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VETOED
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Veto Message
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1172
BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 49:150.1, relative to the state capitol complex; to provide for the2
allocation and use of space within the state capitol complex; and to provide for3
related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 49:150.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
§150.1. State capitol complex; allocation of space; maintenance; law enforcement7
officer and firefighter memorial8
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and9
particularly any contrary provision of R.S. 49:146 or R.S. 39:127, the allocation and10
use of space within the state capitol and any additions or appurtenances thereto,11
pentagon courts barracks buildings, and the Old Arsenal Magazine Museum shall be12
as provided in this Subpart Section. The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to the13
subbasement, basement, and all floors of the state capitol, all buildings in the14
pentagon courts, and the Old Arsenal Museum.15
B. The fourth floor and three floors, fifth, and sixth floors of the state capitol16
building shall be allocated to and be used by the governor for his office, the offices17
of the members of his personal staff, and the offices of such other personnel of18
agencies within the office of the governor as the governor shall determine.19
C. In addition to the provisions of Subsection B herein, four floors of the20
state capitol building shall be designated for use by the attorney general and one The21
third floor and the twenty-first floor of the state capitol building shall be designated22
for use by the treasurer; however, the commissioner of agriculture shall have office23
space on one floor designated for use by the state treasurer. and the secretary of state.24
The twentieth floor of the state capitol shall be designated for use by the secretary25 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1172
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of state, and the twenty-second and twenty-third floors of the state capitol shall be1
designated for use by the attorney general. That space leased to members of the2
press on July 1, 1979 , by the Division of Administration division of administration3
shall constitute the press area of the capitol and shall be under the control of the4
governor; provided however, if renovations require temporary or permanent5
reassignment of the press to another area of the capitol such reassignment shall be6
determined and made jointly by the governor, the speaker of the house of7
representatives House of Representatives, and the president of the senate Senate.8
D. The designation of the eight floors as set forth in Subsection B and C9
herein, not including the fourth floor, shall be jointly determined by the governor,10
the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate. remaining11
floors in the state capitol, not otherwise specifically designated in Subsections B and12
C of this Section, shall be jointly determined by the speaker of the House of13
Representatives and the president of the Senate.14
E.(1) All areas of the state capitol, pentagon courts barracks buildings, and15
Old Arsenal Magazine Museum not allocated under the provisions of Subsections16
B and C herein of this Section shall be for the sole use of the legislature, its agencies17
and officers, and the employees of the legislature and its agencies. In addition, the18
former nurses' dormitory at the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, located on Capitol19
Lake, shall be for the sole use of the legislature, its agencies and officers, and the20
employees of the legislature and its agencies until such time as it shall be renovated21
in accordance with the Capitol Complex Master Plan and it shall then revert to the22
control of the division of administration.23
(2) The time at which such renovation shall begin shall be determined jointly24
by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the25
commissioner of administration. The allocation of these areas shall be made by the26
legislature by joint rule or through the Legislative Budgetary Control Council.27
(2) The pentagon barracks buildings shall be allocated as follows:28 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1172
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(a) Building A shall be allocated to the House of Representatives, and1
allocation and use of space within that building shall be as determined by the speaker2
of the House of Representatives.3
(b) Buildings B and C shall be allocated to the House of Representatives and4
the Senate and the allocation and use of space within those buildings shall be as5
determined jointly by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president6
of the Senate.7
(c) Building D shall be allocated to the Senate, and the allocation and use of8
space within the building shall be as determined by the president of the Senate.9
(3) The Old Arsenal Magazine Museum shall be allocated to the legislature,10
and its management and use shall be as determined jointly by the speaker of the11
House of Representatives and the president of the Senate.12
F.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the superintendent of13
state buildings shall have charge of the maintenance of the Old Arsenal Magazine14
Museum and the management, operation, and maintenance of the state capitol15
building, pentagon courts barracks buildings, the Old Arsenal Museum, the capitol16
annex, and the capitol complex grounds. In the performance of the duties specified17
in this Subsection, the superintendent shall be under the authority and direction of18
the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives House of Representatives,19
and the president of the senate Senate.20
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, the21
Department of State shall have charge of the management and operation of the Old22
Arsenal Magazine Museum.23
G. In accordance with R.S. 25:781 through 785 and subject to the joint24
approval and oversight of the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker25
of the House of Representatives, the superintendent of state buildings shall:26
(1) Set aside and maintain an area on the grounds of the state capitol east of27
the Old Arsenal Magazine Museum for a memorial honoring law enforcement28
officers and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty;.29
(2) Plan, implement, and maintain the memorial itself; and.30 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1172
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(3) Establish and maintain a fund to consist of private donations, grants, and1
other similar, but non-state nonstate, monies which he shall use with respect to the2
establishment and maintenance of the memorial.3
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
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VETO MESSAGE
House Bill No. 1172 by Representative Tucker changes the space allocation in the State
Capitol complex. I am concerned that the bill unnecessarily restricts the involvement of
the Executive Branch in the use of the space within Louisiana’s State Capitol—an iconic
and historic building that is the seat of our state government.
For this reason, I have vetoed House Bill No. 1172 and hereby return it to the House of
Representatives.