爱荷华州签署法案：为150亿美元钢铁厂项目提供13.6亿美元税收优惠（跟进）
爱荷华州州长金·雷诺兹（Kim Reynolds）10 月 2 日晚签署众议院 2801 号法案（House File 2801），修改该州"重大经济增长吸引"（MEGA）计划，为 Mesabi Metallics 公司在该州东南部李县（Lee County）规划的 150 亿美元综合钢铁厂项目提供高达 13.6 亿美元的税收抵免。这是爱荷华州历史上规模最大的税收激励方案。
该法案在州议会特别会议上以众议院 75 比 17、参议院 28 比 19 获得两党支持通过。雷诺兹在签署仪式上称："这一变革性机遇将在未来几十年改变我们州的经济轨迹。"根据州无党派立法服务局测算，到 2041 年授予 Mesabi 的税收抵免总额将达 13.6 亿美元。
该项目 9 月底由特朗普总统在白宫宣布，被称为"美国历史上最大的钢铁制造业投资"。Mesabi Metallics 是总部位于明尼苏达、隶属印度 Essar 集团的企业。项目目标 2030 年投产，预计创造 1750 个永久性岗位（平均时薪 48 美元）和 6000 个建筑期临时岗位。州议员称，全面投产后，仅这一家工厂就将使爱荷华州成为全美第二大钢铁生产州。
Iowa Signs Bill Offering $1.36 Billion in Tax Credits for $15 Billion Steel Plant Project
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2801 late on October 2, amending the state's "Major Economic Growth Attraction" (MEGA) program to provide up to $1.36 billion in tax credits for Mesabi Metallics' planned $15 billion integrated steel plant in Lee County in southeastern Iowa. It is the largest tax incentive package in Iowa history.
The bill passed a special legislative session with bipartisan support — 75-17 in the House and 28-19 in the Senate. "This transformative opportunity will change our state's economic trajectory for decades to come," Reynolds said at the signing ceremony. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency estimates total credits awarded to Mesabi will reach $1.36 billion by 2041.
The project was announced by President Trump at the White House in late September and billed as "the largest steel manufacturing investment in American history." Mesabi Metallics is a Minnesota-based company owned by India's Essar Group. The plant targets a 2030 opening, with 1,750 permanent jobs projected (at an average wage of $48 per hour) plus 6,000 construction jobs. State lawmakers say that at full production, the single plant would make Iowa the nation's second-largest steel-producing state.
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