Section 4. Powers and duties of commission.
The commission shall have the power and its duty shall be:
(1) To plan and develop activities appropriate to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Constitution, including a limited number of projects to be undertaken by the Commonwealth seeking to harmonize and balance the important goals of ceremony and celebration with the equally important goals of scholarship and education.
(2) To encourage private organizations, county and municipal governments and educational systems to organize and participate in bicentennial activities commemorating or examining the drafting, ratification and history of the Constitution and the specific features of the document.
(3) To extend cooperation to all bicentennial agencies or commissions established by the United States Congress and the legislatures of all states. In doing so, it shall be the policy of the commission to provide equal treatment to all states, regardless of their date of establishment, in recognition of the historic role of Pennsylvania as a source of pioneers, culture, philosophy and system of self-government.
(4) To enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for carrying on its operations.
(5) To accept, on behalf of the Commonwealth, gifts, donations, legacies and usages of money from individuals, organizations, public or private corporations and other similar entities.
(6) To solicit and raise moneys from public and private sources through the sale of commemorative medals and other items of a similar nature which promote the Bicentennial of the Constitution.