As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Authority" means the economic development authority created in Iowa Code section 15.105.
"Director" means the director of the authority.
"Empower rural Iowa initiative" or "initiative" means the initiative created by Executive Order Number 3 dated July 18, 2018.
"Rural community" means either an Iowa city with a population of 20,000 or less and that is not contiguous to a city with a population of 40,000 or greater, or an Iowa county that is one of the 88 least populous counties in the state.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 261-30.2