HF 687 (LSB 2274YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 687

BY  BAGNIEWSKI, MADISON, CROKEN, R. JOHNSON, AMOS JR., SRINIVAS, GOSA, KURTH, WICHTENDAHL, COOLING, WILBURN, JAMES, B. MEYER, KRESSIG, JACOBY, TUREK, SCHEETZ, BAETH, EHLERT, OLSON, SCHOLTEN, and WESSEL-KROESCHELL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to projects involving state moneys or tax credits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  8A.311C  Contracts —— state moneys or tax credits.
   A contract for a project that is funded with state moneys or tax credits shall contain a provision requiring that only a product or material manufactured in the United States be purchased for the project if it is possible to do so.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, the department of administrative services must give preference to purchasing American-made products and purchases from American-based businesses if the life cycle costs are comparable to those of products sold by foreign businesses. In addition, as a condition of receiving an annual appropriation relating to state government administration and regulation, an entity receiving the appropriation must give first preference when purchasing a product to an Iowa product or a product produced by an Iowa-based business, and second preference to a United States product or a product produced by a business based in the United States. This bill requires that a contract for a project funded with state moneys or tax credits must include a provision requiring only products and materials manufactured in the United States be purchased for the project if it is possible to do so.