A. The Legislature recognizes the responsibility of Oklahoma to foster culture and the arts and declares that a portion of expenditures for capital projects including, but not limited to, bond issues for state construction be set aside for the acquisition of works of art to be placed in public construction or on public lands.

B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act is to enhance public construction and encourage state cultural development.

C. The administering agency shall be the Oklahoma Arts Council which is authorized to promulgate rules to administer the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act.