Section 303.19. American civil war sesquicentennial advisory committee.

  1.  Establishment and purpose.  A civil war sesquicentennial advisory committee is established within the historical division of the department of cultural affairs for the purpose of advising and assisting the division in its efforts to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Iowa’s involvement in the American civil war.

  2.  Membership and qualifications.  The committee shall consist of twenty members appointed by the administrator of the historical division. Each member shall be from an academic institution, a museum, or a civic organization or otherwise be someone with an interest in the preservation of Iowa’s civil war heritage. Membership of the committee shall reflect multicultural diversity and shall be appointed pursuant to the requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by an appointment by the administrator of the historical division in the same manner as other appointments.

  3.  Expenses and reimbursement.  The members of the committee are not entitled to receive per diem compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while engaged in the performance of official duties.

  4.  Duties and authority.  The committee shall, for the period beginning in 2010 and ending in 2016, advise and assist the historical division as it plans, coordinates, and implements activities and programs relating to the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of Iowa’s involvement in the American civil war.

  a.  The activities and programs of the division may include but are not limited to creating interpretive and educational materials such as exhibitions, literature and films, planning and promoting special events, designing logos and advertising campaigns, and producing commemorative items and memorabilia. The division shall have the authority to sell or offer for sale any of the materials, or other goods or services produced pursuant to this section, notwithstanding section 23A.2.

  b.  The division may hold copyrights or trademarks in the materials created during the commemoration, including but not limited to the interpretive materials and memorabilia it designs and produces. In addition, the division, at its discretion, may license the rights to the materials. For the purposes of this section, section 22.2 shall not be interpreted to prevent the division’s exclusive ability to license the use, reproduction, or dissemination of the materials produced for the commemoration.

  c.  The division may adopt, in consultation with the committee and pursuant to chapter 17A, any rules necessary for the licensing of materials created during the commemoration.

  5.  Dissolution.  The committee shall complete its duties no later than June 30, 2017, but may complete its duties and dissolve itself prior to that date.

  6.  Repeal.  This section is repealed June 30, 2017.

2008 Acts, ch 1057, §3