Chapter 386
2012 -- H 7882
Enacted 06/21/12
A N A C T
RELATING TO
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - OPERATION OF A STATE
Introduced By: Representative John J. McCauley
Date Introduced: March 01, 2012
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 42-8-23 of the General Laws in Chapter
42-8 entitled "Department
of State" is hereby amended to read as follows:
42-8-23.
Gift shop. -- The secretary of
state, along with the Capitol Hill junior chamber
of commerce, may establish within the state house a gift
shop. The board of directors of the gift
shop shall promulgate rules and regulations for its
operation and approval of items to be sold
therein. All revenues generated by the gift shop shall be
deposited as general revenues.
The operation of the
gift shop shall be such as not to conflict with any operation pursuant
to the provisions of section 40-9-11.
of the governor, may establish and operate a visitor
center and gift shop within the state house.
(b) The visitor
center and gift shop shall be managed by a committee consisting of one
member selected by the governor and four (4) members
selected by the secretary of state. In
making their selections, the governor and the secretary of
state shall give due consideration to
demonstrated and acknowledged expertise in a diverse range of
historical, preservation,
community planning, and retail-oriented endeavors. Committee
members shall serve for a term of
three (3) years. The committee shall file an annual report
of operations and fiscal activities with
the governor, secretary of state, senate president and
house speaker at the end of each fiscal year.
(c) The director of
the department of administration may allocate and make available
within the state house appropriate space for the visitor
center and gift shop and appropriate
storage space for inventory, fixtures and supplies necessary
for the operation of the visitor center
and gift shop.
(d) There is hereby
established in the office of the secretary of state a restricted receipt
revolving fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from
all other funds. All revenue
generated by the visitor center and gift shop shall be
deposited into this restricted receipt
revolving fund and used to purchase inventory, fixtures and
supplies for the visitor center and gift
shop and to defray the cost of staffing the visitor
center.
(e) The operation of
the visitor center and gift shop shall be such as not to conflict with
any operation pursuant to the provisions of section
40-9-11.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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