Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 29 Sec. 45

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. See
  • Contracting agency: means the administrative unit of State government responsible for securing the preparation of plans and specifications of a State building or facility for the purpose of negotiating or advertising for bids for the construction of such building or facility. See
  • Council: means the Vermont Council on the Arts, Inc. See
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 45. Duties of contracting agency [Repealed]

(Added 1987, No. 267 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 69, eff. June 21, 1994; 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. April 29, 1998; 2007, No. 52, § 28, eff. May 28, 2007; repealed by 2023, No. 50, § 1, eff. June 6, 2023.)

  • § 45. Art Acquisition Fund

    (a) Creation. The Art Acquisition Fund, administered by the Council, is created to finance the design, construction, integration, and purchase or commissioning of works of art for the Art in State Buildings Program.

    (b) Source of funds. The Fund shall be composed of any amounts transferred or appropriated to it by the General Assembly.

    (c) Use of funds. Amounts in the Fund shall be expended upon order of the Council for the acquisition or commissioning of works of art and administration of the Program.

    (d) Fund balances. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund.

    (e) Administration costs. In each fiscal year, the Council may use not more than 15 percent of funds transferred or appropriated to the Fund for the expenses of administering this chapter.

    (f) Funding requests. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall include in the Department’s proposed biennial capital budget request, as described in 32 V.S.A. § 310, a separate line item of not less than $75,000.00 in any single fiscal year for the Art Acquisition Fund. (Added 2023, No. 50, § 2, eff. June 6, 2023.)