Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 100.730 - Establishment of procedures to determine eligible industries - authority to request information1. The department, in conjunction with the board, shall establish the procedures and standards for the determination and approval of eligible industries and their economic development projects by the promulgation of rules or regulations in accordance with sections 100.700 to 100.850, chapter 536, and section 620.1066. These rules or regulations shall mandate the evaluation of the credit worthiness of eligible industries, the number of new jobs to be provided by an economic development project to residents of the state, and the likelihood of the economic success of the economic development project. No economic development project which will result in the replacement of facilities existing in the state shall be approved by the board.2. With respect to each eligible industry making an application to the board for incentives, and with respect to the economic development project described in the application, the board shall request relevant information, documentation and other materials and make inquiries of the applicant as necessary or appropriate. After a diligent review of relevant materials and completion of its inquiries, the board may by resolution designate an economic development project.