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                          HOUSE BILL 2654

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Romero, Moak, Jacobsen, R. Fisher, Brumsickle, Bray, Wang, Conway, Roland, Cothern and Anderson

 

Read first time 01/19/94.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

 

Allowing the Washington state historical society to preserve and interpret the state's history and culture in the legislative building.



    AN ACT Relating to historical activities; amending RCW 43.19.500; and adding a new section to chapter 27.34 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 27.34 RCW to read as follows:

    The Washington state historical society shall be responsible for the preservation and interpretation of Washington's history and culture within the legislative building.  In meeting this mission the society shall regularly consult with the tenants of the legislative building, including the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the executive offices housed in the legislative building, as well as the department of general administration.  The society shall be compensated for the costs of conducting this interpretive program out of the facilities and services revolving fund.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 43.19.500 and 1982 c 41 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    There is hereby created a fund within the state treasury designated as the "department of general administration facilities and services revolving fund".  Such revolving fund shall be used by the department of general administration for the payment of certain costs, expenses, and charges, as hereinafter specified, incurred by it in the operation and administration of the department in the rendering of services, the furnishing or supplying of equipment, supplies and materials, and for providing or allocating facilities, including the operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, or furnishings thereof to other agencies, offices, departments, activities, and other entities enumerated in RCW 43.01.090 and including the rendering of services in acquiring real estate under RCW 43.82.010.  The department shall treat the rendering of services in acquiring real estate as a separate operating entity within the fund for financial accounting and control.

    The schedule of services, facilities, equipment, supplies, materials, maintenance, rehabilitation, furnishings, operations, and administration to be so financed and recovered shall be determined jointly by the director of general administration and the director of financial management, in amounts which, together with any other income or appropriation, will provide the department of general administration with funds to meet its anticipated expenditures during any allotment period.

    The director of general administration may promulgate rules and regulations governing the provisions of RCW 43.01.090 and this section and the relationships and procedures between the department of general administration and such other entities.

    Moneys may be expended from the department of general administration facilities and services revolving fund for the purposes set out under section 1 of this act.

 


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