2-17-801. Short title

2-17-801. Short title. This part may be cited as the “Capitol Complex Master Plan Act”. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 476, L. 1997.

2-17-802. Definitions

2-17-802. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Capitol complex” means the capitol building and all the state buildings within a 10-mile radius of the capitol building but does not include the Montana wildlife rehabilitation and education center. (2) ”Council” means the capitol complex advisory council established in 2-17-803. (3) ”Legislative council” means the legislative […]

2-17-803. Capitol complex advisory council established — membership — staff services — compensation

2-17-803. Capitol complex advisory council established — membership — staff services — compensation. (1) There is a capitol complex advisory council. (2) The council consists of nine members as follows: (a) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker on a bipartisan basis; (b) two members of the senate appointed by the committee on committees on […]

2-17-804. Council duties and responsibilities

2-17-804. Council duties and responsibilities. (1) The council shall: (a) adopt an art and memorial plan for the placement of art and memorials in the capitol complex and on the capitol complex grounds; (b) review proposals for long-term displays of up to 50 years, subject to renewal, in the capitol complex and on the capitol complex grounds and […]

2-17-805. Function of department of administration — capitol area master plan — advice of capitol complex advisory council and legislative council

2-17-805. Function of department of administration — capitol area master plan — advice of capitol complex advisory council and legislative council. (1) With advice from the council, the department of administration shall establish and maintain a long-range master plan for the orderly development of the capitol complex. The long-range master plan must be developed and maintained, […]

2-17-806. Department of administration to establish policies on capitol

2-17-806. Department of administration to establish policies on capitol. The department of administration, with the advice of the council, shall establish policies governing maintenance and beautification of the capitol, executive residence, and original governor’s mansion. The policies must provide that all historic furnishings original to the capitol remain in the building if an agency relocates and […]

2-17-807. Approval for displays and naming buildings, spaces, and rooms

2-17-807. Approval for displays and naming buildings, spaces, and rooms. (1) A state building, space, or room in the capitol complex may not be named after an individual or a bust, plaque, statue, memorial, monument, or art display may not be displayed on a long-term basis in the capitol complex or on the capitol complex grounds […]

2-17-808. Placement of certain busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, and art displays

2-17-808. Placement of certain busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, and art displays. (1) The following busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, and art displays are to be placed for up to 50 years, subject to renewal, in the capitol: (a) the busts of Thomas J. Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, and Joseph Dixon; (b) the plaques commemorating Theodore Brantley, Fred […]

2-17-809. Repealed

2-17-809. Repealed. Secs. 10, 13(1), Ch. 223, L. 2005. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 2003.

2-17-810. Remodeling and renovation — senate chambers and former supreme court chambers to be preserved

2-17-810. Remodeling and renovation — senate chambers and former supreme court chambers to be preserved. (1) If future senate bodies determine that the location of the senate chambers should be moved, the department of administration shall keep and maintain the physical structure and location of the present senate chambers as a single room that must be […]

2-17-811. Custodial care of capitol buildings and grounds

2-17-811. Custodial care of capitol buildings and grounds. (1) The department of administration is custodian of all state property and grounds in the state capitol area, which is the geographic area within a 10-mile radius of the state capitol. (2) The department shall supervise and direct the work of caring for and maintaining buildings and equipment in […]

2-17-812. Inventory of improvements

2-17-812. Inventory of improvements. (1) The department of administration shall maintain an inventory of commemorative displays, statues, artwork, plaques, and other improvements upon the grounds of the capitol complex, including the executive residence and the original governor’s mansion. (2) The Montana historical society shall maintain an inventory of all publicly held commemorative displays, statues, artwork, and plaques […]

2-17-813. Certain items entrusted to Montana historical society

2-17-813. Certain items entrusted to Montana historical society. A bust, plaque, statue, memorial, monument, or art display in possession of the state that may have been associated with the capitol complex but is not listed under 2-17-808 is entrusted to the Montana historical society for storage or temporary display until a suitable location is identified, recommended […]

2-17-814. and 2-17-815 reserved

2-17-814 and 2-17-815 reserved.

2-17-816. Parking citations within capitol complex

2-17-816. Parking citations within capitol complex. The director of the department of administration may enter into an agreement with the city of Helena, Montana, to authorize capitol security guards employed by the department to issue citations for parking violations as defined by state or municipal laws that occur within the boundaries of the capitol complex or […]

2-17-817. Highway patrol officers’ memorial

2-17-817. Highway patrol officers’ memorial. (1) The department of administration shall set aside on the capitol grounds an area on the west side of the capitol for a memorial to Montana’s slain highway patrol officers. The area must be agreed upon between the Montana highway patrol and the department of administration and must maintain the historical […]

2-17-818. Joseph P. Mazurek building, memorial, and plaque — funding

2-17-818. Joseph P. Mazurek building, memorial, and plaque — funding. (1) The justice and state library building located at 215 north Sanders in Helena is named the Joseph P. Mazurek building. (2) A plaque and memorial commemorating Joseph P. Mazurek may be placed on the capitol complex grounds subject to review by the council according to the […]

2-17-819. through 2-17-824 reserved

2-17-819 through 2-17-824 reserved.

2-17-825. Report to legislature

2-17-825. Report to legislature. (1) The legislative council may prepare a written report of its activities and recommendations related to its duties under 2-17-805(2) to assist the legislature in determining whether the recommendations should be implemented. (2) If a report is prepared, it must be submitted to the legislature in accordance with 5-11-210. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. […]