Iowa Code 15F.402 – Sports tourism marketing and infrastructure program application review
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1. Applications for assistance under the sports tourism marketing and 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.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 15F.402
- Authority: means the economic development authority created in section 15. See Iowa Code 15F.101
- Board: means the enhance Iowa board as created in section 15F. See Iowa Code 15F.101
- 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
- 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. A review committee composed of five members of the board shall review sports tourism marketing and infrastructure 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”.
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.
b. Potential to attract Iowans and out-of-state visitors.
c. Amount of positive advertising or media coverage the project generates.
d. Quality, size, and scope of the project.
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.