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HCR043.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CAPITOL RESTORATION - Stating findings of the Legislature; restating the
Legislature's support for the restoration, preservation and maintenance of
the State Capitol Building; authorizing the Idaho Capitol Commission to
modify its Master Plan for the restoration of the State Capitol Building to
provide for certain listed modifications and improvements; authorizing the
Department of Administration to enter into an agreement with the Idaho
State Building Authority to provide financing and to restore and refurbish
the State Capitol Building and giving prior legislative approval; and
supporting a design and construction schedule that will allow the
restoration of the State Capitol Building to begin following the 2007
legislative session, and to be completed prior to the beginning of the 2010
legislative session.
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]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 43
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, RESTATING THE LEGISLATURE'S SUPPORT FOR THE RES-
3 TORATION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING,
4 REQUESTING AND AUTHORIZING THE IDAHO CAPITOL COMMISSION TO MODIFY ITS MAS-
5 TER PLAN FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING TO PROVIDE FOR
6 CERTAIN LISTED MODIFICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING
7 THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENTS
8 WITH THE IDAHO STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY, UNDER SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS
9 AS MAY BE REASONABLE AND NECESSARY, TO PROVIDE FINANCING AND TO RESTORE
10 AND REFURBISH THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AND CONSTITUTING PRIOR LEGISLA-
11 TIVE APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 67-6410, IDAHO CODE, AND SUPPORT-
12 ING AND RECOMMENDING A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE THAT WILL ALLOW
13 THE RESTORATION OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THE 2007
14 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE
15 2010 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
16 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
17 WHEREAS, the State Capitol Building is the most vital and preeminent pub-
18 lic building in Idaho and a symbol of Idaho's sovereignty; and
19 WHEREAS, the restoration, preservation and maintenance of the State Capi-
20 tol Building represents a vital public interest; and
21 WHEREAS, to ensure the State Capitol Building's long history and legacy,
22 the Idaho Capitol Commission was created by the 1998 Legislature with a vision
23 of restoring the State Capitol Building to its original splendor; and
24 WHEREAS, the Idaho Capitol Commission, pursuant to Section 67-1608, Idaho
25 Code, has developed a comprehensive, multiyear Master Plan for the restoration
26 of the State Capitol Building that would address modifications, improvements
27 and preservation; and
28 WHEREAS, the Legislature in 2001 adopted House Concurrent Resolution No.
29 21 supporting the Master Plan approved by the Capitol Commission for the com-
30 prehensive restoration and refurbishment of the State Capitol Building; and
31 WHEREAS, in the intervening years the need for an expansion of the State
32 Capitol Building to accommodate larger public hearing rooms has coincided with
33 the Legislature's desire to maintain the State Capitol Building as a working
34 Capitol; and
35 WHEREAS, a task force appointed by and consisting of majority and minority
36 legislative leadership has met throughout the interim in 2005 to examine
37 numerous alternatives for providing additional public hearing rooms and
38 related office space to meet current and future needs, and to obtain informa-
39 tion relating to building designs, projected costs, architectural integrity,
40 site geotechnical analysis, phased development of the Capitol Mall, adjacent
41 office space, and relocation options during the State Capitol restoration; and
42 WHEREAS, the task force has recommended an approach to restoration and
43 expansion of the State Capitol Building that will accommodate the needs for
44 public hearing rooms and maintain Idaho's Capitol Building as a working Capi-
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1 tol Building into the future without compromising the Capitol's architectural
2 integrity and uniqueness; and
3 WHEREAS, the Legislature and the Governor intend that the Capitol restora-
4 tion move forward without delay.
5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
6 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
7 the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature restates its support for
8 the restoration, preservation and maintenance of the State Capitol Building.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature requests and authorizes the
10 Idaho Capitol Commission to modify its Master Plan for the restoration of the
11 State Capitol Building to provide for the following modifications and improve-
12 ments:
13 (1) The construction of a one-story underground addition on the south
14 side of the State Capitol Building, under the grand stairway, of approximately
15 thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, designed to accommodate additional pub-
16 lic hearing rooms and legislative office space.
17 (2) A reassessment and reconfiguration of the Master Plan's assignment of
18 space throughout the Capitol Building and any other necessary design changes,
19 to accommodate the addition of a south side addition to the Capitol Building,
20 offices within the building for legislative staff, and any relocation of leg-
21 islative hearing rooms and offices.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature authorizes and approves the
23 Department of Administration to enter into an agreement or agreements with the
24 Idaho State Building Authority, under such terms and conditions as may be rea-
25 sonable and necessary, to provide financing and to restore and refurbish the
26 State Capitol Building, and that this resolution shall constitute prior legis-
27 lative approval in accordance with Section 67-6410, Idaho Code.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature supports and recommends that
29 the Idaho Capitol Commission, the Department of Administration and the Idaho
30 State Building Authority pursue a design and construction schedule that will
31 allow the restoration of the State Capitol Building to begin following the
32 2007 legislative session, and to be completed prior to the beginning of the
33 2010 legislative session.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16058C1
The State Capitol Building is the most vital and preeminent
public building in this state and a symbol of Idaho's
sovereignty, and its restoration and preservation are of critical
interest to all Idaho citizens.
Idaho is the third fastest growing state in the nation. In
recent years, ever larger numbers of citizens are seeking to
participate in the legislative process by attending and
testifying in public hearings held by legislative committees.
Unfortunately, our current Capitol building, completed in 1920,
does not contain enough space and does not allow any effective
reconfiguration or expansion of hearing rooms.
This resolution would authorize going forward with the
original Capitol restoration, and also constructing a one-story
garden level addition on the south side of the Capitol, under the
grand stairway. The below-ground construction, similar to the
approach taken with the Texas state and U.S. Capitol buildings,
would preserve the architectural integrity of Idaho's unique
Capitol design, while providing additional legislative hearing
room and office space.
FISCAL NOTE
This resolution has no fiscal impact on the state general
fund. Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 63-2520(5), after July 1,
2006, funds from a portion of tobacco taxes accumulating in the
state permanent building fund are designated for the Capitol
restoration and may be used to pay directly for the restoration
costs, or for debt service on bonds issued by the State Building
Authority. Current estimates are that approximately $30 million
will be deposited in the permanent building fund for that purpose
during FY 2007, and further amounts each year thereafter until
the restoration is complete.
Were the restoration to begin in April 2007, current
estimates of the cost of the original Capitol restoration have
increased to an estimated $74 million, and climb higher with each
year of delay. The cost of the south side underground addition
would add approximately $16 million to the overall cost of the
restoration effort.
Contact: Carl Bianchi, Director of Legislative Services
334-2475
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 43