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CAPITOL MEETING ROOM DESIGNATION

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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House Sponsor: Brad R. Wilson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions governing the State Capitol Preservation Board by
10     instructing the board to designate a name for a meeting room on capitol hill.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     instructs the State Capitol Preservation Board to name committee room 210 in the
14     Senate Building on capitol hill the "Allyson W. Gamble Committee Room."
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          63C-9-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapters 215 and 245
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 63C-9-301 is amended to read:
25          63C-9-301. Board powers -- Subcommittees.
26          (1) The board shall:
27          (a) except as provided in Subsection (2), exercise complete jurisdiction and

28     stewardship over capitol hill facilities, capitol hill grounds, and the capitol hill complex;
29          (b) preserve, maintain, and restore the capitol hill complex, capitol hill facilities,
30     capitol hill grounds, and their contents;
31          (c) before October 1 of each year, review and approve the executive director's annual
32     budget request for submittal to the governor and Legislature;
33          (d) by October 1 of each year, prepare and submit a recommended budget request for
34     the upcoming fiscal year for the capitol hill complex to:
35          (i) the governor, through the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; and
36          (ii) the Legislature's appropriations subcommittee responsible for capitol hill facilities,
37     through the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
38          (e) review and approve the executive director's:
39          (i) annual work plan;
40          (ii) long-range master plan for the capitol hill complex, capitol hill facilities, and
41     capitol hill grounds; and
42          (iii) furnishings plan for placement and care of objects under the care of the board;
43          (f) approve all changes to the buildings and their grounds, including:
44          (i) restoration, remodeling, and rehabilitation projects;
45          (ii) usual maintenance program; and
46          (iii) any transfers or loans of objects under the board's care;
47          (g) define and identify all significant aspects of the capitol hill complex, capitol hill
48     facilities, and capitol hill grounds, after consultation with the:
49          (i) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;
50          (ii) State Library Division;
51          (iii) Division of Archives and Records Service;
52          (iv) Division of State History;
53          (v) Office of Museum Services; and
54          (vi) Arts Council;
55          (h) inventory, define, and identify all significant contents of the buildings and all
56     state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time in the buildings, after
57     consultation with the:
58          (i) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;

59          (ii) State Library Division;
60          (iii) Division of Archives and Records Service;
61          (iv) Division of State History;
62          (v) Office of Museum Services; and
63          (vi) Arts Council;
64          (i) maintain archives relating to the construction and development of the buildings, the
65     contents of the buildings and their grounds, including documents such as plans, specifications,
66     photographs, purchase orders, and other related documents, the original copies of which shall
67     be maintained by the Division of Archives and Records Service;
68          (j) comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility; and
69          (k) establish procedures for receiving, hearing, and deciding complaints or other issues
70     raised about the capitol hill complex, capitol hill facilities, and capitol hill grounds, or their
71     use.
72          (2) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the supervision and control of the legislative
73     area, as defined in Section 36-5-1, is reserved to the Legislature; and
74          (b) the supervision and control of the governor's area, as defined in Section 67-1-16, is
75     reserved to the governor.
76          (3) (a) The board shall make rules to govern, administer, and regulate the capitol hill
77     complex, capitol hill facilities, and capitol hill grounds by following the procedures and
78     requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
79          (b) A violation of a rule relating to the use of the capitol hill complex adopted by the
80     board under the authority of this Subsection (3) is an infraction.
81          (c) If an act violating a rule under Subsection (3)(b) also amounts to an offense subject
82     to a greater penalty under this title, Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, Title 41, Motor
83     Vehicles, Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, or other provision of state law, Subsection (3)(b) does
84     not prohibit prosecution and sentencing for the more serious offense.
85          (d) In addition to any punishment allowed under Subsections (3)(b) and (c), a person
86     who violates a rule adopted by the board under the authority of this Subsection (3) is subject to
87     a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, plus the amount of any actual damages,
88     expenses, and costs related to the violation of the rule that are incurred by the state.
89          (e) The board may take any other legal action allowed by law.

90          (f) The board may not apply this section or rules adopted under the authority of this
91     section in a manner that violates a person's rights under the Utah Constitution or the First
92     Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the right of persons to peaceably
93     assemble.
94          (g) The board shall send proposed rules under this section to the legislative general
95     counsel and the governor's general counsel for review and comment before the board adopts the
96     rules.
97          (4) The board is exempt from the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah
98     Procurement Code, but shall adopt procurement rules substantially similar to the requirements
99     of that chapter.
100          (5) The board shall name:
101          (a) the House Building, that is defined in Section 36-5-1, the "Rebecca D. Lockhart
102     House Building[.]"; and
103          (b) committee room 210 in the Senate Building, that is defined in Section 36-5-1, the
104     "Allyson W. Gamble Committee Room".
105          (6) (a) The board may:
106          (i) establish subcommittees made up of board members and members of the public to
107     assist and support the executive director in accomplishing the executive director's duties;
108          (ii) establish fees for the use of capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds;
109          (iii) assign and allocate specific duties and responsibilities to any other state agency, if
110     the other agency agrees to perform the duty or accept the responsibility;
111          (iv) contract with another state agency to provide services;
112          (v) delegate by specific motion of the board any authority granted to it by this section
113     to the executive director;
114          (vi) in conjunction with Salt Lake City, expend money to improve or maintain public
115     property contiguous to East Capitol Boulevard and capitol hill;
116          (vii) provide wireless Internet service to the public without a fee in any capitol hill
117     facility; and
118          (viii) when necessary, consult with the:
119          (A) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;
120          (B) State Library Division;

121          (C) Division of Archives and Records Service;
122          (D) Division of State History;
123          (E) Office of Museum Services; and
124          (F) Arts Council.
125          (b) The board's provision of wireless Internet service under Subsection (6)(a)(vii) shall
126     be discontinued in the legislative area if the president of the Senate and the speaker of the
127     House of Representatives each submit a signed letter to the board indicating that the service is
128     disruptive to the legislative process and is to be discontinued.
129          (c) If a budget subcommittee is established by the board, the following shall serve as ex
130     officio, nonvoting members of the budget subcommittee:
131          (i) the legislative fiscal analyst, or the analyst's designee, who shall be from the Office
132     of Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and
133          (ii) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, or the
134     executive director's designee, who shall be from the Governor's Office of Management and
135     Budget.
136          (d) If a preservation and maintenance subcommittee is established by the board, the
137     board may, by majority vote, appoint one or each of the following to serve on the
138     subcommittee as voting members of the subcommittee:
139          (i) an architect, who shall be selected from a list of three architects submitted by the
140     American Institute of Architects; or
141          (ii) an engineer, who shall be selected from a list of three engineers submitted by the
142     American Civil Engineers Council.
143          (e) If the board establishes any subcommittees, the board may, by majority vote,
144     appoint up to two people who are not members of the board to serve, at the will of the board, as
145     nonvoting members of a subcommittee.
146          (f) Members of each subcommittee shall, at the first meeting of each calendar year,
147     select one individual to act as chair of the subcommittee for a one-year term.
148          (7) (a) The board, and the employees of the board, may not move the office of the
149     governor, lieutenant governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House of
150     Representatives, or a member of the Legislature from the State Capitol unless the removal is
151     approved by:

152          (i) the governor, in the case of the governor's office;
153          (ii) the lieutenant governor, in the case of the lieutenant governor's office;
154          (iii) the president of the Senate, in the case of the president's office or the office of a
155     member of the Senate; or
156          (iv) the speaker of the House of Representatives, in the case of the speaker's office or
157     the office of a member of the House.
158          (b) The board and the employees of the board have no control over the furniture,
159     furnishings, and decorative objects in the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, or the
160     members of the Legislature except as necessary to inventory or conserve items of historical
161     significance owned by the state.
162          (c) The board and the employees of the board have no control over records and
163     documents produced by or in the custody of a state agency, official, or employee having an
164     office in a building on the capitol hill complex.
165          (d) Except for items identified by the board as having historical significance, and
166     except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), the board and the employees of the board have no
167     control over moveable furnishings and equipment in the custody of a state agency, official, or
168     employee having an office in a building on the capitol hill complex.