H. B. 2671
(By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers) and Delegate Burk)
(By Request of the Executive)
[Introduced March 23, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article one, chapter
twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the division of
culture and history and the commissioner of the division of
culture and history.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article one, chapter twenty-nine of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF CULTURE AND HISTORY.
§29-1-1. Division of culture and history continued; sections
and commissions; purposes; definitions; effective
date.
The division of culture and history and the office of
commissioner of culture and history heretofore created are hereby
continued. The governor shall nominate, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, appoint the commissioner, whoshall be the chief executive officer of the division and shall be
paid an annual salary of fifty-five thousand dollars per calendar
year notwithstanding any other provision of this code, including
the and be governed by the provisions of section two-a, article
seven, chapter six of this code, to the contrary. The
commissioner so appointed shall have: (1) A bachelor's degree in
one of the fine arts, social sciences, library science or a
related field; or (2) four years' experience in the
administration of museum management, public administration, arts,
history or a related field.
The division shall consist of five sections and two
citizen's commissions as follows:
(1) The arts and humanities section and a commission on the
arts;
(2) The archives and history section and a commission on
archives and history;
(3) The museums section;
(4) The historic preservation section; and
(5) The administrative section.
The commissioner shall exercise control and supervision of
the division and shall be responsible for the projects, programs
and actions of each of its sections. The commissioner shall
serve as the chairman of the capitol building commission, as set
forth in section one of article eight, chapter four of this code.
The purpose and duty of the division is to advance, foster and
promote the creative and performing arts and crafts, includingboth indoor and outdoor exhibits and performances; to advance,
foster, promote, identify, register, acquire, mark and care for
historical, prehistorical, archaeological and significant
architectural sites, structures and objects in the state; to
encourage the promotion, preservation and development of
significant sites, structures and objects through the use of
economic development activities such as loans, subsidies, grants
and other incentives; to coordinate all cultural, historical and
artistic activities in state government and at state-owned
facilities; to acquire, preserve and classify books, documents,
records and memorabilia of historical interest or importance;
and, in general, to do all things necessary or convenient to
preserve and advance the culture of the state.
The division shall have jurisdiction and control and may set
and collect fees for the use of all space in the building
presently known as the West Virginia science and culture center,
including the deck and courtyards forming an integral part
thereof; the building presently known as West Virginia
Independence Hall in Wheeling, including all the grounds and
appurtenances thereof; "Camp Washington Carver" in Fayette
County, as provided for in section fourteen of this article; and
any other sites as may be tansferred to or acquired by the
division. Notwithstanding any provision of this code, including
the provisions of article one of chapter five-b of this code, to
the contrary, beginning on and after the first day of July, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-three, the division shall haveresponsibility for, and control of, all visitor touring and
visitor tour guide activites within the state capitol building at
Charleston.
For the purposes of this article "commissioner" means the
commissioner of culture and history, and "division" means the
division of culture and history.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to update and expand the
provisions relating to the commissioner of culture and history
and to the division of culture and history.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.
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