Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Special Highway Programs › Chapter 163 - Rise Program › Rule 761-163.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  requires:
"Brownfield site"
means an abandoned, idled,
				  or underutilized industrial or commercial facility where expansion or
				  redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental
				  contamination.
"Commission"
means the state transportation
				  commission.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  transportation.
"Direct jobs created"
refers to jobs new to
				  the state in firms, developments, or sites specifically assisted by a RISE
				  project.
"Direct jobs retained"
refers to existing
				  Iowa jobs that would otherwise be lost in firms, developments, or sites
				  specifically assisted by a RISE project.
"Economic development"
means private
				  investment involving the creation of new jobs and income or the retention of
				  existing jobs and income that would otherwise be lost. For the purposes of this
				  program, economic development shall be viewed from a statewide perspective
				  rather than a local or substate, regional perspective and shall result in a net
				  gain to the state.
"Funding commitment"
means commission
				  approval of the use of RISE funds for a project.
"Grant"
means funds received for a RISE
				  project with no provision for applicant repayment of principal.
"Immediate opportunity project,"
one of the
				  two types of RISE projects, is a roadway project that needs a funding
				  commitment within a short time period and meets the threshold criteria in
				  subrule 163.10(6). The project primarily provides improved access to a single
				  economic unit, such as a county, a city, an industrial park, a plant or other
				  business, a development site or a tourist attraction.
"Import substitution"
means replacing
				  inputs, products or services from out-of-state firms or locations with Iowa
				  inputs, products or services.
"Jurisdiction"
means the state, county, or
				  city having legal authority over a road or street.
"Loan"
means funds received for a RISE
				  project with provision for applicant repayment of principal. A loan may or may
				  not involve the payment of interest charges.
"Local development project,"
one of the two
				  types of RISE projects, is a roadway project which is programmed through a
				  semiannual competitive rating procedure. The project primarily provides
				  improved access to either a single economic unit, such as a county, a city, an
				  industrial park, a plant or other business, a development site or a tourist
				  attraction, or to a portion of a metropolitan area.
"Project"
means an eligible activity or cost
				  or set of eligible activities or costs funded with RISE program funds. The two
				  types of projects which may be funded under the RISE program are immediate
				  opportunity projects and local development projects.
"RISE"
means revitalize Iowa's sound
				  economy.
"RISE fund"
means the fund created in Iowa
				  Code section 315.2.
"Total capital investment"
means the
				  economic value of all permanent purchases, donations, or improvements directly
				  associated with an economic development activity but not funded with RISE
				  moneys, including land; improvements to land; buildings; equipment;
				  furnishings; electric, gas, telephone, and other utilities; sanitary sewer and
				  storm sewer extensions and hookups; and railroad spurs, access roads, parking
				  lots, and other transportation facilities.
"Traffic impact analysis"
means an analysis
				  identifying system and immediate impacts associated with a proposed development
				  to allow an assessment of the existing and future highway system's safety,
				  performance, maintenance, and capacity needs and includes all necessary
				  information as required by the department.
"Transportation justification"
means the
				  reasons given for a project from a transportation planning and engineering
				  standpoint. The justification should address the current condition of existing
				  roadways or bridges, the relationship of the project to connecting roads,
				  anticipated total traffic, anticipated large truck traffic, proposed major
				  design features, roadway function, and the reasons the proposed alternative was
				  selected over other available alternatives.
"Value-adding activities"
means activities
				  which, through the employment of knowledge or labor, add value to a product,
				  process or service that results in the creation of new wealth to the
				  state.