Section 265.32.5. Noncompetitive grants.

       32.5(1) Pursuant to 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2389, section 10(4)“a,” the board shall award $30,900,000 as follows for disaster relief and mitigation renovation and construction projects, notwithstanding any limitation on the state’s percentage participation in funding as contained in Iowa Code section 29C.6(17):

        a.           To a county with a population between 189,000 and 196,000 in the last preceding certified federal census for the renovation and expansion of an administrative office building: $4,400,000.

        b.           To a city with a population between 120,500 and 120,800 in the last preceding certified federal census, for the following projects:

       (1)             For renovation of an existing public building to make the building useful for city department offices: $4,400,000.

       (2)             For flood mitigation or renovation in and around an existing courthouse: $2,000,000.

        c.           To a city with a population between 198,000 and 199,000 in the last preceding certified federal census to be allocated as follows:

       (1)             For site acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of a fire training and logistics center: $3,000,000.

       (2)             For land acquisition, design, and construction of sewers, structures, and pumping facilities necessary to separate and convey sewer flow within the riverpoint service area: $1,250,000.

       (3)             For land acquisition, design, and construction of sewers, structures, and pumping facilities necessary to separate or convey sewer flow within the Court Avenue service area: $3,050,000.

       (4)             For bank stabilization, stream bed stabilization, and erosion control on highly erodible ground that is impacting utilities, road infrastructure, and water quality: $700,000.

       (5)             To improve utilization of two of the wastewater reclamation authority’s existing equalization basins for the control of peak flows during wet weather events in the authority’s sewer system: $500,000.

        d.           For a publicly owned acute care teaching hospital located in a county with a population of over 350,000, for the construction and renovation of patient access and care facilities, equipment replacement and upgrades, and other infrastructure improvements: $1,000,000.

        e.           For a city with a population between 98,300 and 98,400 in the last preceding certified federal census, for flood protection, replacement, and construction improvements to a recreational sports facility: $1,050,000.

        f.            For a city with a population between 68,700 and 68,800 in the last preceding certified federal census, for a public works building that will allow the city to provide for disaster-related services: $5,000,000.

        g.           For a city with a population between 62,100 and 62,250 in the last preceding certified federal census, for the demolition, relocation, and reconstruction of a public wastewater treatment plant and the development of a public green space: $2,000,000.

        h.           For a city with a population between 2,545 and 2,555 in the last preceding certified federal census, for a streetscape project that reconstructs existing horizontal infrastructure and lighting systems utilizing sustainable development practices: $1,175,000.

        i.            For a city with a population between 2,200 and 2,220 in the last preceding certified federal census, for construction of a public city building: $475,000.

        j.            For a city with a population between 2,558 and 2,565 in the last preceding certified federal census, for the installation of backflow prevention devices for the city’s storm sewer system: $600,000.

        k.           For a city with a population between 6,875 and 6,890 in the last preceding certified federal census, for the construction of grade control structures and associated grading to mitigate future water damage to residential structures: $300,000.

       32.5(2) Noncompetitive grant awards are contingent upon submission of a plan for each project by the applicable county or city governing board to the Iowa jobs board no later than September 1, 2010, on a form to be prescribed by the authority, detailing information requested thereon, such as a description of the project, the plan to rebuild, and the amount or percentage of federal, state, local, or private matching moneys which will be or have been provided for the project, and similar information.

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