BILL REQ. #: S-0285.1
State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/13/11. Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
AN ACT Relating to expenditures for works of art; amending RCW 43.17.200; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature recognizes one of its
foremost duties is the prioritization and wise use of taxpayer funds.
The legislature concludes that the placement of art at a correctional
facility is not a priority over other state programs such as education
and public safety, and further expenditures on such activities
constitute a misuse and waste of taxpayer funds. To prevent such
misuse of taxpayer dollars, the legislature hereby intends to prohibit
the expenditure of public funds on placement of works of art in the
special commitment center on McNeil Island, secure community transition
facilities and other halfway houses operated by the department of
social and health services to house persons subject to the community
protection act of 1990, and facilities operated by the department of
corrections. Moneys allocated for this purpose shall be redirected to
the general fund.
Sec. 2 RCW 43.17.200 and 2005 c 36 s 4 are each amended to read
as follows:
All state agencies including all state departments, boards,
councils, commissions, and quasi public corporations shall allocate, as
a nondeductible item, out of any moneys appropriated for the original
construction of any public building, an amount of one-half of one
percent of the appropriation to be expended by the Washington state
arts commission for the acquisition of works of art; however, no moneys
shall be expended on the acquisition or placement of works of art in
the special commitment center on McNeil Island, secure community
transition facilities and other halfway houses operated by the
department of social and health services to house persons subject to
the community protection act of 1990, or any facility operated by the
department of corrections; moneys allocated for this purpose shall
instead be deposited into the general fund. The works of art may be
placed on public lands, integral to or attached to a public building or
structure, detached within or outside a public building or structure,
part of a portable exhibition or collection, part of a temporary
exhibition, or loaned or exhibited in other public facilities. In
addition to the cost of the works of art, the one-half of one percent
of the appropriation as provided herein shall be used to provide for
the administration of the visual arts program, including conservation
of the state art collection, by the Washington state arts commission
and all costs for installation of the works of art. For the purpose of
this section building shall not include highway construction sheds,
warehouses or other buildings of a temporary nature.