1. Findings. The general assembly finds that:
a. The projects contained in the capitol complex renovation program are necessary for the efficient and proper performance of constitutional and statutory duties of state government.
b. Significant moneys are annually spent by the department to rent office facilities for state agencies.
c. The delayed funding of the capitol complex renovation program will significantly increase the total costs of renovation.
d. Section 18.12, subsection 10, provides that the department, after authorization by a constitutional majority of each house of the general assembly and approval by the governor, may enter into lease-purchase contracts for additions or improvements to existing buildings, facilities, and structures for the proper use and benefit of the state and state agencies.
2. Lease-purchase contracts. The department may plan, construct, equip, and otherwise carry out the following projects at the state capitol complex, and the general assembly authorizes the department to enter into lease- purchase contracts, not to exceed ten years in duration, for real or personal property to be used for improvements to existing buildings, facilities, and structures as provided in section 18.12, subsection 10, with the use of the areas in the state capitol and the old historical building for projects under this subsection assigned by the legislative council, in consultation with the director and the capitol planning commission, for the use of the general assembly or legislative agencies, pursuant to section 2.43, in a total amount not to exceed twenty-four million seven hundred thousand dollars, allocated as follows:
a. In an amount not to exceed seven million dollars for partial state capitol exterior renovation including, but not limited to, replacement of stone, wood windows, and copper roof, gold leafing of the dome, and inspection of dome condition.
b. In an amount not to exceed nine million dollars for state capitol interior renovation including, but not limited to, remodeling of interior, upgrade to meet fire, safety, and building codes, and federal Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, removal of mezzanines which are not original, new electrical, mechanical, heating, fire sprinklers, ventilating and air conditioning, information processing equipment and related software, local and wide area networks, telecommunications facilities, data storage and retrieval systems, and information system conversion, and restoration of walls, murals, stained glass, and woodwork. In arranging for the renovation, the department shall use as major criteria the life cycle cost, as defined in section 18.3, subsection 1, and the energy efficiency of the components of the renovation.
c. In an amount not to exceed eight million seven hundred thousand dollars for the old historical building renovation including, but not limited to, renovation of exterior including new windows, interior renovation to include fire, safety, and building codes, and federal Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, new heating, air conditioning and ventilating, and plumbing, information processing equipment and related software, local and wide area networks, telecommunications facilities, data storage and retrieval systems, and information system conversion. In arranging for the renovation, the department shall use as major criteria the life cycle cost, as defined in section 18.3, subsection 1, and the energy efficiency of the components of the renovation.
d. No amount shall be spent on additions to existing buildings.
94 Acts, ch 1195, §1
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