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House Study Bill 633

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code
  1  2 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    c.  Moneys in the fund in a fiscal year shall be used as
  1  4 directed follows:
  1  5    (1)  Beginning July 1, 1999, as recommended by the rebuild
  1  6 Iowa infrastructure commission, appropriated by the general
  1  7 assembly, and approved by the governor for public vertical
  1  8 infrastructure projects.
  1  9    (2)  Beginning July 1, 2001, for each fiscal year, thirty
  1 10 percent of the moneys deposited in the fund is appropriated to
  1 11 the state board of regents for vertical infrastructure
  1 12 projects at regents institutions.
  1 13    For the purposes of this subsection, "vertical
  1 14 infrastructure" includes only land acquisition and
  1 15 construction, major renovation and major repair of buildings,
  1 16 all appurtenant structures, utilities, site development, and
  1 17 recreational trails.  "Vertical infrastructure" does not
  1 18 include routine, recurring maintenance or operational expenses
  1 19 or leasing of a building, appurtenant structure, or utility
  1 20 without a lease-purchase agreement.  However, appropriations
  1 21 may be made for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1997, and
  1 22 July 1, 1998, and July 1, 1999, for the purpose of funding the
  1 23 completion of Part III of the Iowa communications network.
  1 24    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  18.141  REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE
  1 25 COMMISSION – LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
  1 26    It is the intent of the general assembly that a rebuild
  1 27 Iowa infrastructure commission operate to enhance cooperation
  1 28 among all state agencies and branches of government in the
  1 29 management and protection of the state's vertical
  1 30 infrastructure.  It is also the intent of the general assembly
  1 31 that the commission operate to further the efficient
  1 32 management and protection of the state's investment in its
  1 33 vertical infrastructure through the implementation of a
  1 34 comprehensive plan to maintain, renovate, or rebuild state
  1 35 facilities to continue to meet the needs, health, and safety
  2  1 of the citizens of the state and visitors to the facilities.
  2  2 The general assembly intends that the commission make
  2  3 recommendations regarding vertical infrastructure projects
  2  4 while maintaining an appreciation for the many historic
  2  5 facilities in the state and that the commission continue
  2  6 efforts to preserve those facilities where feasible and
  2  7 justifiable.
  2  8    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  18.142  DEFINITIONS.
  2  9    As used in this division, "state agency" does not include
  2 10 the state board of regents or institutions under the control
  2 11 of the state board of regents.
  2 12    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  18.143  REBUILD IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE
  2 13 COMMISSION.
  2 14    1.  A rebuild Iowa infrastructure commission is created
  2 15 consisting of seven members appointed by the governor to four-
  2 16 year staggered terms and confirmed by the senate in accordance
  2 17 with chapter 69.  A vacancy on the commission shall be filled
  2 18 in the same manner as regular appointments are made for the
  2 19 unexpired portion of the regular term.
  2 20    2.  Members shall be persons having expertise or knowledge
  2 21 in the areas of architecture, construction, historic
  2 22 preservation, energy conservation, or finance or accounting,
  2 23 or persons with an interest in vertical infrastructure in
  2 24 Iowa.  Not more than two members shall have a direct or
  2 25 indirect interest, at the time of appointment, in a
  2 26 construction, architectural, engineering, consulting, or other
  2 27 entity which seeks or has been awarded a contract or
  2 28 subcontract for any aspect of a vertical infrastructure
  2 29 project recommended by the commission for funding through the
  2 30 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund.  A member with a direct or
  2 31 indirect conflict of interest shall not participate in any
  2 32 action relating to the project involving the conflict of
  2 33 interest.  Members of the commission shall comply with chapter
  2 34 68B and shall give a surety bond in an amount determined by
  2 35 the governor.  The premium on the bond shall be paid from the
  3  1 general fund of the state.
  3  2    3.  The commission shall select annually a chairperson and
  3  3 vice chairperson from among its members.  The commission shall
  3  4 meet at the call of the chairperson or when any four members
  3  5 of the commission file a written request with the chairperson
  3  6 for a meeting.  Written notice of the time and place of each
  3  7 meeting shall be given to each member of the commission.  A
  3  8 majority of the members constitutes a quorum.  Members of the
  3  9 commission shall be allowed their actual and necessary
  3 10 expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties
  3 11 and a per diem in accordance with section 7E.6.  All expenses,
  3 12 including per diem expenses, of the commission shall be paid
  3 13 from appropriations to the department for that purpose and the
  3 14 department shall be subject to the budget requirements of
  3 15 chapter 8 for purposes relating to the commission.
  3 16    4.  A member of the commission may be removed for any of
  3 17 the causes and in the manner provided in chapter 66.  Removal
  3 18 shall not be in lieu of any other punishment that may be
  3 19 prescribed by the laws of this state.
  3 20    Sec. 5.  NEW SECTION.  18.144  DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
  3 21    The commission shall do all of the following:
  3 22    1.  Adopt administrative rules necessary to the mission and
  3 23 duties of the commission.
  3 24    2.  Develop a comprehensive plan for deferred maintenance,
  3 25 renovation, and reconstruction of the state's vertical
  3 26 infrastructure, and update the plan on an annual basis.
  3 27    3.  Develop and implement a method for evaluating vertical
  3 28 infrastructure needs and proposals submitted by state
  3 29 agencies, and develop and implement guidelines, procedures,
  3 30 policies, and priorities for review of the needs and proposals
  3 31 and for the development of the comprehensive plan.
  3 32    4.  Submit each year, in accordance with section 2.16, a
  3 33 bill containing vertical infrastructure project
  3 34 recommendations based upon the comprehensive plan developed
  3 35 under this section.  Recommendations shall include the level
  4  1 of funding necessary to complete each project recommended, and
  4  2 a timetable for completion of the project if the project is
  4  3 anticipated to require more than one year to complete.
  4  4    5.  Maintain an inventory of state facilities and estimated
  4  5 values of the facilities, and update the inventory as
  4  6 necessary.
  4  7    6.  Establish uniform criteria based on the comprehensive
  4  8 plan developed under this section which state agencies shall
  4  9 utilize in submitting project proposals to the commission, and
  4 10 evaluate those proposals based on the criteria contained in
  4 11 the comprehensive plan.
  4 12    7.  Require state agencies to submit an inventory of their
  4 13 state facilities, submit project proposals, and if they
  4 14 receive funding from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for
  4 15 vertical infrastructure projects, to periodically account to
  4 16 the commission for expenditures on, and the progress of, the
  4 17 projects.
  4 18    8.  As necessary, enter into agreements with public or
  4 19 private entities to carry out the mission and duties of the
  4 20 commission.
  4 21    9.  Recommend to the general assembly statutory changes
  4 22 necessary to ensure an effective, well-managed vertical
  4 23 infrastructure program.
  4 24    Sec. 6.  NEW SECTION.  18.145  VERTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
  4 25 PROJECT PROPOSALS – APPROVAL BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND GOVERNOR
  4 26 – PROHIBITION.
  4 27    1.  State agencies, and the board of regents if it desires
  4 28 funding other than that provided in section 8.57, subsection
  4 29 5, paragraph "c", subparagraph (2), for a vertical
  4 30 infrastructure project from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
  4 31 fund, shall submit vertical infrastructure project proposals
  4 32 to the commission in accordance with rules established by the
  4 33 commission.  The commission shall evaluate the proposals and
  4 34 recommend to the general assembly which proposals the
  4 35 commission believes should be funded based upon the
  5  1 comprehensive plan.  Proposals shall be contained in a
  5  2 separate bill requested by the commission in accordance with
  5  3 section 2.16.
  5  4    2.  The general assembly may consider the bill and may
  5  5 remove entire projects from the bill.  The general assembly
  5  6 shall not add projects to the bill or alter the provisions of
  5  7 a project.  A project eliminated from the bill by one house of
  5  8 the general assembly may again be added to the bill by the
  5  9 other house.  A vertical infrastructure project shall not be
  5 10 eligible for or receive funding from moneys appropriated or
  5 11 transferred to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund unless the
  5 12 project is recommended by the commission prior to action by
  5 13 the general assembly and the governor.
  5 14    Sec. 7.  NEW SECTION.  18.146  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
  5 15    The department shall provide to the commission
  5 16 administrative services and support necessary for the
  5 17 commission to accomplish its mission.
  5 18    Sec. 8.  INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.  Of the initial members
  5 19 appointed to the commission, four members shall be appointed
  5 20 for two-year terms and three members shall be appointed for
  5 21 four-year terms.  Thereafter, appointments shall be for four-
  5 22 year terms.
  5 23    Sec. 9.  EFFECTIVE DATES.  Sections 2 through 8 of this Act
  5 24 take effect July 1, 1998.  Section 1 of this Act takes effect
  5 25 July 1, 1999, except that necessary processes may take place
  5 26 before that date for the appropriations for completion of Part
  5 27 III of the Iowa communications network.  
  5 28                           EXPLANATION
  5 29    This bill amends provisions in section 8.57 regarding the
  5 30 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund.  The bill appropriates,
  5 31 beginning July 1, 2001, 30 percent of the moneys deposited in
  5 32 the fund to the state board of regents for vertical
  5 33 infrastructure projects at regents institutions.  The bill
  5 34 also allows moneys in the fund to be used for completing Part
  5 35 III of the Iowa communications network for the 1999-2000
  6  1 fiscal year.  In addition, the bill provides that moneys in
  6  2 the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund cannot be spent on
  6  3 vertical infrastructure projects unless the project is first
  6  4 recommended by the rebuild Iowa infrastructure commission
  6  5 effective for funding in the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  6  6 1999.
  6  7    The bill also creates the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
  6  8 commission to enhance cooperation among state agencies and
  6  9 branches of government regarding the management and protection
  6 10 of Iowa's vertical infrastructure.  The commission consists of
  6 11 seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
  6 12 senate who serve staggered four-year terms.  The commission is
  6 13 to be gender and politically balanced and members are to be
  6 14 chosen based upon their knowledge or expertise in the areas of
  6 15 architecture, construction, historic preservation, energy
  6 16 conservation, finance or accounting, or their interest in
  6 17 preserving Iowa's vertical infrastructure.  Two members of the
  6 18 commission may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest
  6 19 in an entity involved or seeking to be involved in a project
  6 20 recommended by the commission at the time of appointment.  The
  6 21 commission shall receive administrative assistance and support
  6 22 from the department of general services.  Members are allowed
  6 23 their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
  6 24 performance of their official duties and a per diem.
  6 25    Duties of the commission include developing a comprehensive
  6 26 plan for the state's vertical infrastructure facilities,
  6 27 evaluating vertical infrastructure projects submitted to the
  6 28 commission from state agencies and state agency does not
  6 29 include the board of regents, maintaining and updating an
  6 30 inventory of state vertical infrastructure facilities, and
  6 31 adopting rules relating to the commission's mission and
  6 32 duties, including funding eligibility rules for vertical
  6 33 infrastructure projects.
  6 34    The commission is required to recommend projects for
  6 35 approval by the general assembly in bill form by the date
  7  1 departmental bills are required to be submitted to the general
  7  2 assembly for drafting each year beginning with projects which
  7  3 are recommended for funding in the fiscal year beginning July
  7  4 1, 1999.  If the general assembly takes up the bill, it may
  7  5 not add projects to the bill or alter the provisions of
  7  6 projects contained in the bill.
  7  7    The bill takes effect July 1, 1998, except that provisions
  7  8 relating to the making of recommendations and approval of
  7  9 vertical infrastructure projects by the commission, general
  7 10 assembly, and governor would not be fully effective until July
  7 11 1, 1999, and would apply to projects to be funded in the
  7 12 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999.  
  7 13 LSB 3288XL 77
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