Senate
Joint
Resolution
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
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BY
TAYLOR
(COMPANION
TO
HJR
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BY
HEATON)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
relating
to
the
location
and
exhibition
of
1
the
statue
of
James
Harlan,
currently
on
display
in
the
2
United
States
capitol.
3
WHEREAS,
James
Harlan
was
an
early
president
of
Iowa
4
Wesleyan
College;
and
5
WHEREAS,
Mr.
Harlan’s
home
was
and
final
resting
place
is
in
6
Mount
Pleasant,
Iowa;
and
7
WHEREAS,
House
Joint
Resolution
16,
enacted
in
2011,
8
provides
for
the
relocation
of
the
James
Harlan
statue
from
9
Washington,
D.C.,
to
the
Iowa
statehouse;
NOW
THEREFORE,
10
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
PERMANENT
LOAN
AND
PERPETUAL
EXHIBITION.
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1.
Upon
the
replacement
of
the
statue
of
James
Harlan
in
the
2
United
States
capitol,
that
statue
shall
be
the
property
of
the
3
State
of
Iowa.
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2.
The
provisions
of
2011
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
136
(House
5
Joint
Resolution
16)
notwithstanding,
upon
return
of
the
6
James
Harlan
statue
to
Iowa,
the
department
of
administrative
7
services
shall
negotiate
an
agreement
with
Iowa
Wesleyan
8
College
for
the
permanent
loan
of
the
statue
to
the
college
for
9
perpetual
exhibition.
10
3.
The
agreement
shall
provide
for
the
perpetual
exhibition
11
of
the
James
Harlan
statue
at
a
suitable
location
on
the
campus
12
of
Iowa
Wesleyan
College
and
for
its
care
and
maintenance
by
13
the
college.
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EXPLANATION
15
Under
federal
law,
each
state
is
allowed
to
place
two
statues
16
of
its
noted
personages
in
the
United
States
capitol.
House
17
Joint
Resolution
16,
enacted
in
2011,
provides
for
the
exchange
18
of
the
statue
of
James
Harlan
with
a
statue
of
Dr.
Norman
19
Borlaug.
20
This
joint
resolution
revises
House
Joint
Resolution
16
by
21
providing
that
the
State
of
Iowa
will
place
the
James
Harlan
22
statue
on
permanent
loan
to
Iowa
Wesleyan
College.
The
college
23
must
provide
for
the
perpetual
exhibition
of
the
statue
and
24
provide
for
its
care
and
maintenance.
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