Relating to the review and sale of state buildings

_____ site and to establish a four-year review cycle of the state’s building inventory. The evaluation must assess the utilization, condition, operating costs, and market value of each property. The director may contract with a third party to perform the review and evaluation. The director must submit an annual state building optimization report to the governor and the general assembly that identifies each state building found to be an underutilized property, defined in the bill, during the review cycle. The bill provides that an agency in control of an underutilized property must, within 60 days of the report’s release, begin the process to vacate and dispose of the property. If an agency wants to retain an underutilized property, the agency head must submit a written retention justification to the legislative council detailing the necessity of the property for the agency’s mission and a plan to improve the utilization of the state building within 12 months. The legislative council may reject a retention justification plan by majority vote. If rejected, the agency must immediately proceed with disposal of the property. Half of the net proceeds from the sale of an underutilized property shall be deposited in the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and half shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.