BILL NUMBER: AB 2445	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members John A. Pérez and 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 introduced, John A. Pérez. 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"  is   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,  except the east
annex thereto   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 façade 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 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 specifie   d 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  an
  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 
which   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  which   that 
the commission determines will maintain or enhance the historic and
cultural legacy of the historic State Capitol.