Senate Joint Resolution 4 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 4 BY TAYLOR (COMPANION TO HJR 7 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: 11 TLSB 2043SS (1) 85 jr/rj
S.J.R. 4 Section 1. PERMANENT LOAN AND PERPETUAL EXHIBITION. 1 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. 4 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. 14 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. 25 -1- LSB 2043SS (1) 85 jr/rj 1/ 1