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HOUSE
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BY
FISHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
1
program
and
fund,
and
including
contingent
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
15.263
Vacant
school
building
1
demolition
grant
program
——
fund.
2
1.
A
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
fund
is
created
3
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
authority.
The
4
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
5
deposit
in
the
fund
and
any
other
moneys
that
are
lawfully
6
available
to
the
authority.
7
2.
Moneys
in
the
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
8
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
purposes
of
funding
9
a
grant
program
for
the
demolition
of
vacant
buildings
owned
10
by
a
political
subdivision
of
this
state
or
proposed
to
be
11
acquired
by
a
political
subdivision
of
this
state
that
became
12
vacant
before
January
1,
2021,
and
were
at
any
time
previously
13
used
as
school
attendance
centers
or
school
administration
14
buildings,
but
which
are
no
longer
used
for
any
political
15
subdivision
purpose.
16
3.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
17
or
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
vacant
school
building
18
demolition
grant
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
vacant
school
19
building
demolition
grant
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
20
moneys
credited
to
the
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
21
fund
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year.
However,
22
if
the
authority
receives
no
qualifying
applications
for
three
23
consecutive
years,
the
moneys
in
the
vacant
school
building
24
demolition
grant
fund
shall
be
transferred
for
deposit
in
the
25
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund.
26
4.
The
authority
may
use
not
more
than
five
percent
of
27
the
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
beginning
of
the
fiscal
year
28
for
purposes
of
administrative
costs,
finance,
compliance,
29
marketing,
and
program
support.
30
5.
a.
The
authority
shall
provide
grants
under
this
section
31
using
a
competitive
scoring
process.
The
authority
shall
32
prioritize
grant
applications
from
political
subdivisions
with
33
the
lowest
populations
as
compared
to
other
grant
applicants.
34
A
grant
shall
only
be
approved
if
the
eligible
building
is
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located
in
a
city
or
township
with
a
population
less
than
1
two
thousand
five
hundred,
and
the
political
subdivision
2
applying
is
either
a
county
with
a
population
that
is
among
the
3
eighty-eight
lowest
populated
counties
in
the
state
or
is
a
4
political
subdivision
that
is
located
in
whole
or
in
part
in
5
such
a
county.
6
b.
In
providing
grants
under
this
section,
the
authority
7
shall
coordinate
with
the
political
subdivision
to
develop
a
8
plan
for
the
use
of
grant
funds
that
is
consistent
with
the
9
community
development,
housing,
or
economic
development
goals
10
of
the
political
subdivision.
11
c.
In
providing
grants
under
this
section,
the
authority
12
shall
coordinate
with
the
political
subdivision
to
ensure
that
13
the
condition
and
use
of
the
property
following
demolition
is
14
consistent
with
the
property’s
surroundings,
including
for
15
future
new
construction,
park
space,
or
agricultural
use.
16
d.
The
political
subdivision
shall
not
be
required
to
sell
17
the
property
after
demolition
as
a
condition
of
the
grant.
18
However,
if
the
property
is
sold
by
the
political
subdivision
19
following
demolition,
proceeds
from
sale
of
the
property,
20
following
subtraction
of
the
political
subdivision’s
costs
21
related
to
the
demolition,
including
costs
to
acquire
the
22
property
if
applicable,
shall
be
paid
to
the
authority
for
23
deposit
in
the
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
fund.
24
6.
The
authority
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
25
assembly
and
the
governor’s
office
on
or
before
January
31
of
26
each
year,
describing
the
results
of
the
program
implemented
27
pursuant
to
this
section
and
making
recommendations
for
28
additional
program
changes.
29
Sec.
2.
CONTINGENT
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
30
July
1,
2025,
if
legislation
is
enacted
appropriating
moneys
31
for
deposit
in
the
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
fund
32
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
creates
a
vacant
school
building
demolition
2
grant
program
to
be
administered
by
the
economic
development
3
authority
for
the
demolition
of
vacant
buildings
owned
by
a
4
political
subdivision
of
this
state
or
proposed
to
be
acquired
5
by
a
political
subdivision
of
this
state
that
became
vacant
6
before
January
1,
2021,
and
were
at
any
time
previously
used
as
7
school
attendance
centers
or
school
administration
buildings,
8
but
which
are
no
longer
used
for
any
political
subdivision
9
purpose.
10
The
bill
creates
a
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
11
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
authority.
12
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
to
the
authority
13
and
any
other
moneys
that
are
lawfully
available
to
the
14
authority.
Interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
15
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
fund
shall
be
credited
16
to
the
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
fund
and
moneys
17
credited
to
the
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
fund
18
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year.
If,
however,
19
the
authority
receives
no
qualifying
applications
for
three
20
consecutive
years,
the
moneys
in
the
vacant
school
building
21
demolition
grant
fund
shall
be
transferred
for
deposit
in
the
22
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund.
23
The
authority
is
required
to
provide
grants
using
a
24
competitive
scoring
process.
The
authority
shall
prioritize
25
grant
applications
from
political
subdivisions
with
the
lowest
26
populations
as
compared
to
other
grant
applicants.
A
grant
27
shall
only
be
approved
if
the
eligible
building
is
located
in
a
28
city
or
township
with
a
population
of
less
than
2,500,
and
the
29
applicant
is
either
a
county
with
a
population
that
is
among
30
the
88
lowest
populated
counties
in
the
state
or
is
a
political
31
subdivision
that
is
located
in
whole
or
in
part
in
such
a
32
county.
The
authority
is
also
required
to
coordinate
with
33
each
political
subdivision
to
develop
a
plan
for
the
use
of
34
grant
funds
that
is
consistent
with
the
community
development,
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housing,
or
economic
development
goals
of
the
political
1
subdivision
and
to
ensure
that
the
condition
and
use
of
the
2
property
following
demolition
is
consistent
with
the
property’s
3
surroundings.
4
The
political
subdivision
shall
not
be
required
to
sell
5
the
property
after
demolition
as
a
condition
of
the
grant.
6
However,
if
the
property
is
sold
by
the
political
subdivision
7
following
demolition,
proceeds
from
sale
of
the
property,
8
following
subtraction
of
the
political
subdivision’s
costs
9
related
to
the
demolition,
including
costs
to
acquire
the
10
property
if
applicable,
shall
be
paid
to
the
authority
for
11
deposit
in
the
vacant
school
building
demolition
grant
fund.
12
Under
the
bill,
the
authority
may
use
not
more
than
5
percent
13
of
the
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
beginning
of
the
fiscal
year
14
for
purposes
of
administrative
costs,
finance,
compliance,
15
marketing,
and
program
support.
16
The
authority
is
required
to
submit
a
report
to
the
general
17
assembly
and
the
governor’s
office
on
or
before
January
31
of
18
each
year,
describing
the
results
of
the
program
implemented
19
pursuant
to
this
section
and
making
recommendations
for
20
additional
program
changes.
21
The
bill
takes
effect
July
1,
2025,
if
legislation
is
enacted
22
appropriating
moneys
for
deposit
in
the
vacant
school
building
23
demolition
grant
fund
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
24
2025.
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