House File 2556 - Introduced



                                      HOUSE FILE       
                                      BY  KUHN, HUTTER, JACOBY,
                                          WESSEL=KROESCHELL, HEDDENS,
                                          WINCKLER, HUNTER, BUKTA,
                                          R. OLSON, MADDOX, SCHUELLER,
                                          FALLON, D. TAYLOR, REASONER,
                                          BELL, T. TAYLOR, JOCHUM,
                                          SWAIM, and OLDSON


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing an appropriation to review state buildings for
  2    compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6198HH 81
  5 eg/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY == REVIEW OF STATE
  1  2 BUILDINGS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
  1  3 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to
  1  4 the department of public safety for the fiscal year beginning
  1  5 July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the following amount,
  1  6 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
  1  7 designated:
  1  8    To provide for the review and assessment of all buildings
  1  9 and structures owned by the state, or an agency of the state,
  1 10 to ensure that such buildings and structures are compliant
  1 11 with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990:
  1 12 .................................................. $     50,000
  1 13    The state building code commissioner shall consult with the
  1 14 director of the department of administrative services in
  1 15 conducting such review and assessment.
  1 16    The state building code commissioner shall report the
  1 17 results of such assessment to the joint transportation,
  1 18 infrastructure, and capitals appropriations subcommittee and
  1 19 the legislative services agency prior to the convening of the
  1 20 general assembly in 2008.  For those buildings and structures
  1 21 that are not compliant, the state building code commissioner,
  1 22 after consulting with the department of administrative
  1 23 services, shall include in the report an estimate of the cost
  1 24 to bring the state's buildings and structures into compliance.
  1 25                           EXPLANATION
  1 26    This bill appropriates $50,000 to the department of public
  1 27 safety for the review and assessment of all buildings and
  1 28 structures owned by the state, or an agency of the state, to
  1 29 ensure that such buildings and structures are compliant with
  1 30 the federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.  The
  1 31 state building code commissioner is required to consult with
  1 32 the director of the department of administrative services in
  1 33 conducting the review and assessment.
  1 34    The state building code commissioner is required to report
  1 35 on the assessment to the joint transportation, infrastructure,
  2  1 and capitals appropriations subcommittee and the legislative
  2  2 services agency prior to the convening of the general assembly
  2  3 in 2008.  For those buildings and structures that are not
  2  4 compliant, the state building code commissioner, after
  2  5 consulting with the department of administrative services,
  2  6 must include in the report an estimate of the cost to bring
  2  7 the state's buildings and structures into compliance.
  2  8 LSB 6198HH 81
  2  9 eg:rj/gg/14