15.338 Nuisance property remediation assistance — fund.
1. a. The economic development authority shall establish a nuisance property remediation fund pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”, for purposes of providing financial assistance to cities for the remediation of nuisance properties and abandoned buildings and other structures. The authority shall administer the fund in a manner designed to make funds annually available to cities for purposes of this section.
b. The authority may administer a fund established for purposes of this section as a revolving fund. 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, recaptures, and repayments 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 nuisance property 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, finance, compliance, marketing, and program support.
2. The authority shall use moneys in the fund to provide financial assistance to cities for the remediation of nuisance properties and abandoned buildings and other structures. Such financial assistance may include loans or forgivable loans. The authority may provide financial assistance under this section using a competitive scoring process.
3. In providing financial assistance under this section, the authority may give priority to cities with severe blighted areas, widespread dilapidated housing stock, or high rates of low or moderate income residents.
4. The authority shall enter into an agreement with each city for the receipt of financial assistance under this section. The authority may negotiate the terms of the agreement.
5. In providing financial assistance under this section, the authority shall coordinate with a city to develop a plan for the use of funds 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 financial assistance provided under this section shall reflect the plan developed based on a city’s goals.
6. If a city receives financial assistance under this section, the amount of any lien created for costs related to remediation of the property shall not include any moneys that the city received pursuant to this section to remediate the property.
7. The authority shall submit a report to the general assembly and the governor’s office on or before January 31, 2019, describing the results of the program implemented pursuant to this section and making recommendations for additional program changes.
2015 Acts, ch 136, §48, 54, 55; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §8
Referred to in §15.335B
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 15 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Section 15.101 - Findings and purpose — collaboration described.
Section 15.103 - Economic development board.
Section 15.104 - Duties of the board.
Section 15.105 - Economic development authority.
Section 15.106 - Conflicts of interest.
Section 15.106A - General powers of the authority — legislative findings.
Section 15.106B - Specific program powers — fees.
Section 15.106C - Director — responsibilities.
Section 15.106D - Private activity bonds and notes.
Section 15.106E - Review of authority operations.
Section 15.107 - Bioscience development corporation.
Section 15.107A - Duties and responsibilities of the corporation.
Section 15.107B - Annual reporting requirements.
Section 15.107C - Oversight of corporation.
Section 15.108 - Primary responsibilities.
Section 15.109 - Additional duties.
Section 15.110 - Restrictions relating to councils of governments.
Section 15.111 - Rural development coordination.
Section 15.112 - Farmworks matching funds.
Section 15.113 - Tax lien and delinquency search requirement.
Section 15.114 - Microenterprise development advisory committee.
Section 15.115 - Technology commercialization specialist.
Section 15.116 - Technology commercialization committee.
Section 15.117 - Chief technology officer.
Section 15.117A - Iowa innovation council.
Section 15.118 - Confidentiality of information in financial assistance applications.
Section 15.119 - Aggregate tax credit limit for certain economic development programs.
Section 15.120 - The Iowa energy center.
Section 15.201 - Agricultural marketing program.
Section 15.202 - Grants and gifts.
Section 15.203 - Agricultural products advisory council — duties.
Section 15.204 - Value-added agricultural linked investment loan program — eligibility requirements.
Section 15.231 - Community catalyst building remediation program — fund.
Section 15.240 - Community microenterprise development organization grant program.
Section 15.241 - Iowa “self-employment loan program”.
Section 15.246 - Case management program.
Section 15.247 - Targeted small business financial assistance program.
Section 15.251 - Industrial new job training program certificates — fee.
Section 15.261 - Vacant state buildings demolition fund.
Section 15.262 - Vacant state buildings rehabilitation fund.
Section 15.269 - Cogeneration pilot program.
Section 15.271 - Statement of purpose — intent.
Section 15.272 - Statewide welcome center program.
Section 15.273 - Cooperative tourism program.
Section 15.292 - Brownfield redevelopment program.
Section 15.293 - Brownfield redevelopment fund.
Section 15.293A - Redevelopment tax credits.
Section 15.293B - Application — registration — agreement.
Section 15.294 - Brownfield redevelopment advisory council.
Section 15.300 - Findings and intent.
Section 15.301 - Save our small businesses fund and program.
Section 15.313 - Strategic infrastructure program — fund.
Section 15.317 - Eligibility requirements.
Section 15.318 - Eligible business application and agreement — maximum tax credits.
Section 15.319 - Renewable chemical production tax credit.
Section 15.320 - Reports to general assembly.
Section 15.322 - Future repeal.
Section 15.325 - Negotiations — state and local officials — restrictions.
Section 15.329 - Eligible business.
Section 15.330A - Maintenance of agreements.
Section 15.331 - New jobs credit from withholding.
Section 15.331A - Sales and use tax refund.
Section 15.331B - Exemption from land ownership restrictions for nonresident aliens.
Section 15.331C - Third-party developer tax credit.
Section 15.332 - Value-added property tax exemption.
Section 15.333 - Investment tax credit.
Section 15.333A - Insurance premium tax credits.
Section 15.334 - Exemption from taxation for machinery, equipment, and computers.
Section 15.334A - Sales and use tax exemption.
Section 15.335 - Research activities credit.
Section 15.335A - Tax incentives.
Section 15.335B - Assistance for certain programs and projects.
Section 15.336 - Other incentives.
Section 15.337 - Waiver of program qualification requirements.
Section 15.338 - Nuisance property remediation assistance — fund.
Section 15.341 - Workforce development fund program.
Section 15.342A - Workforce development fund account.
Section 15.343 - Workforce development fund.
Section 15.344 - Common system — assessment and tracking.
Section 15.349 - Shelter assistance fund.
Section 15.353 - Housing project requirements.
Section 15.354 - Housing project application and agreement.
Section 15.355 - Workforce housing tax incentives.
Section 15.368 - World food prize award and support.
Section 15.371 - Manufacturing 4.0 technology investment program.
Section 15.401 - Renewable fuels.
Section 15.412 - Innovation and commercialization development fund.