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STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION BOARD

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AMENDMENTS

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2001 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Ralph Becker

             6      This act modifies provisions governing the State Capitol Preservation Board. This act
             7      modifies the geographic jurisdiction of the board, allows the governor to appoint a vice chair
             8      of the board, and modifies certain powers of the board relating to budgets and the creation
             9      and membership of board subcommittees.
             10      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             11      AMENDS:
             12          63C-9-102, as enacted by Chapter 285, Laws of Utah 1998
             13          63C-9-202, as enacted by Chapter 285, Laws of Utah 1998
             14          63C-9-301, as enacted by Chapter 285, Laws of Utah 1998
             15      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             16          Section 1. Section 63C-9-102 is amended to read:
             17           63C-9-102. Definitions.
             18          (1) "Board" means the State Capitol Preservation Board created by Section 63C-9-201 .
             19          (2) "Capitol hill" means the grounds, monuments, parking [lots] areas, buildings, and other
             20      man-made and natural objects within the area bounded by 300 North Street, Columbus Street, 500
             21      North Street, and East Capitol [Street.] Boulevard, and includes:
             22          (a) the White Community Memorial Chapel and its grounds and parking areas, and the
             23      Council Hall Travel Information Center building and its grounds and parking areas;
             24          (b) the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers building and its grounds and parking areas and
             25      other state-owned property included within the area bounded by Columbus Street, North Main
             26      Street, and Apricot Avenue;
             27          (c) the state-owned property included within the area bounded by Columbus Street, Wall


             28      Street, and 400 North Street; and
             29          (d) the state-owned property included within the area bounded by Columbus Street, West
             30      Capitol Street, and 500 North Street.
             31          (3) [(a)] "Capitol hill facilities" means all of the buildings on capitol hill, and the exterior
             32      steps, entrances, streets, parking [lots] areas, and other paved areas of capitol hill.
             33          [(b) "Capitol hill facilities" does not mean the greenhouses located on capitol hill.]
             34          (4) "Capitol hill grounds" means the unpaved areas of capitol hill.
             35          (5) "Executive director" means the executive director appointed by the board under Section
             36      63C-9-401 .
             37          Section 2. Section 63C-9-202 is amended to read:
             38           63C-9-202. Terms -- Vacancies-- Chair -- Vice chair --Meetings -- Compensation.
             39          (1) (a) The governor, president of the Senate, and speaker of the House shall serve terms
             40      coterminous with their term as governor, president, and speaker.
             41          (b) The other members shall serve two-year terms.
             42          (2) Vacancies in the appointed positions shall be filled by the original appointing authority
             43      for the unexpired term.
             44          (3) (a) The governor is chair of the board.
             45          (b) The governor shall appoint a member of the board to serve as vice chair with the
             46      approval of the board.
             47          (4) The board shall meet at least quarterly and at other times at the call of the governor or
             48      [if] at the request of four members of the board [request a meeting].
             49          (5) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or
             50      benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
             51      the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
             52      63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             53          (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
             54          (b) (i) State government officers and employee members who do not receive salary, per
             55      diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
             56      in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the
             57      Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             58          (ii) State government officers and employee members may decline to receive per diem and


             59      expenses for their service.
             60          (c) Legislative members receive the expenses authorized by legislative rule.
             61          Section 3. Section 63C-9-301 is amended to read:
             62           63C-9-301. Board powers.
             63          (1) The board shall:
             64          (a) except as provided in Subsection (2), exercise complete jurisdiction over capitol hill
             65      facilities and capitol hill grounds;
             66          (b) preserve, maintain, and restore capitol hill facilities, capitol hill grounds, and their
             67      contents;
             68          (c) consult with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, the State Library
             69      Division, the Division of Archives and Records Service, the Division of State History, the Office
             70      of Museum Services, and the Arts Council when necessary;
             71          (d) before October 1 of each year, review and approve the executive director's[:] annual
             72      budget request for submittal to the governor and Legislature;
             73          (e) by October 1 of each year, prepare and submit a recommended budget request for the
             74      upcoming fiscal year for capitol hill to:
             75          (i) the governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget; and
             76          (ii) the Legislature's appropriations subcommittee responsible for capital facilities, through
             77      the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
             78          (f) review and approve the executive director's:
             79          (i) annual [budget and] work plan;
             80          (ii) long-range master plan for the capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds; and
             81          (iii) furnishings plan for placement and care of objects under the care of the board;
             82          [(e)] (g) approve all changes to the buildings and their grounds, including:
             83          (i) restoration, remodeling, and rehabilitation projects;
             84          (ii) usual maintenance; and
             85          (iii) any transfers or loans of objects under the board's care;
             86          [(f)] (h) define and identify all significant aspects of capitol hill facilities and capitol hill
             87      grounds, after consultation with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, State
             88      Library Division, the Division of Archives and Records Service, the Division of State History, the
             89      Office of Museum Services, and the Arts Council;


             90          [(g)] (i) inventory, define, and identify all significant contents of the buildings and all
             91      state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time in the buildings, after
             92      consultation with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, State Library Division,
             93      the Division of Archives and Records Service, the Division of State History, the Office of Museum
             94      Services, and the Arts Council;
             95          [(h)] (j) maintain archives relating to the construction and development of the buildings,
             96      the contents of the buildings and their grounds, including documents such as plans, specifications,
             97      photographs, purchase orders, and other related documents, the original copies of which shall be
             98      maintained by the Division of Archives and Records Service;
             99          [(i)] (k) comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility;
             100      and
             101          [(j)] (l) establish procedures for receiving, hearing, and deciding complaints or other issues
             102      raised about the capitol hill facilities, capitol hill grounds, or their use.
             103          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the supervision and control of the legislative area
             104      is reserved to the Legislature.
             105          (3) (a) The board shall make rules to govern, administer, and regulate the capitol hill
             106      facilities and capitol hill grounds by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63,
             107      Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             108          (b) A person who violates a rule adopted by the board under the authority of this
             109      Subsection (3) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             110          (c) The board may not apply this section or rules adopted under the authority of this
             111      section in a manner that violates a person's rights under the Utah Constitution or the First
             112      Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the right of persons to peaceably
             113      assemble.
             114          (d) The board shall send proposed rules under this section to the legislative general counsel
             115      and the governor's general counsel for review and comment before the board adopts the rules.
             116          (4) The board is exempt from the requirements of Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement
             117      Code, but shall adopt procurement rules substantially similar to the requirements of that chapter.
             118          (5) (a) The board may:
             119          (i) establish subcommittees made up of board members to assist and support the executive
             120      director in accomplishing his duties;


             121          [(a)] (ii) establish fees for the use of capitol hill facilities and grounds;
             122          [(b)] (iii) assign and allocate specific duties and responsibilities to any other state agency,
             123      if the other agency agrees to perform the duty or accept the responsibility; [and]
             124          [(c)] (iv) contract with another state agency to provide services[.];
             125          (v) delegate by specific motion of the board, any authority granted to it by this section to
             126      the executive director; and
             127          (vi) in conjunction with Salt Lake City, expend monies to improve or maintain public
             128      property contiguous to East Capitol Boulevard and capitol hill.
             129          (b) If a budget subcommittee is established by the board, the Legislative Fiscal Analyst,
             130      or the analyst's designee, and the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, or the director's
             131      designee, shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the budget subcommittee.
             132          (c) If the board establishes any subcommittees, the board may, by majority vote, appoint
             133      up to two people who are not members of the board to serve, at the will of the board, as nonvoting
             134      members of a subcommittee.
             135          (6) (a) The board, and the employees of the board, may not move the office of the
             136      governor, lieutenant governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives,
             137      or a member of the Legislature from the State Capitol Building unless the removal is approved by:
             138          (i) the governor, in the case of the governor's office;
             139          (ii) the lieutenant governor, in the case of the lieutenant governor's office;
             140          (iii) the president of the Senate, in the case of the president's office or the office of a
             141      member of the Senate; or
             142          (iv) the speaker of the House of Representatives, in the case of the speaker's office or the
             143      office of a member of the House.
             144          (b) The board and the employees of the board have no control over the furniture,
             145      furnishings, and decorative objects in the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, or the
             146      members of the Legislature except as necessary to inventory or conserve items of historical
             147      significance owned by the state.
             148          (c) The board and the employees of the board have no control over records and documents
             149      produced by or in the custody of a state agency, official, or employee having an office in a building
             150      on capitol hill.
             151          (d) Except for items identified by the board as having historical significance, and except


             152      as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the board and the employees of the board have no control over
             153      moveable furnishings and equipment in the custody of a state agency, official, or employee having
             154      an office in a building on capitol hill.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-26-00 9:02 AM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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