HSB 550 (LSB 5418DP (4) 83)

SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS BILL)

A BILL FOR

An Act concerning fine arts projects in state buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 304A.10, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   304A.10  Cost of fine arts —— percentage.

   The total estimated cost of the fine arts elements included in a plan and specifications for a state building or group of state buildings in accordance with the purposes of this division shall in no case be less than one-half of one percent of the total estimated cost of such building or group of buildings. This percentage allocation shall not be diminished by professional fees. By September 1 annually, the contracting officer or principal user shall submit to the department of cultural affairs the total amount of state financial assistance expended in accordance with this section during the previous fiscal year. If deemed in the best interests of the citizens, funds allocated for the acquisition of fine arts may be accumulated over more than one appropriation or fiscal period or combined to complete significant projects, however, this sentence does not authorize interproject transfers. The total estimated cost of the fine arts elements included in a plan and specifications for a state building or group of state buildings in accordance with this section shall be included by the department of cultural affairs in calculating the amount of state financial assistance for the arts for purposes of national ranking surveys. By January 1 annually, the department of cultural affairs shall submit a summary of the total amount of state financial assistance expended in accordance with this section and for which state buildings the assistance was expended.
    Sec. 2.  Section 304A.12, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   304A.12  Separate contract.

   Contracts for the fine arts elements shall be executed within the limits of the actual costs as determined by section 304A.10. Funds shall be transferred to the arts division for administration of the program. All expenses related to the acquisition of the fine arts elements shall be contracted for separately by the arts division contracting agency or principal user with the funds allocated for these purposes.
EXPLANATION
   This bill concerns fine arts projects in state buildings.
   Code section 304A.10, concerning fine arts costs, is amended to allow interproject transfers of moneys allocated for fine arts projects and to eliminate the requirement that the arts division of the department of cultural affairs use a certain method of calculating the amount of state financial assistance for the arts for purposes of national ranking surveys.
   Code section 304A.12 is amended to provide that the contracting agency or principal user, and not the arts division, is required to separately contract for expenses related to the acquisition of fine arts elements.