FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 1910

                         C 325 L 93

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Creating an inventory system for state‑owned or leased facilities.

By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Silver, Wang, Sommers, Brough, Mielke, Foreman, Dyer, Brumsickle, Long, Edmondson, Horn, Casada, Wood, Flemming, Morton, Miller, Cooke, Forner and Anderson).

House Committee Capital Budget

Senate Committee on Government Operations

Background:  The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is the executive branch agency responsible for state budget planning and administration.  OFM maintains a statewide accounting system, controls and monitors the expenditure of state funds, maintains central budgeting and asset databases, forecasts population trends, and conducts long-range budget planning.   

The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation in the Department of Community Development is charged with preparing nominations to the state and national registers of historic places, establishing a matching grant program for historic site preservation, promoting historic preservation efforts, and maintaining a state register of historical, architectural, archaeological and cultural sites.

Several state facility management studies conducted during the late 1980's identified a need for accurate and timely information describing the amount and condition of state-owned and leased facilities.

Summary:  The Office of Financial Management must develop and maintain an inventory system to account for all owned or leased facilities utilized by the state.  Only facilities with walls and a roof must be included in the inventory system.  OFM is not required to inventory roads, bridges, parking areas, utility systems, and other similar improvements to real property.

The inventory system must include the location, type, and size of each facility.  In addition, for owned facilities, the system must include the date and cost of original construction and the cost of any major remodelling or renovation.  The system must be developed by January 1, 1994.  The initial inventory must be completed by June 30, 1994, and updated annually.

All state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and institutions must provide a complete inventory of owned and leased facilities to OFM by May 30, 1994.  These inventories must be in a standard format prescribed by OFM and must be updated annually.

The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation must provide state agencies with a list of state properties currently included on the National Register of Historic Places.  The office must also provide agency staff with technical information on the identification of historic properties and the criteria for facilities to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.  State agencies must, in turn, provide the office with a list of properties that are at least 50 years old or that may be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.  The office must compile and disseminate an inventory of state-owned historic properties by June 30, 1995.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  98 0

Senate 47 0 (Senate amended)

House            (House refused to concur)

Conference Committee

Senate 44 3

House  95 0

Effective:  July 25, 1993