HF 2579 (LSB 5008HV (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2579

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO LSB 5008HB)

(As Amended and Passed by the House 2022-04-05)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

DIVISION I
REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

    Section 1.  REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —— APPROPRIATIONS.  There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the following departments and agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
   a.  For safety and security on the state capitol complex, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   b.  For deposit in the monument maintenance account created in section 8A.321 for purposes of maintenance of state monuments on the capitol complex grounds:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   c.  For major maintenance projects:
   ...................................................................... $  8,000,000

   2.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
   a.  For deposit in the water quality initiative fund created in section 466B.45 for purposes of supporting the water quality initiative administered by the division of soil conservation and water quality as provided in section 466B.42, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  5,200,000

   b.  (1)  The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to support demonstration projects in subwatersheds as designated by the department that are part of high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating council.
   (2)  The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to support demonstration projects in watersheds generally, including regional watersheds, as designated by the division and high-priority watersheds identified by the water resources coordinating council.
   c.  In supporting projects in watersheds and subwatersheds as provided in paragraph “b”, all of the following shall apply:
   (1)  The demonstration projects shall utilize water quality practices as described in the latest revision of the document entitled “Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy” initially presented in November 2012 by the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the department of natural resources, and Iowa state university of science and technology.
   (2)  The division shall implement demonstration projects as provided in subparagraph (1) by providing for participation by persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used in farming. To every extent practical, the division shall provide for collaborative participation by such persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land located within the same subwatershed.
   (3)  The division shall implement demonstration projects on a cost-share basis as determined by the division. Except for edge-of-field practices, the state’s share of the amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of establishing the practice as determined by the division or 50 percent of the actual cost of establishing the practice, whichever is less.
   (4)  The demonstration projects shall be used to educate other persons about the feasibility and value of establishing similar water quality practices. The division shall promote field day events for purposes of allowing interested persons to establish water quality practices on their agricultural land.
   (5)  The division shall conduct water quality evaluations within supported subwatersheds. Within a reasonable period after accumulating information from such evaluations, the division shall create an aggregated database of water quality practices. Any information identifying a person holding a legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural land shall be a confidential record.
   d.  The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to support education and outreach in a manner that encourages persons who hold a legal interest in agricultural land used for farming to implement water quality practices, including the establishment of such practices in watersheds generally, and not limited to subwatersheds or high-priority watersheds.
   e.  The moneys appropriated in this subsection may be used to contract with persons to coordinate the implementation of efforts provided in this subsection.
   f.  The moneys appropriated in this subsection may be used by the department to support urban soil and water conservation efforts, which may include but are not limited to management practices related to bioretention, landscaping, the use of permeable or pervious pavement, and soil quality restoration. The moneys shall be allocated on a cost-share basis as provided in chapter 161A.
   g.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may use moneys appropriated in this subsection to carry out the provisions of this subsection on a cost-share basis in combination with other moneys available to the department from a state or federal source.
   h.  Not more than 10 percent of the moneys appropriated in this subsection may be used for costs of administration and implementation of the water quality initiative administered by the soil conservation division.
   3.  DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
   For building repairs for the building located at 524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
   ...................................................................... $    196,900

   4.  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
   a.  For kitchen equipment at the Clarinda treatment complex, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $    750,000

   b.  For various infrastructure projects at correctional facilities:
   ...................................................................... $  4,900,000

   5.  DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
   a.  For deposit in the Iowa great places program fund created in section 303.3D for Iowa great places program projects that meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000

   b.  For grants to nonprofit organizations committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility for costs associated with the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at facilities located in cities with a population of less than 28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   6.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
   a.  For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund created in section 15F.204:
   ...................................................................... $ 10,000,000

   b.  For deposit in the sports tourism program fund created in section 15F.403 for financing sports tourism projects:
   ...................................................................... $ 12,000,000

   7.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
   For renovation and repair at department facilities:
   ...................................................................... $  3,161,000

   8.  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
   a.  For implementation of lake projects that have established watershed improvement initiatives and community support in accordance with the department’s annual lake restoration plan and report, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  9,600,000

   b.  For state park infrastructure improvements:
   ...................................................................... $  6,000,000

   c.  For water trails and low head dam safety grants, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  1,500,000

   d.  For grants to communities or organizations for tree planting projects through the community forestry grant program, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   9.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
   a.  For major maintenance projects at national guard armories and facilities:
   ...................................................................... $  2,100,000

   b.  For improvement projects for Iowa national guard installations and readiness centers to support operations and training requirements:
   ...................................................................... $  2,100,000

   c.  For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge facility:
   ...................................................................... $    550,000

   d.  The department of public defense shall report to the general assembly by December 15, 2022, regarding the projects the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
   10.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
   a.  For payments and other costs due under a financing agreement entered into by the treasurer of state for building the statewide interoperable communications system pursuant to section 29C.23, subsection 2, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  4,330,150

   b.  For deposit in the public safety equipment fund created in section 80.48, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  2,500,000

   c.  For construction of a new facility for fire fighter training:
   ...................................................................... $  2,100,000

   11.  BOARD OF REGENTS
   For allocation by the state board of regents to the state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in the operating funds resulting from the pledging of tuition, student fees and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities and utility services at the institutions:
   ...................................................................... $ 27,900,000

   12.  STATE FAIR AUTHORITY
   For the renovation and repair of the state fair barns:
   ...................................................................... $ 12,000,000

   13.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
   a.  For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational trails within the state:
   ...................................................................... $  2,500,000

   b.  For deposit in the public transit infrastructure grant fund created in section 324A.6A, for projects that meet the definition of vertical infrastructure in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  1,500,000

   c.  For deposit in the railroad revolving loan and grant fund created in section 327H.20A, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000

   d.  For vertical infrastructure improvements at the commercial service airports within the state:
   ...................................................................... $  1,900,000

   e.  For vertical infrastructure improvements at general aviation airports within the state:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   14.  TREASURER OF STATE
   For distribution in accordance with chapter 174 to qualified fairs that belong to the association of Iowa fairs for county fair vertical infrastructure improvements:
   ...................................................................... $  1,060,000

   15.  JUDICIAL BRANCH
   a.  For construction projects at the Woodbury county law enforcement center:
   ...................................................................... $    165,000

   b.  For renovations and furniture at justice centers:
   ...................................................................... $    624,518
    Sec. 2.  REVERSION.  For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION II
TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND

    Sec. 3.  TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT FUND.  There is appropriated from the technology reinvestment fund created in section 8.57C to the following departments and agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
   a.  For software upgrades to emergency response radios:
   ...................................................................... $    350,000

   b.  For security cameras, staff phone systems, and automation systems at correctional facilities:
   ...................................................................... $  2,415,954

   2.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
   a.  For the continued development and implementation of an educational data warehouse that will be utilized by teachers, parents, school district administrators, area education agency staff, department of education staff, and policymakers:
   ...................................................................... $    600,000

   Of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the department may use a portion for an e-transcript data system capable of tracking students throughout their education via interconnectivity with multiple schools.
   b.  For maintenance and lease costs associated with connections for part III of the Iowa communications network:
   ...................................................................... $  2,727,000

   c.  To the public broadcasting division for the replacement of equipment:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   3.  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
   For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass notification and emergency messaging system:
   ...................................................................... $    400,000

   4.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
   a.  For the cost of equipment and computer software for the continued development and implementation of Iowa’s criminal justice information system:
   ...................................................................... $  1,400,000

   b.  For the costs associated with the justice enterprise data warehouse:
   ...................................................................... $    187,980

   5.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
   For technology costs associated with the state poison control center:
   ...................................................................... $     34,000

   6.  IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
   For firewall and distributed denial-of-service attack protection for the Iowa communications network:
   ...................................................................... $  1,510,724

   7.  DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
   a.  For costs associated with the enhancement of the health facilities database:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   b.  For costs associated with the implementation of the food safety data system enhancement and integration with the govconnectiowa portal:
   ...................................................................... $    410,000

   c.  For costs associated with the creation of electronic forms within the e-filing system:
   ...................................................................... $    100,000

   8.  DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
   a.  For the continued development and implementation of a searchable database that can be placed on the internet for budget and financial information:
   ...................................................................... $     45,000

   b.  For the continued development and implementation of the comprehensive electronic grant management system:
   ...................................................................... $     70,000

   c.  For the upgrade of the local government budget and property tax system:
   ...................................................................... $    120,000

   d.  For the annual licensing of a searchable database that is placed on the internet for budget and financial information:
   ...................................................................... $    382,131

   9.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
   For technology projects:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   10.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
   For costs associated with the implementation and licensing of body-worn cameras:
   ...................................................................... $    385,000

   11.  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
   For tax system modernization:
   ...................................................................... $  4,070,460

   12.  JUDICIAL BRANCH
   a.  For costs associated with the connection of district phone systems to the judicial branch building system:
   ...................................................................... $     40,464

   b.  For costs associated with installation and repurpose of courtroom sound systems:
   ...................................................................... $    610,000
    Sec. 4.  REVERSION.  For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION III
CHANGES TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS

    Sec. 5.  2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 1, subsection 10, paragraph b, as amended by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 8, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  For construction of a new veterinary diagnostic laboratory at Iowa state university of science and technology, to include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the university for construction of the laboratory in prior fiscal years:
   FY 2018-2019:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   FY 2019-2020:
   ...................................................................... $ 12,500,000

   FY 2020-2021:
   ...................................................................... $  8,900,000

   FY 2021-2022:
   ...................................................................... $ 12,500,000

   FY 2022-2023:
   ...................................................................... $ 12,500,000

                                                                        28,600,000

   FY 2023-2024:
   ...................................................................... $ 16,100,000
    Sec. 6.  2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 4, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 4.  REVERSION.
   1.  For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys made from an appropriation in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
   2.  For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 3, subsection 4, of this division of this 2018 Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends four years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, or until the project for which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
    Sec. 7.  2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 2, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 2.  REVERSION.
   1.  For Except as provided in subsection 2, for purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
   2.  For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 1, subsection 14, of this division of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022.
    Sec. 8.  2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 4, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 4.  REVERSION.
   1.  For Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in this division of this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends two years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. However, if the project or projects for which such appropriation was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
   2.  For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys from an appropriation made in section 3, subsection 6, of this division of this 2019 Act shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2023, or until the project for which the appropriation was made is completed, whichever is earlier.
    Sec. 9.  2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 1, subsection 10, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  For the renovation and construction of an industrial technology center at the university of northern Iowa to include reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the university for construction of the facility in the prior fiscal year:
   FY 2021-2022:
   ...................................................................... $ 13,000,000

   FY 2022-2023:
   ...................................................................... $ 18,000,000

                                                                        26,500,000

   FY 2023-2024:
   ...................................................................... $  8,500,000
    Sec. 10.  2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection 7, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT   For costs associated with school safety, flood mitigation, or other emergency services programs, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:   FY 2021-2022
   ...................................................................... $  2,500,000
   FY 2022-2023

   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000
    Sec. 11.  2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 1, subsection 10, paragraph d, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  For costs associated with the construction of a readiness center in West Des Moines:
   FY 2021-2022:
   ...................................................................... $  1,800,000

   FY 2022-2023:
   ...................................................................... $  1,850,000

                                                                          3,700,000

   FY 2023-2024:
   ...................................................................... $  1,850,000
    Sec. 12.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    Sec. 13.  Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and for each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum of seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars.
    Sec. 14.  Section 8.57C, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the sum of twenty million five hundred thousand dollars to the technology reinvestment fund, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”.
    Sec. 15.  Section 15.261, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   15.261  Vacant state buildings demolition fund.
   1.  A vacant state buildings demolition fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the authority. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
   2.  Moneys in the vacant state buildings demolition fund are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a grant program for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by the state or by a county that has purchased real property from the federal government which are no longer used for a state or federal purpose. Grant program criteria shall provide that no more than fifty percent of the cost of a project for the demolition of vacant buildings shall be funded from a grant under the program.  The authority shall give preference to applicants that have not previously been awarded money from this fund.
   3.  Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings demolition fund shall be credited to the vacant state buildings demolition fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the vacant state buildings demolition fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
    Sec. 16.  Section 15.262, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   15.262  Vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund.
   1.  A vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the authority. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
   2.  Moneys in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund are appropriated to the authority for purposes of funding a loan program for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of vacant buildings owned by the state or by a county that has purchased real property from the federal government which are no longer used for a state or federal purpose.  The authority shall give preference to applicants that have not previously been awarded money from this fund.
   3.  Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund shall be credited to the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
    Sec. 17.  Section 602.11101, subsection 1, paragraph e, subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  Until July 1, 1986, the county shall remain responsible for the compensation of and operating costs for court employees not presently designated for state financing and for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and their staff. Effective July 1, 1986, the state shall assume the responsibility for the compensation of and operating costs for court employees presently designated for state financing and for miscellaneous costs of the judicial branch related to furnishings, supplies, and equipment purchased, leased, or maintained for the use of judicial officers, referees, and their staff. However, the county shall at all times remain responsible for the provision of suitable courtrooms, offices, and other physical facilities pursuant to section 602.1303, subsection 1, including paint, wall covering, and fixtures in the facilities.  In addition, however, effective July 1, 2023, if a county expends moneys for the renovation or construction of suitable courtrooms, offices, and other physical facilities pursuant to section 602.1303, that requires the purchase of furnishings, supplies, and equipment for the use of judicial officers, referees, and their staff as a result of that renovation or construction, the state shall be responsible for only fifty percent of the cost of the purchase.
    Sec. 18.  DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY ALTERNATIVE FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE —— REPORT.
   1.  The department of transportation shall establish a Des Moines area regional transit authority alternative funding advisory committee to study the most effective and efficient methods to increase funding for the Des Moines area regional transit authority that are alternative to an increase in property taxes.
   2.  The committee shall consist of five voting members and four ex officio, nonvoting members.
   a.  The voting members of the committee shall be composed of all of the following:
   (1)  The director of the department of transportation or a designee.
   (2)  The director of the department of revenue or a designee.
   (3)  A Polk county supervisor appointed by the governor.
   (4)  A member of a city council of a city in Polk county in which the Des Moines area regional transit authority operates, appointed by the governor.
   (5)  A representative of the Des Moines area regional transit authority appointed by the Des Moines area regional transit authority.
   b.  The ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee shall be two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the minority leader of the senate.
   3.  Staffing services shall be provided by the department of transportation in coordination with the department of revenue.
   4.  The committee shall submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 15, 2022.
   5.  This section is repealed January 1, 2023.
    Sec. 19.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  The following, being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
   The sections of this division of this Act amending sections 15.261 and 15.262.
    Sec. 20.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  The following apply retroactively to June 1, 2020:
   The sections of this division of this Act amending sections 15.261 and 15.262.
DIVISION V
SPORTS TOURISM PROGRAM

    Sec. 21.  Section 15F.401, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   4.  An applicant shall demonstrate matching funds in order to receive financial assistance pursuant to this section. The amount of matching funds that may be required shall be at the board’s discretion. An applicant under the program shall not receive financial assistance from the sports tourism program fund created in section 15F.403 in an amount exceeding fifty twenty-five percent of the total cost of the project.
   5.  The board shall make final funding decisions on each application and may approve, deny, defer, or modify applications for financial assistance under the program, in its discretion, in order to fund as many projects with the moneys available as possible. The board and the authority may negotiate with applicants regarding the details of projects and the amount and terms of any award. The total amount of financial assistance provided to an applicant in any one fiscal year shall not exceed five hundred thousand ten million dollars. In making final funding decisions pursuant to this subsection, the board and the authority are exempt from chapter 17A. 
   6.  a.  A city, county, or public entity may use financial assistance received under the program for marketing and promotions. Whether an activity or individual cost item is directly related to the promotion of the sporting event shall be within the discretion of the authority infrastructure.
   b.  All applications to the authority for financial assistance shall be made at least ninety days prior to an event’s scheduled date. A city, county, or public entity shall not use financial assistance received under the program as reimbursement for completed projects.