2587-S2 AMH WYLI CORD 101

2SHB 2587 - H AMD 1019

By Representative Wylie

WITHDRAWN 02/14/2012

    On page 1, after line 3, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that assisting facilities projects for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations has provided public benefits to the state, including both educational and cultural benefits.  Because of these benefits, the legislature intends to preserve its focus on the arts and does not intend, by expanding the program to assist additional eligible organizations, to reduce support for the performing arts, art museums, and related cultural organizations."

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.  Correct the title.

    On page 1, beginning on line 6, strike all of subsection (1) and insert the following:

    "(1) A competitive grant program is created to assist the following nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating the organization's facilities:
(a) Performing arts organizations, art museums, and cultural ((facilities is created)) organizations; and
(b) Zoos, aquariums, and technology and science centers.  To be eligible, a zoo or aquarium must be an organization accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums and a technology and science center must be an organization that meets the requirements to be a member of the association of science - technology centers."

    On page 1, line 15, after "(2)(a)" insert "(i)"

    On page 2, after line 6, insert the following:

     "(ii) The legislature may include projects requested by organizations in subsection (1) (b) of this section on its approved list only when: (A) The biennial capital budget appropriation for the grant program authorized in this section exceeds the average amount appropriated to the program over the five consecutive biennia immediately preceding that appropriation; or (B) the total amount of recommended state funding on the department's list is less than the average amount appropriated to the program over the five consecutive biennia immediately preceding that appropriation."

    On page 2, line 17 after "(ii)" strike "The" and insert "State grant assistance for an individual project application may not exceed one million dollars. Within that limit, the"

EFFECT:   The amendment: (1) adds legislative intent that expanding the organizations eligible for the Building for the Arts grant program is not intended to reduce support for performing arts, art museums, and related cultural organizations; (2) allows the Legislature to include capital budget funding for facilities projects for the newly eligible organizations (zoos, aquariums, and technology and science centers) only when the appropriation for the grant program exceeds the average amount appropriated over the prior five biennia or when the total recommended funding is less than that five biennia average; and (3) places a cap of $1 million on grants for individual projects under the Building for the Arts program.

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