ESHB 1301 -
By Committee on Government Operations & Elections
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 79.24.650 and 1969 ex.s. c 272 s 1 are each amended
to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the state
capitol committee shall provide for the construction, remodeling, and
furnishing of capitol office buildings, parking facilities, governor's
mansion, and such other buildings and facilities as are determined by
the state capitol committee to be necessary to provide space for the
legislature by way of offices, committee rooms, hearing rooms, and work
rooms, and to provide executive office space and housing for the
governor, and to provide executive office space for other elective
officials and such other state agencies as may be necessary, and to pay
for all costs and expenses in issuing the bonds and to pay interest
thereon during construction of the facilities for which the bonds were
issued and six months thereafter.
(2)(a) Provision for the construction, remodeling, space planning,
and furnishing of the legislative building and the Joel M. Pritchard
building shall be made by the state legislative building oversight
committee. The state legislative building oversight committee shall
consist of the members of the state capitol committee and four members
of the legislature, two from the senate, one from each of the two
largest caucuses appointed by the leader of that caucus, and two from
the house of representatives, one from each of the two largest caucuses
appointed by the leader of that caucus. This committee shall have
authority regarding allocation of internal space and establishing
policy regarding the preservation of the historic character of the
interior and furnishings for the legislative building and the Joel M.
Pritchard building. This responsibility includes but is not limited to
offices, committee rooms, hearing rooms, workrooms, public areas, the
provision of office space for the governor, and the provision of space
for other statewide elected officials and other state agencies as the
committee deems necessary, and establishing policy regarding land and
parking areas adjacent to the legislative building and the Joel M.
Pritchard building.
(b) Provision for the construction, remodeling, space planning, and
furnishing of the John A. Cherberg building, the John L. O'Brien
building, and the Irving Newhouse building shall be made by the
legislative facilities oversight committee. The legislative facilities
oversight committee shall consist of the four legislative members
appointed to the state legislative building oversight committee
established under (a) of this subsection. This committee shall have
authority regarding allocation of internal space and establishing
policy regarding the preservation of the historic character of the
interior and furnishings for the Cherberg, O'Brien, and Newhouse
buildings. This responsibility includes but is not limited to offices,
committee rooms, hearing rooms, workrooms, public areas, and
establishing policy regarding land and parking areas adjacent to the
buildings.
(3) The legislative facilities oversight committee shall coordinate
with the state capitol committee in matters relating to the
establishment of policies affecting buildings and land specified in
subsection (2)(b) of this section.
Sec. 2 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 state capitol committee, the state legislative
building oversight committee, the legislative facilities oversight
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 or his or her designee 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
state capitol committee, the state legislative building oversight
committee, the legislative facilities oversight committee, and the
director of general administration. 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 state 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.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 A new section is added to chapter 27.48 RCW
to read as follows:
The actions of the capitol furnishings preservation committee shall
be consistent with the policies established by the state capitol
committee, the state legislative building oversight committee, and the
legislative facilities oversight committee.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4 A new section is added to chapter 79.24 RCW
to read as follows:
The department of general administration is responsible for
stewardship, preservation, operation, and maintenance of the
Legislative building, the Cherberg building, the O'Brien building, the
Newhouse building, and the Pritchard building, including land and
parking areas adjacent to these buildings, subject to the policy
direction and the guidance of the state capitol committee, the state
legislative building oversight committee, the legislative facilities
oversight committee, and the capitol campus design advisory committee.
Sec. 5 RCW 43.19.125 and 1965 c 8 s 43.19.125 are each amended to
read as follows:
The director of general administration, through the division of
capitol ((buildings)) facilities, shall have custody and control of the
capitol buildings and grounds((,)) and shall supervise and direct
proper care, heating, lighting, and repairing thereof, and, except as
provided in RCW 79.24.650, designate rooms in the capitol buildings to
be occupied by various state officials.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6 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."
ESHB 1301 -
By Committee on Government Operations & Elections
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "governance;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 79.24.650, 43.34.080, and 43.19.125; adding a new section to chapter 27.48 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 79.24 RCW; and declaring an emergency."