「英中对照」爱荷华州州长签署法案 为Mesabi Metallics钢铁项目提供13.6亿美元税收激励

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law a measure that changes Iowa’s economic development program, allowing the state to provide $1.36 billion in tax incentives for a $15 billion steel mill project supported by President Donald Trump.州长金·雷诺兹于周五签署成为法律的法案修改了艾奥瓦州经济发展计划，允许州政府为唐纳德·特朗普总统支持的一个耗资$15 billion的钢铁厂项目提供$1.36 billion税收优惠。

The governor signed House File 2801 just hours after Iowa lawmakers approved the proposal during a special session Friday. The Iowa House approved the bill in a 75-17 vote, and the Senate approved the bill in a 28-19 vote.州长签署了House File 2801，就在几小时前，艾奥瓦州议员在周五举行的特别会议上批准了该提案。艾奥瓦州众议院通过该法案，投票结果为75-17；参议院则以28-19通过该法案。

“Today’s special session advances the most consequential economic development ever to come to our state,” Reynolds said in a statement.雷诺兹在声明中表示：“今天的特别会议推进了本州有史以来迎来的最重大经济发展项目。”

The law, which took effect immediately upon signing, modified tax incentives offered through the state’s Major Economic Growth Attraction program to allow for one eligible business to receive up to 10% of its investment in a rural area over 10 years.该法律自签署之时起立即生效，调整了州“重大经济增长吸引”（MEGA）计划提供的税收优惠，允许一家符合条件的企业在10年内就其在农村地区的投资获得最高10%的税收优惠。

State lawmakers passed the legislation to support a large steel investment led by Mesabi Metallics, a Minnesota-based iron ore mining company owned by India conglomerate Essar Group.州议员通过这项立法，以支持由Mesabi Metallics牵头的一笔大型钢铁投资。Mesabi Metallics是一家总部位于明尼苏达州的铁矿石开采公司，归印度企业集团Essar Group所有。

Last Monday, President Trump announced the multi-billion-dollar project, saying it will be “largest steel plant in American history.”上周一，特朗普总统宣布了这个数十亿美元的项目， 称其将成为“美国历史上最大的钢铁厂”。

The facility, once operational, is expected to employ at least 1,750 people and produce low-emissions steel using direct-reduced iron and electric arc furnace technologies. The company plans to use scrap steel and iron ore from its recently opened mine in Nashwauk, Minnesota, as raw materials.该设施投产后，预计将雇佣至少1,750人，并采用直接还原铁和电弧炉技术生产低排放钢。该公司计划使用废钢以及其位于明尼苏达州纳什沃克的近期投产矿山出产的铁矿石作为原材料。

Reynolds on Tuesday called for a special session following the announcement for the sole purpose of enacting amendments to the state’s MEGA program that would support the project.雷诺兹周二呼吁召开特别会议，在该公告发布后，她此举的唯一目的是通过对州MEGA计划的修正案，以支持该项目。

“Higher wages attract workforce, strengthen local businesses, and grow communities. This opportunity will accelerate the economic trajectory of our state, and our country, for generations,” she said.“更高的工资吸引劳动力，增强本地企业实力，促进社区发展。这一机遇将在未来数代人时间里加快本州和我国的经济发展轨迹，”她表示。

Lawmakers convened at 8:30 a.m. Friday, and the bill was signed just before 9 p.m., the Des Moines Register reported.议员们于周五上午8:30 召开会议，法案在晚上快9点时签署，《Des Moines Register》报道称。

While a majority gave their support for the project, calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity, multiple Republicans and Democrats raised concerns that the approval process felt rushed given the investment’s size and avoided public discussion or debate.尽管多数人支持该项目，称其为“千载难逢”的机遇，但多名共和党人和民主党人担忧，鉴于这笔投资规模巨大，审批过程显得仓促，并且回避了公开讨论或辩论。

“No input, no opportunity for an input,” Sen. Tony Bisignano, a Democrat, said during a Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing Friday afternoon. “I can’t rejoice because I don’t know what it is and no one that came today gave us or gave me really confidence.”“没有意见输入，连提供意见的机会都没有，”民主党参议员Tony Bisignano在周五下午的参议院筹款委员会听证会上表示。“我无法感到高兴，因为我不清楚这到底是什么，今天到场的人也没有让我们——或者说让我——真正有信心。”

At the hearing, Sen. Jeff Reichman, a Republican, said the deal has been “simmering” under a non-disclosure agreement since last year, but gained momentum in August this year. He confirmed Lee County as the site for the mill and called it a “game-changer” for the state.在听证会上，共和党参议员Jeff Reichman表示，该协议自去年以来一直在保密协议下悄然酝酿，但在今年8月势头增强。他证实Lee County为该工厂的选址，并称其为本州的“格局改变者”。

The MEGA program, established in 2024, was created to help Iowa compete for large-scale development projects exceeding $1 billion. As originally enacted, the program allowed tax incentives up to 5% each for two eligible businesses.MEGA计划于2024年设立，旨在帮助艾奥瓦州争取投资规模超过10亿美元的大型开发项目。按照最初颁布的规定，该计划允许两家符合条件的企业各自享受最高5%的税收激励。

Reichman said nobody has taken advantage of the two sites approved at the time. The amendment would allow the state to join those sites together for a 10% impact.Reichman表示，尚无人利用当时获批的两个选址。该修正案将允许州政府把这些选址合并，以形成10%的效应。

Sierra Club, an environmental advocacy group, called on lawmakers to resist approving incentives for the project.Sierra Club是一个环保倡导组织，该组织呼吁议员们抵制批准该项目的激励措施。

“There is no question that this subsidy is being rammed through the legislature with very little consideration of the costs, benefits, requests or any other details,” the group said in a blog post last week.“毋庸置疑，这项补贴是在几乎没有考量成本、收益、诉求或任何其他细节的情况下被强行在立法机构通过的，”该组织上周在一篇博文中表示。