HB 166: "An Act establishing a museum construction grant program in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 166 01 "An Act establishing a museum construction grant program in the Department of 02 Commerce, Community, and Economic Development." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.57 is amended by adding new sections to read: 05 Article 4. Museum Construction. 06 Sec. 14.57.300. Museum construction, expansion, and major renovation 07 matching grant program. (a) A matching grant program is established in the 08 Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for museum 09 construction, expansion, and major renovation projects approved under this section. 10 The department may not accept an application for a grant under this section unless the 11 legislature makes an appropriation for the grant program. 12 (b) A person in charge of construction, expansion, or major renovation of an 13 eligible museum may apply to the department for a matching grant under regulations 14 adopted by the department.
01 (c) Subject to appropriation, the department shall award not more than 50 02 percent of the total proposed grant project costs to an eligible applicant. 03 (d) In this section, "major renovation" means a significant physical upgrade 04 that allows a museum to better preserve artifacts and present artifacts to the public or 05 to improve space to allow a museum to provide improved educational services to the 06 public. 07 Sec. 14.57.305. Eligibility. A museum may be eligible to receive a grant award 08 under AS 14.57.300 if the museum applies for a grant on a form approved by the 09 department and 10 (1) is located in the state; 11 (2) is eligible to receive state grant funds; and 12 (3) provides matching funds from other sources in an amount equal to 13 at least 50 percent of the total proposed grant project costs. 14 Sec. 14.57.350. Definitions. In AS 14.57.300 - 14.57.350, 15 (1) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, 16 and Economic Development; 17 (2) "museum" means 18 (A) a museum as defined in AS 14.57.290; and 19 (B) a cultural center used to exhibit, care for, or store 20 collections that is open to the public.