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House
Joint
Resolution
8
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
8
BY
BAGNIEWSKI
,
CROKEN
,
KRESSIG
,
AMOS
JR.
,
WILSON
,
KURTH
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
WILBURN
,
B.
MEYER
,
KONFRST
,
R.
JOHNSON
,
JUDGE
,
and
OLSON
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
relating
to
the
placement
of
a
statue
in
the
1
United
States
capitol
honoring
Governor
Robert
D.
Ray,
and
2
making
appropriations.
3
WHEREAS,
each
state
may
provide
two
statues
of
notable
4
citizens
for
display
in
the
United
States
capitol,
and
may
5
replace
the
statues
if
a
resolution
to
do
so
is
approved
by
a
6
state’s
legislature
and
governor;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Governor
Robert
Dolph
Ray
was
born
September
8
26,
1928,
in
Des
Moines,
grew
up
in
the
heart
of
the
Drake
9
neighborhood,
and
attended
Roosevelt
high
school;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Governor
Ray
spent
two
years
in
Japan
as
a
member
11
of
the
United
States
army
during
World
War
II
and
earned
a
12
bachelor’s
degree
on
the
G.I.
Bill
and
then
a
law
degree
from
13
Drake
university;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Governor
Ray
was
elected
as
the
thirty-eighth
15
governor
of
Iowa
and
served
with
bipartisan
support
for
16
fourteen
years;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Governor
Ray
was
a
trailblazer
on
multiple
fronts,
18
from
establishing
the
commission
on
the
status
of
women
and
the
19
Iowa
department
of
transportation
to
eliminating
the
sales
tax
20
on
groceries
and
prescription
drugs;
and
21
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
burials
protection
Act
of
1976,
championed
22
by
Governor
Ray,
was
the
first
state
statute
that
protected
23
American
Indian
remains
and
was
a
predecessor
to
the
federal
24
Native
American
Graves
Protection
and
Repatriation
Act;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Governor
Ray
set
a
high-water
mark
for
the
26
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Introduced
generosity
of
states
in
creating
Iowa’s
refugee
resettlement
27
program
which
welcomed
thousands
of
Southeast
Asian
refugees
28
after
the
end
of
the
Vietnam
Conflict;
and
29
WHEREAS,
Governor
Ray’s
commitment
to
public
service
30
continued
in
his
roles
as
interim
mayor
of
Des
Moines
in
1997
31
and
as
president
of
Drake
university
in
1998;
and
32
WHEREAS,
Governor
Ray’s
commitment
to
civility
and
moral
33
leadership
led
to
the
creation
of
the
institute
for
character
34
development
at
Drake
university’s
Robert
D.
and
Billie
Ray
35
Center;
NOW
THEREFORE,
36
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
REPLACEMENT
AUTHORIZATION.
The
state
of
Iowa
1
authorizes
the
replacement
of
the
statue
of
Samuel
J.
Kirkwood
2
with
a
statue
honoring
Governor
Robert
D.
Ray.
3
Sec.
2.
COMMITTEE
CREATED.
A
committee
of
seven
is
created,
4
to
be
appointed
by
the
governor
and
to
serve
at
the
pleasure
5
of
the
governor,
to
exchange
the
statue
of
Samuel
J.
Kirkwood
6
currently
on
display
in
the
United
States
capitol
with
a
statue
7
of
Governor
Ray.
8
1.
The
committee
shall
select
its
own
chairperson
and
9
establish
its
rules
of
procedure.
The
committee
shall
meet
as
10
may
be
deemed
necessary
by
the
chairperson.
A
majority
of
the
11
members
of
the
committee
shall
constitute
a
quorum.
12
2.
Members
shall
serve
without
compensation
or
13
reimbursement
for
actual
expenses.
14
3.
The
committee
shall
raise
all
of
the
moneys
necessary
for
15
the
operation
of
the
committee;
and
shall
solicit
donations
to
16
exchange
the
statue,
commission
the
creation
of
a
new
statue,
17
transport
the
replaced
statue
to
the
Iowa
capitol
building,
and
18
make
all
arrangements
with
the
architect
of
the
United
States
19
capitol
necessary
for
the
new
statue
to
be
put
into
place.
20
Sec.
3.
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.
The
Iowa
economic
21
development
authority
shall
provide
all
necessary
22
administrative
support
for
the
committee
and
shall
administer
23
the
capitol
statuary
fund
created
in
this
resolution.
24
Sec.
4.
CAPITOL
STATUARY
FUND.
A
capitol
statuary
fund
25
is
created
in
the
state
treasury,
to
be
administered
by
the
26
Iowa
economic
development
authority.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
27
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
the
purposes
specified
in
28
section
2
of
this
resolution.
Any
moneys
remaining
after
29
the
exchange
of
statues
shall
be
used
to
suitably
restore
30
and
relocate
the
Kirkwood
statue.
The
authority
may
accept
31
gifts,
grants,
bequests,
and
other
moneys,
including
but
not
32
limited
to
state
or
federal
moneys
and
in-kind
contributions
33
for
deposit
in
the
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
34
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
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to
the
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
any
unexpended
or
1
unencumbered
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
shall
not
revert
but
2
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
by
the
authority
in
3
succeeding
fiscal
years
for
the
purposes
specified
in
section
2
4
of
this
resolution.
5
Sec.
5.
DISPLAY
OF
REPLACED
STATUE.
The
department
of
6
administrative
services
shall
provide
for
a
perpetual
display
7
of
the
replaced
statue
at
a
suitable
location
within
the
Iowa
8
capitol
building.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
joint
resolution
relates
to
the
display
of
a
statue
of
13
former
governor
Robert
D.
Ray
in
the
United
States
capitol.
14
The
joint
resolution
requests
that
the
statue
of
Samuel
J.
15
Kirkwood
currently
on
display
in
the
United
States
capitol
be
16
replaced
with
a
statue
of
former
governor
Robert
D.
Ray.
The
17
joint
resolution
creates
a
seven-member
committee,
appointed
by
18
the
governor,
to
raise,
through
donations,
all
moneys
necessary
19
to
make
this
exchange.
Administrative
support
for
the
20
committee
shall
be
provided
by
the
Iowa
economic
development
21
authority.
22
The
joint
resolution
creates
a
capitol
statuary
fund
in
the
23
state
treasury,
administered
by
the
Iowa
economic
development
24
authority.
The
fund
will
be
used
to
finance
committee
25
operations,
the
exchange
of
the
statuary,
and
the
relocation
26
of
the
Kirkwood
statue.
The
joint
resolution
requires
the
27
department
of
administrative
services
to
provide
for
the
28
perpetual
display
of
the
Kirkwood
statue
at
a
suitable
location
29
within
the
Iowa
capitol
building.
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