(a) There is established within the Office of the Governor the Committee for the Preservation of Government House Collections for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, supervising, preserving and conserving the collection and exhibition of fine and decorative arts, objects, and such relies, documents, paintings, furnishings, artifacts and other historical and related materials.
(b) The Committee is comprised of eight members. The members are as follows:
(1) The Director of the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts or another qualified member of the Council on the Arts;
(2) The Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer;
(3) The Territorial Archivist;
(4) The Curator;
(5) The Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, or a qualified designee;
(6) The Commissioner Property and Procurement, or a qualified designee;
(7) The Director of the Virgin Islands Museum of Fine Arts; and
(8) A historian appointed by the Governor.
(c) The Committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members for a four-year term.