8D.11A Proprietary interests.
The commission may charge a negotiated fee, to recover a share of the costs related to the research and development, initial production, and derivative products of its proprietary software and hardware, telecommunications architecture design, and proprietary technology applications developed to support authorized users, to private vendors and to other political entities and subdivisions, including but not limited to states, territories, protectorates, and foreign countries. The commission may enter into nondisclosure agreements to protect the state of Iowa’s proprietary interests. The provisions of chapter 23A relating to noncompetition by state agencies and political subdivisions with private enterprise shall not apply to commission activities authorized under this section.
2001 Acts, ch 22, §1
Referred to in §23A.2
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Section 8D.3 - Iowa telecommunications and technology commission — members — duties.
Section 8D.4 - Executive director appointed.
Section 8D.5 - Education telecommunications council established — regional councils established.
Section 8D.6 - Advisory committees.
Section 8D.7 - Telecommunications advisory committee.
Section 8D.8 - Scheduling for authorized users.
Section 8D.9 - Certification of use — network use by certain authorized users.
Section 8D.10 - Report of savings by state agencies.
Section 8D.11 - Powers — facilities — leases.
Section 8D.11A - Proprietary interests.
Section 8D.12 - Disposition of network — approval of general assembly and governor.