SENATE BILL REPORT

ESSB 6055

BYSenate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Owen and Lee)

Authorizing the office of financial management to review and revise capital budget plans.

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Senate Hearing Date(s):March 6, 1987

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6055 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators McDermott, Chairman; Gaspard, Vice Chairman; Bauer, Bluechel, Cantu, Fleming, Kreidler, Lee, McDonald, Owen, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Saling, Talmadge, Warnke, Williams, Zimmerman.

Senate Staff:Lynn French (786-7715)

                  March 23, 1987

AS PASSED SENATE, MARCH 20, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Under RCW 43.41.110 the Office of Financial Management is authorized to perform the comprehensive planning functions and processes necessary or advisable for state program planning and development, preparation of the budget, interdepartmental and intergovernmental coordination and cooperation and determination of state capital improvement requirements.  Currently, formalized procedures do not exist for interagency review and coordination of capital budget plans and leases.

Under RCW 79.24.650, the State Capitol Committee is required to provide for the construction, remodeling and furnishing of capital office buildings and facilities, but it is not required to approve all capital programs and projects, including lease and lease development projects in Thurston County.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Financial Management is authorized to review and revise agency capital budget plans including lease and lease development projects through interagency conferences.  The State Capitol Committee shall approve all capital programs and projects, including lease and lease development projects when the real estate is located in Thurston County.

The Office of Financial Management is authorized to commence interagency reviews after July 1, 1987 of capital budget plans including lease and lease development projects approved in the 1987-89 biennial budgets.

Fiscal Note:      available

Senate Committee - Testified: Maureen Morris, Assistant Director, OFM