
retroactively
to
January
1,
2008,
for
25
disaster
declarations
issued
on
or
after
that
date.
26
2.
Notwithstanding
section
15F.207,
subsection
2,
paragraph
27
“b”,
an
applicant
located
in
a
disaster
area
declared
during
28
calendar
year
2008
may
qualify
for
a
waiver
pursuant
to
section
29
15F.207
if
the
applicant
applies
for
the
waiver
on
or
before
30
June
30,
2013.
31
EXPLANATION
32
This
bill
provides
for
waivers
of
the
matching
funds
33
requirements
for
applicants
under
the
community
attraction
and
34
tourism
program
and
the
river
enhancement
community
attraction
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and
tourism
program
if
the
applicants
are
located
in
declared
1
disaster
areas.
2
In
2009,
the
general
assembly
passed
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336
3
providing
for
such
waivers,
but
only
between
July
1,
2009,
4
and
June
30,
2010.
In
order
to
extend
the
availability
of
5
waivers,
the
bill
makes
them
a
permanent
part
of
the
program.
6
The
bill
applies
retroactively
to
January
1,
2008,
for
disaster
7
declarations
issued
on
or
after
that
date.
Applicants
located
8
in
a
disaster
area
declared
during
2008
must
apply
for
a
waiver
9
on
or
before
June
30,
2013.
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