9-6-504.  Duties of the division.
     The division, in accordance with the provisions of this part, shall:

(1)  allocate money from the state fund to the endowment fund created by a qualifying organization under Section 9-6-503;

Terms Used In Utah Code 9-6-504

  • Arts: means the various branches of creative human activity, including visual arts, film, performing arts, sculpture, literature, music, theater, dance, digital arts, video-game arts, and cultural vitality. See Utah Code 9-6-102
  • Division: means the Division of Arts and Museums. See Utah Code 9-6-102
  • Endowment fund: means any endowment fund created under this chapter by a qualifying organization. See Utah Code 9-6-501
  • Museums board: means the Utah Museums Advisory Board created in Section 9-6-305. See Utah Code 9-6-102
  • Qualifying organization: means any Utah nonprofit arts or museum organization that qualifies under this chapter to create an endowment fund, receive state money into the endowment fund, match state money deposited into the endowment fund, and expend interest earned on the endowment fund. See Utah Code 9-6-501
  • State fund: means the Utah Arts and Museums Endowment Fund created in Section 9-6-502. See Utah Code 9-6-501
(2)  determine the eligibility of each qualifying organization to receive money from the state fund;

(3)  determine the matching amount each qualifying organization shall raise in order to qualify to receive money from the state fund;

(4)  establish a date by which each qualifying organization shall provide its matching funds;

(5)  verify that matching funds have been provided by each qualifying organization by the date determined in Subsection (4); and

(6) 

(a)  in accordance with the provisions of this part and Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may establish criteria by rule for determining the eligibility of qualifying organizations to receive money from the state fund; and

(b)  in making rules under this Subsection (6), the division may consider the recommendations of the arts board and the museums board.

Amended by Chapter 419, 2020 General Session