Bill Text: IA SF144 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the natural resource commission to issue a request for proposals for the provision of certain services in state parks and recreation areas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF144 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF144-Introduced.html
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BY
FEENSTRA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
natural
resource
commission
to
issue
a
1
request
for
proposals
for
the
provision
of
certain
services
2
in
state
parks
and
recreation
areas.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
OPERATION
OF
STATE
PARKS
AND
RECREATION
AREAS
——
1
REQUEST
FOR
PROPOSALS.
2
1.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall,
by
rules
adopted
3
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
establish
a
competitive
selection
4
process
for
the
awarding
of
contracts
to
eligible
private
5
entities
to
provide
certain
services
in
state
parks
and
6
recreation
areas.
7
2.
The
procedure
established
shall
include
issuance
of
a
8
formal
request
for
proposals
by
the
commission.
The
request
9
for
proposals
shall
provide
private
entities
with
sufficient
10
information
about
the
commission’s
requirements
and
goals
to
11
allow
the
entities
to
propose
solutions
to
those
requirements
12
and
goals,
including
increasing
services
and
reducing
costs
in
13
state
parks
and
recreation
areas.
14
EXPLANATION
15
This
bill
requires
the
natural
resource
commission,
by
rule,
16
to
establish
a
competitive
selection
process
for
the
awarding
17
of
contracts
to
eligible
private
entities
to
provide
certain
18
services
in
state
parks
and
recreation
areas.
19
The
procedure
established
must
include
issuance
of
a
formal
20
request
for
proposals
that
provides
private
entities
with
21
sufficient
information
about
the
commission’s
requirements
and
22
goals
to
allow
the
entities
to
propose
solutions,
including
23
increasing
services
and
reducing
costs
in
state
parks
and
24
recreation
areas.
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