§ 22-3-805 - Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission -- Powers and duties. - Arkansas Statutes

22-3-805. Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission -- Powers and duties.

(a) The Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To survey and investigate the condition of the mansion, its appurtenant buildings, its grounds, and its contents, including furniture and fixtures;

(2) To make rules and regulations governing any improvements, repairs, replacements, or reconstruction of the mansion, its appurtenant buildings, its grounds, and its contents, including furniture and fixtures;

(3) To prepare and file with the Governor and the Legislative Council an annual mansion report, to be filed on or before November 1 of each year, summarizing the results of its surveys and investigations made under subdivision (a)(1) of this section and recommending any necessary repairs, improvements, replacements, or reconstruction of the mansion, its appurtenant buildings, grounds, and contents, together with an itemized and detailed estimate of the costs thereof; and

(4) (A) To solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations of or for the purchase of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, trees, shrubs, landscaping, and similar contents and appurtenances.

(B) However, no such gift, grant, or donation may be accepted without the approval of the commission and the Governor.

(b) Any individual, corporation, or nonprofit association may solicit funds or engage in fundraising activities on behalf of the commission upon written permission by the commission and the Governor.