House
Study
Bill
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
community
catalyst
building
remediation
1
grants
for
emergency
projects.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
15.231,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
The
authority
shall
use
moneys
in
the
fund
to
3
provide
grants
to
cities
for
the
remediation
of
underutilized
4
buildings.
The
authority
may
provide
grants
under
this
5
section
using
a
competitive
scoring
process.
Notwithstanding
6
subsection
3,
an
emergency
project
shall
be
eligible
for
a
7
grant
under
this
section.
8
b.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
9
requires:
10
(1)
“Emergency
project”
means
remediation
of
an
11
underutilized
building
that
may
present
a
unique
and
immediate
12
opportunity,
or
a
unique
and
immediate
threat.
13
(2)
“Unique
and
immediate
opportunity”
means
remediation
of
14
an
underutilized
building
is
time-sensitive
and
remediation
is
15
reasonably
expected
to
result
in
economic
growth
for
the
city
16
in
which
the
underutilized
building
is
located.
17
(3)
“Unique
and
immediate
threat”
means
remediation
of
an
18
underutilized
building
may
involve
an
unforeseen
challenge
or
19
problem
that
has
the
potential
to
result
in
a
catastrophic
20
failure
of
the
building’s
integrity
and
structural
system.
21
An
unforeseen
challenge
or
problem
may
include
an
act
of
22
nature
such
as
a
fire,
flood,
or
storm,
or
an
unexpected
23
structural
deficiency
such
as
a
compromised
load-bearing
24
wall.
A
challenge
or
problem
caused
by
deferred
maintenance
25
on
the
underutilized
building
does
not
qualify
as
a
unique
and
26
immediate
threat.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
Under
the
community
catalyst
building
remediation
31
program,
this
bill
allows
an
emergency
project
to
be
eligible
32
for
a
grant.
“Emergency
project”
is
a
remediation
of
an
33
underutilized
building
that
may
present
a
unique
and
immediate
34
opportunity,
or
a
unique
and
immediate
threat.
A
unique
and
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immediate
opportunity
is
time-sensitive
and
remediation
is
1
expected
to
result
in
economic
growth.
A
unique
and
immediate
2
threat
is
a
remediation
that
may
involve
unforeseen
challenges
3
or
problems.
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