Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 453 – Expenditure for and location of art
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1. Amount; gifts and donations. A contracting agency, except a school administrative unit, shall expend out of money appropriated or allocated by the Legislature for the construction of a public building or facility, except for a correctional facility, a minimum amount of 1% of the construction portion of the appropriation or allocation, for the purpose of acquiring, transporting and installing works of art. School units that have decided to participate in the Percent for Art Program shall expend a minimum amount of 1% of the cost of the eligible school construction project or of any building or facility that is part of an eligible project or $50,000, whichever is less.
A. [PL 1987, c. 469, §7 (RP).]
Donations and gifts to the contracting agency may be used to offset the minimum amount identified in this subsection. The value of works of art received as a donation or a gift must be determined by the commission.
[PL 1999, c. 706, §8 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 453
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Commission: means the Maine Arts Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 452
- Construction: means the construction or renovation of a public building or public facility, the cost of which is at least $100,000, but does not include repairs or minor alterations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 452
- Contracting agency: means the agency of State Government to which funds have been appropriated or allocated by the Legislature for the construction of any public building or other public facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 452
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- School construction project: means a project as defined in Title 20-A, section 15901, subsection 4. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 452
- Works of art: means any of the following original creations of art:
2. Location of works of art. Works of art may be included as an integral part of the structure of the building or facility, may be attached to the structure or may be detached within or outside of the structure.
[PL 1979, c. 525 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 525 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 469, §§7, 11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 912, §4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 706, §8 (AMD).