Iowa HF 598: A bill for an act creating a compact with certain other states to phase out corporate giveaways.

Bill Text

House
File
598
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
598

BY
THOMSON

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
establishing
the
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
society,
1

and
making
appropriations.
2

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3

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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
8A.379
Iowa
state
capitol
1

historical
society
established.
2

1.
The
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
society
is
3

established,
consisting
of
the
following
members:
4

a.
Twelve
members
of
the
general
assembly
serving
as
5

ex
officio,
nonvoting
members,
three
representatives
to
be
6

appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
three
7

representatives
to
be
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
8

house
of
representatives,
three
senators
to
be
appointed
by
the
9

president
of
the
senate
after
consultation
with
the
majority
10

leader
of
the
senate,
and
three
senators
to
be
appointed
by
the
11

minority
leader
of
the
senate.
12

b.
Eighteen
residents
of
the
state
of
Iowa
to
be
appointed
13

by
the
governor.
14

c.
The
director
of
the
department
or
the
director’s
15

designee.
16

2.
a.
The
members
of
the
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
17

society
who
are
appointed
by
the
governor
shall
be
appointed
18

to
four-year
terms
of
office
and
until
their
successors
are
19

appointed,
three
terms
of
which
shall
expire
every
two
years.
20

Vacancies
shall
be
filled
by
appointment
by
the
governor
for
21

the
unexpired
term
of
the
original
appointee.
22

b.
The
legislative
members
of
the
Iowa
state
capitol
23

historical
society
shall
be
appointed
to
terms
of
office
24

as
provided
in
section
4A.13,
unless
sooner
terminated
25

by
a
society
member
ceasing
to
be
a
member
of
the
general
26

assembly.
Vacancies
shall
be
filled
by
appointment
of
the
27

original
appointing
authority
for
the
unexpired
term
of
their
28

predecessors.
29

c.
The
term
of
office
of
each
appointive
voting
member
of
30

the
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
society
shall
begin
on
the
31

first
of
May
of
the
odd-numbered
year
in
which
the
member
is
32

appointed.
33

3.
The
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
society
shall
organize
34

biennially
by
election
of
a
chairperson
from
its
membership.
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The
director
or
director’s
designee
shall
serve
as
secretary
1

to
the
society.
2

4.
It
shall
be
the
duty
of
the
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
3

society
to
collect
and
preserve,
in
a
location
that
is
open
4

to
the
public,
the
history
of
the
state
capitol,
the
events
5

that
have
occurred
at
the
state
capitol,
the
people
who
have
6

worked
at
the
state
capitol,
the
ideas
that
have
emerged
from
7

the
state
capitol,
and
the
architecture
and
art
of
the
state
8

capitol
building
and
related
areas.
9

5.
The
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
society
may
make
10

recommendations
to
the
capitol
planning
commission
regarding
11

projects,
plans,
and
opportunities
relating
to
the
state
12

capitol
building
and
grounds.
13

6.
The
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
society
shall
be
14

funded
through
donations,
grants,
loans,
and
contributions
in
15

accordance
with
section
565.3
from
any
public
or
private
source
16

for
the
purpose
of
executing
the
duties
of
the
society
under
17

this
section.
Moneys
received
by
the
society
pursuant
to
this
18

subsection
shall
be
deposited
in
a
fund
which
shall
be
created
19

in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
20

Moneys
credited
to
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
society
21

for
the
purpose
of
executing
the
duties
of
the
society
under
22

this
section
and
shall
not
be
transferred,
used,
obligated,
23

appropriated,
or
otherwise
encumbered,
except
as
provided
in
24

this
section.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
25

fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
26

a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
27

expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
Notwithstanding
28

section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
29

the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.

30

EXPLANATION
31

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33

This
bill
establishes
the
Iowa
state
capitol
historical
34

society
(society).
The
bill
requires
the
society
to
collect
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and
preserve,
in
a
location
that
is
open
to
the
public,
the
1

history
of
the
state
capitol,
the
events
that
have
occurred
2

at
the
state
capitol,
the
people
who
have
worked
at
the
state
3

capitol,
the
ideas
that
have
emerged
from
the
state
capitol,
4

and
the
architecture
and
art
of
the
state
capitol
building
5

and
related
areas.
The
bill
allows
the
society
to
make
6

recommendations
to
the
capitol
planning
commission
regarding
7

projects,
plans,
and
opportunities
relating
to
the
state
8

capitol
building
and
grounds.
The
society
shall
consist
of
9

12
members
of
the
general
assembly,
who
shall
serve
as
ex
10

officio,
nonv