18A.1 Commission created.

The capitol planning commission is created, composed of eleven members as follows:

1. Four members of the general assembly serving as ex officio nonvoting members, two to be appointed by the speaker of the house from the membership of the house, and two to be appointed by the president of the senate, after consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the senate, from the membership of the senate.

2. Six residents of the state of Iowa to be appointed by the governor.

3. The director of the department of general services or the director's designee.

18A.11 Friends of capitol hill--authorized corporation.

1. The friends of capitol hill corporation shall be incorporated under chapter 504A. The corporation shall be organized and operated for the preservation, restoration, and public use of the Iowa state capitol building, and for related charitable, cultural, and educational purposes.

The corporation shall not be regarded as a state agency and a state official or employee, acting in the official's or employee's official capacity, shall not be an incorporator of the corporation.

2. The membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be determined in accordance with the articles of incorporation of the corporation and shall include at least one member from each of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, in addition to public members. Members of the board shall not be entitled in the performance of their duties to either a per diem or expenses.

3. In addition to the powers conferred on the board under chapter 504A, the board may accept contributions, including but not limited to appropriations, gifts, grants, loans, services, or other aid or assistance from public or private entities.

18A.2 Terms of office.

1. The members of the commission who are appointed by the governor shall be appointed to four-year terms of office and until their successors are appointed, three terms of which shall expire every two years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term of the original appointee.

2. The legislative members of the commission shall be appointed to four-year terms of office, two of which shall expire every two years unless sooner terminated by a commission member ceasing to be a member of the general assembly. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the speaker of the house or the president of the senate, after consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the senate, as the case may be, for the unexpired term of their predecessors.

3. The term of office of each appointive member of the commission shall begin on the first of May of the odd-numbered year in which the member is appointed.

18A.3 Duties--report to legislature.

It shall be the duty of the commission to advise upon the location of statues, fountains and monuments and the placing of any additional buildings on the capitol grounds, the type of architecture and the type of construction of any new buildings to be erected on the state capitol grounds as now encompassed or as subsequently enlarged, and repairs and restoration thereof, and it shall be the duty of the officers, commissions, and councils charged by law with the duty of determining such questions to call upon the commission for such advice.

The commission shall, in cooperation with the director of the department of general services, develop and implement within the limits of its appropriation, a five-year modernization program for the capitol complex.

The commission shall annually report to the general assembly its recommendations relating to its duties under this section. The report shall be submitted to the chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate during the month of January.

18A.4 Organization.

The commission shall organize biennially by election of a chairperson from its membership. The director of the department of general services or the designee of the director shall serve as secretary to the commission.

18A.5 Compensation and expenses.

The members of the commission shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses while in attendance at any meeting of the commission held at the seat of government and shall be reimbursed for their expenses for going to and from the seat of government to attend a meeting. Members may also be eligible for compensation as provided in section 7E.6. All expense moneys paid to the nonlegislative commissioners shall be paid from funds appropriated to the commission. Service of the director of the department of general services upon this commission is an additional duty conferred by statute. Legislative members of the commission shall receive payment pursuant to section 2.10 and section 2.12.

18A.6

Repealed by 69 Acts, ch 25, § 2.

18A.7 State capitol view preservation.

The department of general services shall develop a state capitol view preservation plan. The purpose of the plan shall be to ensure that the most scenic views of the state capitol remain unobstructed by the erection of structures, including but not limited to buildings, towers, and monuments.

The plan shall include proposals for height and setback limitations of structures erected within the state capitol view, and shall include appropriate drawings, schematics, and aerial photographs necessary to establish the plan with sufficient clarity and definition.

The department shall negotiate implementation of the plan with the city of Des Moines with the goal of entering into a memorandum of understanding in relation to the plan. The department shall provide the governor and the capitol planning commission with quarterly reports regarding progress made on the capitol view preservation plan and execution of the memorandum of understanding.

18A.8 through 18A.10

Reserved.