303.2 - DIVISION RESPONSIBILITIES.

        303.2  DIVISION RESPONSIBILITIES.         1.  The administrative services section shall provide      administrative, accounting, public relations and clerical services      for the department, report to the director and perform other duties      assigned to it by the director.         2.  The historical division shall:         a.  Administer and care for historical sites under the      authority of the division, and maintain collections within these      buildings.         (1)  Except for the state board of regents, a state agency which      owns, manages, or administers a historical site must enter into an      agreement with the department of cultural affairs under chapter 28E      to insure the proper management, maintenance, and development of the      site.         (2)  For the purposes of this section, "historical site" is      defined as any district, site, building, or structure listed on the      national register of historic sites or identified as eligible for      such status by the state historic preservation officer or that is      identified according to established criteria by the state historic      preservation officer as significant in national, state, and local      history, architecture, engineering, archaeology, or culture.         b.  Encourage and assist local county and state organizations      and museums devoted to historical purposes.         c.  Develop standards and criteria for the acquisition of      historic properties and for the preservation, restoration,      maintenance, operation, and interpretation of properties under the      jurisdiction of the division.  The administrator of the division      shall serve as the state historic preservation officer, certified by      the governor, pursuant to federal requirements.         d.  Administer the state archives and records program in      accordance with chapter 305.         e.  Identify and document historic properties.         f.  Prepare and maintain a state register of historic places,      including those listed on the national register of historic places.         g.  Conduct historic preservation activities pursuant to      federal and state requirements.         h.  Publish matters of historical value to the public, and      pursue historical, architectural, and archaeological research and      development which may include but are not limited to continuing      surveys, excavation, scientific recording, interpretation, and      publication of the historical, architectural, archaeological, and      cultural sites, buildings, and structures in the state.         i.  Buy or receive by other means historical materials      including, but not limited to, artifacts, art, books, manuscripts,      and images.  Such materials are not personal property under sections      8A.321 and 8A.324 and shall be received and cared for under the rules      of the department.  The historical division may sell or otherwise      dispose of those materials according to the rules of the department      and be credited for any revenues credited by the disposal less the      costs incurred.         j.  Administer the historical resource development program      established in section 303.16.         k.  Administer, preserve, and interpret the battle flag      collection assembled by the state in consultation and coordination      with the department of veterans affairs and the department of      administrative services.  A portion of the battle flag collection      shall be on display at the state capitol and the state historical      building at all times, unless on loan approved by the department of      cultural affairs.         l.  Establish, maintain, and administer a digital collection      of historical manuscripts, documents, records, reports, images, and      artifacts and make the collection available to the public through an      online research center.         3.  The arts division shall:         a.  Make surveys as deemed advisable of existing artistic and      cultural programs and activities within the state, including but not      limited to music, theatre, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture,      and allied arts and crafts.         b.  Submit a report to the governor and to the general      assembly not later than ten calendar days following the commencement      of each first session of the general assembly concerning the studies      undertaken during the biennium and recommending legislation and other      action as necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this      subsection and subchapter VI of this chapter.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         86 Acts, ch 1238, § 52; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1303         C87, § 303.2         87 Acts, ch 211, § 5; 90 Acts, ch 1065, § 2; 90 Acts, ch 1097, §      1; 91 Acts, ch 157, § 10; 92 Acts, ch 1246, § 51; 93 Acts, ch 48, §      50, 51; 98 Acts, ch 1017, § 2; 2001 Acts, ch 86, §1; 2002 Acts, ch      1119, §39; 2003 Acts, ch 92, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §236, 286; 2005      Acts, ch 115, §30, 40; 2008 Acts, ch 1005, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1057, §1         Referred to in § 427.16