§ 44a. Powers and duties of Commissioner
(a) The Commissioner shall:
(1) Advise the Council on the administration of this chapter.
(2) Approve up to two project sites per year for consideration under this chapter for the installation of artwork.
(3) Establish procedures for accepting the donation to the State of artwork for installation in State buildings or facilities.
(4) Establish procedures for communicating with artists interested in donating artwork to the State under the provisions of this chapter.
(5) Review the final installation and placement of artwork.
(6) Assist occupants and contracting agencies in locating liability insurance for artwork when necessary.
(7) Ensure that early in the building design phase, the architect will discuss the placement and form of artwork with the selected artist, and that bid specifications will inform potential contractors of the artwork to be installed in the building or facility.
(b) The Commissioner is authorized to purchase artwork for the permanent State House collection with funds appropriated to the Department for that or other purposes in any capital construction act. (Added 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2001, No. 61, § 30, eff. June 16, 2001; 2007, No. 52, § 27, eff. May 28, 2007.)