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AR Code § 13-5-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-311. Sale of bonds

 (a) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids after such advertisement as the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall determine to be necessary for the obtaining of favorable competitive bidding.  (b) In no event shall any bid be accepted which results in a net interest cost, which is determined by computing the aggregate interest cost from date to maturity at the rates bid and deducting any premium or adding the amount of any discount, in excess of the interest cost computed at par for bonds bearing interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum.  (c) The bonds shall not be subject to conversion.
AR Code § 13-5-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-312. Execution of bonds and coupons

 (a) The bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the secretary.  (b) In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, their signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes.  (c) The secretary shall adopt and use a seal in the execution and issuance of the bonds. Each bond shall be sealed with the seal of the secretary.
AR Code § 13-5-313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-313. Statements on bonds — Liability

 (a) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that:  (1) The bond has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter;  (2) The bonds are obligations only of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism;  (3) In no event do the bonds constitute an indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the State of Arkansas or any of its revenues are pledged; and  (4) The bonds are not secured by a mortgage or lien on any land or buildings belonging to the State of Arkansas or the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.    (b) No member of the department shall be personally liable on the bonds or for any damages sustained by anyone in connection with any contracts entered into in carrying out the purposes and intent of this subchapter unless he or she shall have acted with a corrupt intent.
AR Code § 13-5-314 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-314. Disposition of revenues

 (a) All revenues derived from the operation of the Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center and all other funds received by the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism from other sources for use in connection with the center and its operation are center revenues and are specifically declared to be cash funds, restricted in their use and to be used solely as provided in this subchapter.  (b) These revenues shall not be deposited into the State Treasury but shall be deposited by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism as and when received into a bank or banks as the secretary may from time to time select.  (c)  (1) Center revenues shall be applied annually in the following order:  (A) To the extent necessary after taking into consideration any other funds which may be available for the purpose, for operation and maintenance expenses of the center; and  (B) To the payment of the principal of, interest on, and trustee's and paying agent's fees in connection with bonds issued under this subchapter, and the establishing and maintaining of any debt service reserves.    (2) Should there be any excess after subdivisions (c)(1)(A) and (B) of this section, the excess may be applied, as determined by the secretary, to the redemption of bonds prior to maturity or for the payment of any costs and expenses incurred by the secretary in the accomplishment of the powers and authorities conferred upon the secretary by § 13-5-304 [repealed].
AR Code § 13-5-315 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-315. Debt service — Pledge of revenues and earnings — Admission charges

 (a) The payment of debt service, including principal, interest, and trustee's and paying agent's fees, shall be secured by a lien on and pledge of net center revenues, which are gross revenues less those revenues applied to operation and maintenance as set forth in § 13-5-314.  (b) As additional security, the payment of debt service may be secured by a pledge of earnings to the extent specified in this section derived from the investment of state funds pursuant to the State Treasury Management Law, § 19-3-501 et seq., known as the “investment earnings”.  (c) Any pledge of investment earnings shall be subordinate to pledges authorized by the Industrial Development Guaranty Bond Act, § 15-4-701 et seq.  (d) No earnings from the investment of state funds shall be pledged to secure bonds issued by the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism under this subchapter unless the secretary shall first enter into an agreement with the State Board of Finance to charge appropriate fees for admission to the Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center and to set aside in a special sinking fund, to be used exclusively to pay the principal of, interest on, and paying agent's fees in connection with, bonds issued by the secretary, at least seventy-five cents (75¢) of the admission fee collected for each adult and fifty cents (50¢) of the admission fee collected for each person six (6) years of age to seventeen (17) years of age, inclusive.  (e) However, the secretary may waive all admission charges or establish special reduced admission charges for any school-sponsored student, students, or groups, in which cases the provisions of this section relating to the setting aside of a prescribed amount of each admission charge for payment of principal and interest on bonds shall not apply.  (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 13-5-314, the revenues required to be set aside into the special sinking fund shall not be deposited or used for any purpose other than for payment of principal, interest, and paying agent's fees on bonds issued under this subchapter.  (g) All pledges of investment earnings under this subchapter shall not exceed in the aggregate five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for any fiscal year.
AR Code § 13-5-316 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-316. Administration of debt-servicing provisions — Bond guaranty fund

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall notify the State Board of Finance or the appropriate officer, board, or agency then having jurisdiction over the moneys involved when the secretary has determined to issue bonds under this subchapter and the amount of investment earnings pledged.  (b)  (1) Thereafter, the secretary shall constantly keep advised of revenues derived from the Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center.  (2) If it develops that all or any portion of the investment earnings pledged will actually be needed to satisfy the terms of the pledge, the secretary shall promptly notify the board of the amount that will be actually needed each month to provide for the payment of interest, principal, and paying agents' fees and for the maintenance of reserves as specified by the secretary in the resolution or trust indenture authorizing and securing the bonds, which monthly amount is designated the “debt service amount”.    (c) At the receipt of the notice, the board or the appropriate officer, board, or agency then having jurisdiction over the moneys involved shall set aside the debt service amount of the investment earnings and, subject to first complying with any pledge heretofore or any time hereafter made of investment earnings authorized by the Industrial Development Guaranty Bond Act, § 15-4-701 et seq., shall pay the debt service amount directly to the secretary in a bank or banks selected by the secretary and designated the “Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Bond Guaranty Fund”, also known as the “Center Guaranty Fund”.  (d)  (1) Moneys in the fund shall be used to pay the principal of, interest on, and paying agent's fees in connection with the bonds and to maintain reserves as authorized by this subchapter.  (2)  (A) The payments shall continue until the secretary shall determine that center revenues in the future will be sufficient and shall notify the board to cease paying the debt service amount.  (B) The payments, within the limits of outstanding pledges made pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, shall be resumed and discontinued as required.      (e) The debt service amount and all moneys deposited or to be deposited in the fund are declared to be cash funds, restricted in their use and dedicated and to be used solely as authorized in this subchapter.  (f) So long as any bonds authorized by this subchapter are outstanding, the authorization made shall not be repealed or diminished without providing an alternate source of funds sufficient to satisfy all revenue pledges made to bonds issued under this subchapter.
AR Code § 13-5-317 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-317. Refunding bonds

 (a) The Director of the Department of Parks and Tourism is authorized to issue bonds to refund any bonds issued under the authority of this subchapter.  (b) All refunding bonds issued under this section shall in all respects be authorized, issued, and secured in the manner provided for other bonds issued under this subchapter and shall have all the attributes of such bonds.
AR Code § 13-5-318 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-318. Tax exemptions

 Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes.
AR Code § 13-5-319 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-319. Investment by retirement systems

 The board of trustees of any retirement system now existing or created by the General Assembly may invest its funds in bonds issued under this subchapter.
AR Code § 13-5-320 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-320. Audit of records and accounts

 Arkansas Legislative Audit is authorized and directed to audit the records and accounts of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and to furnish a copy of the report of that audit to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.
AR Code § 13-5-321 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center Act|§ 13-5-321. Employment of personnel

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to employ such full-time or temporary professional, technical, and other consulting services as the secretary shall determine necessary or desirable in assisting the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism to carry out effectively the authority, functions, powers, and duties conferred and imposed upon it by this subchapter.  (b) However, the salaries of regular employees shall be governed by the provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., and by the provisions of the Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act, § 21-5-101.  (c) The Director of the Arkansas Museum and Cultural Center shall be employed by the secretary.
AR Code § 13-5-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 4 - Museum of Natural Resources|§ 13-5-401. Museum established

 The State Parks Division is authorized and directed to establish a state historical museum in Union County to be known and operated as the “Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources”.
AR Code § 13-5-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 4 - Museum of Natural Resources|§ 13-5-402. Functions and duties

 (a) The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources shall be developed and operated by the State Parks Division and shall be devoted primarily to the acquisition, cataloging, and display of machinery, equipment, and materials used in the oil boom in Arkansas.  (b) In addition, the museum shall solicit, purchase, or accept donations of maps, core drilling samples, and other records of geological or historical value to be made available to the public as a source of historical information concerning the geology and technology of the oil industry in this state.
AR Code § 13-5-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 4 - Museum of Natural Resources|§ 13-5-403. Museum site

 The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources shall be established at a site to be approved by the State Parks Division, with the lands therefor, which shall consist of not fewer than five (5) acres, to be donated without cost to the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 13-5-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 5 - County Museums|§ 13-5-501. Establishment

 (a) The quorum courts of the respective counties of this state are authorized, by ordinance approved by a majority of the members of the quorum court, to establish a county museum, to be under the direction of a county museum commission as provided in this subchapter.  (b)  (1) The provisions of this subchapter shall not affect the county museum of any county which, on July 6, 1977, had established and was operating a county museum.  (2) However, the quorum court of any such county may elect to place the operation of the museum under a county museum commission as authorized in this subchapter.
AR Code § 13-5-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 5 - County Museums|§ 13-5-502. Museum commissions — Members

 (a)  (1) In those counties in which the quorum court shall elect to establish a county museum under the provisions of this subchapter, the museum shall be under the direct management and control of a county museum commission, which shall consist of three (3), six (6), or nine (9) members to be appointed by the county judge, subject to confirmation and approval of the quorum court.  (2)  (A) The size of the commission shall be determined by the quorum court in collaboration with the museum director and the chair of the commission if they exist at the time of the determination.  (B) The determination of size shall be made considering the size of the museum and the population of the county.      (b)  (1) The county judge shall specify, at the time of appointment, the respective terms of the first members appointed to the commission in such a manner that the terms of one (1), two (2), or three (3) members shall expire on January 1 of the year next following the appointment of that member, and the remaining members shall be appointed in such a manner that the term of one (1) member shall expire on January 1 of each year thereafter.  (2) Successor members shall be appointed for three-year staggered terms and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.    (c) If any vacancy shall occur on the commission, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term, in the same manner as provided for the initial appointment.  (d) Members of the commission shall serve without pay.  (e) The commission shall elect one of its members as chair and shall also elect such other officers as the commission may deem necessary, from time to time.
AR Code § 13-5-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 5 - County Museums|§ 13-5-503. Commissions' powers and duties

 County museum commissions established under the provisions of this subchapter shall have the following powers and duties:   (1) To buy, lease, lend, acquire, and own real and personal property required in the housing and operation of the county museum;  (2) To accept gifts, grants, or donations of real and personal property from the federal government, the State of Arkansas, and from other public or private groups or individuals, to be used for the purposes of this subchapter;  (3) To receive and expend funds appropriated by the General Assembly for county museum purposes;  (4) To acquire, preserve, and display items of historical or archeological interest;  (5) To enter into agreements with other counties, municipalities, the state or federal government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or with any private museum or groups or persons to exchange or loan items of historical or archeological interest;  (6) To enter into agreements with the Division of Arkansas Heritage and other public and private agencies or persons, for the purpose of sharing services and facilities, with the view that the historical and cultural resources of this state may be coordinated at the county and state levels for the benefit of the public of this state;  (7) To enter into cooperative agreements under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, § 25-20-101 et seq., with one (1) or more adjoining counties to form a joint or regional museum, and, in those agreements, to establish the governing organization and procedures for the operation of the joint or regional museum, including costs, financial agreements, and contributions for the operation of and sharing in the cost of the operation of the joint or regional museum;  (8) To promulgate reasonable rules for the operation of the museum, including the establishment, if deemed necessary, of reasonable admission charges to assist in defraying the cost of operating the museum;  (9) To employ necessary personnel required in the maintenance and operation of the museum; and  (10) To do all other things necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 13-5-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 5 - County Museums|§ 13-5-504. Funds for construction and maintenance

 County quorum courts are authorized to appropriate county funds to defray the costs of, in whole or in part, the construction, maintenance, and operation of the county museum.
AR Code § 13-5-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 5 - County Museums|§ 13-5-505. Des Arc Archeological Museum — Transfer to and assumption of ownership by Prairie County

 (a) In the event the Prairie County Quorum Court shall establish a county museum and shall, in the ordinance establishing the county museum, elect to take over the ownership, management, and operation of the Des Arc Archeological Museum, the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized and directed to convey to the Lower White River Museum State Park all rights, title, and interest of the State of Arkansas in the Des Arc Archeological Museum, to be thereafter operated, maintained, and improved by Prairie County as a part of the Lower White River Museum State Park.  (b) Any funds appropriated to the department by the General Assembly for the Des Arc Archeological Museum shall be remitted to the Prairie County Museum Commission on or before the fifteenth day after the beginning of each fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated and available.
AR Code § 13-5-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Post Museum|§ 13-5-601. Authorization

 The State Parks Division is authorized and directed to develop and operate a state historical museum in Arkansas County to be known and operated as the “Arkansas Post Museum”.
AR Code § 13-5-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Post Museum|§ 13-5-602. Functions and duties

 (a) The Arkansas Post Museum shall be developed and operated by the State Parks Division and shall be devoted primarily to the acquisition, cataloging, and display of objects or materials which tell the story of the territorial settlement and development of Arkansas as a state and its relationship to the settlement of the lower Mississippi Valley.  (b) With the approval of the Director of the State Parks Division, the museum shall solicit, purchase, or accept donations of objects or materials of historical value to be made available to the public as a source of historical information concerning the territorial development and settlement of Arkansas.
AR Code § 13-5-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 7 - Delta Cultural Center|§ 13-5-701. Intent

 (a)  (1) The development of the Arkansas Delta was marked by the diversity of ethnic groups who were interdependent within the agricultural economy. Interpretation of the development of this area is important both to understanding the past and its effects on the future and to the economic development of the area through increased tourism.  (2) No facility now exists to interpret this vital portion of southern Arkansas Delta agricultural culture. The establishment of the Delta Cultural Center will fill this void.    (b) The center will establish a resource to study, preserve, perpetuate, interpret, and present the rich cultural heritage representative of a rural Arkansas Delta community whose economic dependence on agriculture fostered its development.
AR Code § 13-5-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources|Chapter 5 - Museums|Subchapter 7 - Delta Cultural Center|§ 13-5-702. Definitions

 For the purposes of this subchapter:   (1) “Board” means the Delta Cultural Center Policy Advisory Board appointed by the Governor;  (2) “Center” means the Delta Cultural Center;  (3) “Center director” means the Director of the Delta Cultural Center; and  (4) [Repealed.]  (5) [Repealed.]  (6) “National board” means the national advisory board appointed by the Governor to broaden the perspective of the center's activities and programming.