{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-11.027","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 11.027","heading":"Meetings of commission -- Duties -- Prior legislative approval required for","body":"removal or installation of permanent displays in New State Capitol rotunda.\n(1) The commission shall meet at least every six (6) months and when called into\nsession by  the chairman at the request of the Governor, of any two (2) or more\nmembers of the commission, or on his own motion.\n(2) The commission shall examine the Executive Mansion, the Old Governor's\nMansion, the Vest Lindsey House, and the New State Capitol at l east once each\nyear, and the commission shall have authority over any construction, repairs,\nstructural restoration, or renovation of these properties. The commission shall\nsupervise the maintenance of a current inventory of all furnishings in the properti es\nand the inventory shall be maintained by the Division of Historic Properties in the\nDepartment for Facilities and Support Services in the Finance and Administration\nCabinet. The Division of Historic Properties shall maintain inventory records\nrelating to all such property of the state and no such property shall be disposed of\nexcept upon recommendation of the director of the Division of Historic Properties\nwith advice of the Historic Properties Advisory Commission. The proceeds realized\nfrom the sale of any items shall be deposited in the historic properties endowment\nfund, established by KRS 11.026, except that the proceeds realized from the sale of\nany items derived from, or related to, the Vest Lindsey House shall be deposited in\nthe separate and distinct Ida Lee Willis-Vest Lindsey House endowment trust fund,\nestablished by KRS 11.026(8).\n(3) (a) The commission shall recommend, from time to time, on the needs for\nfurnishings, maintenance, repair, or renovation of the Executive Mansion, the\nOld Governor's Mansion, the Vest Lindsey House, and the New State Capitol;\nand the Department for Facilities and Support Services in the Finance and\nAdministration Cabinet shall, from funds available, take the action\nrecommended.\n(b) The commission shall have final a uthority over articles placed in the\nproperties and moneys spent on the Executive Mansion, the Vest Lindsey\nHouse, and the Old Governor's Mansion, except that the Kentucky Heritage\nCouncil shall have final authority over any moneys spent from the Ida Lee\nWillis-Vest Lindsey House endowment trust fund.\n(c) The commission shall develop criteria for this display of objects on and for\nthe use of the public areas of the basement and first and second floors of the\nNew State Capitol and shall be consulted by the director of the Division of\nHistoric Properties before objects are accepted for or removed from\npermanent display in the Capitol.\n(d) 1. No statue, monument, or object of art shall be installed or removed from\npermanent display in the New State Capitol rot unda without the\napproval of the General Assembly by means of an act or joint resolution\nexplicitly identifying and authorizing the installation or removal of the\nstatue, monument, or object.\n2. The commission may submit a detailed proposal to the Legislat ive\nResearch Commission for referral to the appropriate interim joint or\nstanding committees, but shall have no authority to add or remove from\npermanent display any statue, monument, or object of art from the New\nState Capitol rotunda without prior legislative approval.\n3. If the Historic Properties Advisory Commission violates this paragraph,\neach member shall be jointly and severally liable for any and all costs to\nremove or reinstall the applicable statue, monument, or object of art in\nthe New State Capitol rotunda.\n4. As used in this paragraph, \"permanent\" means of a long -term or\nindefinite period, with the presumed intention that the displayed statue,\nmonument, or object of art will not be removed for the foreseeable\nfuture.\n(4) The commission shall provide coordination and make arrangements for an orderly\ntransition between outgoing and incoming chief executives.","path":["KRS Chapter 11"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55531","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:27Z","sha256":"f52530844b9c524e323a56b32dcb2a7d564314d2316ac60f562eb6f421e56d78","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-11.026","next":"us-ky/krs-11.028"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}