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AN ACT Relating to the capital budget; amending 1997 c 235 ss 113, 392, 501, and 624 (uncodified); 1998 c 347 s 53 (uncodified); making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 1. 1997 c 235 s 113 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Public works trust fund (94-2-001)

The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

$15,646,000 of the reappropriation in this section is provided solely for the preconstruction program.

Reappropriation:

Public Works Assistance Account‑-

State...................... $ ((~~108,746,982~~))

106,698,661

Appropriation:

Public Works Assistance Account‑-

State...................... $ ((~~180,977,328~~))

207,499,016

Prior Biennia (Expenditures).... $ ((~~287,953,301~~))

629,199,299

Future Biennia (Projected Costs) $ 820,000,000

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TOTAL...................... $ ((~~1,397,677,611~~))

1,134,197,677

Sec. 2. 1997 c 235 s 392 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR SPECIAL LAND PURCHASES AND COMMON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

Special land purchases and common school construction (98-2-015)

The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) The appropriation is provided to the department of natural resources solely for the purposes of transferring from trust status certain trust lands of state-wide significance to state park, wildlife habitat, natural area preserve, natural resources conservation area, open space, or recreation purposes, acquiring replacement timber trust lands, and providing funding for common school construction.

(2) The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the transfer of the following list of trust properties to the identified agency:

(a) Iron Horse/Bandera, King county, to the state parks and recreation commission;

(b) Kitsap Forest, Kitsap county, to the department of natural resources for natural area preserve purposes;

(c) Upper Sultan Basin, Snohomish county, to the department of natural resources for natural resource conservation area purposes;

(d) West Tiger Mountain, King county, to the department of natural resources for natural resource conservation area purposes;

(e) Hendrickson Canyon, Wahkiakum county, to the department of natural resources for natural area preserve purposes;

(f) Klickitat Wildlife Area, Klickitat county, to the department of fish and wildlife;

(g) Point Lawrence, San Juan county, to the state parks and recreation commission.

The department shall transfer the ((~~first~~)) trust ((~~property and then allocate the remaining funds to the remaining~~)) properties ((~~in roughly equal shares~~)) in the order listed.

(3) Land and timber transferred under this section shall be appraised and transferred at full market value. The department of natural resources shall attempt to maintain a minimum aggregate ratio of 85:15 timber-to-land value in these transactions. The value of the timber transferred shall be deposited by the department of natural resources in the same manner as timber revenues from other common school trust lands, except that no deduction shall be made for the resource management cost account. The value of the land transferred, not to exceed $3,000,000, shall be deposited in the natural resources real property replacement account to be used for the acquisition of replacement timber lands solely to benefit the common school trust.

(4) All reasonable costs incurred by the department of natural resources to implement this section may be paid out of this appropriation, except that the costs of acquiring replacement timber lands shall be paid out of appropriations from the natural resources real property replacement account.

(5) The department shall use intergrant exchanges between common school and other trust lands of equal value to effect the purposes of this section if the exchange is in the interest of each trust, as determined by the board of natural resources.

(6) The department of natural resources and receiving agencies shall work in good faith to carry out the intent of this section. However, the board of natural resources or a receiving agency may reject a transfer of property if it is determined that the transfer is not in the interest of either the common school trust or the receiving agency.

(7) ((~~On June 30, 1999~~)) Upon completion of these transfers, the state treasurer shall transfer all remaining uncommitted funds from this appropriation to the common school construction fund ((~~and the appropriation in this section shall be reduced by an equivalent amount~~)).

Appropriation:

St Bldg Constr Acct............. $ 34,500,000

Prior Biennia (Expenditures).... $ 0

Future Biennia (Projected Costs) $ 132,000,000

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TOTAL................. $ 166,500,000

Sec. 3. 1997 c 235 s 501 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Public school building construction (98-2-001)

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) From the appropriation in this section the state board shall fund one hundred percent of the cost for a required standard value engineering study on all projects exceeding 50,000 gross square feet in size. On an annual basis, the board shall report to the legislative fiscal committees and the office of financial management the results of these studies including but not limited to the amounts of each study and the accepted savings achieved due to the studies.

(2) ((~~No more than $138,000,000 of this appropriation, excluding reappropriations, may be obligated in fiscal year 1998 for school district project design and construction.~~

~~(3) Total cash disbursed from the common school construction fund may not exceed the available cash balance.~~

~~(4)~~)) The reappropriation from the state building construction account shall serve as full compensation to the common school trust for the transfer of land to the Washington State University Lind Dryland Research Unit under Substitute House Bill No. 1016 or Senate Bill No. 5174.

((~~(5)~~)) (3) No more than $7,110,000 of this appropriation may be allocated by the state board to provide up to ninety percent of the total project cost for the renovation of facilities operating as interdistrict cooperative centers providing vocational skill programs. The remaining portion of the project cost shall be a match from local sources. As a condition to receiving an allocation from this appropriation or any other appropriation for a vocational skill center provided after calendar year 1996, the recipient facility must maintain a separate capital account, into which the participating districts make deposits, to pay for all future minor repair and renovation costs for the vocational skill center. For purposes of this subsection, a future minor repair and renovation cost is a capital project costing less than forty percent of the value of the building.

Reappropriation:

St Bldg Constr Acct‑-State...... $ 18,329,671

Common School Constr Fund‑-State $ 109,115,719

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Subtotal Reappropriation.... $ 127,445,390

Appropriation:

Common School Constr Fund‑-

State...................... $ ((~~275,798,712~~))

289,548,712

Prior Biennia (Expenditures).... $ ((~~302,821,218~~))

719,815,320

Future Biennia (Projected Costs) $ 801,600,000

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TOTAL...................... $ ((~~1,507,665,320~~))

1,521,415,320

Sec. 4. 1997 c 235 s 624 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR ((~~THE JOINT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION~~)) WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Health Sciences Building: To ((~~design~~)) construct the complete ((~~(phase I and II)~~)) health science building. ((~~(98-2-001)~~)) (98-2-903)

The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) The appropriation in this section is subject to the review and allotment procedures under section 712 of this act.

(2) No money from this appropriation may be expended that would be inconsistent with the recommendations of the higher education coordinating board.

(3) Design and construction of this building shall accommodate at least 240 additional student full-time equivalents on the Riverpoint campus.

((~~(4) $1,000,000 of the state building construction account appropriation shall be held in reserve until January 1, 1999.~~

(5) Design of this building, when used in conjunction with the building authorized in section 702(1)(b) of this act, shall accommodate all the academic programs offered by Eastern Washington University and Washington State University that are currently in leased space in the city of Spokane.))

Reappropriation:

St Bldg Constr Acct‑‑State...... $ 1,310,000

Appropriation:

St Bldg Constr Acct‑-State...... $ 1,375,375

St H Ed Constr Acct‑-State...... $ 36,300,000

Prior Biennia (Expenditures).... $ 0

Future Biennia (Projected Costs) $ ((~~29,219,025~~))

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TOTAL................. $ ((~~31,904,400~~))

38,985,375

Sec. 5. 1998 c 347 s 53 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES THROUGH FINANCIAL CONTRACTS. The following agencies may enter into financial contracts, paid for from operating revenues, for the purposes indicated and in not more than the principal amounts indicated, plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW. When securing properties under this section, agencies shall use the most economical financial contract option available, including long-term leases, lease-purchase agreements, lease-development with option to purchase agreements or financial contracts using certificates of participation. The director of general administration shall ensure that the clustering of state facilities and the collocation and consolidation of state agencies take place where such configurations are economical and consistent with agency space needs. Agencies shall assist the department of general administration with facility collocation and consolidation efforts.

State agencies may enter into agreements with the department of general administration and the state treasurer's office to develop requests to the legislature for acquisition of properties and facilities through financial contracts. The agreements may include charges for services rendered.

(1) Department of general administration:

(a) Enter into a financing contract in the amount of $8,804,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to purchase an existing office building and associated land in Yakima for use by the department of social and health services.

(b) Enter into a financing contract in the amount of $2,874,100 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to purchase and renovate the old federal building and associated land in Olympia for use by the secretary of state.

(c) Enter into a financing contract in the amount of $6,990,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to buy out the lease and make improvements to the old Thurston county courthouse for use by the office of attorney general. The department of general administration shall advise and assist the office of attorney general on space and functional planning to improve the efficient use of the facility.

(2) Liquor control board:

Enter into a long-term lease for a headquarters office in Thurston County for approximately 46,000 square feet.

(3) Department of corrections:

(a) Enter into a long-term ground lease for ((~~17 acres in the Tacoma tide flats property from the Puyallup Nation~~)) approximately 12 acres with a purchase option for development of the 400-bed Tacoma prerelease facility for approximately $360,000 per annum. ((Prior to entering into the lease, the department shall obtain written confirmation from the city of Tacoma and Pierce county that the prerelease facility planned for the site meets all land use, environmental protection, and community notification requirements that would apply to the facility if the land was not owned by the Puyallup nation.))

(b) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of the department of corrections in the amount of $14,736,900 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to construct a 400-bed Tacoma prerelease facility. The department of corrections shall comply with all land use, environmental protection, and community notification statutes, regulations, and ordinances in the construction and operation of this facility.

(c) Lease-develop with the option to purchase or lease-purchase approximately 100 work release beds in facilities throughout the state for $5,000,000.

(d) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of the department of corrections in the amount of $396,369 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to construct a dairy barn at the Monroe farm.

(e) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of the department of corrections in the amount of $2,100,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase or construct a correctional industries transportation services warehouse.

(4) Community and technical colleges:

(a) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Whatcom Community College in the amount of $800,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a childcare center costing $2,410,000. The balance of project cost will be a combination of local capital funds and nonstate funds provided through private gifts or contributions.

(b) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Pierce College in the amount of $750,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a new classroom building on the Lakewood campus costing $1,816,665. The balance of project cost will be provided through a combination of local capital funds and existing minor works appropriation to replace relocatable classrooms that are at the end of their useful lives.

(c) Enter into a financing contract in behalf of Bellingham Technical College in the amount of $350,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for construction of a new classroom addition to the diesel/heavy equipment instructional shop costing $411,309.

(d) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Green River Community College in the amount of $1,526,150 plus financing expenses and reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for remodel of the Lindbloom student center building.

(e) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Edmonds Community College in the amount of $2,787,950 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a 10,000 square foot music building on the college campus.

(f) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Highline Community College in the amount of $2,070,613 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for the purchase of the Federal Way Center, currently being leased by the college.

(g) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of Green River Community College in the amount of $100,000 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase approximately 1.5 acres of land adjacent to the westside parking lot.

(h) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of South Puget Sound Community College in the amount of $619,210 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to expand and redevelop the main campus parking lot A.

(i) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of South Puget Sound Community College in the amount of $5,500,000 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a $6,500,000 student union facility.

(j) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of Wenatchee Valley College in the amount of $500,000 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase two buildings and property contiguous to the college campus.

(5) State parks and recreation:

Enter into a financing contract on behalf of state parks and recreation in the amount of $2,012,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to construct cabin and lodge facilities at Cama Beach, develop new campsite electrical hookups, develop new recreational facilities, and expand campsites at Ocean Beach/Grayland. It is the intent of the legislature that debt service on all projects financed under this authority be paid from operating revenues.

(6) Washington state patrol:

Enter into a financing contract for $600,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase the Washington state patrol Port Angeles detachment office.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.