Senate Joint Resolution 2002 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2002 BY WILHELM SENA TE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution relating to the placement of a statue in the 1 United States capitol honoring Dr. Norman Borlaug. 2 WHEREAS, each state may provide two statues of notable 3 citizens for display in the United States capitol, and may 4 replace the statues if a resolution to do so is approved by a 5 state’s legislature and governor; and 6 WHEREAS, Dr. Norman Borlaug, is a native son of Iowa who 7 conducted groundbreaking work in breeding varieties of wheat to 8 feed starving populations across the globe, earning the title 9 of father of the “green revolution”; and 10 WHEREAS, in honor of his service to humanity, Dr. Borlaug 11 also received a Nobel peace prize, a presidential medal of 12 freedom, and the congressional gold medal; NOW THEREFORE, 13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 14 TLSB 5732SS (3) 83 jr/rj

S.J.R. 2002 Section 1. REPLACEMENT AUTHORIZATION. The state of Iowa 1 authorizes the replacement of the statue of Samuel Kirkwood 2 with a statue honoring Dr. Norman Borlaug. 3 Sec. 2. COMMITTEE CREATED. A committee of seven is created, 4 to be appointed by the governor and to serve at the pleasure 5 of the governor, to exchange the statue of Samuel Kirkwood 6 currently on display in the United States capitol with a statue 7 of Dr. Norman Borlaug. 8 a. The committee shall annually select its own chairperson 9 and establish its rules of procedure. The committee shall meet 10 as may be deemed necessary by the chairperson. A majority of 11 the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. 12 b. Members shall serve without compensation or 13 reimbursement for actual expenses. 14 c. The committee shall raise all of the funds necessary for 15 the operation of the committee; and shall solicit donations to 16 exchange the statue, commission the creation of a new statue, 17 and make all arrangements with the architect of the United 18 States capitol necessary for the new statue to be put into 19 place. 20 Sec. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The department of cultural 21 affairs shall provide all necessary administrative support for 22 the committee and shall administer the capitol statuary fund. 23 Sec. 4. CAPITOL STATUARY FUND. A capitol statuary fund 24 is created in the state treasury, to be administered by the 25 department of cultural affairs. The proceeds of the fund 26 shall be used for the purposes specified in section 2 of this 27 resolution. Any funds remaining after the exchange of statues 28 shall be used to suitably restore and relocate the Kirkwood 29 statue. The department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, and 30 other moneys, including but not limited to state or federal 31 moneys, and in-kind contributions for deposit in the fund. 32 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys 33 in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding 34 section 8.33, any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining 35 -1- LSB 5732SS (3) 83 jr/rj 1/ 2

S.J.R. 2002 in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to 1 the general fund of the state, but shall remain available 2 from the fund for expenditure by the department in succeeding 3 fiscal years for the purposes specified in section 2 of this 4 resolution. 5 EXPLANATION 6 Under federal law each state is allowed to place two statues 7 of its noted personages in the U.S. capitol; and a state may 8 request federal approval for the replacement of a statue. 9 The federal law requires the request to be in the form of a 10 resolution adopted by the general assembly and approved by 11 the governor. The resolution must identify the statue to be 12 replaced, name the individual to be newly commemorated, and 13 cite the individual’s qualifications. The resolution must 14 create a committee to select the sculptor and direct the method 15 of obtaining the necessary funds to meet all expenses. 16 This joint resolution provides for the exchange of the 17 statue of Samuel Kirkwood with a statue of Dr. Norman Borlaug. 18 The joint resolution creates a seven-member committee 19 to raise, through donations, all funds necessary to make 20 this exchange. The committee members will not receive any 21 compensation or reimbursement. Staff support is to be provided 22 by the department of cultural affairs. 23 The joint resolution creates a capitol statuary fund in the 24 state treasury, administered by the department of cultural 25 affairs. The fund will finance committee operations, and the 26 exchange of statuary and the relocation of the Kirkwood statue. 27 Samuel Jordan Kirkwood was Iowa’s civil war governor, 28 also serving in the U.S. senate and as the U.S. secretary of 29 the interior in 1881-1882. Geneticist Dr. Norman E. Borlaug 30 developed strains of high-yield wheat and received the Nobel 31 peace prize as father of the “green revolution”. 32 -2- LSB 5732SS (3) 83 jr/rj 2/ 2