Iowa Admin. Code r. 265-38.2

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024
Rule 265-38.2 - Definitions

When used in this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context otherwise requires:

"Authority" or"IEA " means the Iowa finance authority.

"Board" means the Iowa jobs board as established in 2009 Iowa Code Supplement section 16.191.

"Disaster" means an occurrence that causes widespread or extensive destruction and distress, including but not limited to floods, tornadoes, blizzards, fires, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, aviation and environmental accidents, and similar catastrophes.

"Disaster prevention" means the prevention, reduction (in number or in scope), mitigation, or amelioration of future disasters or the harm caused thereby.

"Financial feasibility" means the ability of a project, once completed, to be maintained and operated for its useful life with funds either generated by the project itself or from an identifiable source of funds available for such purpose.

"Indirect jobs" means jobs created by suppliers of materials used in the construction or operation of the project.

"Induced Jobs" means jobs collaterally created throughout the economy by a project as employed workers and firms buy other goods and services.

"Iowa Jobs program review committee " or"review committee " means the committee established by 2009 Iowa Code Supplement section 16.195.

"local infrastructure" means projects relating to disaster prevention. "Local infrastructure" does not include routine, recurring maintenance or operational expenses or the leasing of a building, appurtenant structure, or utility without a lease-purchase agreement.

"local support" means endorsement of a proposed project by local individuals, organizations, or governmental bodies that have a substantial interest in a project.

"Program " means the Iowa jobs II program established in 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2389, section 88.

"Public construction project" means a project for the construction of local infrastructure by a county or city.

"Recipient" means an entity under contract with the Iowa jobs board to receive Iowa jobs II program funds and undertake a funded project.

"Smart planning principles " means the principles set forth in division VII of 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2389.

"Sustainability" means the use, development, and protection of resources at a rate and in a manner that enable people to meet their current needs while allowing future generations to meet their own needs; "sustainability" requires simultaneously meeting environmental, economic and community needs.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 265-38.2

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