Bill Text: IA HF2455 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act making appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development authority, the Iowa finance authority, the public employment relations board, the department of workforce development, and the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, and properly related matters.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2016-05-04 - Sent to Governor. H.J. 999. [HF2455 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2455-Enrolled.html
House File 2455 - Enrolled
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS
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A BILL FOR
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House File 2455
AN ACT
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS,
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE IOWA FINANCE
AUTHORITY, THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD, THE
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE STATE BOARD
OF REGENTS AND CERTAIN REGENTS INSTITUTIONS, AND PROPERLY
RELATED MATTERS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
FY 2016=2017
APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 17, is
amended to read as follows:
SEC. 17. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ADMINISTRATION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions for the department:
.................................................. $ 88,441
176,882
............................................... FTEs 74.50
The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate
activities with the tourism office of the economic development
authority to promote attendance at the state historical
building and at this state's historic sites.
Full=time equivalent positions authorized under this
paragraph are funded, in full or in part, using moneys
appropriated under this paragraph, paragraphs "c" through "g",
and paragraph "i".
b. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS
For planning and programming for the community cultural
grants program established under section 303.3:
.................................................. $ 86,045
172,090
c. HISTORICAL DIVISION
For the support of the historical division:
.................................................. $1,583,851
3,167,701
As a condition of receiving the appropriation provided
in this lettered paragraph "c", and from such moneys the
historical division shall allocate $90,000 for purposes of
stabilizing and preserving the state battle flag collection
described in section 303.2, subsection 2, paragraph "k".
d. HISTORIC SITES
For the administration and support of historic sites:
.................................................. $ 213,199
426,398
e. ARTS DIVISION
For the support of the arts division:
.................................................. $ 616,882
1,233,764
Of the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, the department
shall allocate $300,000 for purposes of the film office.
f. IOWA GREAT PLACES
For the Iowa great places program established under section
303.3C:
.................................................. $ 75,000
150,000
g. ARCHIVE IOWA GOVERNORS' RECORDS
For archiving the records of Iowa governors:
.................................................. $ 32,967
65,933
h. RECORDS CENTER RENT
For payment of rent for the state records center:
.................................................. $ 113,622
227,243
i. BATTLE FLAGS
For continuation of the project recommended by the Iowa
battle flag advisory committee to stabilize the condition of
the battle flag collection:
.................................................. $ 47,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 2. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 19, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 19. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
1. APPROPRIATION
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated in this subsection, and for not more than
the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 7,758,186
15,116,372
............................................... FTEs 149.00
b. (1) For salaries, support, miscellaneous purposes,
programs, marketing, and the maintenance of an administration
division, a business development division, a community
development division, a small business development division,
and other divisions the authority may organize.
(2) The full=time equivalent positions authorized under
this section are funded, in whole or in part, by the moneys
appropriated under this subsection or by other moneys received
by the authority, including certain federal moneys.
(3) For business development operations and programs,
international trade, export assistance, workforce recruitment,
and the partner state program.
(4) For transfer to a fund created pursuant to section
15.313 for purposes of financing strategic infrastructure
projects.
(5) For community economic development programs, tourism
operations, community assistance, plans for Iowa green corps
and summer youth programs, the mainstreet and rural mainstreet
programs, the school=to=career program, the community
development block grant, and housing and shelter=related
programs.
(6) For achieving the goals and accountability, and
fulfilling the requirements and duties required under this Act.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated in this
subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESTRICTIONS
a. A business creating jobs through moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall be subject to contract provisions requiring
new and retained jobs to be filled by individuals who are
citizens of the United States who reside within the United
States or any person authorized to work in the United States
pursuant to federal law, including legal resident aliens in the
United States.
b. Any vendor who receives moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall adhere to such contract provisions and
provide periodic assurances as the state shall require that the
jobs are filled solely by citizens of the United States who
reside within the United States or any person authorized to
work in the United States pursuant to federal law, including
legal resident aliens in the United States.
c. A business that receives financial assistance from
the authority from moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall
only employ individuals legally authorized to work in this
state. In addition to all other applicable penalties provided
by current law, all or a portion of the assistance received
by a business which is found to knowingly employ individuals
not legally authorized to work in this state is subject to
recapture by the authority.
3. USES OF APPROPRIATIONS
a. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of a
grant to a community economic development entity for conducting
a local workforce recruitment effort designed to recruit former
citizens of the state and former students at colleges and
universities in the state to meet the needs of local employers.
b. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance to early stage
industry companies being established by women entrepreneurs.
c. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of
grants, loans, or forgivable loans for advanced research and
commercialization projects involving value=added agriculture,
advanced technology, or biotechnology.
d. The authority shall not use any moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 for purposes of providing financial assistance for
the Iowa green streets pilot project or for any other program
or project that involves the installation of geothermal systems
for melting snow and ice from streets or sidewalks.
4. WORLD FOOD PRIZE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount for the world food prize and in lieu of the standing
appropriation in section 15.368, subsection 1:
.................................................. $ 356,250
712,500
5. IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount for allocation to the Iowa commission on volunteer
service for purposes of the Iowa state commission grant
program, the Iowa's promise and Iowa mentoring partnership
programs, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 89,067
178,133
............................................... FTEs 7.00
Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, the authority
shall allocate $37,500 $75,000 for purposes of the Iowa state
commission grant program and $51,567 $103,133 for purposes of
the Iowa's promise and Iowa mentoring partnership programs.
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
the succeeding fiscal year.
6. COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS ==== ASSISTANCE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount to be used for the purposes of providing financial
assistance to Iowa's councils of governments:
.................................................. $ 100,000
200,000
7. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
INTERNSHIPS
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
Iowa skilled worker and job creation fund created in section
8.75 to the Iowa economic development authority for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the
following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
purposes designated:
For the funding of internships for students studying in the
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
with eligible Iowa employers as provided in section 15.411,
subsection 3, paragraph "c":
.................................................. $ 500,000
1,000,000
b. No more than 3 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
subsection may be used by the authority for costs associated
with administration of the internship program.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated in
subsequent fiscal years.
Sec. 3. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 22, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 22. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the Iowa finance authority for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used to provide
reimbursement for rent expenses to eligible persons under the
rent subsidy program:
.................................................. $ 329,000
658,000
2. Participation in the rent subsidy program shall be
limited to only those persons who meet the requirements for the
nursing facility level of care for home and community=based
services waiver services as in effect on July 1, 2016,
and to those individuals who are eligible for the federal
money follows the person grant program under the medical
assistance program. If the Iowa finance authority utilizes
a waiting list, the authority shall give priority to a
person participating in the state's money follows the person
partnership for community integration project who has been
assigned to work with a transition specialist. Of the moneys
appropriated in this section, not more than $35,000 may be used
for administrative costs.
Sec. 4. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 24, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 24. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the public employment relations board for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 671,226
1,342,452
............................................... FTEs 10.00
2. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the board
shall allocate $15,000 for maintaining an internet site that
allows searchable access to a database of collective bargaining
information.
Sec. 5. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 25, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 25. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
department of workforce development for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
designated:
1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES
a. For the division of labor services, including salaries,
support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,289,958
4,305,097
............................................... FTEs 67.00
b. From the contractor registration fees, the division of
labor services shall reimburse the department of inspections
and appeals for all costs associated with hearings under
chapter 91C, relating to contractor registration.
2. DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
a. For the division of workers' compensation, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,629,522
3,259,044
............................................... FTEs 30.00
b. The division of workers' compensation shall charge a
$100 filing fee for workers' compensation cases. The filing
fee shall be paid by the petitioner of a claim. However, the
fee can be taxed as a cost and paid by the losing party, except
in cases where it would impose an undue hardship or be unjust
under the circumstances. The moneys generated by the filing
fee allowed under this subsection are appropriated to the
department of workforce development to be used for purposes of
administering the division of workers' compensation.
3. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
a. For the operation of field offices, the workforce
development board, and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 4,589,707
8,976,650
............................................... FTEs 130.00
b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a" of this
subsection, the department shall allocate $150,000 to the state
library for the purpose of licensing an online resource which
prepares persons to succeed in the workplace through programs
which improve job skills and vocational test=taking abilities.
c. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph "a" of this
subsection, the department shall allocate at least $1,130,602
$580,783 for the operation of the three satellite field offices
projected by the department to serve the most people from the
offices located in Decorah, Fort Madison, Iowa City, or Webster
City.
4. OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM
a. For the development and administration of an offender
reentry program to provide offenders with employment skills,
and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
positions:
.................................................. $ 179,232
358,464
............................................... FTEs 4.00
b. The department of workforce development shall partner
with the department of corrections to provide staff within the
correctional facilities to improve offenders' abilities to find
and retain productive employment.
4A. INTEGRATED INFORMATION FOR IOWA SYSTEM
For the payment of services provided by the department of
administrative services related to the integrated information
for Iowa system:
.................................................. $ 274,819
5. NONREVERSION
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 6. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 26, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 26. GENERAL FUND ==== EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION
PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the department of workforce development for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the
following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For enhancing efforts to investigate employers that
misclassify workers and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 225,729
451,458
............................................... FTEs 8.10
Sec. 7. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 27, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 27. SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the special employment
security contingency fund to the department of workforce
development for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and
ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for field offices:
.................................................. $ 883,042
1,766,084
2. Any remaining additional penalty and interest revenue
collected by the department of workforce development is
appropriated to the department for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, to accomplish the
mission of the department.
Sec. 8. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 28, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 28. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION RESERVE FUND ====
FIELD OFFICES. Notwithstanding section 96.9, subsection 8,
paragraph "e", there is appropriated from interest earned on
the unemployment compensation reserve fund to the department
of workforce development for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated:
For the operation of satellite field offices:
.................................................. $ 200,000
557,000
Sec. 9. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 31, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 31. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. There is
appropriated from the general fund of the state to Iowa state
university of science and technology for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes of funding small business development centers:
.................................................. $ 50,500
101,000
Sec. 10. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 32, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 32. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(1) For the purposes of providing assistance under the high
quality jobs program as described in section 15.335B:
.................................................. $ 8,450,000
15,900,000
(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
"a", the economic development authority may use not more than
$1,000,000 for purposes of providing infrastructure grants to
mainstreet communities under the main street Iowa program.
(3) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph "a", an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
b. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS AND REGENTS INSTITUTIONS
(1) STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. For capacity building
infrastructure in areas related to technology
commercialization, marketing and business development
efforts in areas related to technology commercialization,
entrepreneurship, and business growth, and infrastructure
projects and programs needed to assist in implementation of
activities under chapter 262B:
.................................................. $ 1,500,000
3,000,000
Of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph
(1), 35 percent shall be allocated for Iowa state university
of science and technology, 35 percent shall be allocated for
the university of Iowa, and 30 percent shall be allocated for
the university of northern Iowa.
(a) The institutions shall provide a one=to=one match
of additional moneys for the activities funded with moneys
appropriated under this subparagraph (1).
(b) The state board of regents shall annually submit a
report by January 15 to the governor, the general assembly,
and the legislative services agency regarding the activities,
projects, and programs funded with moneys appropriated under
this subparagraph (1). The report shall be provided in an
electronic format and shall include a list of metrics and
criteria mutually agreed to in advance by the board of regents
and the economic development authority. The metrics and
criteria shall allow the governor's office and the general
assembly to quantify and evaluate the progress of the board of
regents institutions with regard to their activities, projects,
and programs in the areas of technology commercialization,
entrepreneurship, regional development, and market research.
(2) IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. For
small business development centers, the science and technology
research park, and the center for industrial research and
service, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,212,151
2,424,302
............................................... FTEs 56.63
(a) Of the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph (2),
Iowa state university of science and technology shall allocate
at least $735,728 for purposes of funding small business
development centers. Iowa state university of science and
technology may allocate the appropriated moneys to the various
small business development centers in any manner necessary to
achieve the purposes of this subparagraph.
(b) Iowa state university of science and technology shall
do all of the following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa=based
companies.
(c) It is the intent of the general assembly that the
industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors
and seek contributions and in=kind donations from businesses,
industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys
for the center for industrial research and service industrial
incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which
are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract
research or for nondirected research. The match required of
small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 8,
for directed contract research or for nondirected research
shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required
for other businesses for directed contract research or
for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state
funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade
associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
Iowa state university of science and technology shall
report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on
economic development and the legislative services agency the
total amount of private contributions, the proportion of
contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and
the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected
research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
(3) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the state university
of Iowa research park and for the advanced drug development
program at the Oakdale research park, including salaries,
support, maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
positions:
.................................................. $ 104,640
209,279
............................................... FTEs 6.00
The state university of Iowa shall do all of the following:
(a) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(b) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa=based
companies.
(4) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the purpose of
implementing the entrepreneurship and economic growth
initiative, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,000,000
2,000,000
............................................... FTEs 8.00
(5) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. For the metal casting
institute, the MyEntreNet internet application, and the
institute of decision making, including salaries, support,
maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 533,210
1,066,419
............................................... FTEs 9.75
(a) Of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this
subparagraph (5), the university of northern Iowa shall
allocate at least $533,210 $617,639 for purposes of support of
entrepreneurs through the university's regional business center
for business growth and innovation and economic gardening
advance Iowa program.
(b) The university of northern Iowa shall do all of the
following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa=based
companies.
(6) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph "b", an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
c. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
To develop a long=term sustained program to train unemployed
and underemployed central Iowans with skills necessary to
advance to higher=paying jobs with full benefits:
.................................................. $ 50,000
100,000
(1) The department of workforce development shall begin
a request for proposals process, issued for purposes of this
lettered paragraph "c", no later than September 1, 2016.
(2) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated under
this lettered paragraph "c", an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION II
LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS ==== FY 2016=2017
Sec. 11. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 3, subsection
1, is amended to read as follows:
1. For operational support grants and community cultural
grants under section 99F.11, subsection 3, paragraph "d",
subparagraph (1):
.................................................. $ 208,351
416,702
DIVISION III
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ==== STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD
Sec. 12. Section 303.4, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
2016, is amended to read as follows:
c. The governor shall appoint four five members from the
state at large, at least one two of whom shall be on the faculty
of a college or university in the state engaged in a discipline
related to the activities of the historical society.
DIVISION IV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ==== WORLD FOOD PRIZE INTERIM STUDY
COMMITTEE
Sec. 13. WORLD FOOD PRIZE ==== STUDY REQUEST. The legislative
council is requested to establish an interim study committee
for purposes of studying the appropriation of moneys to the
economic development authority for the support of the world
food prize award and, if appropriate, making recommendations
to the general assembly.
DIVISION V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ==== BUILDING REMEDIATION PROGRAM AND
FUND
Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 15.231 Community catalyst building
remediation program ==== fund.
1. a. The economic development authority shall, pursuant
to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph "o", establish a
community catalyst building remediation fund for the purpose of
providing grants to cities for the remediation of underutilized
buildings. The authority shall administer the fund in a manner
to make grant moneys annually available to cities for the
purposes of this section.
b. The fund may consist of any moneys appropriated by the
general assembly for purposes of this section and any other
moneys that are lawfully available to the authority, including
moneys transferred or deposited from other funds created
pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph "o".
c. The authority shall use any moneys specifically
appropriated for purposes of this section only for the purposes
of this section. The authority may use all other moneys in the
fund, including interest, earnings, and recaptures for purposes
of this section, or the authority may transfer the other moneys
to other funds created pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection
1, paragraph "o".
d. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the community
catalyst building remediation fund at the end of each fiscal
year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the
fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.
e. The authority may use not more than five percent of the
moneys in the fund at the beginning of the fiscal year for
purposes of administrative costs, marketing, and technical
assistance and other program support.
2. The authority shall use moneys in the fund to provide
grants to cities for the remediation of underutilized
buildings. The authority may provide grants under this section
using a competitive scoring process.
3. In providing grants under this section, the authority
shall dedicate forty percent of the moneys available at the
beginning of each fiscal year to cities with populations of
less than one thousand five hundred as shown by the most recent
federal decennial census. If at the end of each application
period the amount of grants awarded to cities with a population
of less than one thousand five hundred is less than the
amount to be dedicated to such cities under this subsection,
the balance may be awarded to any approved applicant city
regardless of city population.
4. The authority shall enter into an agreement with each
city for the receipt of grants under this section. For a city
to receive grant moneys under this section, the agreement must
require the city to provide resources, including financial or
in=kind resources, to the remediation project. The authority
may negotiate the terms of the agreement.
5. In providing grants under this section, the authority
shall coordinate with a city to develop a plan for the use of
grant moneys that is consistent with the community development,
housing, and economic development goals of the city. The terms
of the agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 4 and the
use of grants provided under this section shall reflect the
plan developed.
6. If a city receives a grant under this section, the amount
of any lien created for costs related to the remediation of the
building shall not include any moneys that the city received
pursuant to this section.
7. The authority shall submit a report to the general
assembly and the governor's office on or before January
31, 2020, describing the results of the program implemented
pursuant to this section and making recommendations for program
changes.
Sec. 15. Section 15.335B, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
2016, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (9) For deposit in the community catalyst
building remediation fund established pursuant to section
15.231.
DIVISION VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ==== RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION TAX
CREDIT PROGRAM
Sec. 16. Section 15.316, subsection 3, as enacted by 2016
Iowa Acts, Senate File 2300, section 5, is amended to read as
follows:
3. "Building block chemical" means a molecule converted
from biomass feedstock as a first product or a secondarily
derived product that can be further refined into a higher=value
chemical, material, or consumer product. "Building block
chemical" includes but is not limited to high=purity glycerol,
oleic acid, lauric acid, methanoic or formic acid, arabonic
acid, erythonic acid, glyceric acid, glycolic acid, lactic
acid, 3=hydroxypropionate, propionic acid, malonic acid,
serine, succinic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, aspartic
acid, 3=hydroxybutyrolactone, acetoin, threonine, itaconic
acid, furfural, levulinic acid, glutamic acid, xylonic acid,
xylaric acid, xylitol, arabitol, citric acid, aconitic acid,
5=hydroxymethylfurfural, lysine, gluconic acid, glucaric acid,
sorbitol, gallic acid, ferulic acid, butyric acid, nonfuel
butanol, nonfuel ethanol, or such additional molecules as may
be included by the authority by rule after consultation with
appropriate experts from Iowa state university, including
but not limited to the Iowa state university center for
biorenewable chemicals.
LINDA UPMEYER
Speaker of the House
PAM JOCHUM
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2455, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.
CARMINE BOAL
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved , 2016
TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor
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