California Assembly Bill AB2445 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2445AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Assembly  Members   John A. Prez     and Dickinson   Member   Dickinson  FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Sections 9149.1 and 9149.7 of the Government Code, relating to the Historic State Capitol Commission. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2445, as amended,  John A. Prez  Dickinson. Historic State Capitol Commission. (1) Existing law establishes the Historic State Capitol Commission for the purpose of providing advisory review of the maintenance, restoration, development, and management of the historic State Capitol. Existing law defines the term "historic State Capitol" for this purpose as the building housing the state legislative offices and chambers, situated in the area bounded by 10th, L, 15th, and N Streets in the City of Sacramento, except the east annex thereto. This bill would revise this definition by providing that the historic State Capitol also includes the portions of the State Capitol Building Annex that contain historic fabric, as defined, and Capitol Park. (2) Existing law assigns various powers and duties to the commission, including the duty to review and advise the Legislature on any development, improvement, or other physical change in any aspect of the historic State Capitol. This bill would extend this duty to also include any project involving the Library and Courts Building and the State Treasurer's Office Building, as defined, but would provide that this duty does not include review of projects in the State Capitol Building Annex associated with office suites of Members of the Legislature or areas not specified in the definitions of historic State Capitol or historic fabric. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9149.1 of the Government Code is amended to read: 9149.1. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Commission" means the Historic State Capitol Commission created by Section 9149.2. (b) "Historic State Capitol" means the building housing the state legislative offices and chambers, situated in the area bounded by 10th, L, 15th, and N Streets in the City of Sacramento, including the portions of the State Capitol Building Annex that contain historic fabric, and Capitol Park. (c) "Historic fabric" means the following building materials installed during the original construction of the State Capitol Building Annex in each of the following areas: (1) On the first floor of the State Capitol Building Annex, all of the following: (A) Ceilings in entry foyers with egg crate lighting. (B) Circular drinking fountain surrounds. (C) Corridor ceiling egg crate lighting and wall marble. (D) Corridor doors, frames, hardware, and numbers. (E) Display cases attached to walls. (F) East and west entry information and guard booths. (G) East entry faade and hardware. (H) Elevator fronts. (I) Eureka motif flooring in the Lieutenant Governor's Office. (J) Mail chute fronts. (K) Restroom carrera glass. (L) Restroom doorframes. (M) Restroom terrazzo flooring. (N) Signage. (O) Stairways, including banisters and terrazzo flooring and treads. (P) Telephone booths. (2) On the second to  fourth   sixth  floors, inclusive, of the State Capitol Building Annex, all of the following: (A) Circular walls at main stairways. (B) Corridor doors. (C) Corridor walls. (D) Door frames. (E) Egg crate light fixtures. (F) Signage motif, including original wood. (G) Terrazzo flooring. (3) All exteriors of the State Capitol Building Annex, including decorative cast aluminum elements and lightwell exterior walls. SEC. 2. Section 9149.7 of the Government Code is amended to read: 9149.7. The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To prepare, complete, and, from time to time, to amend, a comprehensive master plan, based on a priority of needs, for the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the historic State Capitol. (b) To review and advise the Legislature on any development, improvement, or other physical change in any aspect of the historic State Capitol and any project involving the Library and Courts Building and the State Treasurer's Office Building, not including review of projects in the State Capitol Building Annex associated with office suites of Members of the Legislature or areas not specified in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 9149.1. For purposes of this subdivision, the Library and Courts Building and the State Treasurer's Office Building are the buildings situated in the area bounded by 9th, L, 10th, and N Streets in the City of Sacramento. (c) To manage, with the approval of the Joint Rules Committee, all historic and museum spaces and any concessions in the historic State Capitol. (d) To develop and manage historic art loans or other programs, exhibits, films, convocations, or other activities of a historic, architectural, or cultural nature, including any museum space in the historic State Capitol, as the commission determines will serve the interests of the public and promote public interest in the historic State Capitol under Joint Rules Committee supervision. (e) To purchase for the state, or to accept as gifts to the state, any furnishings, artifacts, works of art, or other property that the commission determines will enhance the historic and cultural aspects of the historic State Capitol. All furnishings, artifacts, works of art, or other property so acquired shall be managed by the commission under supervision of the Joint Rules Committee. (f) To accept financial contributions from any source, public or private, including any advisory foundation or group. (g) To do any other act that the commission determines will maintain or enhance the historic and cultural legacy of the historic State Capitol.