13-5-503. Commissions' powers and duties.

13-5-503. Commissions' powers and duties. County museum commissions established under the provisions of this subchapter shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To buy, lease, lend, acquire, and own real and personal property required in the housing and operation of the county museum; (2) To accept gifts, grants, or donations of real and personal property from the federal government, the State of Arkansas, and from other public or private groups or individuals, to be used for the purposes of this subchapter; (3) To receive and expend funds appropriated by the General Assembly for county museum purposes; (4) To acquire, preserve, and display items of historical or archeological interest; (5) To enter into agreements with other counties, municipalities, the state or federal government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or with any private museum or groups or persons to exchange or loan items of historical or archeological interest; (6) To enter into agreements with the Division of Arkansas Heritage and other public and private agencies or persons, for the purpose of sharing services and facilities, with the view that the historical and cultural resources of this state may be coordinated at the county and state levels for the benefit of the public of this state; (7) To enter into cooperative agreements under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, § 25-20-101 et seq., with one (1) or more adjoining counties to form a joint or regional museum, and, in those agreements, to establish the governing organization and procedures for the operation of the joint or regional museum, including costs, financial agreements, and contributions for the operation of and sharing in the cost of the operation of the joint or regional museum; (8) To promulgate reasonable rules for the operation of the museum, including the establishment, if deemed necessary, of reasonable admission charges to assist in defraying the cost of operating the museum; (9) To employ necessary personnel required in the maintenance and operation of the museum; and (10) To do all other things necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.