House Study Bill 550 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS BILL) A BILL FOR An Act concerning fine arts projects in state buildings. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 5418DP (4) 83 ec/nh
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 304A.10, Code 2009, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 304A.10 Cost of fine arts —— percentage. 3 The total estimated cost of the fine arts elements included 4 in a plan and specifications for a state building or group 5 of state buildings in accordance with the purposes of this 6 division shall in no case be less than one-half of one percent 7 of the total estimated cost of such building or group of 8 buildings. This percentage allocation shall not be diminished 9 by professional fees. By September 1 annually, the contracting 10 officer or principal user shall submit to the department of 11 cultural affairs the total amount of state financial assistance 12 expended in accordance with this section during the previous 13 fiscal year. If deemed in the best interests of the citizens, 14 funds allocated for the acquisition of fine arts may be 15 accumulated over more than one appropriation or fiscal period 16 or combined to complete significant projects , however, this 17 sentence does not authorize interproject transfers . The 18 total estimated cost of the fine arts elements included in 19 a plan and specifications for a state building or group of 20 state buildings in accordance with this section shall be 21 included by the department of cultural affairs in calculating 22 the amount of state financial assistance for the arts for 23 purposes of national ranking surveys. By January 1 annually, 24 the department of cultural affairs shall submit a summary of 25 the total amount of state financial assistance expended in 26 accordance with this section and for which state buildings the 27 assistance was expended. 28 Sec. 2. Section 304A.12, Code 2009, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 304A.12 Separate contract. 31 Contracts for the fine arts elements shall be executed 32 within the limits of the actual costs as determined by section 33 304A.10. Funds shall be transferred to the arts division for 34 administration of the program. All expenses related to the 35 -1- LSB 5418DP (4) 83 ec/nh 1/ 2
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ acquisition of the fine arts elements shall be contracted for 1 separately by the arts division contracting agency or principal 2 user with the funds allocated for these purposes. 3 EXPLANATION 4 This bill concerns fine arts projects in state buildings. 5 Code section 304A.10, concerning fine arts costs, is amended 6 to allow interproject transfers of moneys allocated for fine 7 arts projects and to eliminate the requirement that the arts 8 division of the department of cultural affairs use a certain 9 method of calculating the amount of state financial assistance 10 for the arts for purposes of national ranking surveys. 11 Code section 304A.12 is amended to provide that the 12 contracting agency or principal user, and not the arts 13 division, is required to separately contract for expenses 14 related to the acquisition of fine arts elements. 15 -2- LSB 5418DP (4) 83 ec/nh 2/ 2