Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0209 Compare Versions

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1		-	~~SB0209.1~~
2		-	~~January 23, 2024~~
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	2	+	Introduced Version
3	3		SENATE BILL No. 209
4	4		_____
5		-	DIGEST OF SB 209 (Updated January 18, 2024 5:43 pm - DI 150)
6		-	Citations Affected: IC 4-13.6; IC 4-23; IC 4-37; IC 14-8; IC 14-9;
7		-	IC 14-10; IC 14-12; IC 14-20; IC 34-30; IC 35-52.
	5	+	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
	6	+	Citations Affected: IC 4-13.6-2-3; IC 4-23-25.1-6; IC 4-37;
	7	+	IC 14-8-2; IC 14-9-4-1; IC 14-10-3-1; IC 14-12-2; IC 14-20;
	8	+	IC 34-30-2.1-18; IC 35-52-14-7.5.
8	9		Synopsis: Historic sites. Establishes the division of historic sites
9	10		(division) in the department of natural resources. Transfers
10	11		management of historic sites from the Indiana state museum and
11	12		historic sites corporation to the division. Makes an appropriation.
12	13		Effective: July 1, 2024.
13		-	Leising, Byrne~~, Glick, Becker~~
	14	+	Leising, Byrne
14	15		January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
15		-	January 22, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
16		-	Appropriations.
17		-	SB 209—LS 6633/DI 150 January 23, 2024
	16	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 Introduced
18	17		Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
19	18		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
20	19		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
21	20		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
22	21		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
23	22		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
24	23		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
25	24		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
26	25		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
27	26		between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
28	27		SENATE BILL No. 209
29	28		A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
30	29		natural and cultural resources and to make an appropriation.
31	30		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
32	31		1 SECTION 1. IC 4-13.6-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.166-2013,
33	32		2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34	33		3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) This article applies to every expenditure of
35	34		4 public funds, regardless of their source, including federal assistance
36	35		5 money, by any governmental body for any public works project.
37	36		6 (b) This article does not apply to the following:
38	37		7 (1) The Indiana commission for higher education.
39	38		8 (2) State educational institutions.
40	39		9 (3) Military officers and military and armory boards of the state.
41	40		10 (4) The state fair commission.
42	41		11 (5) Any entity established by the general assembly as a body
43	42		12 corporate and politic having authority and power to issue bonds
44	43		13 to be secured and repaid solely by revenues pledged for that
45	44		14 purpose. However, such an entity shall comply with this article if
46	45		15 the law creating the entity requires it to do so.
47	46		16 (6) The Indiana department of transportation, except to the extent
48	47		17 that the Indiana department of transportation uses the services
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50	49		1 provided by the department under this article.
51	50		2 (7) The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation.
52	51		3 SECTION 2. IC 4-23-25.1-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
53	52		4 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
54	53		5 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) The commission consists of the following
55	54		6 seventeen (17) members:
56	55		7 (1) Seven (7) members who represent an organization whose
57	56		8 mission involves education, culture, women's history, or civic
58	57		9 engagement, appointed by the governor.
59	58		10 (2) One (1) member of the house of representatives, appointed by
60	59		11 the speaker of the house of representatives.
61	60		12 (3) One (1) member of the house of representatives, appointed by
62	61		13 the minority leader of the house of representatives.
63	62		14 (4) One (1) member of the senate, appointed by the president pro
64	63		15 tempore of the senate.
65	64		16 (5) One (1) member of the senate, appointed by the minority
66	65		17 leader of the senate.
67	66		18 (6) The lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee.
68	67		19 (7) The chief justice of Indiana or the chief justice's designee.
69	68		20 (8) The chairperson of the Indiana commission for women or the
70	69		21 chairperson's designee.
71	70		22 (9) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.
72	71		23 (10) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and
73	72		24 historic sites corporation or the chief executive officer's designee.
74	73		25 (11) The director of the Indiana archives and records
75	74		26 administration or the director's designee.
76	75		27 (b) A legislative member of the commission appointed under
77	76		28 subsection (a)(2) through (a)(5) is a nonvoting advisory member.
78	77		29 SECTION 3. IC 4-37-1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
79	78		30 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
80	79		31 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. "Chief executive officer" refers to the chief
81	80		32 executive officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites
82	81		33 corporation appointed under IC 4-37-2-5 and the director of the state
83	82		34 museum.
84	83		35 SECTION 4. IC 4-37-1-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
85	84		36 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
86	85		37 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. "Corporation" refers to the Indiana state
87	86		38 museum and historic sites corporation established by IC 4-37-2-1.
88	87		39 SECTION 5. IC 4-37-1-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
89	88		40 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
90	89		41 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. "Fund" refers to the state museum and historic
91	90		42 sites development fund established by IC 4-37-7-1.
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93	92		1 SECTION 6. IC 4-37-1-7 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
94	93		2 2024]. Sec. 7. "Historic site" refers to a state historic site established
95	94		3 and maintained by the board under the criteria established by the board.
96	95		4 SECTION 7. IC 4-37-1-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
97	96		5 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
98	97		6 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 9. "State museums" museum" refers to the
99	98		7 following:
100	99		8 (1) The state museum located in the White River State Park.
101	100		9 (2) The historic sites.
102	101		10 SECTION 8. IC 4-37-2-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
103	102		11 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
104	103		12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
105	104		13 corporation is established.
106	105		14 SECTION 9. IC 4-37-2-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
107	106		15 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
108	107		16 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) After June 30, 2011, 2024, rules that
109	108		17 concern the division of state museums and historic sites that were
110	109		18 adopted by the natural resources commission to govern the state
111	110		19 museum shall be treated as rules applying to the corporation.
112	111		20 (b) After June 30, 2024, rules that concern the division of state
113	112		21 museums and historic sites that were adopted by the natural
114	113		22 resources commission to govern historic sites shall be treated as
115	114		23 rules applying to the division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5).
116	115		24 (c) After June 30, 2011, 2024, a reference to the department of
117	116		25 natural resources in a statute or rule concerning the division of state
118	117		26 museums and historic sites' management of the state museum shall
119	118		27 be treated as a reference to the corporation.
120	119		28 (d) After June 30, 2024, a reference to the department of natural
121	120		29 resources in a statute or rule concerning the division of state
122	121		30 museums and historic sites' management of historic sites shall be
123	122		31 treated as a reference to the division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5).
124	123		32 SECTION 10. IC 4-37-4-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
125	124		33 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
126	125		34 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. The title to the following shall be held in the
127	126		35 name of the state of Indiana:
128	127		36 (1) Property constituting the state museums, museum, except to
129	128		37 the extent that the property is subject to a use and occupancy
130	129		38 agreement between the Indiana finance authority and the Indiana
131	130		39 department of administration.
132	131		40 (2) Property acquired by the board.
133	132		41 SECTION 11. IC 4-37-4-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
134	133		42 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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136	135		1 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The board shall do the following:
137	136		2 (1) Operate and administer the state museums. museum.
138	137		3 (2) Maintain accreditation of the state museums. museum.
139	138		4 (3) Collect, preserve, display, and interpret artifacts and materials
140	139		5 reflecting the cultural and natural history of Indiana.
141	140		6 (4) Prepare and maintain a statewide inventory of the artifacts and
142	141		7 materials described in subdivision (3).
143	142		8 (5) Uphold the highest professional and ethical standards, as
144	143		9 adopted by the American Association of Museums.
145	144		10 SECTION 12. IC 4-37-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.189-2018,
146	145		11 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
147	146		12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The board may do the following:
148	147		13 (1) Do any and all acts and things necessary, proper, or
149	148		14 convenient to carry out this article.
150	149		15 (2) Hold meetings under IC 5-14-1.5 at the times and places in
151	150		16 Indiana that are prescribed by the board's bylaws.
152	151		17 (3) Adopt an official seal.
153	152		18 (4) Adopt bylaws.
154	153		19 (5) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary
155	154		20 or convenient to the exercise of the board's powers.
156	155		21 (6) Acquire by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease or otherwise
157	156		22 and hold, use, sell, lease, manage, operate, clear, improve,
158	157		23 encumber, transfer, convey, exchange, or dispose of the
159	158		24 following:
160	159		25 (A) Real and personal property and any interest in real or
161	160		26 personal property.
162	161		27 (B) Facilities.
163	162		28 (C) Money or stocks.
164	163		29 (D) Any right or interest necessary or useful for carrying out
165	164		30 the board's powers and duties under this article.
166	165		31 (7) Procure insurance against any loss in connection with the
167	166		32 board's operations.
168	167		33 (8) Enter into contractual or other arrangements with the Indiana
169	168		34 department of administration in connection with the financing of
170	169		35 the state museums under IC 4-13.5. museum.
171	170		36 (9) Notwithstanding IC 4-13.5-4-5 (before its repeal), allocate
172	171		37 space in museums financed by the Indiana finance authority under
173	172		38 IC 4-13.5.
174	173		39 (10) Fix and collect rents, admission charges, fees, tolls, and other
175	174		40 user charges for:
176	175		41 (A) the state museums; museum;
177	176		42 (B) restaurants;
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179	178		1 (C) other facilities; and
180	179		2 (D) programs, lectures, classes, tours, and trips.
181	180		3 (11) Maintain shops and restaurants on property that the board
182	181		4 manages and at other locations and employ or contract with
183	182		5 persons to manage the shops and restaurants.
184	183		6 (12) Make or sell the following:
185	184		7 (A) Pictures, models, books, and other representations of the
186	185		8 museum and its artifacts and exhibits.
187	186		9 (B) Souvenirs, crafts, art, videotapes, digital video discs, and
188	187		10 other merchandise.
189	188		11 (13) Pay royalties, license fees, or charges for exhibits, artifacts,
190	189		12 artwork, or materials.
191	190		13 (14) Own copyrights, trademarks, and service marks and enforce
192	191		14 the board's rights with respect to ownership.
193	192		15 (15) Conduct market research concerning the state museums.
194	193		16 museum.
195	194		17 (16) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the purposes of this
196	195		18 article.
197	196		19 SECTION 13. IC 4-37-4-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
198	197		20 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
199	198		21 1, 2024]: Sec. 3.5. The board shall not do the following:
200	199		22 (1) Operate and administer the historic sites (as defined in
201	200		23 IC 14-20-1.5-2).
202	201		24 (2) Maintain accreditation of the historic sites (as defined in
203	202		25 IC 14-20-1.5-2).
204	203		26 SECTION 14. IC 4-37-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.166-2013,
205	204		27 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
206	205		28 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) The board may accept or refuse to accept an
207	206		29 offered gift of historic property to be administered by the board.
208	207		30 (b) (a) Notwithstanding IC 4-20.5-7 and IC 5-22-22, the board may
209	208		31 improve, encumber, sell, lease, transfer, convey, or exchange historic
210	209		32 property administered by the board.
211	210		33 (c) (b) Notwithstanding IC 5-22-22, the board may, in accordance
212	211		34 with the board's policies, sell, donate, or exchange artifacts in the state
213	212		35 museums' museum's collections to or with other public or nonprofit
214	213		36 museums or historical societies.
215	214		37 (d) (c) Subject to subsection (d), the board may by rule establish
216	215		38 a procedure for evaluating the merits of proposals to:
217	216		39 (1) accept gifts of;
218	217		40 (2) sell;
219	218		41 (3) encumber;
220	219		42 (4) transfer;
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222	221		1 (5) convey; or
223	222		2 (6) exchange;
224	223		3 artifacts or historic property.
225	224		4 (d) The board may not by rule establish any procedures that
226	225		5 impact historic sites (as defined in IC 14-20-1.5-2).
227	226		6 (e) The board may donate or make short term loans of artifacts in
228	227		7 the museums' museum's collections to other:
229	228		8 (1) public or nonprofit museums; or
230	229		9 (2) historical societies.
231	230		10 SECTION 15. IC 4-37-5-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
232	231		11 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
233	232		12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The board shall do the following:
234	233		13 (1) Establish policies for the governance and management of the
235	234		14 staffs staff of the state museums. museum.
236	235		15 (2) Establish the rights and duties of corporation employees,
237	236		16 including a pay scale and benefit package.
238	237		17 (3) Employ or contract with consultants, attorneys, or other
239	238		18 persons as are required in the judgment of the board and pay
240	239		19 compensation from funds available to the board.
241	240		20 SECTION 16. IC 4-37-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
242	241		21 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
243	242		22 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) The board may hire, fix the compensation
244	243		23 of, review the performance of, and dismiss, subject to the governor's
245	244		24 approval, a chief executive officer who:
246	245		25 (1) is the director of the state museums; museum;
247	246		26 (2) is the chief administrative officer of the corporation; and
248	247		27 (3) supervises and directs the work of the state museums' staffs
249	248		28 museum's staff and contractors.
250	249		29 (b) The chief executive officer may hire, fix the compensation of,
251	250		30 review the performance of, and dismiss employees of the corporation.
252	251		31 SECTION 17. IC 4-37-5-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
253	252		32 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
254	253		33 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. The board may assist in the professional
255	254		34 development of the museums' staffs. museum's staff.
256	255		35 SECTION 18. IC 4-37-7-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
257	256		36 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
258	257		37 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. The state museum and historic sites
259	258		38 development fund is established. The corporation or an entity
260	259		39 designated by the board shall administer the fund.
261	260		40 SECTION 19. IC 4-37-7-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
262	261		41 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
263	262		42 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter,
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265	264		1 the following shall be deposited in the fund:
266	265		2 (1) Proceeds from admission and user fees.
267	266		3 (2) Sales at the museum shops. shop.
268	267		4 (3) Facility rentals.
269	268		5 (4) Restaurant sales.
270	269		6 (5) Any other income generated by the state museums. museum.
271	270		7 (6) Gifts of money or the proceeds from the sale of gifts donated
272	271		8 to the state museums. museum.
273	272		9 SECTION 20. IC 4-37-7-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
274	273		10 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
275	274		11 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. The chief executive officer shall report annually
276	275		12 to the board and the budget committee on the activities, revenues,
277	276		13 expenditures, and profits of the museums' museum's shops, facility
278	277		14 rentals, and restaurants.
279	278		15 SECTION 21. IC 14-8-2-77, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
280	279		16 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
281	280		17 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 77. "Division" has the following meaning:
282	281		18 (1) For purposes of IC 14-9-8, the meaning set forth in
283	282		19 IC 14-9-8-2.
284	283		20 (2) For purposes of IC 14-19-11, the meaning set forth in
285	284		21 IC 14-19-11-2.
286	285		22 (3) For purposes of IC 14-20-1.5, the meaning set forth in
287	286		23 IC 14-20-1.5-1.
288	287		24 (3) (4) For purposes of IC 14-21, the division of historic
289	288		25 preservation and archeology.
290	289		26 (4) (5) For purposes of IC 14-22, the division of fish and wildlife.
291	290		27 (5) (6) For purposes of IC 14-24, the division of entomology and
292	291		28 plant pathology.
293	292		29 (6) (7) For purposes of IC 14-25.5, the division of water.
294	293		30 (7) (8) For purposes of IC 14-31-2, the meaning set forth in
295	294		31 IC 14-31-2-4.
296	295		32 (8) (9) For purposes of IC 14-32, the division of soil conservation
297	296		33 of the Indiana state department of agriculture established by
298	297		34 IC 15-11-4-1.
299	298		35 (9) (10) For purposes of IC 14-37, the division of reclamation.
300	299		36 SECTION 22. IC 14-8-2-124, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
301	300		37 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
302	301		38 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 124. "Historic property", for purposes of
303	302		39 IC 14-20-1.5 and IC 14-21-1, means:
304	303		40 (1) a historic site;
305	304		41 (2) a historic structure; or
306	305		42 (3) other personal or real property located on or in a historic site
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308	307		1 or historic structure.
309	308		2 SECTION 23. IC 14-8-2-125, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2016,
310	309		3 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
311	310		4 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 125. "Historic site" has the following meanings:
312	311		5 (1) For purposes of IC 14-21-1, means a site that is important to
313	312		6 the general, archeological, agricultural, economic, social,
314	313		7 political, architectural, industrial, or cultural history of Indiana.
315	314		8 The term includes adjacent property that is necessary for the
316	315		9 preservation or restoration of the site.
317	316		10 (2) For purposes of IC 14-22-6, the meaning set forth in
318	317		11 IC 4-37-1-7. IC 14-20-1.5-2.
319	318		12 SECTION 24. IC 14-8-2-126, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
320	319		13 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
321	320		14 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 126. "Historic structure", for purposes of
322	321		15 IC 14-20-1.5 and IC 14-21-1, means a structure that is important to the
323	322		16 general, archeological, agricultural, economic, social, political,
324	323		17 architectural, industrial, or cultural history of Indiana. The term
325	324		18 includes adjacent property that is necessary for the preservation or
326	325		19 restoration of the structure.
327	326		20 SECTION 25. IC 14-8-2-258, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
328	327		21 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
329	328		22 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 258. "Site", for purposes of IC 14-20-1.5 and
330	329		23 IC 14-21, includes the following:
331	330		24 (1) An aboriginal mound, a fort, an earthwork, a village location,
332	331		25 a burial ground, a ruin, a mine, a cave, a battleground, a
333	332		26 shipwreck, or other similar location on land or under water.
334	333		27 (2) A location that contains or did contain a structure.
335	334		28 SECTION 26. IC 14-8-2-268, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
336	335		29 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
337	336		30 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 268. "Structure" has the following meaning:
338	337		31 (1) For purposes of IC 14-20-1.5 and IC 14-21, a manmade
339	338		32 construction.
340	339		33 (2) For purposes of IC 14-27-7.5, the meaning set forth in
341	340		34 IC 14-27-7.5-5.
342	341		35 SECTION 27. IC 14-9-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
343	342		36 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
344	343		37 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. The following divisions are established within
345	344		38 the department:
346	345		39 (1) Administrative support services.
347	346		40 (2) Asset management.
348	347		41 (3) Engineering.
349	348		42 (4) Entomology and plant pathology.
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351	350		1 (5) Finance.
352	351		2 (6) Fish and wildlife.
353	352		3 (7) Forestry.
354	353		4 (8) Historic preservation and archeology.
355	354		5 (9) Historic sites.
356	355		6 (9) (10) Human resources.
357	356		7 (10) (11) Land acquisition.
358	357		8 (11) (12) Law enforcement.
359	358		9 (12) (13) Management information systems.
360	359		10 (13) (14) Nature preserves.
361	360		11 (14) (15) Communications.
362	361		12 (15) (16) Reclamation.
363	362		13 (16) (17) State parks.
364	363		14 (17) (18) Water.
365	364		15 (18) (19) State land office.
366	365		16 SECTION 28. IC 14-10-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
367	366		17 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
368	367		18 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the property managers
369	368		19 of each of the following divisions of the department:
370	369		20 (1) State parks.
371	370		21 (2) Forestry.
372	371		22 (3) Fish and wildlife.
373	372		23 (4) Historic sites.
374	373		24 SECTION 29. IC 14-12-2-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
375	374		25 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
376	375		26 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) The President Benjamin Harrison
377	376		27 conservation trust project committee is established.
378	377		28 (b) The project committee consists of the following twenty (20)
379	378		29 twenty-one (21) members:
380	379		30 (1) The director of the division of fish and wildlife.
381	380		31 (2) The director of the division of forestry.
382	381		32 (3) The director of the division of nature preserves.
383	382		33 (4) The director of the division of state parks.
384	383		34 (5) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and
385	384		35 historic sites corporation established by IC 4-37-2-1.
386	385		36 (6) The director of the division of historic sites.
387	386		37 (6) (7) The chairperson of the board of directors of the natural
388	387		38 resources foundation.
389	388		39 (7) (8) Ten (10) individuals appointed by the governor. The
390	389		40 governor shall appoint individuals so that all the following are
391	390		41 satisfied:
392	391		42 (A) The individuals must be residents of Indiana.
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394	393		1 (B) The individuals must have a demonstrated interest or
395	394		2 experience in:
396	395		3 (i) conservation of natural resources; or
397	396		4 (ii) management of public property.
398	397		5 (C) There must be two (2) committee members from each of
399	398		6 the following regions of Indiana:
400	399		7 (i) Northwest.
401	400		8 (ii) Northeast.
402	401		9 (iii) Southwest.
403	402		10 (iv) Southeast.
404	403		11 (v) Central.
405	404		12 (8) (9) The following four (4) nonvoting members:
406	405		13 (A) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed
407	406		14 by the speaker of the house of representatives.
408	407		15 (B) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed
409	408		16 by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
410	409		17 (C) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the president
411	410		18 pro tempore of the senate.
412	411		19 (D) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the minority
413	412		20 leader of the senate.
414	413		21 (c) The individuals appointed by the governor under subsection
415	414		22 (b)(7) (b)(8) must represent one (1) or more of the following:
416	415		23 (1) The environmentalist community.
417	416		24 (2) The land trust community.
418	417		25 (3) Organized hunting and fishing groups.
419	418		26 (4) The forest products community.
420	419		27 (5) The parks and recreation community.
421	420		28 Each group and community listed in subdivisions (1) through (5) must
422	421		29 be represented on the project committee.
423	422		30 SECTION 30. IC 14-12-2-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
424	423		31 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
425	424		32 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "appointing
426	425		33 authority" refers to:
427	426		34 (1) the governor in the case of a member appointed under section
428	427		35 14(b)(7) 14(b)(8) of this chapter; or
429	428		36 (2) the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader
430	429		37 of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the
431	430		38 senate, or the minority leader of the senate in the case of a
432	431		39 member appointed under section 14(b)(8) 14(b)(9) of this
433	432		40 chapter, whichever is applicable.
434	433		41 (b) As used in this section, "member" refers to a member of the
435	434		42 project committee appointed under section 14(b)(7) 14(b)(8) through
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437	436		1 14(b)(8) 14(b)(9) of this chapter.
438	437		2 (c) Except as provided in subsection (e), the term of a member
439	438		3 begins on the later of the following:
440	439		4 (1) The day the term of the member who the individual is
441	440		5 appointed to succeed expires.
442	441		6 (2) The day the individual is appointed by the appointing
443	442		7 authority.
444	443		8 (d) Except as provided in subsection (e), the term of a member
445	444		9 expires July 1 of the second year after the member is appointed or until
446	445		10 a successor is appointed. However, a member serves at the pleasure of
447	446		11 the appointing authority.
448	447		12 (e) This subsection applies to a member appointed under section
449	448		13 14(b)(8) 14(b)(9) of this chapter. The member's term begins on the date
450	449		14 of the appointment and ends on the last day of the member's term as a
451	450		15 member of the general assembly. However, the member serves at the
452	451		16 pleasure of the appointing authority.
453	452		17 (f) The appointing authority may reappoint a member for a new
454	453		18 term.
455	454		19 (g) The appointing authority shall appoint an individual to fill a
456	455		20 vacancy among the members.
457	456		21 SECTION 31. IC 14-12-2-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
458	457		22 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
459	458		23 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) Eight (8) Nine (9) members of the project
460	459		24 committee constitute a quorum.
461	460		25 (b) The affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the
462	461		26 project committee present and voting is necessary for the project
463	462		27 committee to take any action.
464	463		28 (c) A member of the project committee described in section 14(b)(1)
465	464		29 through 14(b)(5) of this chapter may designate in writing a
466	465		30 representative from the respective division to serve as a member of the
467	466		31 project committee when the member of the project committee is unable
468	467		32 to attend a meeting.
469	468		33 SECTION 32. IC 14-20-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
470	469		34 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
471	470		35 JULY 1, 2024]:
472	471		36 Chapter 1.5. Division of Historic Sites
473	472		37 Sec. 0.5. (a) All real property, personal property, and artifacts
474	473		38 used in the:
475	474		39 (1) administration;
476	475		40 (2) operation; or
477	476		41 (3) acquisition;
478	477		42 of state historic sites by the corporation established by IC 4-37-2-1
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480	479		1 are transferred to the division of historic sites.
481	480		2 (b) All powers, duties, assets, and liabilities of the corporation
482	481		3 regarding state historic sites are transferred to the division of
483	482		4 historic sites.
484	483		5 (c) On July 1, 2024, the budget agency shall determine and
485	484		6 transfer funds:
486	485		7 (1) used to operate and maintain historic sites from the state
487	486		8 museum development fund (IC 4-37-7-1); and
488	487		9 (2) from any other account intended for the use of state
489	488		10 historic sites, including programs, education, and collections
490	489		11 funds;
491	490		12 to the state historic sites development fund established by section
492	491		13 19 of this chapter.
493	492		14 (d) The budget agency shall transfer to the department
494	493		15 appropriations for the corporation for the period beginning July
495	494		16 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025, that were intended for the
496	495		17 operation and improvement of the historic sites according to an
497	496		18 allotment schedule under IC 4-13-2-18.
498	497		19 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "division" refers to the division
499	498		20 of historic sites.
500	499		21 Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "foundation" refers to the
501	500		22 Indiana historic sites foundation, established by section 20 of this
502	501		23 chapter.
503	502		24 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "historic site" refers to a state
504	503		25 historic site established and maintained by the trustees under the
505	504		26 criteria established by the trustees.
506	505		27 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "state agency" has the meaning
507	506		28 set forth in IC 4-1-13-1.
508	507		29 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "trustees" refers to the board of
509	508		30 trustees for the division of historic sites established by IC 14-9-4-1.
510	509		31 Sec. 5. The division of historic sites shall administer and develop
511	510		32 the programs and policies established by this chapter.
512	511		33 Sec. 6. The division may do the following:
513	512		34 (1) Undertake the action necessary to qualify the state for
514	513		35 participation in sources of federal aid to preserve historic
515	514		36 property, materials, items, sites, and memorials.
516	515		37 (2) Provide information on historic property, materials, items,
517	516		38 sites, and memorials within Indiana to federal, state, and local
518	517		39 governmental agencies, private individuals, and
519	518		40 organizations.
520	519		41 (3) Advise and coordinate the activities of local historical
521	520		42 associations, historic district commissions, historic
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523	522		1 commissions, and other interested groups or persons.
524	523		2 (4) Provide technical and financial assistance to local
525	524		3 historical associations, historic district commissions, historic
526	525		4 commissions, and other interested groups or persons.
527	526		5 (5) Develop a program of interpretation and publication of the
528	527		6 state's historical, architectural, and archeological resources.
529	528		7 (6) Collect and preserve objects of scientific and cultural
530	529		8 value representing past and present flora and fauna, the life
531	530		9 and work of mankind, geological history, natural resources,
532	531		10 the manufacturing arts, and fine arts.
533	532		11 Sec. 7. The division shall do the following:
534	533		12 (1) Establish standards and criteria for the acquisition of
535	534		13 historic properties and for the preservation, restoration,
536	535		14 administration, and operation of the sites and structures
537	536		15 acquired.
538	537		16 (2) Acquire by purchase, lease, or gift appropriate historic
539	538		17 sites and historic structures.
540	539		18 (3) Operate and administer the historic sites and historic
541	540		19 structures owned or acquired by the state in accordance with
542	541		20 this chapter.
543	542		21 Sec. 8. (a) The board of trustees for the division of historic sites
544	543		22 is established.
545	544		23 (b) The trustees consist of thirteen (13) members as follows:
546	545		24 (1) The director of the department, who serves as chairperson.
547	546		25 (2) Twelve (12) members appointed by the governor as
548	547		26 follows:
549	548		27 (A) One (1) member of the Indiana historic sites
550	549		28 foundation, nominated by the foundation.
551	550		29 (B) Two (2) members who are recognized supporters of
552	551		30 historic sites.
553		-	31 (C) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's First
554		-	32 Congressional District.
555		-	33 (D) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Second
556		-	34 Congressional District.
557		-	35 (E) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Third
558		-	36 Congressional District.
559		-	37 (F) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Fourth
560		-	38 Congressional District.
561		-	39 (G) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Fifth
562		-	40 Congressional District.
563		-	41 (H) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Sixth
564		-	42 Congressional District.
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566		-	1 (I) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Seventh
567		-	2 Congressional District.
568		-	3 (J) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Eighth
569		-	4 Congressional District.
570		-	5 (K) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Ninth
571		-	6 Congressional District.
572		-	7 (c) A member appointed under subsection (b)(2)(A) through
573		-	8 (b)(2)(E) serves an initial term that expires December 31, 2025, and
574		-	9 then is appointed every fourth year thereafter. A member
575		-	10 appointed under subsection (b)(2)(F) through (b)(2)(K) serves an
576		-	11 initial term that expires December 31, 2027, and then is appointed
577		-	12 every fourth year thereafter.
578		-	13 Sec. 9. Each appointed member of the trustees serves at the
579		-	14 pleasure of the governor for a term of four (4) years.
580		-	15 Sec. 10. A vacancy on the board of trustees shall be filled for the
581		-	16 unexpired term in the same manner as for a full term.
582		-	17 Sec. 11. (a) Each member of the trustees who is not a state
583		-	18 employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by
584		-	19 IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement
585		-	20 for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other
586		-	21 expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties
587		-	22 as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the
588		-	23 Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
589		-	24 agency.
590		-	25 (b) Each member of the trustees who is a state employee is
591		-	26 entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
592		-	27 IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
593		-	28 with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
594		-	29 procedures established by the Indiana department of
595		-	30 administration and approved by the budget agency.
596		-	31 Sec. 12. The trustees shall select a vice chairperson from the
597		-	32 trustees' membership for a term of one (1) year expiring
598		-	33 September 1 following the selection. The division director is the
599		-	34 secretary of the trustees.
600		-	35 Sec. 13. Seven (7) members of the trustees constitute a quorum.
601		-	36 Sec. 14. The trustees shall do the following:
602		-	37 (1) Nominate, when the position of division director is vacant,
603		-	38 a person to be appointed by the director to the position. If the
604		-	39 director rejects a nominee's appointment, the trustees shall
605		-	40 nominate another person.
606		-	41 (2) Recommend, when appropriate, the dismissal of a division
607		-	42 director.
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609		-	1 (3) Make recommendations concerning the salary ranges of
610		-	2 the administrative, professional, and technical staff of the
611		-	3 division.
612		-	4 (4) Review the budget needs and requests of the division and
613		-	5 make recommendations concerning the needs and requests to
614		-	6 the governor through the director.
615		-	7 (5) Recommend that the department accept or reject, hold, or
616		-	8 dispose of grants of property to be administered by the
617		-	9 division for the purpose of preservation, research, or
618		-	10 interpretation of significant areas, events, or grants to Indiana
619		-	11 citizens for the purpose of preserving, studying, and
620		-	12 interpreting archeological and natural phenomena, cultural
621		-	13 trends, and accomplishments.
622		-	14 (6) Review, guide, and assist in the development of statewide
623		-	15 outreach programs.
624		-	16 (7) Review, guide, and assist in the development of
625		-	17 professionalism of the staff and operations.
626		-	18 (8) Review, recommend, and devise methods to enable the
627		-	19 division to do the following:
628		-	20 (A) Increase the division's physical plant.
629		-	21 (B) Expand educational areas.
630		-	22 (C) Meet storage needs.
631		-	23 (9) Develop a plan of growth to meet physical, program, and
632		-	24 financial needs for both the immediate and long range future,
633		-	25 monitor the plan at regular intervals, and ensure that the
634		-	26 division stays within the developed plan.
635		-	27 (10) Recommend policies, procedures, and practices that the
636		-	28 commission, the director, and the secretary shall consider.
637		-	29 (11) Give advice or make recommendations to the governor
638		-	30 and the general assembly when requested or on the initiative
639		-	31 of the trustees.
640		-	32 (12) Review the conduct of the work of the division. To
641		-	33 implement this duty, the trustees have access at any
642		-	34 reasonable time to copies of all records pertaining to the work
643		-	35 of the division.
644		-	36 (13) Adopt bylaws consistent with this chapter for the
645		-	37 division's internal control and management and file a copy of
646		-	38 the bylaws with the director.
647		-	39 (14) Hold meetings at the times and places in Indiana that are
648		-	40 prescribed by the bylaws, but at least quarterly.
649		-	41 (15) Keep minutes of the transactions of each regular and
650		-	42 special meeting and file the minutes with the director. The
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652		-	1 minutes are public records.
653		-	2 (16) Promote the welfare of the division.
654		-	3 (17) Make recommendations concerning the administration of
655		-	4 the historic site acquisition fund established by section 16 of
656		-	5 this chapter.
657		-	6 Sec. 15. (a) The commission may, on recommendation of the
658		-	7 trustees, accept or refuse to accept an offered gift of historic
659		-	8 property that would be administered by the department.
660		-	9 (b) The commission may, on recommendation of the trustees,
661		-	10 sell or exchange historic property administered by the department
662		-	11 under IC 4-20.5-7 or IC 5-22-22.
663		-	12 (c) The commission may, on recommendation of the trustees and
664		-	13 in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under
665		-	14 IC 4-22-2, sell, donate, or exchange artifacts in the museum's
666		-	15 collection to or with other public or nonprofit museums or
667		-	16 historical societies. However, the commission may donate an
668		-	17 artifact in the museum's collection to a public or nonprofit museum
669		-	18 or historical society under this subsection only if the museum or
670		-	19 historical society is located in Indiana.
671		-	20 (d) The commission may, on recommendation of the trustees,
672		-	21 adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a procedure for evaluating
673		-	22 the merits of proposals to:
674		-	23 (1) accept gifts of;
675		-	24 (2) sell; or
676		-	25 (3) exchange;
677		-	26 artifacts or historic property.
678		-	27 Sec. 16. (a) The historic site acquisition fund is established. The
679		-	28 division shall administer the fund.
680		-	29 (b) The following shall be deposited in the fund:
681		-	30 (1) Gifts of money to the fund or the proceeds from the sale of
682		-	31 gifts donated to the fund.
683		-	32 (2) The proceeds from sales under this chapter.
684		-	33 (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
685		-	34 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
686		-	35 manner as other public money may be invested.
687		-	36 (d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
688		-	37 money in the fund.
689		-	38 (e) The division may, on recommendation of the trustees,
690		-	39 purchase with money in the fund objects for the state museum
691		-	40 collection. All money accruing to the fund is continuously
692		-	41 appropriated for this purpose.
693		-	42 (f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
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695		-	1 revert to the state general fund.
696		-	2 Sec. 17. A person who:
697		-	3 (1) knowingly; and
698		-	4 (2) without a permit;
699		-	5 alters historic property within the boundaries of property owned
700		-	6 or leased by the state commits a Class B misdemeanor.
701		-	7 Sec. 18. (a) The department may, by contract, delegate the
702		-	8 management of historic sites property held and managed by the
703		-	9 department to the foundation under terms the department
704		-	10 considers advisable.
705		-	11 (b) Under a contract entered into under subsection (a), the
706		-	12 department may:
707		-	13 (1) provide office facilities and administrative support to the
708		-	14 foundation;
709		-	15 (2) assign department employees to administrative and
710		-	16 program duties at the state museum;
711		-	17 (3) act in an advisory capacity for the foundation; and
712		-	18 (4) accept donations on behalf of the foundation.
713		-	19 Sec. 19. (a) The state historic sites development fund is
714		-	20 established for the purpose of promoting interest in and use of
715		-	21 Indiana historic sites.
716		-	22 (b) The fund shall be administered by the department or an
717		-	23 entity designated by the department. The fund consists of the
718		-	24 following:
719		-	25 (1) Money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly.
720		-	26 (2) Revenue generated by exhibit fees.
721		-	27 (3) Concessions.
722		-	28 (4) Donations.
723		-	29 (5) Grants.
724		-	30 (6) Other miscellaneous revenue.
725		-	31 (c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
726		-	32 revert to the state general fund.
727		-	33 (d) The balance of the fund is continuously appropriated and
728		-	34 may be used at the request of the department with the approval of
729		-	35 the budget agency after review by the budget committee.
730		-	36 Sec. 20. The board may designate, by adopting a resolution, an
731		-	37 existing nonprofit corporation or establish a nonprofit subsidiary
732		-	38 corporation, known as or to be known as the Indiana historic sites
733		-	39 foundation, that is exempt from federal income taxation under
734		-	40 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to solicit and accept
735		-	41 private funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and
736		-	42 contributions.
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738		-	1 Sec. 21. The foundation:
739		-	2 (1) shall use money received under section 20 of this chapter
740		-	3 to carry out in any manner the purposes and programs under
741		-	4 this chapter; and
742		-	5 (2) may deposit money received under section 20 of this
743		-	6 chapter in an account or fund that is:
744		-	7 (A) administered by the foundation; and
745		-	8 (B) not part of the state treasury.
746		-	9 Sec. 22. The foundation is governed by a board of trustees who
747		-	10 may appoint a director.
748		-	11 Sec. 23. Employees of the division shall provide administrative
749		-	12 support for the foundation.
750		-	13 Sec. 24. The foundation is subject to compliance audits by the
751		-	14 state board of accounts.
752		-	15 SECTION 33. IC 14-20-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
753		-	16 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
754		-	17 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The real property shall be administered,
755		-	18 maintained, managed, and controlled by the Indiana state museum and
756		-	19 historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) division of historic sites
757		-	20 (IC 14-20-1.5-8) and shall be known as The James F.D. Lanier Home.
758		-	21 SECTION 34. IC 14-20-7-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
759		-	22 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
760		-	23 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
761		-	24 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8)
762		-	25 may receive donations for the upkeep of the monument provided for in
763		-	26 this chapter.
764		-	27 SECTION 35. IC 14-20-8-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
765		-	28 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
766		-	29 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The real property shall be administered by the
767		-	30 Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1)
768		-	31 division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8) as a historic property and
769		-	32 shall be known as the William S. Culbertson Mansion.
770		-	33 SECTION 36. IC 14-20-8-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
771		-	34 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
772		-	35 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
773		-	36 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) may receive the following:
774		-	37 (1) Donations for the maintenance of the mansion.
775		-	38 (2) Other money that is necessary to carry out this chapter.
776		-	39 SECTION 37. IC 14-20-9-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
777		-	40 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
778		-	41 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. This section and sections 2 through 5 of this
779		-	42 chapter do not apply if:
780		-	SB 209—LS 6633/DI 150 19
781		-	1 (1) the Wilbur Wright memorial is transferred to the Wilbur
782		-	2 Wright Birthplace Preservation Society after June 30, 1995; or
783		-	3 (2) the board of trustees of the Indiana state museum and historic
784		-	4 sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) for the division of historic sites
785		-	5 (IC 14-20-1.5-8) declares the memorial to be surplus to the needs
786		-	6 of the state museum and historic sites corporation. division of
787		-	7 historic sites.
788		-	8 SECTION 38. IC 14-20-9-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
789		-	9 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
790		-	10 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
791		-	11 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) shall administer the real property, which
792		-	12 shall be known as the Wilbur Wright Birthplace.
793		-	13 SECTION 39. IC 14-20-9-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
794		-	14 SECTION 24, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
795		-	15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
796		-	16 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8)
797		-	17 may do the following:
798		-	18 (1) Receive any appropriations made by the federal government
799		-	19 to assist in memorializing the achievements of Wilbur Wright.
800		-	20 (2) Expend the money received from the federal government in
801		-	21 conformity with this chapter or the federal law making the
802		-	22 appropriation.
803		-	23 SECTION 40. IC 14-20-10-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
804		-	24 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
805		-	25 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The real property shall be administered by the
806		-	26 Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1)
807		-	27 division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8) as a historic property and
808		-	28 shall be known as the Ernie Pyle Birthplace.
809		-	29 SECTION 41. IC 14-20-12-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.78-2019,
810		-	30 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
811		-	31 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. Thousands of Hoosiers all over the nation have
812		-	32 contributed toward the moving and restoration of this historic house
813		-	33 and because the house has already proven to be an outstanding tourist
814		-	34 attraction and in keeping with our great American heritage, it is the
815		-	35 intent of this chapter that the office of tourism development (before
816		-	36 July 1, 2020) or the Indiana destination development corporation (after
817		-	37 June 30, 2020), the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation
818		-	38 (IC 4-37-2-1), division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8), and other
819		-	39 appropriate state boards and agencies give widespread publicity to this
820		-	40 memorial by brochure, pamphlet, or other means.
821		-	41 SECTION 42. IC 14-20-16-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
822		-	42 SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
823		-	SB 209—LS 6633/DI 150 20
824		-	1 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The governors' portraits collection is placed
825		-	2 in the custody of the Indiana state museum and historic sites
826		-	3 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1). The collection shall be permanently
827		-	4 displayed in public areas of the state house under the supervision of the
828		-	5 Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation, which is charged
829		-	6 with its care and maintenance.
830		-	7 (b) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and
831		-	8 historic sites corporation shall inspect each painting in the collection
832		-	9 annually in the company of one (1) or more experts in the field of art
833		-	10 conservation selected by the chief executive officer of the Indiana state
834		-	11 museum and historic sites corporation.
835		-	12 (c) After the inauguration of each governor, the chief executive
836		-	13 officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation, with
837		-	14 the concurrence of the governor, shall select and commission an artist
838		-	15 to paint the governor's portrait. The portrait must be hung in the
839		-	16 permanent collection immediately following the completion and
840		-	17 acceptance of the portrait by the chief executive officer of the Indiana
841		-	18 state museum and historic sites corporation and the governor.
842		-	19 (d) The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation shall
843		-	20 include in its budget requests the amount the Indiana state museum and
844		-	21 historic sites corporation considers necessary to:
845		-	22 (1) provide for the proper care, maintenance, and display of the
846		-	23 governors' portraits collection; and
847		-	24 (2) commission the painting of an oil portrait of each governor for
848		-	25 the collection.
849		-	26 The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation may use
850		-	27 appropriated funds or any other funds provided for these purposes.
851		-	28 (e) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and
852		-	29 historic sites corporation, in discharging the duties under this section,
853		-	30 shall use the appropriate cultural and technical resources of the state,
854		-	31 including the department, Indiana historical bureau, and the Indiana
855		-	32 department of administration.
856		-	33 SECTION 43. IC 14-20-16-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
857		-	34 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
858		-	35 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) The governors' portraits fund is established
859		-	36 as a dedicated fund to be administered by the Indiana state museum
860		-	37 and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1). Money in the fund may be
861		-	38 expended by the chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum
862		-	39 and historic sites corporation exclusively for the preservation and
863		-	40 exhibition of the state owned portraits of former governors of Indiana.
864		-	41 (b) The proceeds from the sale of items as directed by law or by the
865		-	42 chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites
866		-	SB 209—LS 6633/DI 150 21
867		-	1 corporation, from gifts of money or the proceeds from the sale of gifts
868		-	2 donated to the fund, and from investment earnings from any portion of
869		-	3 the fund, shall be deposited in the governors' portraits fund.
870		-	4 (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
871		-	5 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
872		-	6 manner as other public money may be invested.
873		-	7 (d) All money accruing to the governors' portraits fund is
874		-	8 continuously allotted and appropriated for the purposes specified in this
875		-	9 section.
876		-	10 (e) Money in the fund at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to
877		-	11 the state general fund.
878		-	12 SECTION 44. IC 34-30-2.1-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.105-2022,
879		-	13 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
880		-	14 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. IC 4-37-3-5 (Concerning actions of members
881		-	15 of the board of trustees for the Indiana state museum and historic sites
882		-	16 corporation).
883		-	17 SECTION 45. IC 35-52-14-7.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
884		-	18 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
885		-	19 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7.5. IC 14-20-1.5-17 defines a
886		-	20 crime concerning altering a historic property owned or leased by
887		-	21 the state.
888		-	SB 209—LS 6633/DI 150 22
889		-	COMMITTEE REPORT
890		-	Madam President: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources, to
891		-	which was referred Senate Bill No. 209, has had the same under
892		-	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
893		-	the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
894		-	Page 13, delete lines 31 through 42, begin a new line double
895		-	blocked indented and insert:
896		-	"(C) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's First
897		-	Congressional District.
898		-	(D) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Second
899		-	Congressional District.
900		-	(E) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Third
901		-	Congressional District.
902		-	(F) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Fourth
903		-	Congressional District.
904		-	(G) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Fifth
905		-	Congressional District.
906		-	(H) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Sixth
907		-	Congressional District.
908		-	(I) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Seventh
909		-	Congressional District.
910		-	(J) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Eighth
911		-	Congressional District.
912		-	(K) One (1) member who is a resident of Indiana's Ninth
913		-	Congressional District.
914		-	(c) A member appointed under subsection (b)(2)(A) through
915		-	(b)(2)(E) serves an initial term that expires December 31, 2025, and
916		-	then is appointed every fourth year thereafter. A member
917		-	appointed under subsection (b)(2)(F) through (b)(2)(K) serves an
918		-	initial term that expires December 31, 2027, and then is appointed
919		-	every fourth year thereafter.
920		-	Sec. 9. Each appointed member of the trustees serves at the
921		-	pleasure of the governor for a term of four (4) years.".
922		-	and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
923		-	Senate Committee on Appropriations.
924		-	(Reference is to SB 209 as introduced.)
925		-	GLICK, Chairperson
926		-	Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0.
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	552	+	31 (C) Not more than seven (7) members may be members of
	553	+	32 the same political party.
	554	+	33 (D) Not more than two (2) members may be from the same
	555	+	34 county.
	556	+	35 Each congressional district in Indiana must be represented by
	557	+	36 at least one (1) member.
	558	+	37 (c) The terms of the appointed members shall be staggered, as
	559	+	38 determined by the governor.
	560	+	39 Sec. 9. Each appointed member of the trustees:
	561	+	40 (1) serves at the pleasure of the governor for a term of three
	562	+	41 (3) years beginning September 1; and
	563	+	42 (2) may not serve more than three (3) consecutive terms.
	564	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 14
	565	+	1 Sec. 10. A vacancy on the board of trustees shall be filled for the
	566	+	2 unexpired term in the same manner as for a full term.
	567	+	3 Sec. 11. (a) Each member of the trustees who is not a state
	568	+	4 employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by
	569	+	5 IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement
	570	+	6 for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other
	571	+	7 expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties
	572	+	8 as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the
	573	+	9 Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
	574	+	10 agency.
	575	+	11 (b) Each member of the trustees who is a state employee is
	576	+	12 entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
	577	+	13 IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
	578	+	14 with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
	579	+	15 procedures established by the Indiana department of
	580	+	16 administration and approved by the budget agency.
	581	+	17 Sec. 12. The trustees shall select a vice chairperson from the
	582	+	18 trustees' membership for a term of one (1) year expiring
	583	+	19 September 1 following the selection. The division director is the
	584	+	20 secretary of the trustees.
	585	+	21 Sec. 13. Seven (7) members of the trustees constitute a quorum.
	586	+	22 Sec. 14. The trustees shall do the following:
	587	+	23 (1) Nominate, when the position of division director is vacant,
	588	+	24 a person to be appointed by the director to the position. If the
	589	+	25 director rejects a nominee's appointment, the trustees shall
	590	+	26 nominate another person.
	591	+	27 (2) Recommend, when appropriate, the dismissal of a division
	592	+	28 director.
	593	+	29 (3) Make recommendations concerning the salary ranges of
	594	+	30 the administrative, professional, and technical staff of the
	595	+	31 division.
	596	+	32 (4) Review the budget needs and requests of the division and
	597	+	33 make recommendations concerning the needs and requests to
	598	+	34 the governor through the director.
	599	+	35 (5) Recommend that the department accept or reject, hold, or
	600	+	36 dispose of grants of property to be administered by the
	601	+	37 division for the purpose of preservation, research, or
	602	+	38 interpretation of significant areas, events, or grants to Indiana
	603	+	39 citizens for the purpose of preserving, studying, and
	604	+	40 interpreting archeological and natural phenomena, cultural
	605	+	41 trends, and accomplishments.
	606	+	42 (6) Review, guide, and assist in the development of statewide
	607	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 15
	608	+	1 outreach programs.
	609	+	2 (7) Review, guide, and assist in the development of
	610	+	3 professionalism of the staff and operations.
	611	+	4 (8) Review, recommend, and devise methods to enable the
	612	+	5 division to do the following:
	613	+	6 (A) Increase the division's physical plant.
	614	+	7 (B) Expand educational areas.
	615	+	8 (C) Meet storage needs.
	616	+	9 (9) Develop a plan of growth to meet physical, program, and
	617	+	10 financial needs for both the immediate and long range future,
	618	+	11 monitor the plan at regular intervals, and ensure that the
	619	+	12 division stays within the developed plan.
	620	+	13 (10) Recommend policies, procedures, and practices that the
	621	+	14 commission, the director, and the secretary shall consider.
	622	+	15 (11) Give advice or make recommendations to the governor
	623	+	16 and the general assembly when requested or on the initiative
	624	+	17 of the trustees.
	625	+	18 (12) Review the conduct of the work of the division. To
	626	+	19 implement this duty, the trustees have access at any
	627	+	20 reasonable time to copies of all records pertaining to the work
	628	+	21 of the division.
	629	+	22 (13) Adopt bylaws consistent with this chapter for the
	630	+	23 division's internal control and management and file a copy of
	631	+	24 the bylaws with the director.
	632	+	25 (14) Hold meetings at the times and places in Indiana that are
	633	+	26 prescribed by the bylaws, but at least quarterly.
	634	+	27 (15) Keep minutes of the transactions of each regular and
	635	+	28 special meeting and file the minutes with the director. The
	636	+	29 minutes are public records.
	637	+	30 (16) Promote the welfare of the division.
	638	+	31 (17) Make recommendations concerning the administration of
	639	+	32 the historic site acquisition fund established by section 16 of
	640	+	33 this chapter.
	641	+	34 Sec. 15. (a) The commission may, on recommendation of the
	642	+	35 trustees, accept or refuse to accept an offered gift of historic
	643	+	36 property that would be administered by the department.
	644	+	37 (b) The commission may, on recommendation of the trustees,
	645	+	38 sell or exchange historic property administered by the department
	646	+	39 under IC 4-20.5-7 or IC 5-22-22.
	647	+	40 (c) The commission may, on recommendation of the trustees and
	648	+	41 in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under
	649	+	42 IC 4-22-2, sell, donate, or exchange artifacts in the museum's
	650	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 16
	651	+	1 collection to or with other public or nonprofit museums or
	652	+	2 historical societies. However, the commission may donate an
	653	+	3 artifact in the museum's collection to a public or nonprofit museum
	654	+	4 or historical society under this subsection only if the museum or
	655	+	5 historical society is located in Indiana.
	656	+	6 (d) The commission may, on recommendation of the trustees,
	657	+	7 adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a procedure for evaluating
	658	+	8 the merits of proposals to:
	659	+	9 (1) accept gifts of;
	660	+	10 (2) sell; or
	661	+	11 (3) exchange;
	662	+	12 artifacts or historic property.
	663	+	13 Sec. 16. (a) The historic site acquisition fund is established. The
	664	+	14 division shall administer the fund.
	665	+	15 (b) The following shall be deposited in the fund:
	666	+	16 (1) Gifts of money to the fund or the proceeds from the sale of
	667	+	17 gifts donated to the fund.
	668	+	18 (2) The proceeds from sales under this chapter.
	669	+	19 (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
	670	+	20 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
	671	+	21 manner as other public money may be invested.
	672	+	22 (d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
	673	+	23 money in the fund.
	674	+	24 (e) The division may, on recommendation of the trustees,
	675	+	25 purchase with money in the fund objects for the state museum
	676	+	26 collection. All money accruing to the fund is continuously
	677	+	27 appropriated for this purpose.
	678	+	28 (f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
	679	+	29 revert to the state general fund.
	680	+	30 Sec. 17. A person who:
	681	+	31 (1) knowingly; and
	682	+	32 (2) without a permit;
	683	+	33 alters historic property within the boundaries of property owned
	684	+	34 or leased by the state commits a Class B misdemeanor.
	685	+	35 Sec. 18. (a) The department may, by contract, delegate the
	686	+	36 management of historic sites property held and managed by the
	687	+	37 department to the foundation under terms the department
	688	+	38 considers advisable.
	689	+	39 (b) Under a contract entered into under subsection (a), the
	690	+	40 department may:
	691	+	41 (1) provide office facilities and administrative support to the
	692	+	42 foundation;
	693	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 17
	694	+	1 (2) assign department employees to administrative and
	695	+	2 program duties at the state museum;
	696	+	3 (3) act in an advisory capacity for the foundation; and
	697	+	4 (4) accept donations on behalf of the foundation.
	698	+	5 Sec. 19. (a) The state historic sites development fund is
	699	+	6 established for the purpose of promoting interest in and use of
	700	+	7 Indiana historic sites.
	701	+	8 (b) The fund shall be administered by the department or an
	702	+	9 entity designated by the department. The fund consists of the
	703	+	10 following:
	704	+	11 (1) Money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly.
	705	+	12 (2) Revenue generated by exhibit fees.
	706	+	13 (3) Concessions.
	707	+	14 (4) Donations.
	708	+	15 (5) Grants.
	709	+	16 (6) Other miscellaneous revenue.
	710	+	17 (c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
	711	+	18 revert to the state general fund.
	712	+	19 (d) The balance of the fund is continuously appropriated and
	713	+	20 may be used at the request of the department with the approval of
	714	+	21 the budget agency after review by the budget committee.
	715	+	22 Sec. 20. The board may designate, by adopting a resolution, an
	716	+	23 existing nonprofit corporation or establish a nonprofit subsidiary
	717	+	24 corporation, known as or to be known as the Indiana historic sites
	718	+	25 foundation, that is exempt from federal income taxation under
	719	+	26 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to solicit and accept
	720	+	27 private funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and
	721	+	28 contributions.
	722	+	29 Sec. 21. The foundation:
	723	+	30 (1) shall use money received under section 20 of this chapter
	724	+	31 to carry out in any manner the purposes and programs under
	725	+	32 this chapter; and
	726	+	33 (2) may deposit money received under section 20 of this
	727	+	34 chapter in an account or fund that is:
	728	+	35 (A) administered by the foundation; and
	729	+	36 (B) not part of the state treasury.
	730	+	37 Sec. 22. The foundation is governed by a board of trustees who
	731	+	38 may appoint a director.
	732	+	39 Sec. 23. Employees of the division shall provide administrative
	733	+	40 support for the foundation.
	734	+	41 Sec. 24. The foundation is subject to compliance audits by the
	735	+	42 state board of accounts.
	736	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 18
	737	+	1 SECTION 33. IC 14-20-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	738	+	2 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	739	+	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The real property shall be administered,
	740	+	4 maintained, managed, and controlled by the Indiana state museum and
	741	+	5 historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) division of historic sites
	742	+	6 (IC 14-20-1.5-8) and shall be known as The James F.D. Lanier Home.
	743	+	7 SECTION 34. IC 14-20-7-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	744	+	8 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	745	+	9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
	746	+	10 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8)
	747	+	11 may receive donations for the upkeep of the monument provided for in
	748	+	12 this chapter.
	749	+	13 SECTION 35. IC 14-20-8-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	750	+	14 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	751	+	15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The real property shall be administered by the
	752	+	16 Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1)
	753	+	17 division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8) as a historic property and
	754	+	18 shall be known as the William S. Culbertson Mansion.
	755	+	19 SECTION 36. IC 14-20-8-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	756	+	20 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	757	+	21 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
	758	+	22 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) may receive the following:
	759	+	23 (1) Donations for the maintenance of the mansion.
	760	+	24 (2) Other money that is necessary to carry out this chapter.
	761	+	25 SECTION 37. IC 14-20-9-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	762	+	26 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	763	+	27 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. This section and sections 2 through 5 of this
	764	+	28 chapter do not apply if:
	765	+	29 (1) the Wilbur Wright memorial is transferred to the Wilbur
	766	+	30 Wright Birthplace Preservation Society after June 30, 1995; or
	767	+	31 (2) the board of trustees of the Indiana state museum and historic
	768	+	32 sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) for the division of historic sites
	769	+	33 (IC 14-20-1.5-8) declares the memorial to be surplus to the needs
	770	+	34 of the state museum and historic sites corporation. division of
	771	+	35 historic sites.
	772	+	36 SECTION 38. IC 14-20-9-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	773	+	37 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	774	+	38 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
	775	+	39 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) shall administer the real property, which
	776	+	40 shall be known as the Wilbur Wright Birthplace.
	777	+	41 SECTION 39. IC 14-20-9-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	778	+	42 SECTION 24, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	779	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 19
	780	+	1 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. The Indiana state museum and historic sites
	781	+	2 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8)
	782	+	3 may do the following:
	783	+	4 (1) Receive any appropriations made by the federal government
	784	+	5 to assist in memorializing the achievements of Wilbur Wright.
	785	+	6 (2) Expend the money received from the federal government in
	786	+	7 conformity with this chapter or the federal law making the
	787	+	8 appropriation.
	788	+	9 SECTION 40. IC 14-20-10-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	789	+	10 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	790	+	11 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The real property shall be administered by the
	791	+	12 Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1)
	792	+	13 division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8) as a historic property and
	793	+	14 shall be known as the Ernie Pyle Birthplace.
	794	+	15 SECTION 41. IC 14-20-12-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.78-2019,
	795	+	16 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	796	+	17 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. Thousands of Hoosiers all over the nation have
	797	+	18 contributed toward the moving and restoration of this historic house
	798	+	19 and because the house has already proven to be an outstanding tourist
	799	+	20 attraction and in keeping with our great American heritage, it is the
	800	+	21 intent of this chapter that the office of tourism development (before
	801	+	22 July 1, 2020) or the Indiana destination development corporation (after
	802	+	23 June 30, 2020), the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation
	803	+	24 (IC 4-37-2-1), division of historic sites (IC 14-20-1.5-8), and other
	804	+	25 appropriate state boards and agencies give widespread publicity to this
	805	+	26 memorial by brochure, pamphlet, or other means.
	806	+	27 SECTION 42. IC 14-20-16-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	807	+	28 SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	808	+	29 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The governors' portraits collection is placed
	809	+	30 in the custody of the Indiana state museum and historic sites
	810	+	31 corporation (IC 4-37-2-1). The collection shall be permanently
	811	+	32 displayed in public areas of the state house under the supervision of the
	812	+	33 Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation, which is charged
	813	+	34 with its care and maintenance.
	814	+	35 (b) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and
	815	+	36 historic sites corporation shall inspect each painting in the collection
	816	+	37 annually in the company of one (1) or more experts in the field of art
	817	+	38 conservation selected by the chief executive officer of the Indiana state
	818	+	39 museum and historic sites corporation.
	819	+	40 (c) After the inauguration of each governor, the chief executive
	820	+	41 officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation, with
	821	+	42 the concurrence of the governor, shall select and commission an artist
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	823	+	1 to paint the governor's portrait. The portrait must be hung in the
	824	+	2 permanent collection immediately following the completion and
	825	+	3 acceptance of the portrait by the chief executive officer of the Indiana
	826	+	4 state museum and historic sites corporation and the governor.
	827	+	5 (d) The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation shall
	828	+	6 include in its budget requests the amount the Indiana state museum and
	829	+	7 historic sites corporation considers necessary to:
	830	+	8 (1) provide for the proper care, maintenance, and display of the
	831	+	9 governors' portraits collection; and
	832	+	10 (2) commission the painting of an oil portrait of each governor for
	833	+	11 the collection.
	834	+	12 The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation may use
	835	+	13 appropriated funds or any other funds provided for these purposes.
	836	+	14 (e) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and
	837	+	15 historic sites corporation, in discharging the duties under this section,
	838	+	16 shall use the appropriate cultural and technical resources of the state,
	839	+	17 including the department, Indiana historical bureau, and the Indiana
	840	+	18 department of administration.
	841	+	19 SECTION 43. IC 14-20-16-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2011,
	842	+	20 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	843	+	21 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) The governors' portraits fund is established
	844	+	22 as a dedicated fund to be administered by the Indiana state museum
	845	+	23 and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1). Money in the fund may be
	846	+	24 expended by the chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum
	847	+	25 and historic sites corporation exclusively for the preservation and
	848	+	26 exhibition of the state owned portraits of former governors of Indiana.
	849	+	27 (b) The proceeds from the sale of items as directed by law or by the
	850	+	28 chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites
	851	+	29 corporation, from gifts of money or the proceeds from the sale of gifts
	852	+	30 donated to the fund, and from investment earnings from any portion of
	853	+	31 the fund, shall be deposited in the governors' portraits fund.
	854	+	32 (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
	855	+	33 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
	856	+	34 manner as other public money may be invested.
	857	+	35 (d) All money accruing to the governors' portraits fund is
	858	+	36 continuously allotted and appropriated for the purposes specified in this
	859	+	37 section.
	860	+	38 (e) Money in the fund at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to
	861	+	39 the state general fund.
	862	+	40 SECTION 44. IC 34-30-2.1-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.105-2022,
	863	+	41 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	864	+	42 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. IC 4-37-3-5 (Concerning actions of members
	865	+	2024 IN 209—LS 6633/DI 150 21
	866	+	1 of the board of trustees for the Indiana state museum and historic sites
	867	+	2 corporation).
	868	+	3 SECTION 45. IC 35-52-14-7.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
	869	+	4 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	870	+	5 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7.5. IC 14-20-1.5-17 defines a
	871	+	6 crime concerning altering a historic property owned or leased by
	872	+	7 the state.
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