Iowa HSB 715: A bill for an act providing for the use of appropriations to the economic development authority for the certified site program, and including effective date provisions.

Bill Text

House Study Bill 715 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE _____
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON MOHR)
A BILL FOR
An Act providing for the use of appropriations to the economic1
development authority for the certified site program, and2
including effective date provisions.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:4
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Section 1. 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 110, section 15,1
subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), is amended to read2
as follows:3
(1) For the purposes of providing assistance as described in4
section 15.335B for the high quality jobs program:5
.................................................. $ 11,700,0006
(a) From the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph, the7
economic development authority may use not more than $1,000,0008
for purposes of providing infrastructure grants to main street9
communities under the main street Iowa program and may allocate10
not more than $300,000 for the purposes of supporting statewide11
worker education and quality preapprenticeship programs.12
(b) Notwithstanding section 15.335B, subsection 2, from the13
moneys appropriated in this subparagraph, $300,000 is allocated14
to the economic development authority for certification15
costs associated with the authority’s certified site program.16
Moneys allocated in this subparagraph division must be used to17
certify sites in counties with a population of less than 50,00018
according to the 2020 federal decennial census and to certify19
at least two sites in each congressional district.20
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate21
importance, takes effect upon enactment.22
EXPLANATION23
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with24
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.25
In 2023, the general assembly appropriated $11.7 million to26
the economic development authority (IEDA) from the Iowa skilled27
worker and job creation fund for FY 2023-2024 for purposes28
of providing assistance for the high quality jobs program.29
Pursuant to the appropriation, those moneys are also authorized30
for use in FY 2024-2025.31
This bill allocates a portion of that appropriation for32
use by IEDA for certification costs associated with IEDA’s33
certified site program. Moneys so allocated must be used to34
certify sites in counties with a population of less than 50,00035
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(88 counties) and to certify at least two sites in each of1
Iowa’s four U.S. congressional districts.2
The bill takes effect upon enactment.3
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