BILL REQ. #:  H-2545.2 

Read first time 03/28/2003.   Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

     AN ACT Relating to state capitol campus governance; amending RCW 43.34.010, 43.34.080, and 43.34.090; adding a new section to chapter 43.34 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

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) The legislative buildings committee is created. The committee consists of five members as follows: The governor or the governor's designee; two members of the house of representatives, one from each major caucus, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and two members of the senate, one from each major caucus, appointed by the president of the senate. The committee may appoint ex officio members at its discretion to assist the committee with historical, structural, or architectural considerations related to interiors of the buildings under its control, or, subject to funding in the omnibus appropriations act, the committee may contract for such services. The committee may also be advised by the state capitol committee, the capitol campus design advisory committee, and the department of general administration, and may appoint additional advisory committees as needed.
     (2) The legislative buildings committee has sole responsibility for internal space allocations, equipment, furnishings, and building usages for the legislative building, the Cherberg building, the O'Brien building, the Newhouse building, the Pritchard building, and the governor's mansion. This responsibility includes but is not limited to offices, committee rooms, hearing rooms, workrooms, public areas, the provision of office space and housing for the governor, and the provision of space for other statewide elected officials and other state agencies as the committee deems necessary.

Sec. 2   RCW 43.34.010 and 1997 c 279 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((governor or the governor's designee, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, and)) legislative buildings committee created in section 1 of this act, the commissioner of public lands or the commissioner's designee, ((ex officio, shall)) and the director of the Washington state historical society constitute the state capitol committee.

Sec. 3   RCW 43.34.080 and 1990 c 93 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The capitol campus design advisory committee is established as an advisory group to the legislative buildings committee, the state capitol committee, and the director of general administration to review programs, planning, design, and landscaping of state capitol facilities and grounds and to make recommendations that will contribute to the attainment of architectural, aesthetic, functional, and environmental excellence in design and maintenance of capitol facilities on campus and located in neighboring communities.
     (2) The advisory committee shall consist of the following persons who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor:
     (a) Two architects;
     (b) A landscape architect; and
     (c) An urban planner.
     The governor shall appoint the chair and vice-chair and shall instruct the director of general administration to provide the staff and resources necessary for implementing this section. The advisory committee shall meet at least once every ninety days and at the call of the chair.
     The members of the committee shall be reimbursed as provided in RCW 43.03.220 and 44.04.120.
     (3) ((The advisory committee shall also consist of the secretary of state and two members of the house of representatives, one from each caucus, who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and two members of the senate, one from each caucus, who shall be appointed by the president of the senate.
     (4))) The advisory committee shall review plans and designs affecting state capitol facilities as they are developed in order to advise the legislative buildings committee and the state capitol committee. The advisory committee's review shall include:
     (a) The process of solicitation and selection of appropriate professional design services including design-build proposals;
     (b) Compliance with the capitol campus master plan and design concepts as adopted by the capitol committee;
     (c) The design, siting, and grouping of state capitol facilities relative to the service needs of state government and the impact upon the local community's economy, environment, traffic patterns, and other factors;
     (d) The relationship of overall state capitol facility planning to the respective comprehensive plans for long-range urban development of the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater, and Thurston county; and
     (e) Landscaping plans and designs, including planting proposals, street furniture, sculpture, monuments, and access to the capitol campus and buildings.

Sec. 4   RCW 43.34.090 and 2002 c 164 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature shall approve names for new or existing buildings on the state capitol grounds based upon recommendations from the state capitol committee ((and the director of the department of general administration)), with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee, subject to the following limitations:
     (a) An existing building may be renamed only 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 significant place name or natural place in Washington;
     (v) A Native American tribe located in Washington;
     (vi) A group of people or type of person;
     (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) The legislature shall approve names for new or existing public rooms or spaces on the west capitol campus based upon recommendations from the state capitol committee ((and the director of the department of general administration)), with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee, subject to the following limitations:
     (a) An existing room or space may be renamed only after a substantial renovation;
     (b) A new or existing room or space may be named or renamed only after:
     (i) An individual who has played a significant role in Washington history;
     (ii) The purpose of the room or space;
     (iii) A significant place name or natural place in Washington;
     (iv) A Native American tribe located in Washington; and
     (v) A group of people or type of person((;
     (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, consideration must be given to: (a) Any disparity that exists with respect to the gender of persons after whom buildings, rooms, and spaces are named on the state capitol grounds; (b) the diversity of human achievement; and (c) the diversity of the state's citizenry and history.
     (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.
     (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for buildings overseen by the legislative buildings committee as provided in section 1 of this act, the legislative buildings committee shall make the naming or renaming recommendation to the legislature.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.