Title 9, Title 9: Cultural and Community Engagement

9-8-204. Board of State History. (1) There is created within the department the Board of State History. (2) The board shall consist of 11 members appointed or reappointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, …

9-8-205. Board duties and powers. (1) The board shall: make policies to direct the director in carrying out the director's duties; approve the society's rules; and make recommendations to the society for the development of programs consistent with this chapter. (2) The board may …

9-8-206. Historical magazine, books, documents, and microfilms -- Proceeds. (1) The society shall, under the direction of the board: compile and publish an historical magazine to be furnished to supporting members of the society in accordance with membership subscriptions or to b…

9-8-207. Donations -- Accounting. (1) The society may: solicit memberships from persons interested in the work of the society and charge dues for memberships commensurate with the advantages of membership and the needs of the society; and receive gifts, donations, bequests, devis…

9-8-209. Museum of Utah -- Creation -- Duties. (1) There is created within the society the Museum of Utah under the administration and supervision of the director or the designee of the director. (2) The Museum of Utah shall: function as an educational outlet for the society to e…

9-8-210. Utah Women's History Initiative -- Creation -- Duties. (1) There is created within the society the Utah Women's History Initiative under the administration and supervision of the director or the designee of the director. (2) The Utah Women's History Initiative shall: fun…

9-8-701. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Endowment fund" means any history endowment fund created under this part by a qualifying organization. (2) "Qualifying organization" means any Utah nonprofit history organization or local government that qualifies under this chapte…

9-8-703. History organization endowment funds. (1) A qualifying organization may create an endowment fund into which there may be deposited money from funds made available for that purpose. The principal of each endowment fund may not be expended by the qualifying organization an…

9-8-704. Society duties. The society shall, according to policy established by the board: (1) allocate money from funds made available for that purpose to the endowment fund created by a qualifying organization under Section; 9-8-703 (2) determine the eligibility of each qualifyi…

9-8-705. Eligibility requirements of qualifying history organizations -- Allocation limitations -- Matching requirements. (1) A qualifying organization may apply to receive money from funds made available for that purpose to be deposited into an endowment fund created under Secti…

9-8-707. Spending restrictions -- Return of endowment. (1) A qualifying organization that has received endowment money from funds made available for that purpose: may not expend the money or the required matching money in the endowment fund; and may expend the interest income ear…

9-8-708. Federal match. Funds allocated by the society under this part to enable qualifying organizations to create their own endowment funds may be construed as a state match for any history funding from the federal government that may be provided.

9-8-801. Short title. This part is known as the "Preserve Our Heritage Act."

9-8-802. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Agency" means any administrative unit of Utah's state government or local government. (2) "Collecting institutions" means historical societies, museums, archives, and libraries that: are operated by nonprofit corporations in Utah o…

9-8-803. Ownership of reposited materials -- Rebuttable presumption. (1) There is established a rebuttable presumption that any reposited materials held by a collecting institution are the property of that collecting institution. (2) Any person seeking to claim reposited material…

9-8-804. Statute of limitations for claiming reposited materials from a collecting institution. (1) Any reposited materials in a collecting institution that are not accompanied by a transfer of title to those materials are considered a gift to the collecting institution when more…

9-8-805. Collecting institutions -- Perfecting title -- Notice. (1) A collecting institution wishing to perfect title in any reposited materials held by it shall send, by registered mail, a notice containing the information required by Subsectionto the last-known address of the l…

9-8-806. Claiming reposited materials held by a collecting institution. (1) Any person claiming title to reposited materials held by a collecting institution shall demonstrate that the person owns all right, title, and interest in the reposited materials to the reasonable satisfa…