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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 1 - STATE HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-113) › Section 4-11-110 - Appropriations

For carrying out the purposes and objects of this chapter, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or so much thereof as shall be needed, over and above all the funds derived from the sale of the publications and all of the fees collected under §
4-11-109
, is annually or continuously appropriated, and, upon order of the chair of the commission, the commissioner of finance and administration is empowered and directed to draw the commissioner's warrant for the sum from the state treasury.
Acts 1921, ch. 74, § 9; Shan. Supp., § 2577a25; mod. Code 1932, § 1024; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 15, 24; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1108; T.C.A., § 4-1110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 1 - STATE HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-113) › Section 4-11-111 - Review prior to demolishing, altering or transferring historically, architecturally or culturally significant state property

(a)
All state agencies and institutions of higher education and other state entities that have control of state property shall consult the commission prior to demolishing, altering or transferring any property that is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance. Such agencies, institutions and entities shall seek the advice of the commission on possible alternatives to the demolition, alteration or transfer of such property.
(b)
The commission shall make staff available to assist agencies, institutions and entities in determining if property is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance.
(c)
The commission shall have thirty (30) working days to review and comment on plans to demolish, alter or transfer state property that is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance prior to approval of such action by the state building commission. Such comment shall be in writing and filed with the proposing agency or entity and the state building commission.
(d)
The standard of review by the historical commission shall be the secretary of the interior's standards of rehabilitation or other criteria adopted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title.
(e)
The state building commission shall consider the comments of the historical commission prior to approving or disapproving plans to demolish, alter or transfer state property that is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance.
(f)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as further extending the jurisdiction of the state building commission over transactions involving department of transportation projects. When the department is the proposing agency, the commissioner of transportation shall consider the comments of the historical commission prior to demolishing, altering or transferring state property that is of historical, architectural or cultural significance.
Acts 1988, ch. 699, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 1 - STATE HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-113) › Section 4-11-113 - Historic property land acquisition fund

(a)
There is hereby created a special agency account in the state general fund known as the historic property land acquisition fund. Expenditures from such fund shall be made only to implement and carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (b). Funds deposited in such fund shall not revert at the end of any fiscal year, and all interest accruing on investments and deposits of the fund not otherwise expended shall be returned to and made a part of the fund.
(b)
The historical commission shall expend the funds which are deposited in the historic property land acquisition fund only for the acquisition of land for any area designated as an historic place as evidenced by its inclusion on the national register of historic places or the Tennessee register of historic places, or any other area of historic significance as approved by majority vote of the entire membership of the commission, and for the acquisition of easements to protect the historic areas. Such funds may also be used for capital projects, including improvements and maintenance, of properties previously acquired, and for capital grants to other historic properties not owned or operated by the state.
(c)
No funds deposited in the historic property land acquisition fund shall be obligated or expended to acquire any interest in real property through condemnation or the power of eminent domain.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1059,s 2, eff. 4/28/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (§§ 4-11-201 — 4-11-208) › Section 4-11-201 - Creation - Authority

The Tennessee historical commission is authorized and directed to maintain and expand a register of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant in Tennessee history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture. This register shall be known as the "Tennessee register of historic places" and shall be the official inventory of irreplaceable historic resources that need to be given maximum encouragement for historic preservation.
Acts 1971, ch. 141, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 4-1111, 4-1112, 4-11-202; Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (§§ 4-11-201 — 4-11-208) › Section 4-11-203 - Properties listed in national register

The Tennessee register of historic places shall consist of all properties in Tennessee that are listed on the national register of historic places maintained by the United States department of interior as of July 1, 1994. Properties that are in the future nominated to the national register of historic places shall be also listed in the Tennessee register of historic places as of the date of their acceptance by the keeper of the national register; provided, that the owner or owners of such property have not objected to such listing as provided for in §
4-11-204
.
Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (§§ 4-11-201 — 4-11-208) › Section 4-11-204 - Public and private properties eligible - Notice to owner - Objections

Both publicly and privately owned property shall be included in the Tennessee register of historic places. However, prior to the inclusion of privately owned property on the Tennessee register of historic places, the owner or owners of such property shall be given the opportunity (including a reasonable period of time) to concur in or object to such listing. If the owner, or in the case of multiple ownership as in an historic district, a majority of owners, object to such listing, the property proposed for listing in the Tennessee register of historic places shall not be listed until such objection is withdrawn.
Acts 1971, ch. 141, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 4-1115, 4-11-205; Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (§§ 4-11-201 — 4-11-208) › Section 4-11-205 - Publication and distribution of register

The register will be published annually when funds are available, and copies of the register shall be placed in the various planning agencies of the state.
Acts 1971, ch. 141, § 6; T.C.A., §§ 4-1116, 4-11-206; Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (§§ 4-11-201 — 4-11-208) › Section 4-11-206 - Removal of properties from register

A property listed in the Tennessee register of historical places may be removed from such listing if it has lost the qualities of historical, architectural, or archaeological significance that made it eligible.
Acts 1971, ch. 141, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 4-1117, 4-11-207; Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (§§ 4-11-201 — 4-11-208) › Section 4-11-207 - Keeper of the register

The executive director of the Tennessee historical commission is designated as keeper of the Tennessee register of historic places.
Acts 1971, ch. 141, § 8; T.C.A., §§ 4-1118, 4-11-208; Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (§§ 4-11-201 — 4-11-208) › Section 4-11-208 - Polk grave site - Jackson statue

(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of the law or of this part to the contrary, the grave site of James K. Polk shall not be relocated unless the proposed relocation is approved in advance by a duly adopted joint resolution of the general assembly.
(b)
Nothing contained within this part shall be construed to prohibit the transfer of any statue of Andrew Jackson, currently placed upon the grounds of the state capitol building, to the Jackson homeplace, the Hermitage.
Acts 1981, ch. 54, §§ 6, 7; 1998, ch. 572, § 3; T.C.A. § 4-11-306; T.C.A. §?4-11-209.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE WARS COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-301 — 4-11-306) › Section 4-11-301 - Creation

There is hereby created the Tennessee wars commission, hereafter referred to as the "commission," which shall coordinate planning, preservation and promotion of the structures, buildings, sites and battlefields of Tennessee associated with the French and Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, U.S.-Mexican War, and the War Between the States.
Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 1; 1998, ch. 844, § 1; T.C.A. § 4-11-501.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE WARS COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-301 — 4-11-306) › Section 4-11-302 - Powers and duties

(a)
The commission shall:
(1)
Develop a plan regarding significant sites in Tennessee related to the French and Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, U.S.-Mexican War, and the War Between the States, hereafter referred to as the "wars." The plan will provide incentives to local landowners and local governments to preserve and restore battlefields and historic sites related to the wars. Through cooperative agreements between local governments, landowners and the commission, such entities will work together to preserve and restore historic sites;
(2)
Preserve and conserve the legacy of the wars in the state of Tennessee;
(3)
Recognize important events and geographic locations in the conduct of the wars in the state of Tennessee;
(4)
Establish a geographic data base and an information system that can be used to locate, track, and cross-reference significant historical and cultural properties, structures and markers associated with the wars;
(5)
Acquire or provide funds for the acquisition of battlegrounds, cemeteries and other historic properties associated with the wars;
(6)
Expend funds received from state appropriations and other sources to make grants to municipalities, counties and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of maintaining and restoring existing memorials and cemeteries related to the wars;
(7)
Encourage the establishment of reference sections relating to the wars in high schools;
(8)
Ensure that all literature produced by the commission adequately reflects the role of African-Americans in the French and Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, U.S.-Mexican War, and contributions on both sides of the War Between the States; and
(9)
Ensure the opportunity for adequate participation in the activities of the commission by African-Americans.
(b)
In carrying out its purposes, the commission is authorized to:
(1)
Accept loans or grants, or both, of money, materials or property of any kind from the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof upon such terms and conditions as the United States or such agency or instrumentality may impose;
(2)
Receive and accept loans, gifts, grants, donations or contributions of property, facilities, or services, with or without consideration from any person, firm or corporation or from the state of Tennessee or any agency or instrumentality thereof or from any county, municipal corporation or local government or governing body; and
(3)
Hold, use, administer and expend such sum or sums as may hereafter be received as income, as gifts or as appropriations from the general assembly for any of the purposes of the commission.
Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 2; 1998, ch. 844, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. § 4-11-502.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE WARS COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-301 — 4-11-306) › Section 4-11-303 - Composition

The Tennessee historical commission established by §
4-11-102
, is designated to be the Tennessee wars commission.
Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 3; T.C.A. § 4-11-503.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE WARS COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-301 — 4-11-306) › Section 4-11-304 - Acquisition of lands - Maintenance

(a)
The commission may, with the consent of the owner, acquire by donation, purchase or exchange lands and interests in battlefields and memorials of the wars, together with lands and interests in lands necessary to provide adequate public access to the battlefields and memorials.
(b)
The commission may make funds available, subject to appropriations for such purposes, for the maintenance and protection of the battlefields and memorials that may be subject to agreements as provided in §
4-11-302
.
Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 4; T.C.A. § 4-11-504.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE WARS COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-301 — 4-11-306) › Section 4-11-305 - Compensation of members - Reports - Appropriations

(a)
The members of the commission shall receive no salary but shall be reimbursed necessary travel and per diem expenses as prescribed in comprehensive travel regulations by the commissioner of finance and administration for employees of the state.
(b)
The commission shall file an annual report with the governor and the speakers of the respective bodies of the general assembly containing a summary of the accomplishments of the commission during the preceding year and the plans of the commission for the following year.
(c)
No state funds shall be expended for the purposes of the commission unless specifically appropriated by the general assembly.
Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 5; T.C.A. § 4-11-505.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 11 - HISTORIAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-101 — 4-11-306) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE WARS COMMISSION (§§ 4-11-301 — 4-11-306) › Section 4-11-306 - Compliance with laws and regulations

In the conduct of its affairs, the commission shall comply with all laws, policies and regulations applicable generally to state agencies, with specific reference made to the laws, policies and regulations applicable to the historical commission. Furthermore, all loans shall be subject to the approval of the state funding board and all land acquisitions and dispositions shall be subject to the approval of the state building commission.
Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 6; T.C.A. § 4-11-506.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-101 - Creation

There is created a state museum for the purpose of bringing together the administration of the various collections of articles, specimens and relics owned by the state, to be under the supervision of, and administered by, the Douglas Henry state museum commission, established pursuant to chapter 20, part 3 of this title.
Acts 1937, ch. 285, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2569.2 (Williams, § 2569.5); Acts 1959, ch. 154, § 1; 1971, ch. 388, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1201; Acts 2009, ch. 497, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-103 - Compensation of staff

(a)
The museum executive director's compensation shall be determined by the Douglas Henry state museum commission in a manner consistent with the department of human resources' policies and standards.
(b)
Experts and such other assistants as may be employed under this chapter shall have their compensation determined by the museum executive director in a manner consistent with the department of human resources' policies and standards.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 4, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1937, ch. 285, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 2569.6 (Williams, § 2569.10); Acts 1959, ch. 154, § 3; 1971, ch. 388, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1203; Acts 2009, ch. 497, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-104 - Location - When open

The museum shall occupy space in Nashville at the James K. Polk State Office Building and Cultural Complex, on the ground floor of the south wing of the War Memorial Building, and at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. All three (3) facilities shall be open on days and during hours as determined by the Douglas Henry state museum commission.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 5, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1937, ch. 285, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 2569.4 (Williams, § 2569.7); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 154, § 1; Acts 1971, ch. 388, § 4; 1972, ch. 485, § 1; 1977, ch. 402, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-1204; Acts 1991, ch. 213, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-105 - Administration of other museums and exhibits

(a)
In order to carry out this chapter, the World War Museum, previously administered by the adjutant general's office, the Civil War Exhibit, previously administered by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Spanish-American War Exhibit, previously administered by the Spanish War Veterans, the Museum of Natural History, previously administered by the former game and fish commission, the Tennessee Archaeological Exhibit, the Tennessee Historical Exhibit and the relics and mementos of the World War II Commission are under the supervision of the state museum.
(b)
Any other exhibit in the possession of the state, or that may come into the possession of the state, shall be placed under this commission and administered under this chapter, this subsection (b) having especial reference to exhibits of the natural resources of the state.
(c)
The state museum is authorized and empowered to:
(1)
Enter into contracts, within the limits and funds available therefor, with individuals, organizations and institutions for services furthering the objectives of the museum's programs;
(2)
Provide advice and technical assistance, within the limits of funds available therefor, to the staff or board of directors or trustees of museums that are operated on state-owned property by entities other than the state; and
(3)
Make and sign any agreement and do and perform any acts that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Acts 1937, ch. 285, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 2569.5 (Williams, § 2569.8); modified; Acts 1959, ch. 154, § 4; 1971, ch. 388, § 5; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1205; Acts 1991, ch. 213, §§ 4, 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-106 - Appropriation - Other funds

In order to establish, maintain and operate the state museum, five thousand dollars ($5,000) annually is appropriated out of the general funds of the state, which funds may be supplemented by any other sums for the museum, coming into the hands of the commission from any other source whatsoever.
Acts 1937, ch. 285, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 2569.7 (Williams, § 2569.9); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 154, § 1; Acts 1971, ch. 388, § 6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-107 - Future reorganization permitted

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a future reorganization that may be enacted to bring together all or any of the cultural activities of the state, including the historical commission, within a single department or division.
Acts 1971, ch. 388, § 7; T.C.A., § 4-1207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-108 - Sales facilities authorized

(a)
The state museum is hereby authorized to operate sales facilities in the state museum.
(b)
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the operation of sales facilities in the state museum by any nonprofit corporation that has as its chief purpose the support of the programs of the state museum.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 6, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1975, ch. 291, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-1208; Acts 1991, ch. 213, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-109 - Items to be sold

The facility authorized by §
4-12-108
shall sell Tennessee produced items or items appropriate to the museum's programs, as approved by the museum executive director.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 7, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1975, ch. 291, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-1209.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-110 - Use of profits - Earned revenue reserve fund established - Administration - Expenditures

(a)
Any profits derived from sales facilities authorized by §
4-12-108
shall be used in the programs of the state museum.
(b)
There is established within the general fund a special agency account to be known as the earned revenue reserve fund for the purpose of assuring sufficient funding for the administration and programs of the state museum. All sales facilities revenue and other program fees collected shall be deposited into the fund. No part of the fund shall revert to the general fund, but shall be carried forward until expended in accordance with this chapter.
(c)
The fund shall be administered by the museum executive director.
(d)
For each fiscal year, there is allocated a sum sufficient from the fund to provide for the administrative and program costs of the state museum.
(e)
Prior to the start of each fiscal year, and to the extent necessary during the fiscal year, certifications shall be made and delivered to the commissioner of finance and administration who has final authority regarding the actual expenditures of the fund.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 8, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1975, ch. 291, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-1210.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-111 - Fees or admission - Facilities for nonprofit groups

(a)
(1)
The state museum is authorized to impose a fee or charge admission for special events or programs.
(2)
The amount of the fee or charge shall be determined by the Douglas Henry state museum commission, and proceeds from the fees or charges shall only be used by the commission to offset the cost of the special events or programs or other educational programs of the state museum.
(b)
The state museum is authorized by this subsection (b) to have reduced fees or admission charges for any person who may have a disability, be an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or a student in any school, grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), for the special events or programs.
(c)
The state museum, in the discretion of the museum executive director, is further authorized to provide facilities, assistance and space to any nonprofit corporation that has as its principal purpose the support of the programs of the state museum and whose net proceeds are directed to benefit the programs or operation of the state museum. This cooperation and assistance may be provided regardless of whether the corporation charges a fee or imposes an admission charge to its programs.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821, Secs.s 9, s 10 eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1979, ch. 367, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-1211; Acts 2008 , ch. 1128, § 1; 2009 , ch. 497, § 5; 2011 , ch. 47, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-112 - Black history

(a)
The state museum commission, acting upon the recommendation of the museum executive director, is hereby authorized to contract with the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Knoxville, for either the appropriate deposit, display, examination, or preservation, or any of these, at the center of such items or collections of articles, specimens and relics owned by the state and administered by the commission, as may be deemed by the commission and by the center to be of special interest to the black citizens of this state.
(b)
The terms of any such contract shall ensure that adequate steps are undertaken to protect and preserve all such items for the benefit of future Tennesseans.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 11, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1983, ch. 245, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-113 - Confidentiality of information relating to candidates for position of museum executive director

(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an application for a position of museum executive director, materials submitted with an application, letters of recommendation or references concerning an applicant, and any other records or information relating to or arising out of the process of searching for and selecting an individual for the position of museum executive director shall be treated as confidential and shall not be open for public inspection, if the records could be used to identify a candidate for the position.
(b)
After a search committee has selected candidates as finalists for the position of museum executive director, the committee shall publicly announce the finalists. The announcement must occur no later than fifteen (15) calendar days before the final vote of the Douglas Henry state museum commission to appoint or elect a person to fill the position of museum executive director. Records relating exclusively to the candidates selected as finalists are not confidential and shall be open for public inspection, except for a record otherwise confidential under state or federal law.
(c)
This section shall not apply to information relating to a candidate who did not expressly request that the candidate's information be kept confidential.
(d)
Meetings or portions of meetings devoted to discussing information deemed confidential pursuant to this section are exempt from title 8, chapter 44, part 1.
(e)
For the purposes of this section, "finalists" means those candidates selected by a search committee as the group to be recommended to the commission from which one (1) shall be appointed or elected museum executive director.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 12, eff. 4/24/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 200,s 1, eff. 4/19/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-114) › Section 4-12-114 - Bill Haslam Center

(a)
The building that houses the Tennessee state museum located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard is designated as the "Bill Haslam Center".
(b)
The state museum shall erect suitable markers or affix suitable signs designating the museum as the "Bill Haslam Center". The state museum shall fund all costs related to the signage.
Acts 2020, ch. 800, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 2 - MUSEUM INVENTORY ACT (§§ 4-12-201 — 4-12-203) › Section 4-12-201 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Museum Inventory Act."
Acts 1983, ch. 214, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 2 - MUSEUM INVENTORY ACT (§§ 4-12-201 — 4-12-203) › Section 4-12-202 - Exemption from inventory procedures

It is the intention and purpose of the general assembly that the Tennessee state museum shall be exempted from inventorying its various collections under the rules established by the department of general services.
Acts 1983, ch. 214, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 2 - MUSEUM INVENTORY ACT (§§ 4-12-201 — 4-12-203) › Section 4-12-203 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Tennessee state museum" means the facility operated as the military branch of the Tennessee state museum in the War Memorial Building, the facility in the James K. Polk Building, and the Bill Haslam Center located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard; and
(2)
"The various collections of articles, specimens and relics placed under the charge of the state museum executive director" means those collections owned and acquired by the state, the Tennessee Historical Society, Inc., or other entities.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 800, s 2, eff. 7/15/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821, s 13, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1983, ch. 214, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 3 - MUSEUM DONATION ACT (§§ 4-12-301 — 4-12-303) › Section 4-12-301 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Museum Donation Act."
Acts 1983, ch. 420, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 3 - MUSEUM DONATION ACT (§§ 4-12-301 — 4-12-303) › Section 4-12-302 - Tennessee state museum - Defined

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, "Tennessee state museum" means the facility operated as the military branch of the Tennessee state museum in the War Memorial Building, the facility located in the James K. Polk Building, and the Bill Haslam Center located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 800, s 3, eff. 7/15/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821, s 14, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1983, ch. 420. § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 12 - STATE MUSEUM (§§ 4-12-101 — 4-12-303) › Part 3 - MUSEUM DONATION ACT (§§ 4-12-301 — 4-12-303) › Section 4-12-303 - Powers of executive director

It is the intention and purpose of the general assembly that the museum executive director be empowered to accept donations of funds and objects for the benefit of the Tennessee state museum.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 15, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1983, ch. 420, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-101 - Conveyance of property

(a)
All property belonging to the state and known as the "Hermitage Farm," consisting of approximately five hundred (500) acres, located in the fourth civil district of Davidson County, and being the same property referred to in Acts 1889, chapter 180, § 1 and being the same property acquired by the state by virtue of Acts 1856, chapter 96, be and the same is conveyed in trust to the Ladies' Hermitage Association, a corporation organized and chartered under the laws of the state.
(b)
The association shall be deemed the successor in interest to the Ladies' Hermitage Association board of trustees and shall assume all rights, responsibilities and liabilities of such board of trustees.
Acts 1935, ch. 79, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 4976 (Williams, § 4976, note); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1301; Acts 1990, ch. 893, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-102 - Object of trust creation - Definition

(a)
The object for which this trust is created is to permit and encourage the Ladies' Hermitage Association to preserve and beautify the property herein conveyed, in trust, and to keep the property in such state of preservation as the association may deem best so as to display the respect, love and affection that a grateful state and people cherish for their illustrious hero and statesman, Andrew Jackson.
(b)
(1)
It is furthermore the object of this trust to permit and encourage the association to do all things deemed necessary or advisable by the association to elucidate the history of the time of Andrew Jackson, his life and works and the place thereof in American history.
(2)
These activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the support of scholarly publications and other educational activities, the acquisition of related real and personal property and the maintenance and exhibition thereof.
(3)
Any property so acquired including, but not limited to, that property known as Tulip Grove, shall be held in trust in the same manner as the trust established for the Hermitage Farm in §
4-13-101
.
(4)
Except as otherwise provided in this part, the association has all rights and powers in and to the property conveyed in this part and any earnings or proceeds therefrom as though the property were conveyed in fee simple absolute.
(c)
As used in this part, "association" means the Ladies' Hermitage Association.
Acts 1889, ch. 239, § 2; 1923, ch. 27, § 2; 1990, ch. 893, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-103 - Conditions of conveyance

The trust conveyance described in this part is subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1)
The association may not mortgage, sell or otherwise transfer all or any part of the property conveyed in trust, with the exception of normal encumbrances for utility and other easements, without the permission of the state;
(2)
The association shall maintain its records and financial accounts in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, shall retain such records for a period of at least five (5) years after the close of the appropriate fiscal year, and shall make such records available for audit and review by the state upon request of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designated representative;
(3)
The association shall undertake no substantial construction, alteration or modification of any structure at the Hermitage until a copy of the plans and specifications therefor has been transmitted to the state architect or the state architect's representative; and
(4)
Except as waived or modified by the state in light of the special needs of historic restoration and preservation activities, the association shall comply with all applicable state law and regulations in the use of funds appropriated by the general assembly.
Acts 1889, ch. 239, § 1; 1980, ch. 469, § 1; 1990, ch. 893, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-104 - Reports furnished to state

Except as otherwise provided in this part, the association shall be required to furnish only the following reports to the state, notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary:
(1)
The association shall on an annual basis have prepared by an independent public accountant an audited financial report, which shall include, but not be limited to, a:
(A)
Balance sheet;
(B)
Statement of changes in fund balances; and
(C)
Statement of revenues and expenditures;
(2)
The association shall on an annual basis forward such audited financial report to the commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury;
(3)
On an annual basis, the association shall provide to the state building commission a report on proposed property acquisition, construction, demolition, alteration, restoration or preservation works in progress, and a description of all such proposed acquisition, construction, demolition, alteration, restoration or preservation projects to be undertaken during the calendar year following the date of the report to the commission. Such reports shall include a description of the work, its purposes and sources of funding therefor. The commission shall have the authority to disapprove any property acquisition, construction, demolition, alteration, restoration or preservation project that is submitted for its review. No project may be initiated or continued without the approval of the commission;
(4)
The state architect shall review all reports and specifications submitted to the commission pursuant to §
4-13-103(3)
. The state architect may disapprove any plan that does not conform substantially to the corresponding plan that was submitted to the commission pursuant to this section; and
(5)
(A)
The association shall submit to the commission a copy of its bylaws and purchasing procedures, and shall also submit thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date any changes in such bylaws or purchasing procedures that from time to time may be proposed;
(B)
Any such bylaws, purchasing procedures or changes therein shall be deemed to have been accepted by the state thirty (30) days after receipt thereof by the commission;
(C)
Upon request of any member of the commission, such bylaws, purchasing procedures or changes therein shall be considered by the commission and approved or rejected on an expedited basis.
Acts 1889, ch. 239, § 4; 1990, ch. 893, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-105 - Revocation of trust conveyance

(a)
In the event the association should at any time fail, neglect or refuse to preserve and beautify the premises as provided in §
4-13-102
or, in the event the association should fail to comply with the terms, conditions and reporting requirements of this part, or for any other reason, the state may revoke this trust, and, the property conveyed to the association by §
4-13-101
or acquired pursuant to §
4-13-102
shall revert and go back to the state without compensation to the association or any other person or persons, and the state shall not be required to pay any money whatever for any improvements that may have been erected on the land conveyed herein in trust.
(b)
In the event that the state decides to revoke this trust conveyance, it shall transmit to the association notice thereof signed by the governor or the governor's designee, the attorney general and reporter, the comptroller of the treasury, and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, such notice to be effective upon receipt.
Acts 1937, ch. 120, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 4988.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1303; Acts 1983, ch. 96, §§ 3, 4; 1990, ch. 893, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-109 - Trust property not state property

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the property conveyed in trust by §
4-13-101
or acquired pursuant to §
4-13-102
shall not be subject to controls applicable to state property until the effective date of any revocation of this trust conveyance.
(b)
Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit the state from providing liability, comprehensive or other insurance or any other thing of value to the association for the benefit of the property conveyed herein in trust.
Acts 1990, ch. 893, § 9; 2003, ch. 163, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-110 - Conveyance of all interest of board of trustees

The right, title and interest of any real or personal property or rights of the Ladies' Hermitage Association board of trustees that have not already been conveyed to the association are hereby transferred and conveyed to the association, a corporation organized and chartered under the laws of this state, subject to the trust terms and conditions set forth in this part.
Acts 1990, ch. 893, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 1 - THE HERMITAGE (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-111) › Section 4-13-111 - Open meetings

Meetings of the association and its board of directors shall be open to the public.
Acts 1990, ch. 893, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 2 - JAMES K. POLK HOME (§§ 4-13-201 — 4-13-204) › Section 4-13-201 - Property conveyed to association

There is hereby conveyed in trust to the James K. Polk Memorial Association, a corporation organized under the laws of Tennessee, for the general welfare and not for profit, and its successors in trust, a tract of land in the second ward of the city of Columbia, located on the corner of West Seventh Street and South High Street, known as the James K. Polk Home, being the same land conveyed to the state by George L. Reynolds and Bessie F. Reynolds, his wife, by deed dated January 8, 1929, recorded in the registrar's office of Maury County, Tennessee, book 177, page 71.
Acts 1929, ch. 110, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 2 - JAMES K. POLK HOME (§§ 4-13-201 — 4-13-204) › Section 4-13-202 - Purposes of conveyance in trust

This conveyance in trust is made so that the James K. Polk Memorial Association shall restore and preserve the property herein conveyed as a permanent memorial to James K. Polk, governor of Tennessee and eleventh president of the United States, and as a shrine of American patriotism.
Acts 1929, ch. 110, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 2 - JAMES K. POLK HOME (§§ 4-13-201 — 4-13-204) › Section 4-13-203 - Annual report to governor

The James K. Polk Memorial Association shall make an annual report to the governor of its performance of the duties herein imposed, and of its compliance with the terms of the uses and trusts herein created.
Acts 1929, ch. 110, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 2 - JAMES K. POLK HOME (§§ 4-13-201 — 4-13-204) › Section 4-13-204 - Revocability of trust

In the event the James K. Polk Memorial Association or its successors in trust shall fail to execute the provisions of this trust, the trust shall be terminable by the general assembly.
Acts 1929, ch. 110, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 3 - SAM DAVIS HOME (§§ 4-13-301 — 4-13-307) › Section 4-13-301 - Property conveyed in trust - Appointment of trustees

(a)
The tract of land, being the same purchased from O.M. Davis, Jr., in 1927, by the Sam Davis Commission in the name of the state of Tennessee, be and is hereby conveyed in trust to the Sam Davis Memorial Association.
(b)
The governor shall appoint, upon recommendation of the Sam Davis Memorial Association, nine (9) persons over the age of eighteen (18) years, who shall constitute the board of trustees of the Sam Davis Memorial Association.
Acts 1931, ch. 92, § 1; 1980, ch. 469, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 3 - SAM DAVIS HOME (§§ 4-13-301 — 4-13-307) › Section 4-13-302 - Object of trust creation

The object for which this trust is created is to permit and encourage the Sam Davis Memorial Association to improve and beautify the Sam Davis home and other houses and grounds, in such manner as it may deem best, and to keep them in such high state of improvement and beauty, as will display to the world the respect, love and affection that should ever live in the hearts of an admiring people for their departed boy hero of the Confederacy.
Acts 1931, ch. 92, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 3 - SAM DAVIS HOME (§§ 4-13-301 — 4-13-307) › Section 4-13-303 - Trustees - Officers - Quorum

(a)
The trustees shall elect one (1) of their members as president and one (1) of their members secretary.
(b)
Five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the board of trustees is hereby authorized and empowered to enforce such bylaws as may be necessary to put into operation and continual execution the objects and purposes for which this trust is created.
Acts 1931, ch. 92, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 13 - HISTORIC PROPERTIES (§§ 4-13-101 — 4-13-702) › Part 3 - SAM DAVIS HOME (§§ 4-13-301 — 4-13-307) › Section 4-13-304 - Trustees' tenure - Vacancies

The trustees appointed as provided in §
4-13-301
shall each hold such trustee's office for four (4) years, and until such trustee's successor is appointed and qualified, and all vacancies by death, removal or expiration of term or otherwise, shall be filled by the governor upon recommendation of the Sam Davis Memorial Association as provided in §
4-13-301
.
Acts 1931, ch. 92, § 4.