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H.B. 280

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STATE CAPITOL ART PLACEMENT

             2     
COMMISSION AMENDMENTS

             3     
2001 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Richard M. Siddoway

             6      This act modifies statutory provisions governing the State Capitol Art Placement
             7      Commission. h [ The act requires the State Capitol Preservation Board to include an
             8      appropriation in its budget for the State Capitol Art Placement Commission.
] h
The act allows
             9      the commission to implement its recommendations unless overridden by a h [ two-thirds ]
             9a      majority h vote
             10      of the State Capitol Preservation Board.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      AMENDS:
             13          63C-9-301, as enacted by Chapter 285, Laws of Utah 1998
             14          63C-9-703, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 285, Laws of Utah 1998
             15      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             16          Section 1. Section 63C-9-301 is amended to read:
             17           63C-9-301. Board powers.
             18          (1) The board shall:
             19          (a) except as provided in Subsection (2), exercise complete jurisdiction over capitol hill
             20      facilities and capitol hill grounds;
             21          (b) preserve, maintain, and restore capitol hill facilities, capitol hill grounds, and their
             22      contents;
             23          (c) consult with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, the State Library
             24      Division, the Division of Archives and Records Service, the Division of State History, the Office
             25      of Museum Services, and the Arts Council when necessary;
             26          (d) h [ (i) ] h review and approve the executive director's:
             27           h [ [ ] (i) [ ] ] [ (A) ] h annual budget and work plan;


             28           h [ [ ] (ii) [ ] ] [ (B) ] h long-range master plan for the capitol hill facilities and capitol hill
             28a      grounds; and
             29           h [ [ ] (iii) [ ] ] [ (C) ] h furnishings plan for placement and care of objects under the care of the
             29a      board;
             30           h [ (ii) in reviewing and approving the annual budget, ensure that the budget includes an
             31      appropriation for the State Capitol Art Placement Commission;
] h

             32          (e) approve all changes to the buildings and their grounds, including:
             33          (i) restoration, remodeling, and rehabilitation projects;
             34          (ii) usual maintenance; and
             35          (iii) any transfers or loans of objects under the board's care;
             36          (f) define and identify all significant aspects of capitol hill facilities and capitol hill
             37      grounds, after consultation with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, State
             38      Library Division, the Division of Archives and Records Service, the Division of State History, the
             39      Office of Museum Services, and the Arts Council;
             40          (g) inventory, define, and identify all significant contents of the buildings and all
             41      state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time in the buildings, after
             42      consultation with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, State Library Division,
             43      the Division of Archives and Records Service, the Division of State History, the Office of Museum
             44      Services, and the Arts Council;
             45          (h) maintain archives relating to the construction and development of the buildings, the
             46      contents of the buildings and their grounds, including documents such as plans, specifications,
             47      photographs, purchase orders, and other related documents, the original copies of which shall be
             48      maintained by the Division of Archives and Records Service;
             49          (i) comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility; [and]
             50          (j) establish procedures for receiving, hearing, and deciding complaints or other issues
             51      raised about the capitol hill facilities, capitol hill grounds, or their use[.]; and
             52          (k) (i) review any recommendations of the State Capitol Art Placement Commission and,
             53      at the next scheduled meeting after receiving any recommendation, either approve or reject the
             54      recommendation;
             55          (ii) the board may reject recommendations of the State Capitol Art Placement Commission
             56      only by h [ at least a two-thirds ] A MAJORITY h vote of the board members present at the meeting.
             57          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the supervision and control of the legislative area
             58      is reserved to the Legislature.


             59          (3) (a) The board shall make rules to govern, administer, and regulate the capitol hill
             60      facilities and capitol hill grounds by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63,
             61      Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             62          (b) A person who violates a rule adopted by the board under the authority of this
             63      Subsection (3) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             64          (c) The board may not apply this section or rules adopted under the authority of this
             65      section in a manner that violates a person's rights under the Utah Constitution or the First
             66      Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the right of persons to peaceably
             67      assemble.
             68          (d) The board shall send proposed rules under this section to the legislative general counsel
             69      and the governor's general counsel for review and comment before the board adopts the rules.
             70          (4) The board is exempt from the requirements of Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement
             71      Code, but shall adopt procurement rules substantially similar to the requirements of that chapter.
             72          (5) The board may:
             73          (a) establish fees for the use of capitol hill facilities and grounds;
             74          (b) assign and allocate specific duties and responsibilities to any other state agency, if the
             75      other agency agrees to perform the duty or accept the responsibility; and
             76          (c) contract with another state agency to provide services.
             77          (6) (a) The board, and the employees of the board, may not move the office of the
             78      governor, lieutenant governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives,
             79      or a member of the Legislature from the State Capitol Building unless the removal is approved by:
             80          (i) the governor, in the case of the governor's office;
             81          (ii) the lieutenant governor, in the case of the lieutenant governor's office;
             82          (iii) the president of the Senate, in the case of the president's office or the office of a
             83      member of the Senate; or
             84          (iv) the speaker of the House of Representatives, in the case of the speaker's office or the
             85      office of a member of the House.
             86          (b) The board and the employees of the board have no control over the furniture,
             87      furnishings, and decorative objects in the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, or the
             88      members of the Legislature except as necessary to inventory or conserve items of historical
             89      significance owned by the state.


             90          (c) The board and the employees of the board have no control over records and documents
             91      produced by or in the custody of a state agency, official, or employee having an office in a building
             92      on capitol hill.
             93          (d) Except for items identified by the board as having historical significance, and except
             94      as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the board and the employees of the board have no control over
             95      moveable furnishings and equipment in the custody of a state agency, official, or employee having
             96      an office in a building on capitol hill.
             97          Section 2. Section 63C-9-703 is amended to read:
             98           63C-9-703. State Capitol Art Placement Commission -- Duties.
             99          (1) The commission shall:
             100          (a) review and make recommendations about the content and placement of each new piece
             101      of art to be placed within any public area of the State Capitol Building to the State Capitol
             102      Preservation Board;
             103          (b) review and make recommendations about any proposals for removing or relocating any
             104      piece of art contained in any public area of the State Capitol Building to the State Capitol
             105      Preservation Board; [and]
             106          (c) review and make recommendations about the content and placement of each new
             107      exhibit to be placed within any public area of the State Capitol Building to the State Capitol
             108      Preservation Board h EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR h [.]; and
             109          (d) subject to Subsection (3), implement recommendations of the commission.
             110          (2) The commission has exclusive authority to make official recommendations to the State
             111      Capitol Preservation Board about content, placement, removal, and relocation of art and exhibits
             112      on capitol hill.
             113          (3) (a) The State Capital Preservation Board may reject recommendations of the
             114      commission as provided in Section 63C-9-301 .
             115          (b) If the State Capitol Preservation Board does not reject the recommendations of the
             116      commission at its next scheduled meeting after receiving the recommendations, the commission
             117      may implement its recommendations.
             118          [(3)] (4) If any conflicts exist between this part and Section 36-5-1 , Section 36-5-1 takes
             119      precedence.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-31-01 4:45 PM


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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