BILL REQ. #:  H-1493.1 

     AN ACT Relating to the management of Capitol lake; and amending RCW 79.24.650, 79.24.700, 79.24.710, and 79.24.720.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 79.24.650 and 1969 ex.s. c 272 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The state capitol committee shall provide for the construction, remodeling, and furnishing of capitol office buildings, parking facilities, governor's mansion, the management, protection, preservation, and coordination of Capitol lake as a lake environment, 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.

Sec. 2   RCW 79.24.700 and 2005 c 330 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature finds that the historic facilities of the Washington state capitol, including Capitol lake, are the most important public facilities in the state. They are a source of beauty and pride, a resource for celebrating our heritage and democratic ideals, and an exceptional educational resource. The public and historic facilities of the state capitol campus, including the associated grounds and Capitol Lake, should be managed and maintained to the highest standards of excellence, model the best of historic preservation practice, and maximize opportunities for public access and enjoyment. Consistent with this objective, Capitol lake should be managed and maintained as a lake environment, in coordination with interests within the Deschutes watershed and Budd Inlet, to ensure that overall aesthetic, recreational, sediment management, and environmental benefits are achieved.
     (2) The purpose of chapter 330, Laws of 2005 is to provide authority and direction for the care and stewardship of the public and historic facilities of the state capitol, to facilitate public access, use, and enjoyment of these assets, and to carefully preserve them for the benefit of future generations.

Sec. 3   RCW 79.24.710 and 2005 c 330 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     For the purposes of RCW 79.24.720, 79.24.730, 43.01.090, 43.19.500, and 79.24.087, "state capitol public and historic facilities and grounds" includes:
     (1) The east, west and north capitol campus grounds, Sylvester park, Heritage park, Marathon park, Centennial park, the Deschutes river basin commonly known as Capitol lake, the interpretive center, Deschutes parkway, and the landscape, memorials, artwork, fountains, streets, sidewalks, lighting, and infrastructure in each of these areas not including state-owned aquatic lands in these areas managed by the department of natural resources under RCW ((79.90.450)) 79.105.010;
     (2) The public spaces and the historic interior and exterior elements of the following buildings: The visitor center, the Governor's mansion, the legislative building, the John L. O'Brien building, the Cherberg building, the Newhouse building, the Pritchard building, the temple of justice, the insurance building, the Dolliver building, capitol court, and the old capitol buildings, including the historic state-owned furnishings and works of art commissioned for or original to these buildings; and
     (3) Other facilities or elements of facilities as determined by the state capitol committee, in consultation with the department of general administration.

Sec. 4   RCW 79.24.720 and 2005 c 330 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department of general administration is responsible for the stewardship, preservation, operation, and maintenance of the public and historic facilities and grounds of the state capitol, subject to the policy direction of the state capitol committee and ((the legislative buildings committee as created in chapter . . . (House Bill No. 1301), Laws of 2005, and)) the guidance of the capitol campus design advisory committee. In administering this responsibility, the department shall:
     (1) Apply the United States secretary of the interior's standards for the treatment of historic properties;
     (2) Seek to balance the functional requirements of state government operations with public access and the long-term preservation needs of the properties themselves; ((and))
     (3) Consult with the capitol furnishings preservation committee, the state historic preservation officer, the state arts commission, and the state facilities accessibility advisory committee in fulfilling the responsibilities provided for in this section; and
     (4) Coordinate with the jurisdictions with interest within the Deschutes watershed and Budd Inlet to ensure that overall aesthetic, recreational, sediment management, and environmental benefits are achieved for Capitol lake as part of the Deschutes watershed.