The commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To prepare, complete, and, from time to time, to amend, a comprehensive master plan, based on a priority of needs, for the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the historic State Capitol.
(b) To review and advise the Legislature on any development, improvement, or other physical change in any aspect of the historic State Capitol.
(c) To manage, with the approval of the Joint Rules Committee, all historic and museum spaces and any concessions, in the historic State Capitol.
(d) To develop and manage historic art loans or other programs, exhibits, films, convocations, or other activities of an historic, architectural, or cultural nature, including any museum space in the historic State Capitol, as the commission determines will serve the interests of the public and promote public interest in the historic State Capitol under Joint Rules Committee supervision.
(e) To purchase for the state, or to accept as gifts to the state, any furnishings, artifacts, works of art, or other property which the commission determines will enhance the historic and cultural aspects of the historic State Capitol. All furnishings, artifacts, works of art, or other property so acquired shall be managed by the commission under supervision of the Joint Rules Committee.
(f) To accept financial contributions from any source, public or private, including any advisory foundation or group.
(g) To do any other act which the commission determines will maintain or enhance the historic and cultural legacy of the historic State Capitol.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1757, Sec. 8. Effective October 1, 1984.)