Iowa Code § 15F.402
Sports tourism infrastructure program application review
Redline — January 1, 2017 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2017
1. Applications for assistance under the sports tourism program shall be submitted to the authority. For those applications that meet the eligibility criteria, the authority shall forward the applications to the board and provide a staff review analysis and evaluation to the sports tourism program review committee referred to in subsection 2 and to the board.
1. Applications for assistance under the sports tourism infrastructure program established in section 15F.401 shall be submitted to the authority. For those applications that meet the eligibility criteria, the authority shall forward the applications to the board and provide a staff review analysis and evaluation to the sports tourism program review committee referred to in subsection 2 and to the board.
2. A review committee composed of five members of the board shall review sports tourism program applications forwarded to the board and make recommendations regarding the applications to the authority. The review committee shall consist of members of the board, with one member from each congressional district under section 15F.102, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, and one member from the state at large under section 15F.102, subsection 2, paragraph“b”.
2. The director of the authority shall appoint a review committee composed of members with relevant expertise to review sports tourism infrastructure program applications forwarded to the board. The review committee shall make recommendations regarding the applications to the authority.
3. When reviewing the applications, the review committee and the authority shall consider, at a minimum, all of the following:
3. When reviewing the applications, the review committee and the authority shall consider, at a minimum, all of the following:
a. Impact of the project on the local, regional, and state economies.
a. Impact of the project on the local, regional, and state economies.
b. Potential to attract Iowans and out-of-state visitors.
b. Potential to attract Iowans and out-of-state visitors.
c. Amount of positive advertising or media coverage the project generates.
c. Amount of positive advertising or media coverage the project generates.
d. Quality, size, and scope of the project.
d. Quality, size, and scope of the project.
e. Ratio of public-to-private investment.
e. Ratio of public-to-private investment.
4. Upon review of the recommendations of the review committee, the board shall approve, defer, or deny the applications in accordance with section 15F.401.
4. Upon review of the recommendations of the review committee, the board shall approve, defer, or deny the applications in accordance with section 15F.401.
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Subsections 1 and 2 amended
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