11.026 Historic Properties Advisory Commission -- Historic properties endowment
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trust fund -- Separate trust fund.
(1)As used in this section, "state curator" means the director of the Division of Historic
Properties within the Department for Facilities and Support Services in the Finance
and Administration Cabinet with responsibilities for the preservation, restoration,
acquisition, and conservation of all decorations, objects of art, chandeliers, china,
silver, statues, paintings, furnishings, accouterments, and other aesthetic materials
that have been acquired, donated, loaned, and otherwise obtained by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky for the Executive Mansion, the Old Governor's
Mansion, the Vest Lindsey House, the New State Capitol, and other historic
properties under the control of the Finance and Administration Cabinet.
(2)The Historic Properties Advisory Commission is established to provide continuing
attention to the maintenance, furnishings, and repairs of the Executive Mansion,
Old Governor's Mansion, the Vest Lindsey House, and New State Capitol. The
commission shall be attached to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for
administrative purposes.
(3)The commission shall consist of fourteen
(14)members, one
(1)of whom shall be
the director of the Kentucky Heritage Council. It is recommended that one
(1)shall
be the state curator, one
(1)shall be the executive director of the Kentucky
Historical Society, one
(1)shall be a resident of Franklin County with experience in
restoration, one
(1)shall be the director of the Executive Mansion, one
(1)shall be
the director of the Old Governor's Mansion, and the remainder of the membership
shall be selected from the state-at-large from persons with experience in historical
restoration.
(4)The officers of the commission shall consist of a chairman, who shall be appointed
by the Governor, and a secretary, who shall be responsible for the keeping of the
records and administering the directions of the commission. The state curator of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky shall serve as the secretary of the commission. A
member of the Governor's family may serve as an honorary, nonvoting member of
the commission. A simple majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business by the commission.
(5)The public members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor and
shall serve terms of four
(4)years except that of the members initially appointed,
two
(2)members shall serve terms of one
(1)year; two
(2)members shall serve
terms of two
(2)years; one
(1)member shall serve a term of three
(3)years; and one
(1)member shall serve a term of four
(4)years. The executive director of the
Historical Society and director of the Executive Mansion shall serve on the
commission in an ex officio capacity. The persons holding the offices of executive
director of the Historical Society, director of the Executive Mansion, director of the
Kentucky Heritage Council, and state curator shall serve terms concurrent with
holding their respective offices.
(6)Each commission member shall be reimbursed for his necessary travel and other
expenses actually incurred in the discharge of his duties on the commission.
(7)There is established in the State Treasury a historic properties endowment trust fund
which shall be administered by the director of the Division of Historic Properties
under the supervision of the Commissioner of the Department for Facilities and
Support Services. The fund may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, and
federal funds and shall be disbursed by the State Treasurer upon warrant of the
secretary of finance and administration. The fund shall be used for carrying out the
functions of the Division of Historic Properties. The Division of Historic Properties
may publish written material pertaining to historic properties of the state and charge
and collect a reasonable fee for any such publications. The proceeds shall be
deposited to the credit of the fund and after paying the costs of publication, the
balance of the proceeds shall be used for purposes specified in KRS 11.027.
(8)In addition to the historic properties endowment trust fund, there shall be
established in the State Treasury a separate and distinct endowment trust fund
known as the Ida Lee Willis-Vest Lindsey House endowment trust fund, which shall
be jointly administered by the director of the Kentucky Heritage Council and the
director of the Division of Historic Properties under the supervision of the
commissioner of the Department for Facilities and Support Services. The fund may
receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds and shall be disbursed
by the State Treasurer upon warrant of the secretary of finance and administration.
The fund shall be used solely for the benefit of, or related to, the Vest Lindsey
House, including but not limited to building maintenance and repairs, structural
restoration or renovation, acquisition and maintenance of furnishings or
decorations, and the development of interpretative materials regarding the historical
and architectural significance of the Vest Lindsey House and its relation to other
sites in the North Frankfort area. The creation of the Ida Lee Willis-Vest Lindsey
House endowment trust fund is intended to be a supplemental source of funds and
in no way restricts the expenditure of funds from the historic properties endowment
trust fund or any state fund for the benefit of the Vest Lindsey House.