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§ 9-3707. Powers and duties of Commission

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Miscellaneous Executive Agencies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 37. Commission on African American History and Culture (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, State Government, § 9-3707
Formerly cited as MD STATE GOVT § 9.5-407
§ 9-3707. Powers and duties of Commission
Currentness
In general
(a) The Commission shall:
(1) initiate, direct, and coordinate projects that further the understanding of African American history and culture;
(2) receive and administer any available federal, State, or private money to plan and execute projects or educational activities that further the understanding of African American history and culture;
(3) operate the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis to house and display photographs, objects, oral history tapes, artifacts, and other materials of African American historic and cultural significance;
(4) locate, preserve, and disseminate to the public information about significant buildings and sites relating to African American history and culture; and
(5) publish an annual report and any other material that the Commission considers necessary.
Funding of museum
(b) The Commission may provide operational funding to a museum that specializes in African American history and culture.

Credits

Added as Housing and Community Development § 5-207 by Acts 2005, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Transferred to State Finance and Procurement § 5A-207 by Acts 2005, c. 440, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Transferred to State Government § 9.5-407 by Acts 2008, c. 521, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 162, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2015, c. 145, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. Renumbered as State Government § 9-3707 by Acts 2022, c. 451, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 452, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, State Government, § 9-3707, MD STATE GOVT § 9-3707
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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