PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 406

(d)     In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Trust, on behalf of the
State, may:

(1)     accept and receive a gift or loan of property for use in a State room; and

(2)     accept and receive a gift of money for maintenance and restoration of a
State room.

(e)     Unless the Trust approves, the internal design and furnishings of a State room
may not be changed.

(f)     Before the renovation, furnishing, and decoration of a State room, the Trust
shall consult with and obtain the input of the Board of Trustees and the Council of the
Maryland Historical Society.

9-1021.

(a)     As to all valuable paintings or other objects of decorative art located in a
public area of any State building in the Annapolis area, except in a State room of the
[Governor's Mansion] GOVERNMENT HOUSE, the Commission shall:

(1)     keep a continuing inventory of the objects; and

(2)     be responsible for and supervise the acquisition, custody, display,
location, preservation, proper care, security, and restoration of the objects.

(b)     (1) Each person or agency that desires to acquire a painting or object of
decorative art for display in or on the premises of any State building in the Annapolis
area, except in a room of the [Governor's Mansion] GOVERNMENT HOUSE, must
receive both prior approval and final acceptance from the Commission.

(2) Before giving prior approval or final acceptance in accordance with this
subsection, the Commission shall consider:

(i) the competence of the artist;

(ii) the proposed location of the object; and

(iii) the quality, historical significance, and appropriateness of the
work.

9-1022.

As to all paintings or other objects of decorative art in the State rooms of the
[Governor's Mansion] GOVERNMENT HOUSE, the Commission shall:

(1)     advise the [Governor's Mansion] GOVERNMENT HOUSE Trust about
acquisition and display of the objects;

(2)     insure the objects; and

(3)     be responsible for the preservation of the objects.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

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