Minnesota Statutes 129D.045 – Regional Arts Councils
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A portion of each appropriation to the board shall be used for statewide distribution through the regional arts council system. These organizations shall work together to determine a formula for distributing the funds to the regions. The board serves as fiscal agent for distribution of the funds to each regional arts council.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 129D.045
- 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
- arts: means activities resulting in the artistic creation or artistic performance of works of the imagination. See Minnesota Statutes 129D.01
- board: means the Board of the Arts;
(c) "director" means the executive director of the board;
(d) "sponsoring organization" means an association, corporation or other group of persons (1) providing an opportunity for citizens of the state to participate in the creation, performance or appreciation of the arts and (2) qualifying as a tax-exempt organization within the meaning of section 290. See Minnesota Statutes 129D.01
- regional arts council: means an autonomous grassroots organization designated by the board to make final decisions on the use of appropriations for local or regional arts development. See Minnesota Statutes 129D.01