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                          HOUSE BILL 1079

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Romero, Hankins, Haigh, Miloscia, Dickerson, McDermott, Kenney and Edwards

Read first time 01/16/2001.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Specifying how state buildings are named.

    AN ACT Relating to naming state buildings; and adding a new section to chapter 43.34 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.34 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) New or existing buildings on the state capitol grounds may be named or renamed only by the state capitol committee based upon a recommendation from the director of the department of general administration and with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee subject to the following limitations:

    (a) An existing building may only be renamed after a substantial renovation or a change in the predominant tenant agency headquartered in the building.

    (b) A new or existing building may be named or renamed after:

    (i) An individual who has played a significant role in Washington history;

    (ii) The purpose of the building;

    (iii) The single or predominant tenant agency headquartered in the building;

    (iv) A natural place in Washington;

    (v) A Native American tribe located in Washington;

    (vi) A group of people or type of person; or

    (vii) Any other appropriate person consistent with this section as recommended by the director of the department of general administration.

    (c) The names on the facades of the state capitol group shall not be removed.

    (2) New or existing public rooms or spaces on the state capitol grounds or within buildings on the state capitol grounds may only be named or renamed by the state capitol committee based upon a recommendation from the director of the department of general administration and with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee subject to the following limitations:

    (a) An existing room or space may only be renamed after a substantial renovation;

    (b) A new or existing room or space may only be named or renamed after:

    (i) An individual who has played a significant role in Washington history;

    (ii) The purpose of the room or space;

    (iii) A natural place in Washington;

    (iv) A Native American tribe located in Washington;

    (v) A group of people or type of person; or

    (vi) Any other appropriate person consistent with this section as recommended by the director of the department of general administration.

    (3) When naming or renaming buildings, rooms, and spaces under this section, the state capitol committee must consider any disparity that exists with respect to the gender of persons after whom buildings, rooms, and spaces are named on the state capitol grounds.

    (4) For purposes of this section, "state capitol grounds" means buildings and land owned by the state and otherwise designated as state capitol grounds, including the west capitol campus, the east capitol campus, the north capitol campus, the Tumwater campus, the Lacey campus, Sylvester Park, Centennial Park, the Old Capitol Building, and Capitol Lake.

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