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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                            HB 585.1
                                                HOUSE BILL NO. 585
    INTRODUCED BY M. WEATHERWAX, S. STEWART PEREGOY, S. WEBBER, D. FERN, S. MORIGEAU, J.
            SMALL, T. RUNNING WOLF, M. MARLER, K. KORTUM, G. FRAZER, M. THANE, P. TUSS
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  A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEMORIAL FOR MONTANA'S ORGAN
  DONORS ON THE CAPITOL COMPLEX; REQUIRING PRIVATE FUNDING; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-17-
  807 AND 2-17-808, MCA; AND PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT VOIDNESS.”
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  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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          NEW SECTION. Section 1.        Memorial for Montana's organ donors -- display -- private funding.
  (1) Subject to 2-17-807(4) and other provisions of Title 2, chapter 17, part 8, including review by the capitol
  complex advisory council, a memorial honoring organ donors of Montana must be displayed on the capitol
  complex grounds.
          (2)      The cost for the procurement, installation, and maintenance of the memorial must be paid from
  private funds.
          (3)      The design, installation, maintenance, and funding of the outdoor memorial is subject to
  provisions of the art and memorial plan adopted by the council pursuant to 2-17-804.
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          Section 2. Section 2-17-807, MCA, is amended to read:
          "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 unless the building, space, or room name or display is approved by the legislature and
  complies with this part. The capitol building, including any future additions and expansions, may not be named
  after any person, as defined in 2-4-102.
          (2)      (a) Except as provided in subsections (2)(b) through (2)(g), a state building, space, or room in
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  the capitol complex may not be named after an individual or a bust, plaque, statue, memorial, monument, or art
  display commemorating an individual may not be displayed on a long-term basis in the capitol complex unless
  the individual has been deceased for at least 10 years.
          (b)      The statue of Mike and Maureen Mansfield authorized in 2-17-808(1)(d)(iii) and the plaque
  commemorating President George H. W. Bush authorized in 2-17-808(2)(b)(ii) may continue to be displayed in
  the capitol complex.
          (c)      Except as provided in subsection (2)(f), a public building within the capitol complex constructed
  with private funds after April 17, 2007, or a space or room constructed with private funds after April 17, 2007, in
  a public building, other than the capitol building, may bear a name designated by the benefactor of the building,
  space, or room if:
          (i)      the building, space, or room is to be owned by or used exclusively or primarily by the Montana
  historical society to store or display artifacts or other property owned by the Montana historical society; and
          (ii)     the building, space, or room and the designated name are approved by the council and by the
  board of the historical society, provided for in 2-15-1512.
          (d)      The classroom building authorized in May 2007 to be built at the Montana law enforcement
  academy may be named after Karl Ohs, and a plaque and the Lou Peters award commemorating Karl Ohs may
  be displayed there.
          (e)      The justice building located at 215 north Sanders in Helena must be named after Joseph P.
  Mazurek, and a plaque and memorial commemorating him may be displayed on the capitol complex grounds.
          (f)      The Montana heritage center must be named after Betty Babcock, and a plaque
  commemorating her must be displayed there.
          (g)      The statue or bust of Judy Martz authorized in 2-17-808(2)(f) may continue to be displayed in
  the capitol or on the grounds immediately surrounding the capitol.
          (h)      The memorial honoring organ donors of Montana authorized in 2-17-808(2) may continue to be
  displayed on the grounds surrounding the capitol.
          (3)      A bust, plaque, statue, memorial, monument, or art display commemorating an event, including
  a military event, may not be displayed on a long-term basis in the capitol complex until 10 years after the end of
  the event.
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          (4)      All busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, or art displays authorized, but not installed
  within 5 years of authorization, must be reauthorized.
          (5)      The department of administration may review and approve the temporary display of a bust,
  plaque, statue, memorial, monument, or art display for up to 1 year in the capitol complex or on the capitol
  complex grounds. (Subsection (2)(g) void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 4, Ch. 164, L. 2019.)"
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          Section 3. Section 2-17-808, MCA, is amended to read:
          "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 Whiteside, the first Montana volunteers
  who fought in the Spanish-American War, the construction of the capitol from 1899 to 1902, the 1972 Montana
  constitutional convention, and the women legislators' centennial;
          (c)      the murals by Edgar S. Paxson, Ralph E. DeCamp, Charles M. Russell, Amedee Joullin, and F.
  Pedretti and sons;
          (d)      the statues of:
          (i)      Wilbur Fiske Sanders;
          (ii)     Jeannette Rankin; and
          (iii)    Mike and Maureen Mansfield;
          (e)      the Montana statehood centennial bell;
          (f)      the gallery of outstanding Montanans;
          (g)      the Montana constitutional exhibit;
          (h)      the biographical descriptions of Montana's governors, to be placed near the portraits of the
  governors;
          (i)      a plaque commemorating former representative Francis Bardanouve and lettering naming the
  first floor of the east wing of the capitol in honor of Francis Bardanouve; and
          (j)      a mural honoring the historical contributions of women as community builders.
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            (2)     The following busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, and art displays are to be
  placed for up to 50 years, subject to renewal, on the grounds of the capitol:
            (a)     the statues of Thomas Francis Meagher and Lady Liberty;
            (b)     the plaques commemorating:
            (i)     Donald Nutter;
            (ii)    President George H. W. Bush; and
            (iii)   American prisoners of war and personnel of the United States armed services missing in
  action;
            (c)     two benches with plaques recognizing contributors to the 1997-2000 capitol restoration, repair,
  and renovation project;
            (d)     the Montana centennial square;
            (e)     the monument of the ten commandments; and
            (f)     a statue or bust commemorating Judy Martz, Montana's first woman governor.; and
            (g)     a memorial honoring organ donors of Montana, encouraging individuals to register as donors,
  and providing a contemplative space to serve as a symbol of hope for those who are waiting for an organ
  transplant.
            (3)     The following busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, and art displays are to be
  placed for up to 50 years, subject to renewal, on the capitol complex grounds:
            (a)     the statue by Robert Scriver entitled "symbol of the pros";
            (b)     the monuments to the liberty bell, the veterans' and pioneer memorial building--landscape
  beautification project, Montana veterans, Pearl Harbor survivors, and the peace pole;
            (c)     the sculptures of the herd bull and the eagle;
            (d)     the plaques commemorating the Montana national guard and Lewis and Clark; and
            (e)     the arrastra.
            (4)     The following busts, plaques, statues, memorials, monuments, and art displays are to be
  placed for up to 50 years, subject to renewal, in state buildings on the capitol complex:
            (a)     the paintings of Dr. W. F. Cogswell and the paintings entitled "burning bush", "dryland farmer",
  "farm girl", "the river rat", "top of the world", "angus #68", "the source", "the Bozeman trail", and "the Mullan
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  road";
           (b)     the art displays known as "Montana workers--mining, ranching, and building", "copper city
  rodeo", "dancing cascade", "save a piece of the sky", and "night light";
           (c)     the plaque commemorating Walt Sullivan, the plaque of the Sam W. Mitchell building, and the
  plaque commemorating the original headquarters of the Montana highway patrol;
           (d)     the busts of Lee Metcalf and Sam W. Mitchell;
           (e)     the plaque and Lou Peters award commemorating Karl Ohs; and
           (f)     the plaque and memorial commemorating Joseph P. Mazurek.
           (5)     The senate sculpture depicting the Lewis and Clark expedition is to be placed for up to 50
  years, subject to renewal, on the west wall in the senate chambers.
           (6)     The council shall determine the specific placement of the items identified in subsections (1)
  through (4). (Subsection (2)(f) void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 4, Ch. 164, L. 2019.)"
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           NEW SECTION. Section 4.         Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
  integral part of Title 2, chapter 17, part 8, and the provisions of Title 2, chapter 17, part 8, apply to [section 1].
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           NEW SECTION. Section 5.         Contingent voidness. If the memorial provided for in [section 1] is not
  installed by October 1, 2028, then [this act] is void.
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Statutes affected: 
HB0585_1.pdf: 2-17-807, 2-17-808
HB0585_X.pdf: 2-17-807, 2-17-808
Enrolled: 2-17-807, 2-17-808
Introduced: 2-17-807, 2-17-808