2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PROPERTY (§§ 24-82-101 — 24-82.5-101) › Article 82 - STATE PROPERTY (§§ 24-82-101 — 24-82-1303) › Part 1 - CAPITOL BUILDINGS - ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY (§§ 24-82-101 — 24-82-109) › Section 24-82-108 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] State capitol building advisory committee - creation - repeal

(1)
It is the intent of the general assembly to ensure that the historic character and architectural integrity of the capitol building and grounds be preserved and promoted. Because the rose onyx, marble, granite, gold, oak woodwork, and brass fixtures and trim are deemed to be historic, it is the intent of the general assembly to provide for special procedures to be followed in any project affecting such items. In order to ensure that structural changes and innovations do not injure or dramatically change the state capitol building or the historic items contained within the building or other areas set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section, there is hereby created the state capitol building advisory committee, which shall review plans to restore, redecorate, or reconstruct space within the state capitol building and make recommendations to the capital development committee based on such plans.
(2)
(a)
(I)
The state capitol building advisory committee consists of the following twelve members:
(A)
Three members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, at least one of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives who has served at least one year in the house of representatives;
(B)
Three members appointed by the president of the senate, at least one of whom shall be a member of the senate who has served at least one year in the senate;
(C)
Four members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom must be an architect who is knowledgeable about the historic and architectural integrity of the state capitol building; and
(D)
The following ex officio members: The president of the state historical society or a designee of the president; and the executive director of the department of personnel or a designee of the executive director.
(II)
All members appointed by the governor shall serve two-year terms; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than three members' terms expire in the same year.
(III)
The terms of members appointed or reappointed by the speaker and the president expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments and reappointments by the speaker and the president shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members appointed or reappointed by the president and the speaker serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.
(b)
Ex officio members of the advisory committee shall serve as long as their office is held.
(c)
The advisory committee shall meet at the state capitol no less than three times per year at the call of the chairman. One meeting shall be designated as the annual meeting.
(d)
At the annual meeting, the advisory committee members shall elect a chairman from among its members to serve as chairman for one year of such member's term.
(e)
All members of the advisory committee shall be volunteers and shall serve without per diem except as otherwise provided in section
2-2-326
, C.R.S.; except that members of the advisory committee shall be reimbursed for necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(3)
The advisory committee shall have the following duties:
(a)
The advisory committee shall review, advise, and make recommendations to the capital development committee with respect to plans to restore, redecorate, and reconstruct space within the public and ceremonial areas of the state capitol buildings group, the legislative services building and the surrounding grounds of such building, and the surrounding grounds of the state capitol building bounded by Colfax avenue on the north, Grant street on the east, Fourteenth avenue on the south, and Broadway on the west, in the city and county of Denver. This shall include but not be limited to the corridors, rotundas, lobbies, entrance ways, stairways, restrooms, porticos, steps, and elevators. The committee shall not have responsibility for reviewing, advising, or making recommendations concerning the outer office of the executive suite and the areas used for office space, legislative chambers, and legislative committee meeting rooms, except as to structural modifications affecting the rose onyx, marble, granite, gold, oak woodwork, or brass fixtures and trim as provided for in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3).
(b)
The advisory committee shall review all planned construction projects affecting the rose onyx, marble, granite, gold, oak woodwork, and brass fixtures and trim of the state capitol building, and shall submit a written report to the capital development committee containing the advisory committee's findings. No such project affecting the rose onyx, marble, granite, gold, oak woodwork, and brass fixtures and trim shall be made without review by said advisory committee and the consent of the capital development committee. No alteration to the above listed items shall be permitted in any area of the state capitol building until such project is reviewed by the advisory committee and approved by the capital development committee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (b), the department of personnel shall have the authority to perform emergency repairs where the safety of persons or the well-being of the building would be jeopardized by delay. Such emergency repairs shall be undertaken in a manner to prevent or minimize any damage to the rose onyx, marble, granite, gold, oak woodwork, or brass fixtures and trim of the state capitol building.
(b.5)
Repealed.
(c)
The advisory committee, in cooperation with the department of personnel and with the approval of the capital development committee, may engage in long-range planning for modifications and improvements to the state capitol building and its surrounding grounds.
(d)
The advisory committee shall identify all furniture original to the state capitol building and create an inventory of such furniture. Any costs associated with identifying and inventorying furniture original to the state capitol building shall be paid with moneys raised through private sources and shall not be paid from the general fund. The department of personnel is hereby granted the authority to collect and use such moneys raised by private sources for the purpose of identifying and inventorying all furniture original to the state capitol building. The possession of all furniture original to the state capitol building shall be retained by the department of administration and shall be made available for use in the state capitol building. The furniture original to the state capitol building shall remain in the state capitol building at all times.
(e)
The advisory committee shall determine which damaged pieces of furniture original to the state capitol building should be restored or renovated and shall make recommendations to the capital development committee regarding such furniture.
(f)
(I)
For the purpose of promoting historic interest in the state capitol building and for producing moneys to enhance preservation of original and historic elements of the state capitol building, the advisory committee shall formulate a plan for publishing publications on the history of the state capitol building and for developing other state capitol building memorabilia for sale to the public. This plan shall be presented to the capital development committee no later than October 1, 1991. All moneys received from the sale of such items shall be credited to a special account within the public buildings trust fund established by section 8 of the "Enabling Act of Colorado", which account is hereby established.
(II)
The committee is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations of any kind from any private or public source to carry out the purposes of this paragraph (f). All such gifts, grants, or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer who shall credit the same to the special account created by this paragraph (f) within the public buildings trust fund.
(III)
Moneys in the special account are hereby continuously appropriated to the advisory committee for republishing and reissuing publications on the history of the state capitol building and other state capitol building memorabilia, for restoring, repairing, and enhancing the state capitol building, the legislative services building, and the grounds of said buildings, and for such other purposes as are necessary or incidental to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph (f).
(g)
The advisory committee shall evaluate proposals for uses of the state capitol driveways in addition to those authorized in section
24-82-104
. The advisory committee shall evaluate any proposals which are received from the general assembly, the governor, or the city and county of Denver. Such evaluation shall consider any potential threat to the safety of individuals who are in or around the state capitol building, any potential interference with the operations of the executive department which are posed by any proposed additional use, and the relevant provisions of any current master plan for the state capitol building and surrounding area. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
24-82-104 (2)
, if the advisory committee determines the proposed use to be reasonable, the proposal shall be directed to the capital development committee and the governor for approval. No additional use of the state capitol driveways shall be effective without the approval of the capital development committee and the governor.
(h)
(I)
Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (h), all proposals involving the gift or loan of objects of art and memorials to be placed on a permanent or temporary basis in the state capitol building or on its surrounding grounds and proposals for fund-raising efforts to place objects of art or memorials in the state capitol building or on its surrounding grounds shall be submitted to the advisory committee for evaluation. The advisory committee shall develop criteria and a procedure for such evaluations, which procedure shall include consulting with knowledgeable advisors to assist in evaluating each object of art or memorial individually. The advisory committee shall evaluate all such proposals and present recommendations resulting from such evaluations as follows:
(A)
Proposals pertaining to all public areas of the state capitol building, including but not limited to the corridors, rotunda, lobbies, entrance ways, stairways, restrooms, porticos, steps, and elevators shall be submitted to the capital development committee for approval. No such proposal shall be permitted to proceed without the prior approval of the capital development committee.
(B)
Proposals pertaining to the surrounding grounds of the capitol building bounded by Colfax avenue on the north, Grant street on the east, Fourteenth avenue on the south, and Broadway on the west, in the city and county of Denver, shall be submitted to the capital development committee and the governor for approval. No such proposal shall be permitted to proceed without the prior approval of the capital development committee and the governor.
(II)
The provisions of this paragraph (h), shall not apply to proposals pertaining to the outer office of the executive suite and those areas of the first floor used as office space by the executive department.
(III)
The advisory committee is authorized to direct the removal of any objects of art or memorials that are placed in the state capitol building or on its surrounding grounds that have not been submitted to the advisory committee for evaluation and approval pursuant to the criteria and procedure developed by the advisory committee pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (h). This subparagraph (III) shall not apply to objects of art or memorials placed prior to the formation of the advisory committee.
(i)
(I)
The advisory committee shall be responsible for any remaining duties of the former fallen heroes memorial commission as it existed in section
24-80-1402
prior to its repeal. The advisory committee shall perform any remaining duties with the assistance of the department of personnel and a Colorado 501(c)(3) organization created for the purpose of raising funds for the construction of the fallen heroes memorial.
(II)
This subsection (3)(i) is repealed, effective July 1 of the year following the receipt by the revisor of statutes of certification from the executive director of the department of personnel that the appropriate memorials have been constructed.
(4)
The advisory committee may call upon the staff of the legislative council and the department of personnel to provide any necessary assistance in carrying out the committee's duties. Proposed plans to restore, redecorate, or reconstruct the building, or make alterations affecting the rose onyx, marble, granite, gold, oak woodwork, and brass fixtures or trim in the building shall be submitted in writing to the staff of the legislative council and the department of personnel at least thirty days before such work is scheduled to begin.
(5)
Repealed.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 2, § 72, eff. 2/25/2022.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 86, § 3, eff. 8/9/2017.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 390, § 20, eff. 6/6/2014.
L. 91: Entire section added, p. 858, § 2, effective May 16. L. 92: (3)(f) amended and (3)(h) added, p. 1058, § 1, effective June 1. L. 93: (3)(f) amended, p. 288, § 1, effective April 7. L. 95: (2)(a), (3)(b) to (3)(d), and (4) amended, p. 658, § 83, effective July 1. L. 97: (5) repealed, p. 103, § 3, effective March 24. L. 2000: (3)(h) amended, p. 434, § 1, effective April 17; (2) amended, p. 1001, § 1, effective May 26. L. 2007: (2)(a) amended, p. 187, § 22, effective March 22. L. 2010: (3)(b.5) added, (HB 10 -1402), ch. 255, p. 1136, § 2, effective May 25. L. 2014: (2)(e) amended, (SB 14-153), ch. 390, p. 1964, § 20, effective June 6. L. 2017: (3)(i) added, (SB 17-122), ch. 86, p. 267, § 3, effective August 9.
Subsection (3)(b.5)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (3)(b.5), effective July 1, 2012. (See L. 2010, p. 1136.)
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
(1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsections (2)(a), (3)(b) to (3)(d), and (4), see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995. (2) For the legislative declaration in SB 17-122, see section 1 of chapter 86, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.