H.F. 153 Section 1. ABORTION VICTIMS —— CAPITOL COMPLEX MONUMENT. 1 1. The department of administrative services, in 2 consultation with the capitol planning commission, shall 3 authorize the placement of an abortion victims monument on the 4 capitol complex grounds subject to the requirements of this 5 section. 6 2. The department of administrative services shall 7 solicit and approve an application for the construction of an 8 abortion victims monument as an Iowa state capitol complex 9 site feature. An application for the construction of the 10 monument shall specify the design concept for the monument, 11 provide an estimated total cost for the site feature, identify 12 planned sources of funding, provide a proposed timeline for the 13 project, and such other information as the department requires. 14 If more than one application is submitted, the department, 15 in consultation with the capitol planning commission, shall 16 approve the application that can best meet the requirements 17 for construction and maintenance of the site feature. No 18 governmental funds shall be used to plan, erect, or maintain 19 the monument. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill requires the department of administrative 24 services, in consultation with the capitol planning commission, 25 to authorize the placement of an abortion victims monument on 26 the capitol complex grounds. The bill requires the department 27 to solicit, and approve, an application for the monument. 28 If more than one application is submitted, the department, 29 in consultation with the capitol planning commission, shall 30 approve the application that can best meet the requirements 31 for construction and maintenance of the monument. The bill 32 provides that no governmental funds shall be used to plan, 33 erect, or maintain the monument. 34 -1- LSB 1157YH (3) 88 ec/rn 1/ 1