FINAL BILL REPORT

                  ESB 5354

                          C 279 L 97

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Removing the commissioner of public lands and adding the secretary of state to the membership of the capitol committee.

Sponsors:  Senators Benton, Anderson, Rossi and Rasmussen.

Senate Committee on Government Operations

House Committee on Government Administration

Background:  The two administrative committees of state government are the State Finance Committee and the State Capitol Committee.  The State Capitol Committee may erect permanent buildings, temporary buildings, excavate for such buildings, and make other temporary or permanent improvements to the capitol grounds belonging to the state and known as the ASylvester site@ or ACapitol place@ in Olympia.

The committee consists of the Governor or the Governor=s designee, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Commissioner of Public Lands, who is the secretary of the committee.

The Capitol Campus Design Advisory Committee is an advisory group to the Capitol Committee and the Director of the Department of General Administration.  It reviews programs, planning, design and landscaping of state capitol campus facilities.  The Secretary of State is a member of this advisory committee.

Summary:  The Secretary of State is added as a member of the State Capitol Committee.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 47 1

House     94 3 (House amended)

Senate        (Ruled beyond scope)

House     87 0 (House receded)

Effective:  July 27, 1997