KRS 11.026: Historic Properties Advisory Commission -- Historic properties endowment

trust fund -- Separate trust fund.

(1) As used in this section, "state curator" means the director of the Division of Historic

Properties within the Department for Facilities and Su pport Services in the Finance

and Administration Cabinet with responsibilities for the preservation, restoration,

acquisition, and conservation of all decorations, objects of art, chandeliers, china,

silver, statues, paintings, furnishings, accouterments, and other aesthetic materials

that have been acquired, donated, loaned, and otherwise obtained by the

Commonwealth of Kentucky for the Executive Mansion, the Old Governor's

Mansion, the Vest Lindsey House, the New State Capitol, and other historic

properties under the control of the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

(2) The Historic Properties Advisory Commission is established to provide continuing

attention to the maintenance, furnishings, and repairs of the Executive Mansion,

Old Governor's Mansion, th e Vest Lindsey House, and New State Capitol. The

commission shall be attached to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for

administrative purposes.

(3) The commission shall consist of fourteen (14) members, one (1) of whom shall be

the director of the Ken tucky Heritage Council. It is recommended that one (1) shall

be the state curator, one (1) shall be the executive director of the Kentucky

Historical Society, one (1) shall be a resident of Franklin County with experience in

restoration, one (1) shall be t he director of the Executive Mansion, one (1) shall be

the director of the Old Governor's Mansion, and the remainder of the membership

shall be selected from the state -at-large from persons with experience in historical

restoration.

(4) The officers of the commission shall consist of a chairman, who shall be appointed

by the Governor, and a secretary, who shall be responsible for the keeping of the

records and administering the directions of the commission. The state curator of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky shall serve as the secretary of the commission. A

member of the Governor's family may serve as an honorary, nonvoting member of

the commission. A simple majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for

the transaction of business by the commission.

(5) The public members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor and

shall serve terms of four (4) years except that of the members initially appointed,

two (2) members shall serve terms of one (1) year; two (2) members shall serve

terms of two (2) years; one (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years; and one

(1) member shall serve a term of four (4) years. The executive director of the

Historical Society and director of the Executive Mansion shall serve on the

commission in an ex officio capacity. The persons holding the offices of executive

director of the Historical Society, director of the Executive Mansion, director of the

Kentucky Heritage Council, and state curator shall serve terms concurrent with

holding their respective offices.

(6) Each commission member shall be reimbursed for his necessary travel and other

expenses actually incurred in the discharge of his duties on the commission.

(7) There is established in the State Treasury a historic properties endowment trust fund

which shall be administered by the director of the Division of Historic Properties

under the supervision of the Commissioner of the Department for Facilities and

Support Services. The fund may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, and

federal funds and sha ll be disbursed by the State Treasurer upon warrant of the

secretary of finance and administration. The fund shall be used for carrying out the

functions of the Division of Historic Properties. The Division of Historic Properties

may publish written material pertaining to historic properties of the state and charge

and collect a reasonable fee for any such publications. The proceeds shall be

deposited to the credit of the fund and after paying the costs of publication, the

balance of the proceeds shall be used for purposes specified in KRS 11.027.

(8) In addition to the historic properties endowment trust fund, there shall be

established in the State Treasury a separate and distinct endowment trust fund

known as the Ida Lee Willis-Vest Lindsey House endowment trust fund, which shall

be jointly administered by the director of the Kentucky Heritage Council and the

director of the Division of Historic Properties under the supervision of the

commissioner of the Department for Facilities and Support Services. The fund may

receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds and shall be disbursed

by the State Treasurer upon warrant of the secretary of finance and administration.

The fund shall be used solely for the benefit of, or related to, the Vest Lin dsey

House, including but not limited to building maintenance and repairs, structural

restoration or renovation, acquisition and maintenance of furnishings or

decorations, and the development of interpretative materials regarding the historical

and archite ctural significance of the Vest Lindsey House and its relation to other

sites in the North Frankfort area. The creation of the Ida Lee Willis -Vest Lindsey

House endowment trust fund is intended to be a supplemental source of funds and

in no way restricts the expenditure of funds from the historic properties endowment

trust fund or any state fund for the benefit of the Vest Lindsey House.