Senate File 323 - Introduced SENATE FILE 323 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1019) A BILL FOR An Act relating to notification of the general assembly 1 concerning certain state government leases and real property 2 acquisitions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1187SV (1) 89 ko/rn

S.F. 323 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 7E.5B Real property lease or 1 purchase —— notice. 2 In addition to any other provision of law, any purchase or 3 lease of real property, other than on a temporary basis, when 4 necessary in order to implement the programs of an authority or 5 protect the investments of an authority, shall require prior 6 written notice from the authority to the legislative services 7 agency. The legislative services agency shall submit the 8 notification to the government oversight standing committees 9 of the general assembly. The notification shall include the 10 information as described in section 8A.321, subsection 16. 11 Sec. 2. Section 8A.321, Code 2021, is amended by adding the 12 following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 16. At least thirty days prior to entering 14 into a contract for a lease or renewal of a lease pursuant 15 to subsection 6 or a contract for the acquisition of real 16 property pursuant to subsection 9 in which any part or the 17 total amount of the contract is at least fifty thousand 18 dollars, notify the legislative services agency concerning the 19 contract. The legislative services agency shall submit the 20 notification to the general assembly’s standing committees on 21 government oversight. The notification is required regardless 22 of the source of payment for the lease, renewal of lease, or 23 acquisition of real property. The notification shall include 24 all of the following information: 25 a. A description of the buildings and office space subject 26 to the lease or renewal of lease or a description of the real 27 property to be acquired. 28 b. The proposed terms of the contract. 29 c. The cost of the contract, including principal and 30 interest costs. If the actual cost of a contract is not known 31 at least thirty days prior to entering into the contract, the 32 director shall estimate the principal and interest costs for 33 the contract. 34 d. An identification of the means and source of payment of 35 -1- LSB 1187SV (1) 89 ko/rn 1/ 3

S.F. 323 the contract. 1 e. An analysis of consequences of delaying or abandoning the 2 commencement of the contract. 3 EXPLANATION 4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 5 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 6 This bill establishes notice requirements relating to 7 certain leases or purchases of real property by the department 8 of administrative services or executive branch authority. 9 New Code section 7E.5B requires an executive branch 10 authority to provide prior written notice to the legislative 11 services agency for submission to the general assembly’s 12 standing committees on government oversight information for any 13 purchase or lease of real property, other than on a temporary 14 basis, by the authority when necessary in order to implement 15 the programs of the authority. The bill provides that the 16 notification shall include the information as required by the 17 bill for the department of administrative services. 18 Code section 8A.321, concerning managing the physical 19 resources of government, is amended to require the director of 20 the department of administrative services to notify and provide 21 to the legislative services agency for submission to the 22 general assembly’s standing committees on government oversight 23 information regarding entering into a contract for a lease or 24 renewal of a lease for certain buildings and office space or 25 a contract for the acquisition of real property in which any 26 part or the total amount of the contract is at least $50,000. 27 The bill requires the notification at least 30 days prior to 28 entering into a contract and provides that the notification 29 include information describing the buildings and office space 30 subject to the lease or renewal of lease or describing the 31 real property to be acquired, providing the proposed terms of 32 the contract and the cost of the contract, identifying the 33 means and source of payment of the contract, and analyzing the 34 consequences of delaying or abandoning the commencement of the 35 -2- LSB 1187SV (1) 89 ko/rn 2/ 3

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