2014 Indiana Code TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE 37. STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES CHAPTER 4. GENERAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND EXEMPTIONS
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IC 4-37-4
Chapter 4. General Powers, Duties, and Exemptions
IC 4-37-4-1
Title to property
Sec. 1. The title to the following shall be held in the name of the
state of Indiana:
(1) Property constituting the state museums, except to the extent
that the property is subject to a use and occupancy agreement
between the Indiana finance authority and the Indiana
department of administration.
(2) Property acquired by the board.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.
IC 4-37-4-2
Duties
Sec. 2. The board shall do the following:
(1) Operate and administer the state museums.
(2) Maintain accreditation of the state museums.
(3) Collect, preserve, display, and interpret artifacts and
materials reflecting the cultural and natural history of Indiana.
(4) Prepare and maintain a statewide inventory of the artifacts
and materials described in subdivision (3).
(5) Uphold the highest professional and ethical standards, as
adopted by the American Association of Museums.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.
IC 4-37-4-3
Authorized powers
Sec. 3. The board may do the following:
(1) Do any and all acts and things necessary, proper, or
convenient to carry out this article.
(2) Hold meetings under IC 5-14-1.5 at the times and places in
Indiana that are prescribed by the board's bylaws.
(3) Adopt an official seal.
(4) Adopt bylaws.
(5) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary
or convenient to the exercise of the board's powers.
(6) Acquire by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease or
otherwise and hold, use, sell, lease, manage, operate, clear,
improve, encumber, transfer, convey, exchange, or dispose of
the following:
(A) Real and personal property and any interest in real or
personal property.
(B) Facilities.
(C) Money or stocks.
(D) Any right or interest necessary or useful for carrying out
the board's powers and duties under this article.
(7) Procure insurance against any loss in connection with the
board's operations.
(8) Enter into contractual or other arrangements with the
Indiana department of administration in connection with the
financing of the state museums under IC 4-13.5.
(9) Notwithstanding IC 4-13.5-4-5, allocate space in museums
financed by the Indiana finance authority under IC 4-13.5.
(10) Fix and collect rents, admission charges, fees, tolls, and
other user charges for:
(A) the state museums;
(B) restaurants;
(C) other facilities; and
(D) programs, lectures, classes, tours, and trips.
(11) Maintain shops and restaurants on property that the board
manages and at other locations and employ or contract with
persons to manage the shops and restaurants.
(12) Make or sell the following:
(A) Pictures, models, books, and other representations of the
museum and its artifacts and exhibits.
(B) Souvenirs, crafts, art, videotapes, digital video discs, and
other merchandise.
(13) Pay royalties, license fees, or charges for exhibits, artifacts,
artwork, or materials.
(14) Own copyrights, trademarks, and service marks and
enforce the board's rights with respect to ownership.
(15) Conduct market research concerning the state museums.
(16) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the purposes of
this article.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.
IC 4-37-4-4
Historic property; acceptance; disposition
Sec. 4. (a) The board may accept or refuse to accept an offered
gift of historic property to be administered by the board.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 4-20.5-7 and IC 5-22-22, the board may
improve, encumber, sell, lease, transfer, convey, or exchange historic
property administered by the board.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 5-22-22, the board may, in accordance
with the board's policies, sell, donate, or exchange artifacts in the
state museums' collections to or with other public or nonprofit
museums or historical societies.
(d) The board may by rule establish a procedure for evaluating the
merits of proposals to:
(1) accept gifts of;
(2) sell;
(3) encumber;
(4) transfer;
(5) convey; or
(6) exchange;
artifacts or historic property.
(e) The board may donate or make short term loans of artifacts in
the museums' collections to other:
(1) public or nonprofit museums; or
(2) historical societies.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.166-2013,
SEC.4.
IC 4-37-4-5
Property tax exemption
Sec. 5. The board is not required to pay any taxes or assessments
upon any property acquired or used by the board under this article,
or upon the income from the property.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.
IC 4-37-4-6
Gross sales tax exemption
Sec. 6. The board is exempt under IC 6-2.5-5-16 from the state
gross retail tax for transactions involving tangible personal property,
public utility commodities, and public utility service.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.
IC 4-37-4-7
Advance payment and procurement exemption
Sec. 7. The board is exempt from the following:
(1) The requirements of IC 4-13-2-20 prohibiting payment in
advance.
(2) The procurement requirements under IC 5-22.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.
IC 4-37-4-8
Chief executive officer evaluation; dismissal
Sec. 8. (a) The board shall annually evaluate the performance of
the chief executive officer.
(b) Subject to approval by the governor, the board may dismiss
the chief executive officer.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.
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