2587-S2 AMH WYLI CORD 103

2SHB 2587 - H AMD 1052

By Representative Wylie

ADOPTED 02/14/2012

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

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

    "(ii) Beginning with the 2013-2015 biennium and thereafter, the department must submit, along with its biennial capital budget request as provided in (a)(i) of this subsection, a report that:

(A) Documents the department's efforts to market the program statewide and to provide technical assistance so that eligible organizations of diverse types, sizes, and geographic locations have the information necessary to apply;

(B) Identifies all the applications received, the sponsoring organizations, the state funding requested, and the nonstate resources committed; and

(C) Documents the criteria and processes the department used to evaluate and rank the recommended projects, and the reasons for rejecting the projects not recommended for funding.

    (iii) For a zoo, aquarium, or technology and science center facilities project to be eligible for funding under this section, its application must demonstrate creativity and a strong connection to the arts, and provide significant educational and/or cultural benefits to the public."

EFFECT:   The amendment: (1) requires the Department of Commerce to submit, along with its list of Building for the Arts projects recommended in its biennial capital budget request, a report that documents the Department's efforts to market the program and provide technical assistance statewide, identifies information about all the applications received, and documents the criteria and process for evaluating applications and the reasons for rejecting projects; and (2) adds that zoos, aquariums, and technology and science center applicants must demonstrate creativity and a strong connection to the arts, and provide significant educational and/or cultural benefits to the public.

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