1280-S AAS 4/18/97

SHB 1280 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Ways & Means

               ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY 295; BILL FAILED FP - 4/18/97

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 43.17.200 and 1983 c 204 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all state agencies including all state departments, boards, councils, commissions, and quasi public corporations shall allocate, as a nondeductible item, out of any moneys appropriated for the original construction of any public building, an amount of one-half of one percent of the appropriation to be expended by the Washington state arts commission for the acquisition of works of art.  The works of art may be placed on public lands, integral to or attached to a public building or structure, detached within or outside a public building or structure, part of a portable exhibition or collection, part of a temporary exhibition, or loaned or exhibited in other public facilities.  In addition to the cost of the works of art the one-half of one percent of the appropriation as provided herein shall be used to provide for the administration of the visual arts program by the Washington state arts commission and all costs for installation of the works of art.  For the purpose of this section building shall not include highway construction sheds, warehouses or other buildings of a temporary nature.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the construction of any building, structure, or facility under the control of the department of corrections."

SHB 1280 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Ways & Means

               ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY 295; BILL FAILED FP - 4/18/97

    On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "displays;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 43.17.200."

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