House
File
246
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
246
BY
FISHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
eliminating
provisions
relating
to
the
inclusion
of
fine
1
arts
elements
in
state
buildings.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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246
Section
1.
REPEAL.
Chapter
304A,
Code
2017,
is
repealed.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
repeals
Code
chapter
304A,
which
relates
to
the
5
inclusion
of
fine
arts
elements
in
state
buildings.
Under
6
current
Code
section
304A.9,
whenever
a
state
building
is
to
7
be
constructed,
the
contracting
officer
or
principal
user
8
shall,
at
the
time
of
engaging
or
directing
an
architect
to
9
prepare
plans
and
specifications
for
the
building,
contact
10
the
arts
division
of
the
department
of
cultural
affairs
which
11
has
authority
to
ensure
that
the
fine
arts
elements
will
be
12
integrated
within,
on,
or
about
the
total
environment
of
such
13
construction.
Code
section
304A.10
requires
the
cost
of
fine
14
arts
elements
to
be
at
least
one-half
of
1
percent
of
the
total
15
estimated
cost
of
the
state
building
or
group
of
buildings.
16
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