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22-3-503. Powers and duties.
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22-3-503. Powers and duties.
(a) The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To recommend the acquisition of land for such expansion of the State Capitol grounds as may be required to meet the needs of state agencies;
(2) To review and recommend to the Secretary of State on the location of monuments, memorials, fountains, and similar improvements on the State Capitol grounds or for the relocation of existing monuments, memorials, and fountains on the State Capitol grounds;
(3) To review any permanent statue, statuary, fountain, monument, or memorial tablet to be erected in the public areas of the State Capitol Building or on its grounds for compliance with the adopted plan; and
(4) To review proposed actions of the Secretary of State under § 1-4-134 regarding the design, material, production, and method of display of the statue representing Daisy Lee Gatson Bates under § 1-4-134(d)(1) or the statue representing John R. “Johnny” Cash under § 1-4-134(d)(2), or both.
(b) The commission shall have the right to accept donations in money, pictures, paintings, statuary fountains, and memorial tablets on behalf of the state for the State Capitol Building. In cases of money donations, the commission shall have the right to expend the money in decorations, either in the building or on the grounds thereof. To that end, the commission may make all necessary contracts for the expenditure of the funds.
(c)(1) A monument shall not be constructed on or removed from the State Capitol grounds unless authorized by an act of the General Assembly.
(2) The commission shall not consider the construction of a monument on the State Capitol grounds or the removal of a monument from the State Capitol grounds without legislative authoriza
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-3-503
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22-3-503. Powers and duties.
(a) The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To recommend the acquisition of land for such expansion of the State Capitol grounds as may be required to meet the needs of state agencies;
(2) To review and recommend to the Secretary of State on the location of monuments, memorials, fountains, and similar improvements on the State Capitol grounds or for the relocation of existing monuments, memorials, and fountains on the State Capitol grounds;
(3) To review any permanent statue, statuary, fountain, monument, or memorial tablet to be erected in the public areas of the State Capitol Building or on its grounds for compliance with the adopted plan; and
(4) To review proposed actions of the Secretary of State under § 1-4-134 regarding the design, material, production, and method of display of the statue representing Daisy Lee Gatson Bates under § 1-4-134(d)(1) or the statue representing John R. “Johnny” Cash under § 1-4-134(d)(2), or both.
(b) The commission shall have the right to accept donations in money, pictures, paintings, statuary fountains, and memorial tablets on behalf of the state for the State Capitol Building. In cases of money donations, the commission shall have the right to expend the money in decorations, either in the building or on the grounds thereof. To that end, the commission may make all necessary contracts for the expenditure of the funds.
(c)(1) A monument shall not be constructed on or removed from the State Capitol grounds unless authorized by an act of the General Assembly.
(2) The commission shall not consider the construction of a monument on the State Capitol grounds or the removal of a monument from the State Capitol grounds without legislative authorization under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
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1-4-134. Arkansas's contribution to National Statuary Hall Collection — Legislative findings and intent.
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Pursuant to an act of the United States Congress, Arkansas is entitled to have placed in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol statues, in marble or bronze, not exceeding two (2) in number, of deceased persons who were citizens of Arkansas, and illustrious for their historic renown, or for distinguished civil or military service, whom Arkansas deems to be worthy of this national commemoration;
(2) Arkansas has two (2) statues presently displayed in the National Statuary Hall Collection, one (1) dedicated to U.M. Rose by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, Acts 1915, p. 1486, and one (1) dedicated to James P. Clarke by Acts 1917, No. 58;
(3) Agreement by the General Assembly is required by federal law to replace the existing statues of U.M. Rose and James P. Clarke with statues of Daisy Lee Gatson Bates and John R. “Johnny” Cash;
(4) Daisy Lee Gatson Bates, a citizen of Arkansas, served as a civil rights activist, writer, and publisher who worked and documented the struggle to end segregation in Arkansas;
(5) Daisy Lee Gatson Bates is an inspiration through her lifelong career of social activism and her dedication to ending segregation in Arkansas;
(6) John R. “Johnny” Cash, a citizen of Arkansas, is a legendary musician, who sold over ninety million (90,000,000) records, is one of the few people to be recognized in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and who received numerous awards for his work; and
(7) John R. “Johnny” Cash articulated the story of his life in Arkansas through his music and made historic contributions to the musical history of o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 1-4-134
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 1-4-134. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.