House File 862 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to and making appropriations to state
departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund, the technology reinvestment fund, the
sports wagering receipts fund, and the autism support fund,
providing for related matters, and including effective date
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 following fiscal years, the following amounts, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
   1.  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
   For security cameras on the state capitol complex,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $250,000
   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”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $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
-1-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
-2-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:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $139,100
   4.  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
   For the remodel and expansion of the kitchen and visitation
areas at the Clarinda treatment complex:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $5,242,619
   FY 2022-2023:
..................................................  $4,000,000
   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
-3-meet the definition of “vertical infrastructure” in section
8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   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 2010 federal decennial census:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $250,000
   c.  For a Harold “Pie” Keller memorial statue located in a
city with a population between 1,465 and 1,500, in a county
with a population of less than 20,000, as determined by the
2010 federal decennial census, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $15,000
   6.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
   a.  For deposit in the community attraction and tourism fund
created in section 15F.204:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $5,000,000
   b.  For deposit in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
created in section 15.261:
   FY 2022-2023:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   c.  For deposit in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
fund created in section 15.262, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2022-2023:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   7.DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
For costs associated with school safety, flood mitigation,
-4-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
   8.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
   a.  For converting dorm space into individual rooms at the
Eldora institution:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $6,500,000
   b.  For a grant to a nonprofit agency that provides expert
care for children with medical complexity by providing
infrastructure funding for expanding its facilities to provide
behavioral analysis treatment for eligible individuals:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $750,000
   9.  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”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $9,600,000
   b.  For state park infrastructure improvements:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $2,000,000
   c.  For water trails and low head dam safety grants:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   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”:
   FY 2021-2022:
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..................................................  $250,000
   e.  For costs associated with renovation and improvements at
the Fort Atkinson state preserve:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $100,000
   f.  For deposit in the on-stream impoundment restoration
fund created in section 456A.33C, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $500,000
   g.  For park infrastructure improvement costs for a county
park located in a county with a population between 20,900 and
21,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $150,000
   10.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
   a.  For major maintenance projects at national guard
armories and facilities:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   b.  For improvement projects for Iowa national guard
installations and readiness centers to support operations and
training requirements:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   c.  For construction improvement projects at the Camp Dodge
facility:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $250,000
   d.  For costs associated with the construction of a readiness
center in West Des Moines:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,800,000
   FY 2022-2023:
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..................................................  $1,850,000
   FY 2023-2024:
..................................................  $1,850,000
   e.  The department of public defense shall report to the
general assembly by December 15, 2021, regarding the projects
the department has funded or intends to fund from moneys
appropriated to the department pursuant to this subsection.
   11.  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”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $4,114,482
   b.  For deposit in a public safety equipment fund, if
enacted, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $2,500,000
   12.  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:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $28,100,000
   13.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
   a.  For acquiring, constructing, and improving recreational
trails within the state:
   FY 2021-2022:
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..................................................  $1,500,000
   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”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $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”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   d.  For vertical infrastructure improvements at the
commercial service airports within the state:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,900,000
   e.  For vertical infrastructure improvements at general
aviation airports within the state:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $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:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,060,000
   15.  JUDICIAL BRANCH
   For furniture and equipment for justice centers located in
counties with buildings the judicial branch is required to
furnish, notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
“c”:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $2,522,990
   16.  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
   For costs associated with the repair and renovation of the
-8-domes of the Iowa state capitol:
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $5,250,000
   FY 2022-2023:
..................................................  $5,250,000
   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, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022,
the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD
   For upgrading the web reporting system:
..................................................  $500,000
   2.  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
   For storage area network replacement:
..................................................  $210,000
   3.  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
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   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:
..................................................  $1,998,600
   4.  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
   For the continuing implementation of a statewide mass
notification and emergency messaging system:
..................................................  $400,000
   5.  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
   6.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
   For technology costs associated with the state poison
control center:
..................................................  $34,000
   7.  DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
   For a registry of children receiving foster care:
..................................................  $350,000
   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
-10-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:
..................................................  $371,292
   9.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
   For technology projects:
..................................................  $100,000
   10.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
   a.  For replacement of the computerized criminal history
record system:
..................................................  $600,000
   b.  For replacement of a database appliance:
..................................................  $280,000
   c.  For replacement of a headquarters data center
uninterrupted power supply protection service:
..................................................  $74,000
   d.  For a human trafficking hotel/motel training system:
..................................................  $98,000
   11.  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
   For tax system modernization:
..................................................  $4,070,460
   12.  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
   For technology equipment:
..................................................  $2,500
   13.  JUDICIAL BRANCH
   For voice-over internet protocol phone upgrades at county
courthouses:
..................................................  $433,100
   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
-11-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.  2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 139, section 1, subsection
10, paragraph b, as amended by 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 173,
section 11, 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1162, section 9, 2019 Iowa
Acts, chapter 137, section 6, and 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120,
section 5, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  For construction of a student innovation center at
Iowa state university of science and technology, to include
reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by the
university for construction of the facility in prior fiscal
years:
   FY 2016-2017:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   FY 2017-2018:
..................................................  $6,000,000
   FY 2018-2019:
..................................................  $6,000,000
   FY 2019-2020:
..................................................  $7,000,000
   FY 2020-2021:
..................................................  $6,625,000
   FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $13,375,000
11,375,000

   FY 2022-2023:
..................................................  $2,000,000
   Sec. 6.  2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 7, as amended
-12-by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, section 6, is amended to read
as follows:
   SEC. 7.  REVERSION.
   1.  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
appropriated in section 6, subsection 2, of this division of
this 2016 Act, shall not revert but shall remain available for
the purpose designated until the close of the fiscal year that
begins July 1, 2020 2021.
   Sec. 7.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 173, section 3, is amended
to read as follows:
   SEC. 3.  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
-13-provided otherwise, unencumbered or unobligated moneys
appropriated and allocated for the costs associated with
maintenance projects for the state historical building in
section 1, subsection 4, paragraph “b”, in this division of
this 2017 Iowa Act, shall not revert but shall remain available
for the purpose designated until the close of the fiscal year
that begins July 1, 2021.
   Sec. 8.  2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 1, subsection
4, paragraphs d and e, as amended by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter
1120, section 9, are amended to read as follows:
   d.  For deposit in the vacant state buildings demolition fund
created in section 15.261:
   (1)  FY 2019-2020:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   (2)  FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,000,000
750,000

   Of the moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to this
subparagraph and used by the authority for the purposes of the
fund, the authority shall give priority to new recipients.
   e.  For deposit in the vacant state buildings rehabilitation
fund created in section 15.262, notwithstanding section 8.57,
subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   (1)  FY 2019-2020:
..................................................  $1,000,000
   (2)  FY 2021-2022:
..................................................  $1,000,000
750,000

   Of the moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to this
subparagraph and used by the authority for the purposes of the
fund, the authority shall give priority to new recipients.
   Sec. 9.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This division of this Act, being
deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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   Sec. 10.  Section 8.57C, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
2021, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
 to the technology reinvestment fund for the following fiscal
years, the sum of seventeen million five hundred thousand
dollars to the technology reinvestment fund
 following amounts:
   (1)  The For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and
ending June 30, 2015, the sum of seventeen million five hundred
thousand dollars
.
   (2)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
June 30, 2022, the sum of seventeen million seven hundred
thousand dollars.
   (2)    (3)  The For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021
 2022, and for each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the sum
of seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars
.
   Sec. 11.  Section 15.261, subsection 2, Code 2021, is amended
to read as follows:
   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 which are no longer used for a state 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.

   Sec. 12.  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS — CEMETERY
INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY.
  The department of veterans affairs shall
conduct a study assessing infrastructure needs related to
veteran’s cemeteries located in the state, to include assessing
the adequacy of access to the cemeteries. The department shall
submit a written report to the general assembly, including its
findings and conclusions, by January 14, 2022.
DIVISION V
autism support fund
   Sec. 13.  AUTISM SUPPORT FUND — TRANSFER.  There is
transferred from the autism support fund created in section
-15-225D.2 to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund created in
section 8.57, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
ending June 30, 2022, the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand
dollars, notwithstanding any provision of section 225D.2 to the
contrary.
DIVISION VI
sports tourism program
   Sec. 14.  Section 15F.401, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
2021, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The authority shall establish, and, at the direction of
the board, shall administer a sports tourism program to provide
financial assistance for projects that promote sporting events
for organizations of accredited colleges and universities,
professional sporting events,
and other sporting events in the
state.
   Sec. 15.  Section 15F.401, subsection 1, paragraph b,
subparagraph (3), Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  “Organization” means a corporation, conference,
association, or other organization which has as one of
its primary purposes the sponsoring or administration
of extracurricular intercollegiate athletic contests or
competitions, or professional sporting events.
   Sec. 16.  Section 15F.401, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (4)  “Professional sporting events” means
any sporting events for which the competing athletes receive
payment for their participation in such sporting event.
   Sec. 17.  Section 15F.401, subsection 2, paragraphs a, b, and
c, Code 2021, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  A city or county in the state or a public entity,
including a convention and visitors bureau or a district,
may apply to the authority for financial assistance for a
project that actively and directly promotes sporting events for
accredited colleges and universities, professional sporting
events,
and other sporting events in the area served by the
-16-city, county, or public entity.
   b.  A city, county, or public entity may apply for and
receive financial assistance for more than one project. The
board may require additional information to substantiate the
financial need for awarding more than one project in any fiscal
year.

   c.  A city, county, or public entity may apply for financial
assistance for a project that spans multiple two fiscal years
or may apply for renewal of financial assistance awarded in
a prior year
if all applicable contractual requirements are
met. The decision as to whether to renew an award shall be
at the discretion of the board.
The board may adopt by rule
certain metrics and return on investment estimates for purposes
of this paragraph. The authority may include such metrics and
estimates in a program agreement executed pursuant to this
section.
   Sec. 18.  Section 15F.401, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code
2021, 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
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 dollars.
In making
final funding decisions pursuant to this subsection, the board
-17-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, and infrastructure. 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.
   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.
   Sec. 19.  Section 15F.403, subsection 2, Code 2021, is
amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  The authority may use not more than
five percent of the money in the fund at the beginning of each
fiscal year for purposes of administrative costs, technical
assistance, and other program support.
   Sec. 20.  SPORTS TOURISM PROGRAM — SPORTS WAGERING RECEIPTS
FUND.
  There is appropriated from the sports wagering receipts
fund created in section 8.57, subsection 6, to the economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
   For deposit in the sports tourism program fund created in
section 15F.403 for financing sports tourism projects:
..................................................  $1,500,000
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______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House
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JAKE CHAPMANPresident of the Senate
   I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 862, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2021______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernor
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