Agency: Capitol Preservation Board

Function

The Capitol Preservation Board (CPB) manages all functions associated with Capitol Hill facilities and grounds including: maintenance, furnishings, occupancy, public usage, and long range master planning. The Executive Director of the Capitol Preservation Board is the Architect of the Capitol.

The Capitol Preservation Board manages the day-to-day operations of the Capitol building, the East and West buildings, the State Office Building, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, the Travel Council Building, and the White Chapel. Grounds maintenance and facility management are provided through a contract with the State Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM).

The Capitol Preservation Board oversaw the restoration of the State Capitol which was completed January 2008. Since then, CPB has been focused on serving visitors by providing web-based scheduling, trained docents, communications and parking information. CPB also organizes special events through the year.

Statutory Authority

The following statutes govern operation of the board:

UCA 63C-9-201 establishes the 11-member board, comprised of:

• The governor or the lieutenant governor
• The president of the Senate or a designee
• The speaker of the House of Representatives or a designee
• The state treasurer
• The state attorney general
• Two members of the Senate appointed by the president, one from each party
• Two members of the House appointed by the speaker, one from each party
• The chief justice of the Supreme Court or a designee
• The state historic preservation officer

UCA 63C-9-301 gives the board power to exercise complete jurisdiction over Capitol Hill facilities and grounds, except that control of the legislative area is reserved to the Legislature.

UCA 63-9-301 also requires the board to:

• Preserve, maintain, and restore the capitol hill complex, facilities, grounds, and their contents
• Submit annual budget requests to the Governor and Legislature
• Approve the executive director's work plans and master plans
• Approve all changes to buildings and grounds
• In consultation with other relevant agencies, identify and inventory all significant contents of the buildings and all state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time in the buildings
• Keep archives relating to the construction and content of the buildings and grounds
• Make rules to administer Capitol Hill
• Adopt procurement procedures substantially equal to the Utah Procurement Code, though it is exempt from the code

UCA 63C-9-402 lists the duties of the executive director, some of which are to:

• Develop a twenty-year master plan concerning the maintenance, preservation, restoration, and modification of the Capitol Hill facilities and grounds
• Develop a furnishings plan for the placement and care of objects under the care of the Board
• Prepare and recommend an annual budget
• Prepare an annual detailed report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the Board during the previous fiscal year
• Develop a program to locate and acquire state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time in the buildings
• Approve all art and exhibits placed on Capitol Hill
• Develop and manage a visitor services program for Capitol Hill with duties that include conducting tours, managing a gift shop, and providing communication services

UCA 63C-9-602 requires any state-owned item identified by the board as historically significant and that was at one time located on Capitol Hill to be transferred to the inventory of the board within sixty days.

UCA 63C-9-702 creates an eleven-member Art Placement Subcommittee of the board to oversee the content and placement of each piece of art.

Intent Language

Under terms of UCA 63J-1-402(3), the Legislature intends not to lapse Item 37, Chapter 2, or Item 25, Chapter 392, Laws of Utah 2008. Expenditure of these funds is limited to: the operation of the gift shop; and $100,000 for maintenance and repairs of Capitol Hill, special upkeep of historic items, and special operational needs necessary to keep Capitol Hill functioning.

Funding Detail