Iowa Code 15.313 – Strategic infrastructure program — fund
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1. a. The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”, for purposes of financing strategic infrastructure projects as described in this section. A fund established for purposes of this section may be administered as a revolving fund and 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”. Any moneys appropriated to a fund for purposes of this section shall be used for purposes of the strategic infrastructure program.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the strategic infrastructure fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.
c. Moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section, except for moneys appropriated to a fund for purposes of this section, may be transferred to other funds created pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 15.313
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Authority: means the economic development authority created in section 15. See Iowa Code 15.102
- Board: means the members of the authority appointed by the governor and in whom the powers of the authority are vested pursuant to section 15. See Iowa Code 15.102
- Financial assistance: means assistance provided only from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the authority and includes but is not limited to assistance in the form of grants, loans, forgivable loans, and royalty payments. See Iowa Code 15.102
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The program shall be used by the authority to provide financial assistance for strategic infrastructure projects that are intended to lead to relocation or expansion projects for existing businesses as well as financial assistance for new businesses.
3. The Iowa innovation council shall review each application received by the economic development authority for financial assistance under the program and shall make recommendations to the board regarding all of the following:
a. The completeness of the application.
b. Whether the board should approve an application for financial assistance, and if so, the amount of such financial assistance.
4. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Financial assistance” means the same as defined in section 15.102.
b. “Strategic infrastructure” means projects that develop commonly utilized assets that provide an advantage to one or more private sector entities or that create necessary physical infrastructure in the state, and such projects are not adequately provided by the public or private sectors. Such projects may include vertical improvement developments, facilities and equipment upgrades, or the redevelopment or repurposing of underutilized property or other assets, provided that each project is intended to attract additional public or private sector investment and result in broad-based prosperity in this state.
c. “Vertical improvement” means the same as defined in section 15J.2.
5. The authority shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section. In adopting such rules, the authority shall narrowly construe the provisions of this section.