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Utah Code
Title 36
Legislature
Chapter 5
Legislative Area on Capitol Hill
Section 1
Reservation of area for Legislature -- Duties of Legislative Management Committee.
     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) 47 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.

Amended by Chapter 6, 2008 General Session
Amended by Chapter 10, 2008 General Session
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