476.10B - ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING.

        476.10B  ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING.         1.  For the purposes of this section, "building project      expenses" means expenses that have been approved by the utilities      board for the building and related improvements and furnishings      developed under this section and that are considered part of the      regulatory expenses charged by the utilities board and the consumer      advocate division of the department of justice for carrying out      duties under section 476.10.         2.  The department of administrative services, in consultation      with the board and the consumer advocate division of the department      of justice, shall provide for the construction of a building to house      the board and the division.  A building developed under this      subsection shall be a model energy-efficient building that may be      used as a public example for similar efforts.  The building shall      comply with the life cycle cost provisions developed pursuant to      section 72.5.  The building shall be located on the capitol complex      grounds or at another convenient location in the vicinity of the      capitol complex grounds.         3.  Building project expenses shall include but are not limited to      the costs associated with construction, maintenance, and operation of      the building that are approved by the board and shall also include      principal of, premium, if any, and interest on indebtedness to      finance the building.         4.  The department of administrative services' costs associated      with construction, maintenance, and operation of the building as      provided under chapter 8A are building project expenses.         5.  A cost-effective approach for financing construction of the      building shall be utilized, which may include but is not limited to      lease, lease-purchase, bonding, or installment acquisition      arrangement, or a financing arrangement under section 12.28.  If      financing for the building is implemented under section 12.28, the      limitation on principal under that section does not apply.  This      subsection is not a qualification of any other powers which the board      and the division may possess and the authorizations and powers      granted under this subsection are not subject to the terms,      requirements, or limitations of any other provisions of law.  The      department of administrative services must comply with the provisions      of section 12.28 when entering into financing agreements for the      purchase of real or personal property.         6. a.  If financing for the building is implemented through      bonding, the provisions of section 12.91 shall apply.  In order to      assure maintenance of the bond reserve funds established in      connection with the financing, the treasurer of state shall, on or      before January 1 of each calendar year, make and deliver to the      governor the treasurer's certificate stating the sum, if any,      required to restore each bond reserve fund to the bond reserve fund      requirement for that fund.         b.  Within thirty days after the beginning of the session of      the general assembly next following the delivery of the certificate,      the governor shall submit to both houses of the general assembly      printed copies of a budget including the sum, if any, required to      restore each bond reserve fund to the bond reserve fund requirement      for that fund.  Any sums appropriated by the general assembly and      paid to the treasurer of state shall be deposited by the treasurer of      state in the applicable bond reserve fund.         7.  The department of administrative services, in consultation      with the board and the division, shall secure architectural services,      contract for construction, engineering, and construction oversight      and management, and control the funding associated with the building      construction and the building's operation and maintenance.  The      department of administrative services may utilize consultants or      other expert assistance to address feasibility, planning, or other      considerations connected with construction of the building or      decision making regarding the building.  The department of      administrative services, on behalf of the board and division, shall      consult with the office of the governor, appropriate legislative      bodies, and the capitol planning commission.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2006 Acts, ch 1179, §73         Referred to in § 12.91