Bill Text: IA HF106 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to technical and financial assistance provided by the Iowa finance authority to cities, counties, and non-profit entities for the acquisition and improvement of certain mobile home parks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-25 - Introduced, referred to Economic Growth and Technology. H.J. 181. [HF106 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF106-Introduced.html
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BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
technical
and
financial
assistance
provided
1
by
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
cities,
counties,
and
2
non-profit
entities
for
the
acquisition
and
improvement
of
3
certain
mobile
home
parks.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
16.50A
Mobile
home
park
improvement
1
assistance
fund.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
3
requires:
4
a.
“Fund”
means
the
mobile
home
park
improvement
assistance
5
fund.
6
b.
“Manufactured
home”
means
a
factory-built
structure
built
7
under
authority
of
42
U.S.C.
§5403,
that
is
required
by
federal
8
law
to
display
a
seal
from
the
United
States
department
of
9
housing
and
urban
development,
and
that
was
constructed
on
or
10
after
June
15,
1976.
11
c.
“Mobile
home”
means
any
vehicle
without
motive
power
12
used
or
so
manufactured
or
constructed
as
to
permit
its
being
13
used
as
a
conveyance
upon
the
public
streets
and
highways
and
14
so
designed,
constructed,
or
reconstructed
as
will
permit
the
15
vehicle
to
be
used
as
a
place
for
human
habitation
by
one
or
16
more
persons;
but
shall
also
include
any
such
vehicle
with
17
motive
power
not
registered
as
a
motor
vehicle
in
Iowa.
18
d.
“Mobile
home
park”
means
a
site,
lot,
field,
or
tract
19
of
land
upon
which
three
or
more
mobile
homes
or
manufactured
20
homes,
or
a
combination
of
any
of
these
homes,
are
placed
on
21
developed
spaces
and
operated
as
a
for-profit
enterprise
with
22
water,
sewer
or
septic,
and
electrical
services
available.
23
The
term
“mobile
home
park”
shall
not
be
construed
to
24
include
manufactured
or
mobile
homes,
buildings,
tents,
or
25
other
structures
temporarily
maintained
by
any
individual,
26
educational
institution,
or
company
on
their
own
premises
and
27
used
exclusively
to
house
their
own
labor
force
or
students.
28
e.
“Mobile
home
space”
means
a
parcel
of
land
for
rent
which
29
has
been
designed
to
accommodate
a
mobile
home
and
provide
the
30
required
sewer
and
utility
connections.
31
f.
“Tenant”
means
a
person
entitled
under
a
rental
agreement
32
to
occupy
a
mobile
home
space
to
the
exclusion
of
others.
33
2.
a.
A
mobile
home
park
improvement
assistance
fund
34
is
created
within
the
authority,
and
the
authority
shall
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administer
the
fund
in
a
manner
to
provide
technical
and
1
financial
assistance
to
cities,
counties,
and
nonprofit
2
entities
for
the
acquisition
and
initial
improvement
of
mobile
3
home
parks,
located
within
the
city
or
county,
in
which
the
4
majority
of
tenants
are
low
or
moderate
income
and
are
at
risk
5
of
displacement.
6
b.
The
fund
may
consist
of
any
moneys
appropriated
by
the
7
general
assembly
for
purposes
of
this
section
and
any
other
8
moneys
that
are
lawfully
available
to
the
authority.
The
9
authority
shall
use
any
moneys
specifically
appropriated
for
10
purposes
of
this
section
only
for
the
purposes
of
this
section.
11
The
authority
may
use
all
other
moneys
in
the
fund,
including
12
interest,
earnings,
and
recaptures,
for
purposes
of
this
13
section.
14
c.
The
executive
director
of
the
authority
may
transfer
15
any
unobligated
and
unencumbered
moneys
in
any
fund
created
16
pursuant
to
section
16.5,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“s”
,
for
17
deposit
in
the
fund.
18
d.
If
the
moneys
available
under
paragraphs
“b”
and
“c”
19
are
insufficient
to
provide
technical
and
financial
assistance
20
under
paragraph
“a”
,
the
executive
council
may
authorize
21
payment
of
moneys
as
an
expense
paid
from
the
appropriations
22
addressed
in
section
7D.29
in
an
amount
necessary
to
support
23
the
fund.
24
e.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
25
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
or
26
any
other
fund
but
shall
remain
in
the
fund
for
expenditure
for
27
subsequent
fiscal
years.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
technical
and
financial
assistance
32
provided
by
the
Iowa
finance
authority
(authority)
to
cities,
33
counties,
and
nonprofit
entities
for
the
acquisition
and
34
improvement
of
certain
mobile
home
parks.
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The
bill
creates
a
mobile
home
park
improvement
assistance
1
fund
(fund)
within
the
authority,
and
the
authority
shall
2
administer
the
fund
in
a
manner
to
provide
technical
and
3
financial
assistance
to
cities,
counties,
and
nonprofit
4
entities
for
the
acquisition
and
initial
improvement
of
mobile
5
home
parks,
located
within
the
city
or
county,
in
which
the
6
majority
of
tenants
are
low
or
moderate
income
and
are
at
risk
7
of
displacement.
“Mobile
home
park”
and
“tenant”
are
defined
8
in
the
bill.
9
The
fund
may
consist
of
any
moneys
appropriated
by
the
10
general
assembly
and
any
other
moneys
lawfully
available
to
11
the
authority.
The
executive
director
of
the
authority
may
12
transfer
any
unobligated
and
unencumbered
moneys
in
any
fund
13
created
pursuant
to
Code
section
16.5(1)(s)
for
deposit
in
the
14
fund.
If
the
moneys
are
insufficient
to
provide
the
technical
15
and
financial
assistance,
the
executive
council
may
authorize
16
payment
of
moneys
as
an
expense
paid
from
the
appropriations
17
addressed
in
Code
section
7D.29
in
an
amount
necessary
to
18
support
the
fund.
19
Notwithstanding
Code
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
20
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
or
21
any
other
fund
but
shall
remain
in
the
fund
for
expenditure
for
22
subsequent
fiscal
years.
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