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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2845
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Romero, Hankins, Morris, Wolfe, Edwards, O'Brien, Linville and Kenney)
Read first time 02/04/2000. Referred to Committee on .
AN ACT Relating to naming state buildings; and adding a new section to chapter 43.34 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.34 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The state capitol committee may recommend to the legislature names for new or existing buildings on the state capitol grounds based upon a recommendation from the director of the department of general administration and with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee subject to the following limitations:
(a) The state capitol committee may only recommend a new name for an existing building after a substantial renovation or a change in the predominant tenant agency headquartered in the building.
(b) The state capitol committee may recommend that a new or existing building be named after:
(i) An individual who has played a significant role in Washington history;
(ii) The purpose of the building;
(iii) The single or predominant tenant agency headquartered in the building; or
(iv) A natural place in Washington.
(c) The names on the facades of the state capitol group shall not be removed.
(2) The state capitol committee may recommend to the legislature names for new or existing public rooms or spaces on the state capitol grounds or within buildings on the state capitol grounds based upon a recommendation from the director of the department of general administration and with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee subject to the following limitations:
(a) The state capitol committee may only recommend a new name for an existing room or space after a substantial renovation;
(b) The state capitol committee may recommend that a new or existing public room or space be named after:
(i) An individual who has played a significant role in Washington history;
(ii) The purpose of the room or space; or
(iii) A natural place in Washington.
(3) The legislature may, by concurrent resolution, rename a new or existing building, public room, or space based on the recommendation of the state capitol committee.
(4) For purposes of this section, "state capitol grounds" means buildings and land owned by the state and otherwise designated as state capitol grounds, including the west capitol campus, the east capitol campus, the north capitol campus, the Tumwater campus, the Lacey campus, Sylvester Park, Centennial Park, the Old Capitol Building, and Capitol Lake.
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