H-1396.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4403

ByHouse State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Steele, McClintock, Abbarno, Waters, Leavitt, Ormsby, and Kloba)

WHEREAS, The Washington State Library Building was completed in 1958 and has stood for over 60 years as an outstanding example of Paul Thiry's Pacific Northwest modernism style of architecture; and

WHEREAS, The Washington State Library Building was renamed the Joel Pritchard State Library in 1997 to honor the extraordinary public service and legacy of Lieutenant Governor Joel Pritchard; and

WHEREAS, This building served faithfully for many years as the state's library facility before coming into use by the legislature as an office building for more than 20 years; and

WHEREAS, The legislature has commissioned an expansion and restoration of this building in a manner that honors its modernist spirit while enhancing its utility to the capitol campus; and

WHEREAS, The legislature recognizes that continuing to refer to this facility as a library building may cause confusion to campus visitors; and

WHEREAS, The legislature wish to affirm its admiration and respect for the profound legacy of Lieutenant Governor Joel Pritchard, who fostered in the evergreen state a commitment to literacy, an enduring respect for bipartisanship, and a love of pickleball; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to RCW 43.34.090, the legislature is vested with the authority to approve names for new or existing buildings on the capitol campus based on recommendations from the state capitol committee and the department of enterprise services, with the advice of the capitol campus design advisory committee and subject to specific criteria;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives of the state of Washington, the Senate concurring, that the rehabilitated Joel Pritchard State Library be renamed as the "Joel Pritchard Building"; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the department of enterprise services affix the name "Joel Pritchard Building" to this state office building located at 415 15th Avenue Southwest in Olympia, Washington; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Honorable Robert Ferguson, Governor of the State of Washington and to the Director of the Department of Enterprise Services.

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