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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 889 Original 2022 Regular Session Magee
Abstract: Establishes the Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum as a facility in Orleans
Parish under the overall jurisdiction of the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Proposed law establishes the Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum as a facility in the parish
of Orleans under the overall jurisdiction of the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, office of
state museum (DCRT). Provides that the museum shall research, collect, preserve, and present, as
an educational resource, the music, recordings, pictures, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the
like that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history of rock and roll music in the state and in
the Orleans Parish area in particular.
Proposed law creates the board of directors of the museum to govern the museum. Provides that the
board is comprised as follows:
(1)The lieutenant governor shall appoint one member.
(2)The LaSalle Cultural Corridor Commission shall appoint one member.
(3)The mayor of New Orleans shall appoint one member.
(4)The New Orleans city council shall appoint one member.
(5)The board of trustees of the Recording Academy shall appoint one member.
(6)The members of the board appointed as provided above shall appoint two members who
represent cultural institutions or culture-sector industries in La.
Proposed law provides that members serve terms concurrent with the lieutenant governor and that
they serve without compensation.
Proposed law requires the board to:
(1)Meet at least three times a year at the call of the board chairman.
(2) Adopt bylaws.
(3)Advise the lieutenant on all matters relating to the operations of the museum. (4)Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.
Proposed law authorizes the board, individually or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation
established to support the museum, to seek funds from any source to support programs of the
museum and expend such funds for such purpose.
Proposed law requires DCRT to include in its annual budget request a request for funds necessary
for support of the museum. Further requires the governor to include in the executive budget
sufficient funding for the support of operations and maintenance of the museum and its exhibits.
Proposed law authorizes DCRT and any nonprofit corporation formed to support the museum, jointly
or separately, to solicit and accept funds and other property for the museum either as loans or
donations and provides with respect thereto. Authorizes the museum to serve as the beneficiary of
any public or private trust or insurance policy created for such purpose. Grants the board authority
of deaccession with respect to any collection of the museum and in case of such deaccessions
exempts the board from present law relative to sale or disposal of surplus property. Requires board
policies and procedures to carry out such authority.
Proposed law provides relative to unclaimed property loaned to or otherwise left with the museum.
Provides that such property shall become property of the museum after 10 years and after notice
according to specified procedures. Provides relative to loans of museum property. Provides that
museum collections shall be available for use in educational projects subject to board approval.
(Adds R.S. 25:380.41-380.45 and R.S. 36:209(D)(4))