Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 29 - PUBLIC LANDS, BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY (§§ 29-1-1 — 29-18-19) › Chapter 5 - CARE OF CAPITOL, OLD CAPITOL, STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND EXECUTIVE MANSION (§§ 29-5-1 — 29-5-251) › IN GENERAL (§§ 29-5-1 — 29-5-113) › Section 29-5-13 - Curator of the New Capitol Building; powers and duties of curator; transfer of position of Curator of the New Capitol Building from jurisdiction of Department of Archives and History to the House Management Committee and the Senate Rules Committee

(1)
There is established the position of Curator of the New Capitol Building, who shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)
To oversee, initiate, approve and monitor the care of the New Capitol Building and grounds to ensure long-term preservation, conservation and maintenance of the building, historic furnishings and grounds;
(b)
To coordinate with personnel of the Department of Finance and Administration and the project professionals on any repair, renovation or restoration plans for the New Capitol Building or grounds, ensuring that all work is in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation;
(c)
To request quotations for projects at the New Capitol Building or grounds upon instructions from the Department of Finance and Administration and from the House Management committee and the Senate Rules Committee acting jointly; apply for permits from the Department of Archives and History when applicable; request that projects be initiated through the proper agency and serve as the in-house professional depending upon the scope of work; maintain contact with any project professional involved in a project, beginning with the bid or quote process through initiation and completion of the project; and notify the House, the Senate, joint legislative operations or the Department of Finance and Administration, as appropriate, when the project is complete and ready for final payment;
(d)
To coordinate special state events and approved private events held at the New Capitol Building or grounds other than those held in the Chambers of the House of Representatives or the Senate;
(e)
To serve as a liaison to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Secretary of the Senate, Department of Finance and Administration, Department of Archives and History and project professionals on all projects at the New Capitol Building or grounds;
(f)
To supervise visitor services personnel in providing tours and events for the public and members of the Legislature that are held at the New Capitol Building or grounds; and
(g)
To perform such other duties relating to the New Capitol Building or grounds as jointly prescribed by the House Management Committee and the Senate Rules Committee.
(2)
The Curator of the New Capitol Building shall be employed by and under the joint jurisdiction of the House Management Committee and the Senate Rules Committee, and the expenses of the curator shall be paid from the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the joint legislative operations of the House and the Senate. The curator shall provide quarterly reports to the House Management committee and the Senate Rules Committee on the activities and expenses of the curator during the preceding quarter.
(3)
The Curator of the New Capitol Building who is employed by the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History under the provisions of Section
39-5-6
on July 1, 2019, shall be transferred from the jurisdiction of the department to the joint jurisdiction of the House Management Committee and the Senate Rules Committee.
Added by Laws, 2019, ch. 335, HB 84,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Former § 29-5-13 was repealed by Laws, 1972, ch. 326, § 32, eff. 5/5/1972. [See Codes, 1942, §§ 8953.3, 8953.4-01; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess ch. 124, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1964, ch. 551, § 1]