BILL REQ. #:  S-0159.1 

Read first time 01/18/13.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to expenditures for works of art; amending RCW 28A.335.210, 28B.10.027, and 43.17.200; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature recognizes that one if its foremost duties is the prioritization and wise use of taxpayer funds. During times of economic downturn, it is incumbent upon the legislature to ensure limited state resources are spent prudently. Therefore, the legislature intends to suspend spending on art related to capital projects for the remainder of the 2011-2013 biennium and the 2013-2015 biennium.

Sec. 2   RCW 28A.335.210 and 2006 c 263 s 327 are each amended to read as follows:
     The superintendent of public instruction shall allocate, as a nondeductible item, out of any moneys appropriated for state assistance to school districts for the original construction of any school plant facility the 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 may be expended, as of the effective date of this section, on the acquisition of works of art through the end of the 2013-2015 biennium, unless a contract for the acquisition of art existed prior to the effective date of this section. The works of art may be placed in accordance with Article IX, sections 2 and 3 of the state Constitution 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. The Washington state arts commission shall, in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, determine the amount to be made available for the purchase of works of art under this section, and payments therefor shall be made in accordance with law. The designation of projects and sites, selection, contracting, purchase, commissioning, reviewing of design, execution and placement, acceptance, maintenance, and sale, exchange, or disposition of works of art shall be the responsibility of the Washington state arts commission in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction and representatives of school district boards of directors. The superintendent of public instruction and the school district board of directors of the districts where the sites are selected shall have the right to:
     (1) Waive its use of the one-half of one percent of the appropriation for the acquisition of works of art before the selection process by the Washington state arts commission;
     (2) Appoint a representative to the body established by the Washington state arts commission to be part of the selection process with full voting rights;
     (3) Reject the results of the selection process;
     (4) Reject the placement of a completed work or works of art on school district premises if such works are portable.
     Rejection at any point before or after the selection process shall not cause the loss of or otherwise endanger state construction funds available to the local school district. Any works of art rejected under this section shall be applied to the provision of works of art under this chapter, at the discretion of the Washington state arts commission, notwithstanding any contract or agreement between the affected school district and the artist involved. In addition to the cost of the works of art the one-half of one percent of the appropriation as provided in this section shall be used to provide for the administration, including conservation of the state art collection, by the Washington state arts commission and all costs for installation of the work of art. For the purpose of this section building shall not include sheds, warehouses, or other buildings of a temporary nature.
     The executive director of the arts commission, the superintendent of public instruction, and the Washington state school directors' association shall appoint a study group to review the operations of the one-half of one percent for works of art under this section.

Sec. 3   RCW 28B.10.027 and 2005 c 36 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     All universities and colleges shall allocate as a nondeductible item, out of any moneys appropriated for the original construction or any major renovation or remodel work exceeding two hundred thousand dollars of any building, an amount of one-half of one percent of the appropriation to be expended by the Washington state arts commission with the approval of the board of regents or trustees for the acquisition of works of art. However, no moneys may be expended, as of the effective date of this section, on the acquisition of works of art through the end of the 2013-2015 biennium, unless a contract for the acquisition of art existed prior to the effective date of this section. The works of art may be placed on public lands of institutions of higher education, integral to or attached to a public building or structure of institutions of higher education, detached within or outside a public building or structure of institutions of higher education, 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 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 work of art. For the purpose of this section building shall not include sheds, warehouses, and other buildings of a temporary nature.

Sec. 4   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)) must 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 may be expended, as of the effective date of this section, on the acquisition of works of art through the end of the 2013-2015 biennium, unless a contract for the acquisition of art existed prior to the effective date of this section. 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)) must 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)) does not include highway construction sheds, warehouses or other buildings of a temporary nature.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   This act expires July 1, 2015.