303.1 Department of cultural affairs. 1. The department of cultural affairs is created. The department has primary responsibility for development of the state’s interest in the areas of the arts, history, and other cultural matters. In fulfilling this responsibility, the department will be advised and assisted by the state historical society and its board of […]
303.10 Acceptance and use of money grants. All federal grants to and the federal receipts of the agencies receiving funds under this chapter are appropriated for the purpose set forth in the federal grants or receipts. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §303.10]
303.11 Gifts. 1. The division may accept gifts and bequests which shall be used in accordance with the desires of the donor if expressed. Funds contained in an endowment fund for either the department of history and archives or the state historical society existing on July 1, 1974, remain an endowment of the division. Gifts […]
303.12 Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 92, §21 . See chapter 305.
303.13 Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 92, §21 . See chapter 305.
303.14 Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 92, §21 . See chapter 305.
303.15 Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 92, §21 . See chapter 305.
303.16 Historical resource development program — country school grants. 1. The historical division shall administer a program of grants and loans for historical resource development throughout the state, subject to funds for such grants and loans being made available through the appropriations process or otherwise provided by law. 2. The purpose of the historical resource […]
303.17 Iowa studies — findings — curriculum — committee. Repealed by its own terms; 2010 Acts, ch 1188, §31, 33 .
303.18 Rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities — historic properties — archeological site surveys. 1. The state historic preservation officer shall only recommend that a rural electric cooperative or a municipal utility constructing electric distribution and transmission facilities for which it is receiving federal funding conduct an archeological site survey of its proposed route when, […]
303.19 American civil war sesquicentennial advisory committee. Repealed by its own terms; 2008 Acts, ch 1057, §3 .
303.1A Director’s duties. 1. The duties of the director shall include but are not limited to the following: a. Adopt rules that are necessary for the effective administration of the department. b. Direct and administer the programs and services of the department. c. Prepare the departmental budget request by September 1 of each year on […]
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 […]
303.20 Definitions. As used in this subchapter of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Area of historical significance” means contiguous pieces of property of no greater area than one hundred sixty acres under diverse ownership which: a. Are significant in American history, architecture, archaeology and culture, and b. Possess integrity of location, design, […]
303.21 Petition. 1. The eligible voters in an area of asserted historical significance may petition the department for a referendum for the establishment of a district. 2. The petition must be signed by not less than ten percent of the eligible voters of the area and shall contain both a description of the property suggested […]
303.22 Action by department. 1. The department shall hold a hearing not less than thirty days or more than sixty days after the petition is received. The department shall publish notice of the hearing, at a reasonable time before the hearing is to take place, and shall post notice of the hearing in a reasonable […]
303.23 Referendum. Within thirty days after the receipt of the list of owners of property and residents within the suggested historical preservation district, the department shall fix a date not more than forty-five days from the receipt of the petition seeking a referendum on the question of establishment of a historical preservation district. The department, […]
303.24 Notice. The department, after consultation with the county commissioner of elections, shall post notice of the referendum in a reasonable number of places within the suggested district a reasonable time before it is to take place. The notice shall state the purpose of the referendum, a description of the district, the date of the […]
303.25 Voting. 1. A person shall be qualified to vote at the referendum if such person is a registered voter of the area embraced by the proposed historic district. 2. A historic preservation district is established if a majority of the persons voting at the referendum votes in favor of its establishment. [C77, 79, 81, […]
303.26 Commission. 1. At the same time the referendum is held, an election shall be held for the commission. Each voter at the referendum may write upon the ballot the names of not more than five persons who are eligible voters within the district to be members of the commission. 2. The five persons receiving […]
