Title 8 — Buildings and Housing
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O.C.G.A. § 8-5-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Art in State Buildings Program.” History. Code 1981, § 8-5-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 891, § 1. 8-5-2. Legislative purpose.
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-2 Legislative purpose
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The General Assembly finds and declares that the State of Georgia has a responsibility for expanding public experience with art. The General Assembly recognizes that other states have enacted legislation requiring the expenditure of 1 percent of funds allocated for the constructio…
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Acquisition” means acquisition by purchase, lease, or commission. (2) “Council” means the Georgia Council for the Arts. (3) “State buildings” means state office buildings, hospitals, prisons, buildings of state authorities, and such other s…
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-4 Gifts and appropriations
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(a) Financing of works of art in state buildings shall be subject to appropriations by the General Assembly. The Governor shall include a budget item for art in state buildings in the budget of the Office of Planning and Budget in the annual budget submitted to the General Assemb…
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-5 Duties of the art council
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In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the council shall do all of the following: (1)(A) Determine and implement procedures for the purchase or lease by written contract of existing works of art from an artist or the artist’s authorized agent. Works of art to be purc…
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-6 Sale of works of art by state, §8-5-9
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Council. Defined, §8-5-3. Duties generally, §8-5-5. Enumeration of duties, §8-5-5. Definitions, §8-5-3. Gifts, §8-5-4. Legislative purpose, §8-5-2. Ownership rights, §8-5-7. Public policy, §8-5-2. Reporting requirements, §8-5-8. Rights of artists, §8-5-7. Short title. Art in state …
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-7 Ownership rights; rights of artists
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(a) The state shall receive sole ownership of each work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter, including all tangible rights and privileges thereof, subject to the following intangible rights retained by the artist: (1) The right to claim authorship of the work of art; (2) The…
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-8 Annual report
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In consultation with the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the council shall prepare an annual report relative to the art in state buildings program pursuant to this chapter. The council shall not be 1074 8-5-9 required to distribute copies of the annual report to th…
O.C.G.A. § 8-5-9 Sale of works of art by state
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If a work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter is to be sold by the state, such sale shall be made to the highest bidder, conditioned on the work of art first being offered to the artist at the bid price. History. Code 1981, § 8-5-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 891, § 1. 1075 T…