Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 443 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Grover, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/30/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• modifies provisions related to parking allocations to reflect current practice;
• removes references to a capitol gift shop;
• repeals the Art Placement Subcommittee of the Capitol Preservation Board; and
• repeals provisions relating to the administration of donations from the 2002 Olympic funds.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

CAPITOL PRESERVATION BOARD AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Keith Grover
Senate Sponsor: 
Margaret Dayton
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions relating to the Capitol Preservation Board and its duties.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ modifies provisions related to parking allocations to reflect current practice;
▸ removes references to a capitol gift shop;
▸ repeals the Art Placement Subcommittee of the Capitol Preservation Board; and
▸ repeals provisions relating to the administration of donations from the 2002
Olympic funds.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
36-5-1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 6 and 10
63C-9-402
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 10
63C-9-502
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 400
REPEALS:
63C-9-701
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 196
63C-9-702
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 387
63C-9-703
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 10
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
36-5-1
 is amended to read:
36-5-1.
Reservation of area for Legislature -- Duties of Legislative Management
Committee.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Architectural integrity" means the architectural elements, materials, color, and
quality of the original building construction.
(b) "Capitol hill" means the grounds, monuments, parking areas, buildings, and other
man-made and natural objects within the area bounded by 300 North Street, Columbus Street,
500 North Street, and East Capitol Boulevard, and includes:
(i) the White Community Memorial Chapel and its grounds and parking areas, and the
Council Hall Travel Information Center building and its grounds and parking areas;
(ii) the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers building and its grounds and parking areas and
other state-owned property included within the area bounded by Columbus Street, North Main
Street, and Apricot Avenue;
(iii) the state-owned property included within the area bounded by Columbus Street,
Wall Street, and 400 North Street; and
(iv) the state-owned property included within the area bounded by Columbus Street,
West Capitol Street, and 500 North Street.
(c) "House Building" means the west building on capitol hill that is located northwest
of the State Capitol and southwest of the State Office Building.
(d) "Legislative area" means the buildings, chambers, rooms, hallways, lounges,
parking lots, and parking garages designated by this section as being subject to legislative
control.
(e) "Senate Building" means the east building on capitol hill that is located northeast of
the State Capitol and southeast of the State Office Building.
(f) "State Capitol" means the building dedicated as the Utah State Capitol in 1916.
(g) "State Capitol Preservation Board" or "board" is as created in Section 
63C-9-201
.
(2) The legislative area on capitol hill includes:
(a) in the State Capitol:
(i) on the fourth floor: the entire floor and the stairs and elevators on the east and west
side, except the four art galleries and the four closets on the interior of the State Capitol which
are immediately around the art galleries are under the supervision of the board;
(ii) on the third floor: the entire floor, including the stairs and elevators on the east and
west side of the third floor, except:
(A) the Supreme Court chambers which is to be controlled and scheduled by the
Legislature during any general or special session of the Legislature and on interim days and
controlled and scheduled by the Secretary of the Senate on all other days;
(B) one office on the southeast side by the Senate Rules Room which is to be
controlled by the Senate during any general or special session of the Legislature and on interim
days, and shared with the Supreme Court as scheduled through the Secretary of the Senate on
all other days; and
(C) the Senate Rules Room, which Senate Rules Room is to be controlled by the
Senate during any general or special session of the Legislature and on interim days, and shared
with the Supreme Court as scheduled through the Secretary of the Senate on all other days;
(iii) on the second floor: a committee room on the northeast side which is to be
controlled and scheduled by the Legislature during any general or special session of the
Legislature and on interim days and controlled and scheduled by the State Capitol Preservation
Board on all other days;
(iv) on the first floor: no legislative space; and
(v) on the basement level:
(A) the Office of Legislative Printing; and
(B) the audio/video control rooms are to be controlled by the Legislature and the
governor and scheduled by the Legislature, and the maintenance of the control rooms shall be
by the State Capitol Preservation Board at the direction of the Legislature and the governor;
(b) the entire House Building;
(c) in the Senate Building:
(i) on the third floor: no legislative space;
(ii) on the second floor: the entire floor, including the secured elevator, are legislative
space;
(iii) on the first floor: the secured corridor to the secured elevator is legislative and
executive space controlled by the State Capitol Preservation Board; and
(iv) on the basement level: the secured elevator is legislative space; and
(d) (i) the parking stalls in the underground parking facility located directly east of the
House Building and below the central plaza;
(ii) 52 of the parking stalls in the above ground parking lot known as Lot G located
north of the House Building and west of the State Office Building;
(iii) 26 of the parking stalls in the underground parking located directly under the
Senate Building; and
(iv) [
] 
 of the parking stalls in the underground parking facility directly east of the
Senate Building.
(3) (a) The legislative area is reserved for the use and occupancy of the Legislature and
its committees and for legislative functions.
(b) The Legislative Management Committee shall delegate oversight of designated
portions of the legislative parking areas to the State Capitol Preservation Board for use by the
executive branch on nonlegislative days.
(4) The data centers in the House Building, Senate Building, and State Capitol which
are associated with the House, Senate, or legislative staff space are the responsibility of the
Legislature, and the maintenance of these data centers shall be by the State Capitol
Preservation Board at the direction of the Legislature.
(5) The Legislative Management Committee shall exercise complete jurisdiction over
the legislative area, except for the following, which are the responsibility of the State Capitol
Preservation Board:
(a) the architectural integrity of the legislative area, including:
(i) restored historic architectural or design features;
(ii) historic color schemes, decorative finishes, and stenciling;
(iii) decorative light fixtures; and
(iv) flooring;
(b) control of the central mechanical and electrical core of the House Building, Senate
Building, and State Capitol on all floors;
(c) control of the enclosure of the House Building, Senate Building, and State Capitol
from the exterior of the building to the interior of the exterior wall;
(d) the roof of the House Building, Senate Building, and State Capitol;
(e) the utility and security tunnels between the underground parking structure and the
House Building, Senate Building, and State Capitol;
(f) rest rooms of the House Building, Senate Building, and State Capitol;
(g) maintenance of all the elevators and stairways in the House Building, Senate
Building, and State Capitol; and
(h) those functions the Legislative Management Committee delegates in writing to be
performed by the State Capitol Preservation Board.
(6) (a) The communications centers in the Senate Building and State Capitol which are
associated with the House, Senate, or legislative staff space or are associated with the governor,
lieutenant governor, or their staff space are the shared responsibility of the State Capitol
Preservation Board, the Legislature, and the governor.
(b) The communications centers in the House Building which are associated with the
House, Senate, or legislative staff space are the shared responsibility of the State Capitol
Preservation Board and the Legislature.
Section 2. Section 
63C-9-402
 is amended to read:
63C-9-402.
Executive director -- Duties.
The executive director shall:
(1) develop, for board approval, a master plan with a projection of at least 20 years
concerning the stewardship responsibilities, operation, activities, maintenance, preservation,
restoration, and modification of the capitol hill complex, capitol hill facilities, and capitol hill
grounds, including, if directed by the board, a plan to restore the buildings to their original
architecture;
(2) develop, as part of the master plan submitted for board approval, a furnishings plan
for the placement and care of objects under the care of the board;
(3) prepare, and recommend for board approval, an annual budget and work plan, that
is consistent with the master plan, for all work to be performed under this chapter, including
usual operations and maintenance and janitorial and preventative maintenance for the capitol
hill complex, capitol hill facilities, capitol hill grounds, and their contents;
(4) develop an operations, maintenance, and janitorial program for the capitol hill
complex, capitol hill facilities, capitol hill grounds, and their contents;
(5) develop a program to purchase or accept by donation, permanent loan, or outside
funding items necessary to implement the master plan;
(6) develop and maintain a registration system and inventory of the contents of the
capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds and of the original documents relating to the
buildings' construction and alteration;
(7) develop a program to purchase or accept by donation, permanent loan, or outside
funding items of historical significance that were at one time in the capitol hill facilities and
that are not owned by the state;
(8) develop a program to locate and acquire state-owned items of historical
significance that were at one time in the buildings;
(9) develop a collections policy regarding the items of historic significance as
identified in the registration system and inventory for the approval of the board;
(10) assist in matters dealing with the preservation of historic materials;
(11) make recommendations on conservation needs and make arrangements to contract
for conservation services for objects of significance;
(12) make recommendations for the transfer or loan of objects of significance as
detailed in the approved collections policy;
(13) make recommendations to transfer, sell, or otherwise dispose of unused surplus
property that is not of significance as defined in the collections policy and by the registration
system;
(14) approve all art and exhibits placed on capitol hill after board approval;
(15) employ staff to assist him in administering this chapter and direct and coordinate
their activities;
(16) contract for professional services of qualified consultants, including architectural
historians, landscape architects with experience in landscape architectural preservation,
conservators, historians, historic architects, engineers, artists, exhibit designers, and craftsmen;
(17) prepare annually a complete and detailed written report for the board that accounts
for all funds received and disbursed by the board during the preceding fiscal year;
(18) develop and manage a visitor services program for capitol hill which shall include
public outreach programs, public tours, events, [
a gift shop,
] and communication and public
relation services; and
(19) manage and organize all transit and parking programs on the capitol hill complex,
except that:
(a) the Legislative Management Committee shall direct the executive director's
management and organization of transit and parking associated with the legislative area as
defined in Section 
36-5-1
; and
(b) the governor shall direct the executive director's management and organization of
transit and parking associated with the governor's area as defined in Section 
67-1-16
.
Section 3. Section 
63C-9-502
 is amended to read:
63C-9-502.
Fund created -- Donations.
(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund entitled the "State Capitol
Fund."
(2) The fund consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:
(a) any donations, deposits, contributions, gifts, money, and items of value received
from private persons, foundations, or organizations;
[
(b) gift shop profits;
]
[
(c)
] 
(b)
 appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature; and
[
(d)
] 
(c)
 money received by the board from the federal government.
(3) (a) The fund shall earn interest.
(b) All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(4) The board may use fund money to:
(a) acquire historical and other items to furnish the capitol hill facilities;
(b) pay for the repair and maintenance of the capitol hill facilities and capitol hill
grounds;
(c) pay for the rehabilitation of the capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds; and
(d) fund all costs incurred in complying with this chapter.
Section 4. 
Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 
63C-9-701
,
Definitions.
Section 
63C-9-702
,
Art Placement Subcommittee of the State Capitol Preservation
Board -- Created -- Membership -- Operations.
Section 
63C-9-703
,
Art Placement Subcommittee of the State Capitol Preservation
Board -- Duties.