Maine § 27 §83 Powers and duties of Maine State Museum Commission

Maine Statutes

§ 27 §83 — Powers and duties of Maine State Museum Commission

Maine § 27 §83

Title 27LIBRARIES, HISTORY, CULTURE AND ART

Ch. 2STATE MUSEUM

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 27, § 27 §83 (2026).

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The general powers and duties of the commission are:

1.Administration. To administer this chapter. In administering its provisions, the commission may formulate policies and exercise general supervision;

2.Prescribe duties of Museum Director. To prescribe the duties of the Museum Director;

3.Delegate powers. To delegate powers to the Museum Director necessary for the administration of this chapter;

4.Recommendations. To make recommendations to the Maine State Cultural Affairs Council for such legislation as may be necessary to improve the functioning of the Maine State Museum;

5.Establish fees. To establish fees for admission to the Maine State Museum and miscellaneous services. All revenues derived from these fees must be credited as undedicated revenue to the General Fund through Ju

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The general powers and duties of the commission are:
1.
Administration.
To administer this chapter. In administering its provisions, the commission may formulate policies and exercise general supervision;
2.
Prescribe duties of Museum Director.
To prescribe the duties of the Museum Director;
3.
Delegate powers.
To delegate powers to the Museum Director necessary for the administration of this chapter;
4.
Recommendations.
To make recommendations to the Maine State Cultural Affairs Council for such legislation as may be necessary to improve the functioning of the Maine State Museum;
5.
Establish fees.
To establish fees for admission to the Maine State Museum and miscellaneous services. All revenues derived from these fees must be credited as undedicated revenue to the General Fund through June 30, 2014. Beginning July 1, 2014, all revenues derived from these fees must be credited as dedicated revenue to the Maine State Museum - Operating Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account to be used to support the operations of the Maine State Museum. Notwithstanding this subsection, the commission shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the issuance of a free admission pass to the Maine State Museum to each veteran who is determined by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to meet the criteria established in Title 37‑B, section 8‑A; and
6.
Designate a private support organization.
To designate a nonprofit organization as the private support organization for the Maine State Museum. The designated organization must be incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State, and its sole purpose, as reflected in its bylaws, must be to organize and foster support for the Maine State Museum and the museum’s programs.

Legislative History

PL 1965, c. 502, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §B19 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §§V2,3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §P1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 560, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 595, Pt. M, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 370, §1 (AMD).