43.19.125 - Powers and duties -- Division of capitol buildings. - Washington Statutes

Powers and duties — Division of capitol buildings.

(1) The director of general administration, through the division of capitol buildings, shall have custody and control of the capitol buildings and grounds, supervise and direct proper care, heating, lighting and repairing thereof, and designate rooms in the capitol buildings to be occupied by various state officials.

     (2) During the 2007-2009 biennium, responsibility for development of the "Wheeler block" on the capitol campus as authorized in section 6013, chapter 520, Laws of 2007 shall be transferred from the department of general administration to the department of information services. The department of general administration and the department of information services shall develop a joint operating agreement for the new facilities on the "Wheeler block" and provide copies of that agreement to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 30, 2008.

     (3) During the 2007-2009 biennium, responsibility for development of the Pritchard building rehabilitation on the capitol campus as authorized in section 1090, chapter 520, Laws of 2007 shall be transferred from the department of general administration to the statute law committee.

[2007 c 520 § 6014; 1965 c 8 § 43.19.125. Prior: 1959 c 301 § 2; 1955 c 285 § 9.]

Notes: Part headings not law -- 2007 c 520: "Part headings in this act are not any part of the law." [2007 c 520 § 6055.]

Severability -- 2007 c 520: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [2007 c 520 § 6056.]

Effective dates -- 2007 c 520: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 15, 2007], except for section 6035 of this act which takes effect July 1, 2007, and section 6037 of this act which takes effect June 30, 2011." [2007 c 520 § 6057.]

Capitol campus design advisory committee: RCW 43.34.080.

East capitol site, acquisition and development: RCW 79.24.500 through 79.24.600.

Housing for state offices: Chapter 43.82 RCW.

Parking facilities and traffic on capitol grounds: RCW 79.24.300 through 79.24.320, 46.08.150.

Public buildings, earthquake standards for construction: Chapter 70.86 RCW.