BILL REQ. #:  S-4594.1 

Read first time 01/27/2006.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

     AN ACT Relating to naming buildings on the state capitol grounds; and amending RCW 43.34.090, 27.48.040, and 79.24.710.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.34.090 and 2002 c 164 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in (d) of this subsection, the legislature shall approve names for new or existing buildings on the state capitol grounds based upon recommendations from the state capitol committee and the director of the department of general administration, with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee, subject to the following limitations:
     (a) An existing building may be renamed only after a substantial renovation or a change in the predominant tenant agency headquartered in the building.
     (b) A new or existing building may be named or renamed 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;
     (iv) A significant place name or natural place in Washington;
     (v) A Native American tribe located in Washington;
     (vi) A group of people or type of person;
     (vii) Any other appropriate person consistent with this section as recommended by the director of the department of general administration.
     (c) The names on the facades of the state capitol group shall not be removed.
     (d) The John A. Cherberg building is hereby renamed the John A. Cherberg-Sid Snyder building and the Irving R. Newhouse building is hereby renamed the Irving R. Newhouse-Jeannette Hayner building.
     (2) The legislature shall approve names for new or existing public rooms or spaces on the west capitol campus based upon recommendations from the state capitol committee and the director of the department of general administration, with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee, subject to the following limitations:
     (a) An existing room or space may be renamed only after a substantial renovation;
     (b) A new or existing room or space may be named or renamed only after:
     (i) An individual who has played a significant role in Washington history;
     (ii) The purpose of the room or space;
     (iii) A significant place name or natural place in Washington;
     (iv) A Native American tribe located in Washington;
     (v) A group of people or type of person;
     (vi) Any other appropriate person consistent with this section as recommended by the director of the department of general administration.
     (3) When naming or renaming buildings, rooms, and spaces under this section, consideration must be given to: (a) Any disparity that exists with respect to the gender of persons after whom buildings, rooms, and spaces are named on the state capitol grounds; (b) the diversity of human achievement; and (c) the diversity of the state's citizenry and history.
     (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.

Sec. 2   RCW 27.48.040 and 1999 c 343 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this section.
     (a) "State capitol group" includes the legislative building, the insurance building, the John A. Cherberg-Sid Snyder building, the John L. O'Brien building, the Irving R. Newhouse-Jeannette Hayner building, and the temple of justice building.
     (b) "Historic furnishings" means furniture, fixtures, and artwork fifty years of age or older.
     (2) The capitol furnishings preservation committee is established to promote and encourage the recovery and preservation of the original and historic furnishings of the state capitol group, prevent future loss of historic furnishings, and review and advise future remodeling and restoration projects as they pertain to historic furnishings. The committee's authority does not extend to the placement of any historic furnishings within the state capitol group.
     (3) The capitol furnishings preservation committee account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts designated for the account from appropriations and from other sources must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only to finance the activities of the capitol furnishings preservation committee. Only the director of the Washington state historical society or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account when authorized to do so by the committee. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
     (4) The committee may:
     (a) Authorize the director of the Washington state historical society or the director's designee to expend funds from the capitol furnishings preservation committee account for limited purposes of purchasing and preserving historic furnishings of the state capitol group;
     (b) Accept monetary donations, grants, and donations of historic furnishings from, but not limited to, (i) current and former legislators, state officials, and lobbyists; (ii) the families of former legislators, state officials, and lobbyists; and (iii) the general public. Moneys received under this section must be deposited in the capitol furnishings preservation committee account; and
     (c) Engage in or encourage fund-raising activities including the solicitation of charitable gifts, grants, or donations specifically for the limited purpose of the recovery of the original and historic furnishings.
     (5) The membership of the committee shall include: Two members of the house of representatives, one from each major caucus, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; two members of the senate, one from each major caucus, appointed by the president of the senate; the chief clerk of the house of representatives; the secretary of the senate; the governor or the governor's designee; the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee; a representative from the office of the secretary of state, the office of the state treasurer, the office of the state auditor, and the office of the insurance commissioner; a representative from the supreme court; a representative from the Washington state historical society, the department of general administration, and the Thurston county planning council, each appointed by the governor; and three private citizens, appointed by the governor.
     (6) Original or historic furnishings from the state capitol group are not surplus property under chapter 43.19 RCW or other authority unless designated as such by the committee.

Sec. 3   RCW 79.24.710 and 2005 c 330 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     For the purposes of RCW 79.24.720, 79.24.730, 43.01.090, 43.19.500, and 79.24.087, "state capitol public and historic facilities" includes:
     (1) The east, west and north capitol campus grounds, Sylvester park, Heritage park, Marathon park, Centennial park, the Deschutes river basin commonly known as Capitol lake, the interpretive center, Deschutes parkway, and the landscape, memorials, artwork, fountains, streets, sidewalks, lighting, and infrastructure in each of these areas not including state-owned aquatic lands in these areas managed by the department of natural resources under RCW ((79.90.450)) 79.105.010;
     (2) The public spaces and the historic interior and exterior elements of the following buildings: The visitor center, the Governor's mansion, the legislative building, the John L. O'Brien building, the John A. Cherberg-Sid Snyder building, the Irving R. Newhouse-Jeannette Hayner building, the Pritchard building, the temple of justice, the insurance building, the Dolliver building, capitol court, and the old capitol buildings, including the historic state-owned furnishings and works of art commissioned for or original to these buildings; and
     (3) Other facilities or elements of facilities as determined by the state capitol committee, in consultation with the department of general administration.