HB2094: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; updates powers and duties.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 23-288 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 23-288. Powers and duties.
The Foundation shall have the power and duty to:
1. Do all things necessary and proper to further an
appreciation of the contributions of foster through its living-history
museums, Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center, an awareness and
understanding of the early history, settlement, and development of the United
States through the convergence of [ Native American American
Indian ] , European, and African cultures and the enduring legacies
bequeathed to the nation; to commemorate Jamestown as the first permanent
English-speaking settlers and their American Indian neighbors of Virginia
and settlement in the United States and its contributions to
the building of our Commonwealth and nation,; to commemorate the
winning of American independence on the battlefield at Yorktown,;
and to enhance our understanding of the making of the United States
Constitution and Bill of Rights, including Virginia's role in shaping the
fundamental principles of the American constitutional system.
2. Administer, develop and maintain at Jamestown and Yorktown permanent commemorative shrines and historical museums.
3. Adopt names, flags, seals and other emblems for use in
connection with such shrines and to copyright the same in the name of
the Commonwealth.
4. Enter into contracts to further the purposes of the Foundation, which have been approved by the Attorney General.
5. Establish nonprofit corporations as instrumentalities to assist in administering the affairs of the Foundation.
6. With the consent of the Governor, acquire lands, property and structures deemed necessary for the purposes of the Foundation by purchase, lease, gift, devise or condemnation proceedings. The title to the land and property acquired shall be in the name of the Commonwealth. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain granted under this section, the Foundation may proceed in the manner provided by Chapter 3 (§ 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1.
7. With the consent of the Governor, convey by lease land to any person, association, firm or corporation for such term and on such conditions as the Foundation may determine.
8. Receive and expend gifts, grants and donations from whatever source derived for the purposes of the Foundation.
9. Employ an executive director and such deputies and assistants as may be required.
10. To elect Elect any past chairman of the
Board of Trustees to the honorary position of Chairman Emeritus. Chairmen
emeriti shall serve as honorary members for life. Chairmen emeriti shall be
elected in addition to the at-large positions defined in § 23-287.
11. With the consent of the Governor, to enter into
agreements or contracts with private entities for the promotion of tourism
through marketing without competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation
provided a demonstrable cost savings, as reviewed by the Secretary of
Education, can be realized by the Foundation and such agreements or contracts
are based on competitive principles.
12. To determine Determine what paintings,
statuary, works of art, manuscripts, and artifacts may be acquired by purchase,
gift, or loan, and to exchange or sell the same if not inconsistent with
the terms of such purchase, gift, loan, or other acquisition.
13. To change Change the form of investment of
any funds, securities, or other property, real or personal, provided the same
are not inconsistent with the terms of the instrument under which the same were
acquired, and to sell, grant, or convey any such property, except that
any transfers of real property may be made only with the consent of the
Governor.
2. That § 23-290.1 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 23-288 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 23-288. Powers and duties.
The Foundation shall have the power and duty to:
1. Do all things necessary and proper to further an appreciation of the contributions of foster through its living-history museums,
Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center, an awareness and
understanding of the early history, settlement, and development of the United
States through the convergence of Native American, European, and African
cultures and the enduring legacies bequeathed
to the nation; to commemorate Jamestown as the first
permanent English-speaking settlers and their American Indian neighbors of Virginia and settlement in the United
States and its contributions to the
building of our Commonwealth and nation,; to commemorate the winning of
American independence on the battlefield at Yorktown,; and to enhance our
understanding of the making of the United States Constitution and Bill of
Rights, including Virginia's role in shaping the fundamental principles of the
American constitutional system.
2. Administer, develop and maintain at Jamestown and Yorktown permanent commemorative shrines and historical museums.
3. Adopt names, flags, seals and other emblems for use in
connection with such shrines and to copyright
the same in the name of the Commonwealth.
4. Enter into contracts to further the purposes of the Foundation, which have been approved by the Attorney General.
5. Establish nonprofit corporations as instrumentalities to assist in administering the affairs of the Foundation.
6. With the consent of the Governor, acquire lands, property and structures deemed necessary for the purposes of the Foundation by purchase, lease, gift, devise or condemnation proceedings. The title to the land and property acquired shall be in the name of the Commonwealth. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain granted under this section, the Foundation may proceed in the manner provided by Chapter 3 (§ 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1.
7. With the consent of the Governor, convey by lease land to any person, association, firm or corporation for such term and on such conditions as the Foundation may determine.
8. Receive and expend gifts, grants and donations from whatever source derived for the purposes of the Foundation.
9. Employ an executive director and such deputies and assistants as may be required.
10. To elect Elect any past chairman of the
Board of Trustees to the honorary position of Chairman Emeritus. Chairmen
emeriti shall serve as honorary members for life. Chairmen emeriti shall be
elected in addition to the at-large positions defined in § 23-287.
11. With the consent of the Governor, to
enter into agreements or contracts with private entities
for the promotion of tourism through marketing without competitive sealed
bidding or competitive negotiation provided a demonstrable cost savings, as
reviewed by the Secretary of Education, can be realized by the Foundation and
such agreements or contracts are based on competitive principles.
12. To determine Determine what paintings,
statuary, works of art, manuscripts, and artifacts may be acquired by purchase,
gift, or loan, and to exchange
or sell the same if not inconsistent with the terms of such purchase, gift,
loan, or other acquisition.
13. To change Change the form of investment
of any funds, securities, or other property, real or personal, provided the
same are not inconsistent with the terms of the instrument under which the same
were acquired, and to sell,
grant, or convey any such property, except that any transfers of real property
may be made only with the consent of the Governor.
2. That § 23-290.1 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.