(a) The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall determine the best and most efficient means of allocating the additional space in the State Capitol Building, as provided by this subchapter, to be used by the Senate and the House of Representatives and for providing space for staff for the General Assembly, for either house of the General Assembly, and interim committees thereof.
(b) The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall provide for supplying the furnishings for any additional space for use by the Senate and the House of Representatives pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, provided that all furnishings shall be purchased in accordance with competitive bids awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, as required by the purchasing laws of this state.