BILL REQ. #: H-2312.1
State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
Read first time 03/23/11. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
AN ACT Relating to consolidating arts and heritage programs for the purpose of streamlining government and improving efficiency; amending RCW 27.34.020, 43.334.010, 27.34.060, 27.34.070, 27.34.220, 27.34.230, 27.34.330, 27.34.360, 27.34.365, 27.34.415, 43.07.363, 43.07.365, 43.07.370, 43.07.380, 43.07.388, 44.04.325, 44.04.330, 44.73.020, 43.46.015, 43.46.030, 43.46.040, 43.46.085, 43.330.094, 43.330.092, 43.330.094, 43.07.129, and 27.04.010; adding new sections to chapter 43.334 RCW; creating new sections; recodifying RCW 43.63A.750, 27.34.010, 27.34.020, 27.34.060, 27.34.070, 27.34.075, 27.34.080, 27.34.200, 27.34.220, 27.34.230, 27.34.240, 27.34.250, 27.34.260, 27.34.270, 27.34.280, 27.34.330, 27.34.350, 27.34.360, 27.34.365, 27.34.370, 27.34.375, 27.34.390, 27.34.395, 27.34.400, 27.34.410, 27.34.415, 27.34.900, 27.34.906, 27.34.910, 27.34.915, 27.34.916, 43.07.363, 43.07.365, 43.07.380, 44.04.330, 43.07.129, 43.336.020, 43.336.030, 43.336.040, 43.336.050, 43.336.060, 43.336.900, 43.330.090, 43.330.092, 43.330.094, and 44.04.325; and repealing RCW 43.334.020, 43.334.050, 43.334.900, 27.34.380, 43.07.900, 44.04.320, 44.04.335, 44.04.340, 44.04.345, 43.336.010, and 27.04.900.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 It is the legislature's intent to promote
the arts, culture, and rich heritage of the state and to enhance
opportunities for collaboration and coordination by restructuring those
programs and departments that are inextricably linked by common
pursuits which are cultural in nature and deserve increased visibility
and recognition within state government. Therefore, the legislature is
establishing the department of heritage, arts, and culture consisting
of archaeology and historic preservation, the museums and historical
societies, the Washington legacy project, the arts commission, film and
video promotion, Washington tourism, and the state library.
Sec. 2 RCW 27.34.020 and 2007 c 333 s 5 are each amended to read
as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in
this section apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Advisory council" means the advisory council on historic
preservation.
(2) "Board of advisors" means the board of advisors to the women's
history consortium.
(3) "Commission" means the Washington tourism commission.
(4) "Cultural resource management plan" means a comprehensive plan
which identifies and organizes information on the state of Washington's
historic, archaeological, and architectural resources into a set of
management criteria, and which is to be used for producing reliable
decisions, recommendations, and advice relative to the identification,
evaluation, and protection of these resources.
(5) "Department" means the department of ((archaeology and historic
preservation)) heritage, arts, and culture.
(((3))) (6) "Director" means the director of the department of
((archaeology and historic preservation)) heritage, arts, and culture.
(((4))) (7) "Executive director" means the executive director of
the Washington tourism commission.
(8) "Federal act" means the national historic preservation act of
1966 (Public Law 89-655; 80 Stat. 915).
(((5))) (9) "Heritage barn" means any large agricultural
outbuilding used to house animals, crops, or farm equipment, that is
over fifty years old and has been determined by the department to: (a)
Be eligible for listing on the Washington heritage register or the
national register of historic places; or (b) have been listed on a
local historic register and approved by the advisory council. In
addition to barns, "heritage barn" includes agricultural resources such
as milk houses, sheds, silos, or other outbuildings, that are
historically associated with the working life of the farm or ranch, if
these outbuildings are on the same property as a heritage barn.
(((6))) (10) "Heritage council" means the Washington state heritage
council.
(((7))) (11) "Historic preservation" includes the protection,
rehabilitation, restoration, identification, scientific excavation, and
reconstruction of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects
significant in American and Washington state history, architecture,
archaeology, or culture.
(((8))) (12) "Preservation officer" means the state historic
preservation officer as provided for in ((RCW 43.334.020)) section 102
of this act.
(((9))) (13) "Project" means programs leading to the preservation
for public benefit of historical properties, whether by state and local
governments or other public bodies, or private organizations or
individuals, including the acquisition of title or interests in, and
the development of, any district, site, building, structure, or object
that is significant in American and Washington state history,
architecture, archaeology, or culture, and property used in connection
therewith, or for its development.
(((10))) (14) "State historical agencies" means the state
historical societies and the department.
(((11))) (15) "State historical societies" means the Washington
state historical society and the eastern Washington state historical
society.
(((12) "Cultural resource management plan" means a comprehensive
plan which identifies and organizes information on the state of
Washington's historic, archaeological, and architectural resources into
a set of management criteria, and which is to be used for producing
reliable decisions, recommendations, and advice relative to the
identification, evaluation, and protection of these resources.))
Sec. 101 RCW 43.334.010 and 2005 c 333 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) ((There is created a department of state government to be known
as)) The department of ((archaeology and historic preservation))
heritage, arts, and culture is created as an executive branch agency.
The department is vested with all powers and duties transferred to it
under this chapter and such other powers and duties as may be
authorized by law.
(2) ((Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the
definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.)) The executive head and appointing authority
of the department is the director. The director is appointed by the
governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The director serves
at the pleasure of the governor. The director is paid a salary fixed
by the governor in accordance with RCW 43.03.040. If a vacancy occurs
in the position of director while the senate is not in session, the
governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of
the senate at which time he or she shall present to that body his or
her nomination for the position.
(a) "Department" means the department of archaeology and historic
preservation.
(b) "Director" means the director of the department of archaeology
and historic preservation
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102 A new section is added to chapter 43.334
RCW to read as follows:
(1) The director of heritage, arts, and culture shall supervise and
administer the activities of the department of heritage, arts, and
culture and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect
to matters under the jurisdiction of the department.
(2) In addition to other powers and duties granted to the director,
the director shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Enter into contracts on behalf of the state to carry out the
purposes of this chapter;
(b) Accept and expend gifts and grants that are related to the
purposes of this chapter, whether such grants be of federal or other
funds;
(c) Appoint deputy and assistant directors and such other special
assistants as may be needed to administer the department. These
employees are exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW;
(d) Appoint a state historic preservation officer, who shall have
a background in program administration, an active involvement in
historic preservation, and knowledge of the national, state, and local
preservation programs as they affect the state of Washington. The
state historic preservation officer is exempt from the provisions of
chapter 41.06 RCW;
(e) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW and perform
all other functions necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of
this chapter;
(f) Delegate powers, duties, and functions as the director deems
necessary for efficient administration, but the director shall be
responsible for the official acts of the officers and employees of the
department;
(g) Apply for grants from public and private entities, and receive
and administer any grant funding received for the purpose and intent of
this chapter; and
(h) Perform other duties as are necessary and consistent with law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103 RCW 43.63A.750 is recodified as a section
in chapter 43.334 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104 The following acts or parts of acts are
each repealed:
(1) RCW 43.334.020 (Director--Appointment--Salary) and 2005 c 333
s 2;
(2) RCW 43.334.050 (Deputy director--Department personnel
director--Assistant directors) and 2005 c 333 s 5; and
(3) RCW 43.334.900 (Transfer of powers, duties, and functions) and
2005 c 333 s 12.
Sec. 201 RCW 27.34.060 and 1983 c 91 s 6 are each amended to read
as follows:
Each state historical society shall submit its budget requests to
the heritage council and the director for review and comment.
Sec. 202 RCW 27.34.070 and 2005 c 333 s 14 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Each state historical society is designated a trustee for the
state whose powers and duties are subject to review and approval by the
director and include but are not limited to the following:
(a) To collect, catalog, preserve, and interpret objects,
manuscripts, sites, photographs, and other materials illustrative of
the cultural, artistic, and natural history of this state;
(b) To operate state museums and assist and encourage cultural and
historical studies and museum interpretive efforts throughout the
state, including those sponsored by local historical organizations, and
city, county, and state agencies;
(c) To engage in cultural, artistic, and educational activities,
including classes, exhibits, seminars, workshops, and conferences if
these activities are related to the basic purpose of the society;
(d) To plan for and conduct celebrations of significant events in
the history of the state of Washington and to give assistance to and
coordinate with state agencies, local governments, and local historical
organizations in planning and conducting celebrations;
(e) To create one or more classes of membership in the society;
(f) To engage in the sale of various articles which are related to
the basic purpose of the society;
(g) To engage in appropriate fund-raising activities for the
purpose of increasing the self-support of the society;
(h) To accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, of
real or personal property, or both, in trust or otherwise, and sell,
lease, exchange, invest, or expend the same or the proceeds, rents,
profits, and income therefrom except as limited by the donor's terms.
The governing boards of the state historical societies shall adopt
rules to govern and protect the receipt and expenditure of the
proceeds, rents, profits, and income of all such gifts, grants,
conveyances, bequests, and devises;
(i) To accept on loan or lend objects of historical interest, and
sell, exchange, divest itself of, or refuse to accept, items which do
not enhance the collection; and
(j) To charge general or special admission fees to its museums or
exhibits and to waive or decrease such fees as it finds appropriate.
(2) All objects, sites, manuscripts, photographs, and all property,
including real property, now held or hereafter acquired by the state
historical societies shall be held by the societies in trust for the
use and benefit of the people of Washington state.
Sec. 203 RCW 27.34.220 and 1997 c 145 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
The director or the director's designee is authorized:
(1) To promulgate and maintain the Washington heritage register of
districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in
American or Washington state history, architecture, archaeology, and
culture, and to prepare comprehensive statewide historic surveys and
plans and research and evaluation of surveyed resources for the
preparation of nominations to the Washington heritage register and the
national register of historic places, in accordance with criteria
approved by the advisory council established under RCW 27.34.250 (as
recodified by this act). Nominations to the national register of
historic places shall comply with any standards and regulations
promulgated by the United States secretary of the interior for the
preservation, acquisition, and development of such properties.
Nominations to the Washington heritage register shall comply with rules
adopted under this chapter.
(2) To establish a program of matching grants-in-aid to public
agencies, public or private organizations, or individuals for projects
having as their purpose the preservation for public benefit of
properties that are significant in American or Washington state
history, architecture, archaeology, and culture.
(3) To promote historic preservation efforts throughout the state,
including private efforts and those of city, county, and state
agencies.
(4) To enhance the effectiveness of the state preservation program
through the initiation of legislation, the use of varied funding
sources, the creation of special purpose programs, and contact with
state, county, and city officials, civic groups, and professionals.
(5) To spend funds, subject to legislative appropriation and the
availability of funds, where necessary to assist the Indian tribes of
Washington state in removing prehistoric human remains for scientific
examination and reburial, if the human remains have been unearthed
inadvertently or through vandalism and if no other public agency is
legally responsible for their preservation.
(6) To consult with the governor and the legislature on issues
relating to the conservation of the man-made environment and their
impact on the well-being of the state and its citizens.
(7) To charge fees for professional and clerical services provided
by the ((office)) department.
(8) To adopt such rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, as
are necessary to carry out RCW 27.34.200 through 27.34.280 (as
recodified by this act).
Sec. 204 RCW 27.34.230 and 2005 c 333 s 15 are each amended to
read as follows:
The director or the director's designee shall:
(1) Receive, administer, and disburse such gifts, grants, and
endowments from private sources as may be made in trust or otherwise
for the purposes of RCW 27.34.200 ((through)) and 27.34.220 (as
recodified by this act) or the federal act; and
(2) Develop and implement a cultural resource management plan.
Sec. 205 RCW 27.34.330 and 2006 c 371 s 232 are each amended to
read as follows:
The ((Washington state historical society)) department shall
establish a competitive process to solicit proposals for and prioritize
heritage capital projects for potential funding in the state capital
budget. The ((society)) department shall adopt rules governing project
eligibility and evaluation criteria. Application for funding of
specific projects may be made to the ((society)) department by local
governments, public development authorities, nonprofit corporations,
tribal governments, and other entities, as determined by the
((society)) department. The ((society)) department, with the advice of
leaders in the heritage field, including but not limited to
representatives from the office of the secretary of state, the eastern
Washington state historical society, and the ((department of
archaeology and historic preservation)) Washington state historical
society, shall establish and submit a prioritized list of heritage
capital projects to the governor and the legislature in the
((society's)) department's biennial capital budget request. The list
shall include a description of each project, the amount of recommended
state funding, and documentation of nonstate funds to be used for the
project. The total amount of recommended state funding for projects on
a biennial project list shall not exceed ten million dollars. The
prioritized list shall be developed through open and public meetings
and the amount of state funding shall not exceed thirty-three percent
of the total cost of the project. The nonstate portion of the total
project cost may include cash, the value of real property when acquired
solely for the purpose of the project, and in-kind contributions. The
department shall not sign contracts or otherwise financially obligate
funds under this section until the legislature has approved a specific
list of projects. In contracts for grants authorized under this
section, the ((society)) department shall include provisions requiring
that capital improvements be held by the grantee for a specified period
of time appropriate to the amount of the grant and that facilities be
used for the express purpose of the grant. If the grantee is found to
be out of compliance with provisions of the contract, the grantee shall
repay to the state general fund the principal amount of the grant plus
interest calculated at the rate of interest on state of Washington
general obligation bonds issued most closely to the date of
authorization of the grant.
Sec. 206 RCW 27.34.360 and 2005 c 391 s 2 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) A women's history consortium is created with the ((Washington
state historical society)) department as the managing agency. To
ensure geographic, demographic, and subject matter diversity, the
consortium shall be managed by a board of advisors representing a range
of perspectives, including private citizens, business, labor,
historical societies, colleges and universities, educators, tribes, and
public officials. Appointment of the board of advisors must be
completed by September 30, 2005.
(2) The consortium is attached to the ((Washington state historical
society)) department as the managing agency. Accordingly, the
((agency)) department shall:
(a) Direct and supervise the budgeting, recordkeeping, recording,
and related administrative and clerical functions of the consortium;
(b) Include the consortium's budgetary requests in the
((society's)) department's departmental budget;
(c) Collect all nonappropriated revenues for the consortium and
deposit them in the proper fund or account;
(d) Provide staff support for the consortium;
(e) Print and disseminate for the consortium any required notices,
rules, or orders adopted by the consortium; and
(f) Allocate or otherwise provide office space for the consortium
as may be necessary.
Sec. 207 RCW 27.34.365 and 2010 1st sp.s. c 7 s 124 are each
amended to read as follows:
The board of advisors shall consist of fifteen members. The
director ((of the state historical society)) shall appoint eleven
members to the board of advisors. Two members of the senate, one each
representing the two largest caucuses of the senate, shall be appointed
by the president of the senate, and two members of the house of
representatives, one each representing the two largest caucuses of the
house of representatives, shall be appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives.
The women's history consortium board of advisors may meet no more
than two times per calendar year. If state funds are not available for
travel, the board may meet on a voluntary basis at members' expense.
Sec. 208 RCW 27.34.415 and 2008 c 275 s 6 are each amended to
read as follows:
The department ((of archaeology and historic preservation)) shall
develop and maintain a centralized database and geographic information
systems spatial layer of all known cemeteries and known sites of
burials of human remains in Washington state. The information in the
database is subject to public disclosure, except as provided in RCW
42.56.300; exempt information is available by confidentiality agreement
to federal, state, and local agencies for purposes of environmental
review, and to tribes in order to participate in environmental review,
protect their ancestors, and perpetuate their cultures.
Information provided to state and local agencies under this section
is subject to public disclosure, except as provided in RCW 42.56.300.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209 The following sections are recodified as
sections in chapter 43.334 RCW: RCW 27.34.010, 27.34.020, 27.34.060,
27.34.070, 27.34.075, 27.34.080, 27.34.200, 27.34.220, 27.34.230,
27.34.240, 27.34.250, 27.34.260, 27.34.270, 27.34.280, 27.34.330,
27.34.350, 27.34.360, 27.34.365, 27.34.370, 27.34.375, 27.34.390,
27.34.395, 27.34.400, 27.34.410, 27.34.415, 27.34.900, 27.34.906,
27.34.910, 27.34.915, and 27.34.916.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210 RCW 27.34.380 (Women's history
consortium -- Report to the legislature) and 2005 c 391 s 6 are each
repealed.
Sec. 301 RCW 43.07.363 and 2008 c 222 s 10 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The ((secretary of state)) director, at the direction of the
oral history committee, shall administer and conduct a program to
record and document oral histories of current and former members and
staff of the Washington state legislature, current and former state
government officials and personnel of the executive and judicial
branches, the state's congressional delegation, and other citizens who
have participated in the political history of Washington state. The
program shall be called the Washington state legacy project. The
((secretary of state)) director may contract with independent oral
historians or history departments of the state universities to
interview and record oral histories. The manuscripts and publications
shall be made available for research and reference through the state
archives. The transcripts, together with current and historical
photographs, may be published for distribution to libraries and the
general public, and be posted on the ((secretary of state's))
department's web site.
(2) The Washington state legacy project may act as a principal
repository for oral histories related to community, family, and other
various projects.
(3) ((The oral history of a person who occupied positions, or was
staff to a person who occupied positions, in more than one branch of
government shall be conducted by the entity authorized to conduct oral
histories of persons in the position last held by the person who is the
subject of the oral history. However, the person being interviewed may
select the entity he or she wishes to prepare his or her oral history.)) The director may create a Washington
state legacy project advisory council to provide advice and guidance on
matters pertaining to operating the legacy project. The ((
(4) The secretary of statesecretary of
state)) director may not compensate members of the legacy project
advisory council but may provide reimbursement to members for expenses
that are incurred in the conduct of their official duties.
Sec. 302 RCW 43.07.365 and 2008 c 222 s 11 are each amended to
read as follows:
The ((secretary of state)) director may fund Washington state
legacy project activities through donations ((as provided in RCW
43.07.037)). The activities may include, but not be limited to,
conducting interviews, preparing and indexing transcripts, publishing
transcripts and photographs, and presenting displays and programs.
Donations that do not meet the criteria of the Washington state legacy
project may not be accepted. The ((secretary of state)) director shall
adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Sec. 303 RCW 43.07.370 and 2009 c 71 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) The secretary of state may solicit and accept gifts, grants,
conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property, or
both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or
expend these donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from
the donations except as limited by the donor's terms.
(2) Moneys received under this section may be used only for the
following purposes:
(a) ((Conducting the Washington state legacy project;)) Archival activities;
(b)
(((c) Washington state library activities; )) and
(d) Development, construction, and operation of the Washington
state heritage center;
(((e))) (b) Donation of Washington state flags.
(3)(((a) Moneys received under subsection (2)(a) through (c) of
this section must be deposited in the Washington state legacy project,
state library, and archives account established in RCW 43.07.380.)) Moneys received under ((
(b) Moneys received under subsection (2)(d) of this section must be
deposited in the Washington state heritage center account created in
RCW 43.07.129.
(c)subsection (2)(e) of)) this section
must be deposited in the Washington state flag and archives account
created in RCW 43.07.388.
(4) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to govern and protect
the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds.
Sec. 304 RCW 43.07.380 and 2008 c 222 s 13 are each amended to
read as follows:
The Washington state legacy project((,)) and state library((, and
archives)) account is created in the custody of the state treasurer.
All moneys received under RCW ((43.07.370)) 43.07.365 (as recodified by
this act) must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the
account may be made only for the purposes of the Washington state
legacy project under RCW 43.07.363((, archives program under RCW
40.14.020,)) (as recodified by this act) and the state library program
under chapter 27.04 RCW. Only the ((secretary of state)) director or
the ((secretary of state's)) director's designee may authorize
expenditures from the account. An appropriation is not required for
expenditures, but the account is subject to allotment procedures under
chapter 43.88 RCW.
Sec. 305 RCW 43.07.388 and 2009 c 71 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
The Washington state flag and archives account is created in the
custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received under RCW
43.07.370(((2)(e))) must be deposited in the account. Expenditures
from the account may be used only for the purpose of donating
Washington state flags to Washington state military personnel and for
archival activities. Only the secretary of state or the secretary of
state's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The
account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but
an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
Sec. 306 RCW 44.04.325 and 2008 c 222 s 4 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) ((A legislative)) An oral history committee is created, which
shall consist of the following individuals:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, two from each of
the two largest caucuses of the house, appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives;
(b) Four members of the senate, two from each of the two largest
caucuses of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;
(c) The chief clerk of the house of representatives; ((and))
(d) The secretary of the senate; and
(e) The secretary of state.
(2) Ex officio members may be appointed by a majority vote of the
committee's members appointed under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The chair of the committee shall be elected by a majority vote
of the committee members appointed under subsection (1) of this
section.
Sec. 307 RCW 44.04.330 and 2008 c 222 s 5 are each amended to
read as follows:
The ((legislative)) oral history committee shall have the following
responsibilities:
(1) To select appropriate oral history interview candidates and
subjects;
(2) To select transcripts or portions of transcripts, and related
historical material, for publication;
(3) To advise the ((secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of
the house of representatives)) director on the format and length of
individual interview series and on appropriate issues and subjects for
related series of interviews;
(4) To advise the ((secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of
the house of representatives)) director on the appropriate subjects,
format, and length of interviews and on the process for conducting oral
history interviews;
(5) To advise the ((secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of
the house of representatives)) director on joint programs and
activities with state universities, colleges, museums, and other groups
conducting oral histories; and
(6) To advise the ((secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of
the house of representatives)) director on other aspects of the
administration of the oral history program and on the conduct of
individual interview projects.
Sec. 308 RCW 44.73.020 and 2007 c 453 s 3 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The legislative gift center account is created in the custody
of the state treasurer. All moneys received by the gift center from
the sale of Washington state souvenirs, other Washington products, and
other products as approved shall be deposited in the account.
Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operations and
maintenance of the gift center, including the purchase of inventory,
and for other purposes as provided in this section. Only the chief
clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate,
or the lead staff person designated by them to oversee management and
operation of the gift shop, may authorize expenditures from the
account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter
43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
(2) Net profits, after expenses, from the sale of Washington state
souvenirs, other Washington products, and products approved by the
legislative gift center, shall be deposited as provided in this
subsection:
(a) ((Twenty-five percent in the legislative oral history account
in chapter 44.04 RCW (created in Substitute House Bill No. 1741);)) Fifty percent to the
Washington state legacy project and state library account created in
RCW 43.07.380 (as recodified by this act); and
(b) Twenty-five percent in the oral history, state library, and
archives account created in RCW 43.07.380
(((c))) (b) Fifty percent in the capitol furnishings preservation
committee account created in RCW 27.48.040.
(3) Net profits, after expenses, from the sale of items bearing the
state seal by the legislative gift center shall be deposited in the
capitol furnishings preservation committee account created in RCW
27.48.040. A full accounting thereof shall be provided to the
secretary of state.
(4) The legislative gift center may designate special sales, the
proceeds of which shall go to an account specified at the time of
designation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309 The following sections are recodified as
sections in chapter 43.334 RCW: RCW 43.07.363, 43.07.365, 43.07.380,
and 44.04.330.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310 The following acts or parts of acts are
each repealed:
(1) RCW 43.07.900 (Transfer of powers, duties, and functions--Legislative oral history program) and 2008 c 222 s 9;
(2) RCW 44.04.320 (Oral history program) and 2008 c 222 s 3 & 1991
c 237 s 1;
(3) RCW 44.04.335 (Oral history activities-Funding-Joint rules) and
2008 c 222 s 6;
(4) RCW 44.04.340 (Oral history activities-Gifts, grants,
conveyances-Expenditures-Joint rules) and 2008 c 222 s 7; and
(5) RCW 44.04.345 (Legislative oral history account) and 2008 c 222
s 8.
Sec. 401 RCW 43.46.015 and 1999 c 241 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
There is established a Washington state arts commission within the
department of heritage, arts, and culture. The department shall be the
state's art agency. The commission consists of ((nineteen)) thirteen
members appointed by the ((governor and four members of the
legislature, one from each caucus in the senate and appointed by the
president of the senate and one from each caucus in the house of
representatives and appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives)) director. The ((governor)) director shall appoint
citizens representing the various disciplines within the visual,
performing and literary arts, and other citizens active in the arts
community. The ((governor)) director shall consider nominations for
membership from individuals actively involved in cultural, state or
community organizations. The ((governor)) director shall also consider
geographical distribution of the membership in the appointment of new
members.
Sec. 402 RCW 43.46.030 and 1985 c 317 s 3 are each amended to
read as follows:
Members shall serve three year terms. ((A legislative member shall
serve as long as he or she is a member of the legislative body from
which he or she was appointed.)) Each member will continue to serve
until a successor is appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Sec. 403 RCW 43.46.040 and 1985 c 317 s 4 are each amended to
read as follows:
Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
((However, nonlegislative)) Members shall be reimbursed for travel
expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 ((and legislative
members shall be reimbursed as provided in RCW 44.04.120)). The
commission shall organize, elect a chairperson annually, and adopt
rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW. A majority of its members
constitute a quorum. Any action as defined in RCW 42.30.020(3) shall
be taken only at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
Sec. 404 RCW 43.46.085 and 2007 c 128 s 3 are each amended to
read as follows:
The poet laureate account is created in the custody of the state
treasurer. All receipts from gifts, grants, or endowments from public
or private sources must be deposited into the account. Expenditures
from the account may only be used for the poet laureate program. Only
the ((executive director of the commission or the executive)) director
of the department of heritage, arts, and culture or the director's
designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is
subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an
appropriation is not required for expenditures.
Sec. 501 RCW 43.330.094 and 2009 c 565 s 6 are each amended to
read as follows:
The tourism development and promotion account is created in the
state treasury. All receipts from RCW 36.102.060(10) must be deposited
into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after
appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used by the
((department of commerce)) department of heritage, arts, and culture
only for the purposes of expanding and promoting the tourism industry
in the state of Washington.
Sec. 502 RCW 43.330.092 and 2009 c 565 s 5 are each amended to
read as follows:
The film and video promotion account is created in the state
treasury. All revenue received for film and video promotion purposes
under RCW 43.330.090(((2))) (3)(b) (as recodified by this act) and all
receipts from RCW 36.102.060(14) must be deposited into the account.
Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
Expenditures from the account may be used by the department ((of
commerce)) only for the purposes of promotion of the film and video
production industry in the state of Washington.
Sec. 503 RCW 43.330.094 and 2009 c 565 s 6 are each amended to
read as follows:
The tourism development and promotion account is created in the
state treasury. All receipts from RCW 36.102.060(10) must be deposited
into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after
appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used by the
department ((of commerce)) only for the purposes of expanding and
promoting the tourism industry in the state of Washington.
Sec. 504 RCW 43.07.129 and 2007 c 523 s 4 are each amended to
read as follows:
The Washington state heritage ((center)), arts, and culture account
is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received
under RCW 36.18.010(11) and 43.07.128 must be deposited in the account.
Expenditures from the account may be made only for ((the following
purposes:)) programs and activities that fulfill the missions
of the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(1) Payment of the certificate of participation issued for the
Washington state heritage center;
(2) Capital maintenance of the Washington state heritage center;
and
(3) Program operations that serve the public, relate to the
collections and exhibits housed in the Washington state heritage
center, or fulfill the missions of the state archives, state library,
and capital museum
Only the ((secretary of state)) director or the ((secretary of
state's)) director's designee may authorize expenditures from the
account. An appropriation is not required for expenditures, but the
account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 505 The following sections are recodified as
sections in chapter 43.334 RCW: RCW 43.07.129, 43.336.020, 43.336.030,
43.336.040, 43.336.050, 43.336.060, 43.336.900, 43.330.090, 43.330.092,
43.330.094, and 44.04.325.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506 RCW 43.336.010 (Definitions) and 2009 c
565 s 42 & 2007 c 228 s 101 are each repealed.
Sec. 601 RCW 27.04.010 and 2002 c 342 s 2 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) There shall be a state library within the ((office of the
secretary of state)) department of heritage, arts, and culture, and a
state librarian to serve as its chief executive officer.
(2) The ((secretary of state)) director of the department of
heritage, arts, and culture may make such rules under chapter 34.05 RCW
as necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(3) The ((secretary of state)) director of the department of
heritage, arts, and culture shall appoint a state librarian who shall
serve at the pleasure of the ((secretary of state)) director.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602 RCW 27.04.900 (State library commission--Transfer of functions to office of the secretary of state) and 2002 c
342 s 1 are each repealed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 701 A new section is added to chapter 43.334
RCW to read as follows:
(1) All powers, duties, and functions of the secretary of the
senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives pertaining to
oral history activities are transferred to the department of heritage,
arts, and culture. All references to the secretary of the senate and
chief clerk of the house of representatives in the Revised Code of
Washington shall be construed to mean the director or the department of
heritage, arts, and culture when referring to the functions transferred
in this section.
(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files,
papers, or written material in the possession of the secretary of the
senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives pertaining to
the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be delivered to the
custody of the department of heritage, arts, and culture. All
cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other
tangible property employed by the secretary of the senate and chief
clerk of the house of representatives in carrying out the powers,
functions, and duties transferred shall be made available to the
department of heritage, arts, and culture. All funds, credits, or
other assets held in connection with the powers, functions, and duties
transferred shall be assigned to the department of heritage, arts, and
culture.
(b) Any appropriations made to the secretary of the senate and
chief clerk of the house of representatives for carrying out the
powers, functions, and duties transferred shall, on the effective date
of this section, be transferred and credited to the department of
heritage, arts, and culture.
(c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any
personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment,
or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers
and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the
director of financial management shall make a determination as to the
proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.
(3) All employees of the secretary of the senate and chief clerk of
the house of representatives engaged in performing the powers,
functions, and duties transferred are transferred to the jurisdiction
of the department of heritage, arts, and culture. All employees
classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are
assigned to the department of heritage, arts, and culture to perform
their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of
rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in
accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service.
(4) All rules and all pending business before the secretary of the
senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives pertaining to
the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be continued and
acted upon by the department of heritage, arts, and culture. All
existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall
be performed by the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of
the secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of
representatives shall not affect the validity of any act performed
before the effective date of this section.
(6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the
transfers directed by this section, the director of financial
management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected,
the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make
the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation
accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.
(7) All classified employees of the secretary of the senate and
chief clerk of the house of representatives assigned to the department
of heritage, arts, and culture under this section whose positions are
within an existing bargaining unit description at the department of
heritage, arts, and culture shall become a part of the existing
bargaining unit at the department of heritage, arts, and culture and
shall be considered an appropriate inclusion or modification of the
existing bargaining unit under the provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 702 A new section is added to chapter 43.334
RCW to read as follows:
(1) All powers, duties, and functions of the department of commerce
pertaining to the Washington tourism commission are transferred to the
department of heritage, arts, and culture. All references to the
director or the department of commerce in the Revised Code of
Washington shall be construed to mean the director or the department of
heritage, arts, and culture when referring to the functions transferred
in this section.
(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files,
papers, or written material in the possession of the department of
commerce pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred
shall be delivered to the custody of the department of heritage, arts,
and culture. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor
vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the department of
commerce in carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred
shall be made available to the department of heritage, arts, and
culture. All funds, credits, or other assets held in connection with
the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be assigned to the
department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(b) Any appropriations made to the department of commerce for
carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall, on
the effective date of this section, be transferred and credited to the
department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any
personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment,
or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers
and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the
director of financial management shall make a determination as to the
proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.
(3) All employees of the department of commerce engaged in
performing the powers, functions, and duties transferred are
transferred to the jurisdiction of the department of heritage, arts,
and culture. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the
state civil service law, are assigned to the department of heritage,
arts, and culture to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as
formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be
appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing
state civil service.
(4) All rules and all pending business before the department of
commerce pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred
shall be continued and acted upon by the department of heritage, arts,
and culture. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in
full force and shall be performed by the department of heritage, arts,
and culture.
(5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of
the department of commerce shall not affect the validity of any act
performed before the effective date of this section.
(6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the
transfers directed by this section, the director of financial
management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected,
the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make
the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation
accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.
(7) All classified employees of the department of commerce assigned
to the Washington tourism commission under this section whose positions
are within an existing bargaining unit description at the Washington
tourism commission shall become a part of the existing bargaining unit
at the Washington tourism commission and shall be considered an
appropriate inclusion or modification of the existing bargaining unit
under the provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 703 A new section is added to chapter 43.334
RCW to read as follows:
(1) All powers, duties, and functions of the secretary of state
pertaining to the Washington state legacy project under RCW 43.07.363
through 43.07.368 (as recodified by this act) and to the state library
under chapter 27.04 RCW are transferred to the department of heritage,
arts, and culture. All references to the director or the secretary of
state in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the
director or the department of heritage, arts, and culture when
referring to the functions transferred in this section.
(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files,
papers, or written material in the possession of the secretary of state
pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be
delivered to the custody of the department of heritage, arts, and
culture. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles,
and other tangible property employed by the secretary of state in
carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be
made available to the department of heritage, arts, and culture. All
funds, credits, or other assets held in connection with the powers,
functions, and duties transferred shall be assigned to the department
of heritage, arts, and culture.
(b) Any appropriations made to the secretary of state for carrying
out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall, on the
effective date of this section, be transferred and credited to the
department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any
personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment,
or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers
and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the
director of financial management shall make a determination as to the
proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.
(3) All employees of the secretary of state engaged in performing
the powers, functions, and duties transferred are transferred to the
jurisdiction of the department of heritage, arts, and culture. All
employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service
law, are assigned to the department of heritage, arts, and culture to
perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any
loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate
thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil
service.
(4) All rules and all pending business before the secretary of
state pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall
be continued and acted upon by the department of heritage, arts, and
culture. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full
force and shall be performed by the department of heritage, arts, and
culture.
(5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of
the secretary of state shall not affect the validity of any act
performed before the effective date of this section.
(6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the
transfers directed by this section, the director of financial
management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected,
the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make
the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation
accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.
(7) All classified employees of the secretary of state assigned to
the Washington state legacy project under this section whose positions
are within an existing bargaining unit description at the Washington
state legacy project shall become a part of the existing bargaining
unit at the Washington state legacy project and shall be considered an
appropriate inclusion or modification of the existing bargaining unit
under the provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 704 (1) The department of archaeology and
historic preservation is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, and
functions are hereby transferred to the department of heritage, arts,
and culture. All references to the director or the department of
archaeology and historic preservation in the Revised Code of Washington
shall be construed to mean the director or the department of heritage,
arts, and culture.
(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files,
papers, or written material in the possession of the department of
archaeology and historic preservation shall be delivered to the custody
of the department of heritage, arts, and culture. All cabinets,
furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible
property employed by the department of archaeology and historic
preservation shall be made available to the department of heritage,
arts, and culture. All funds, credits, or other assets held by the
department of archaeology and historic preservation shall be assigned
to the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(b) Any appropriations made to the department of archaeology and
historic preservation shall, on the effective date of this section, be
transferred and credited to the department of heritage, arts, and
culture.
(c) If any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel,
funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other
tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the
performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of
financial management shall make a determination as to the proper
allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.
(3) All employees of the department of archaeology and historic
preservation are transferred to the jurisdiction of the department of
heritage, arts, and culture. All employees classified under chapter
41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the department
of heritage, arts, and culture to perform their usual duties upon the
same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any
action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws
and rules governing state civil service.
(4) All rules and all pending business before the department of
archaeology and historic preservation shall be continued and acted upon
by the department of heritage, arts, and culture. All existing
contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be
performed by the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of
the department of archaeology and historic preservation shall not
affect the validity of any act performed before the effective date of
this section.
(6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the
transfers directed by this section, the director of financial
management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected,
the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make
the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation
accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.
(7) All classified employees of the department of archaeology and
historic preservation assigned to the department of heritage, arts, and
culture under this section whose positions are within an existing
bargaining unit description at the department of heritage, arts, and
culture shall become a part of the existing bargaining unit at the
department of heritage, arts, and culture and shall be considered an
appropriate inclusion or modification of the existing bargaining unit
under the provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 705 (1) The Washington state arts commission
is hereby transferred to the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files,
papers, or written material in the possession of the Washington state
arts commission shall be delivered to the custody of the department of
heritage, arts, and culture. All cabinets, furniture, office
equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the
Washington state arts commission shall be made available to the
department of heritage, arts, and culture. All funds, credits, or
other assets held by the Washington state arts commission shall be
assigned to the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(b) Any appropriations made to the Washington state arts commission
shall, on the effective date of this section, be transferred and
credited to the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(c) If any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel,
funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other
tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the
performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of
financial management shall make a determination as to the proper
allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.
(3) All employees of the Washington state arts commission are
transferred to the jurisdiction of the department of heritage, arts,
and culture. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the
state civil service law, are assigned to the department of heritage,
arts, and culture to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as
formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be
appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing
state civil service.
(4) All rules and all pending business before the Washington state
arts commission shall be continued and acted upon by the Washington
state arts commission within the department of heritage, arts, and
culture. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full
force and shall be performed by the Washington state arts commission
within the department of heritage, arts, and culture.
(5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of
the Washington state arts commission shall not affect the validity of
any act performed before the effective date of this section.
(6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the
transfers directed by this section, the director of financial
management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected,
the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make
the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation
accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.
(7) All classified employees of the Washington state arts
commission assigned to the department of heritage, arts, and culture
under this section whose positions are within an existing bargaining
unit description at the department of heritage, arts, and culture shall
become a part of the existing bargaining unit at the department of
heritage, arts, and culture and shall be considered an appropriate
inclusion or modification of the existing bargaining unit under the
provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 706 The code reviser must develop and submit
legislation for the 2012 legislative session that updates and corrects
statutes to reflect the changes in this act.