Senate Resolution 19
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S.R. ________ H.R. ________

1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY KIBBIE, GRONSTAL, and McKINLEY
1 3 A Resolution to protect and preserve the battleship
1 4 USS Iowa.
1 5 WHEREAS, in the late 1930s grave threats emerged to
1 6 America's seapower, as the Nazis began construction of
1 7 the 50,000=ton Bismarck and the Empire of Japan began
1 8 construction of a 71,000=ton leviathan, the Yamato;
1 9 and
1 10 WHEREAS, America countered those threats with the
1 11 45,000=ton "Iowa" class of fast battleships, the
1 12 ultimate in the evolution of the capital ship and also
1 13 its last hurrah; and
1 14 WHEREAS, BB=61, the USS Iowa, was built when a
1 15 generation of Americans, including many Iowans, united
1 16 in an enormous mission == to stop the forces of
1 17 tyranny in World War II; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the battleship was completed in 1943,
1 19 serving our nation for over five decades in almost
1 20 every major deployment of our armed services, and was
1 21 President Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal battleship,
1 22 outfitted with a Presidential cabin; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the USS Iowa completed her World War II
1 24 service in the Pacific theater anchored in Tokyo Bay
1 25 as part of the Japanese surrender ceremonies in 1945,
1 26 and later served in the Korean War; and
1 27 WHEREAS, the USS Iowa earned nine battle stars for
1 28 World War II service and two for Korean War service;
1 29 and
1 30 WHEREAS, the venerable ship was decommissioned for
2 1 the last time in 1990 and is currently berthed with
2 2 the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, near
2 3 San Francisco, California; and
2 4 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has formally expressed
2 5 its support for the preservation of the USS Iowa, and
2 6 the Iowa and California congressional delegations have
2 7 worked to assure that the USS Iowa is placed at a
2 8 location that is in the best interest of our nation;
2 9 and
2 10 WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of the Navy has
2 11 declared the proposal of Historic Ships Memorial at
2 12 Pacific Square, a nonprofit corporation, to berth the
2 13 USS Iowa in the San Francisco Bay Area at historic
2 14 Mare Island, Vallejo, California, to be the sole
2 15 remaining viable bid for preserving the USS Iowa as a
2 16 museum and memorial; and
2 17 WHEREAS, former Governors Robert D. Ray and Terry
2 18 E. Branstad and former Governor and current United
2 19 States Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack
2 20 serve as honorary chairpersons of efforts to preserve
2 21 the USS Iowa as a national museum and memorial, truly
2 22 a source of pride for all Iowans; and
2 23 WHEREAS, those efforts include restoration of the
2 24 USS Iowa and future service as an educational museum
2 25 and tourist attraction, and perhaps, with her many
2 26 facilities still intact, service as an emergency
2 27 response center; and
2 28 WHEREAS, the restoration and preservation of the
2 29 USS Iowa will honor all veterans of the State of Iowa,
2 30 inspire youth, and educate the public; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
3 2 supports current efforts to restore and preserve the
3 3 USS Iowa as a museum ship and a living memorial to all
3 4 those who served on her, and urges all Iowans to join
3 5 in these efforts.
3 6 LSB 2697SS 83
3 7 jr/rj/5.1

By Veterans Affairs.
A joint resolution supporting the preservation efforts for the Battleship Iowa, BB-61. Effective 7-1-10.

Senate Joint Resolution 2007

A JOINT RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE
BATTLESHIP IOWA, BB=61.
WHEREAS, BB=61, the USS Iowa, is the namesake for the most
powerful class of warships ever made; and
WHEREAS, navy members recruited from Iowa have received
preference for assignment to service on board the USS Iowa
through most of its service life; and
WHEREAS, the USS Iowa would remain a continuing marketing
display for the talented and well=educated workforce in the
State of Iowa throughout a period of museum duty; and
WHEREAS, there is now a proposal to assign the USS Iowa to
museum duty; and
WHEREAS, former Governors Robert D. Ray and Terry E.
Branstad and former Governor and current United States
Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack serve as honorary
chairpersons of efforts to preserve the USS Iowa as a
national museum and memorial, truly a source of pride for all
Iowans; and
WHEREAS, those efforts include restoration of the USS
Iowa and future service as an educational museum and tourist
attraction, and perhaps, with her many facilities still intact,
service as an emergency response center; and
WHEREAS, the restoration and preservation of the USS Iowa
will honor all veterans of the State of Iowa, inspire youth,

WHEREAS, those efforts include restoration of the USS
Iowa and future service as an educational museum and tourist
attraction, and perhaps, with her many facilities still intact,
service as an emergency response center; and
WHEREAS, the restoration and preservation of the USS Iowa
will honor all veterans of the State of Iowa, inspire youth,
and educate the public; NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. STATE OF IOWA SUPPORT. The state of Iowa hereby
supports the assignment of the USS Iowa as a permanent naval
museum to an appropriate location.
Sec. 2. COMMITTEE CREATED. A committee of ten is created,
to be appointed by the governor and to serve at the pleasure
of the governor, to support efforts for the preservation and
relocation of the Battleship Iowa.
a. The committee shall annually select its own chairperson
and establish its rules of procedure. The committee shall meet
as may be deemed necessary by the chairperson. A majority of
the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
b. Members shall serve without compensation or
reimbursement for actual expenses.
c. The committee shall raise all of the funds necessary for
the operation of the committee; and shall solicit donations to
be used for the preservation and relocation of the Battleship
Iowa.
Sec. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The department of cultural
affairs shall provide all necessary administrative support for
the committee and shall administer the BB=61 fund.
Sec. 4. BB=61 FUND. A BB=61 fund is created in the
state treasury, to be administered by the department of
cultural affairs. The proceeds of the fund shall be used
for the purposes specified in section 2 of this resolution.
The department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, and
other moneys, including but not limited to state or federal
moneys, and in=kind contributions for deposit in the fund.
Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys
in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding
section 8.33, any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining
in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to
the general fund of the state, but shall remain available
from the fund for expenditure by the department in succeeding
fiscal years for the purposes specified in section 2 of this
resolution.

JOHN P. KIBBIE
President of the Senate

PATRICK J. MURPHY
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this joint resolution originated
in the Senate and is known as Senate Joint Resolution 2007,
Eighty=third General Assembly.

MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
Approved , 2010

By Veterans Affairs.
A bill for an act requiring the department of veterans affairs to promote and support the preservation of the U.S.S. Iowa as a naval museum. Effective 7-01-10.

House File 2406
AN ACT
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROMOTE
AND SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THE U.S.S. IOWA AS A NAVAL
MUSEUM.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS == U.S.S. IOWA
NAVAL MUSEUM. The Iowa department of veterans affairs shall
promote and support the preservation of the battleship U.S.S.
Iowa as a permanent naval museum.

PATRICK J. MURPHY
Speaker of the House

JOHN P. KIBBIE
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2406, Eighty=third General Assembly.

MARK BRANDSGARD
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved , 2010

Click the video below to watch Van and Bonnie's trip to the USS Iowa.