HB5850 Summary

• Removes the $1,000,000 monetary threshold for Capital Development Board art set-asides, making the 1/2 of 1 percent requirement apply to all public building projects financed with State funds.

• Adds the Executive Director of the Capital Development Board as a member of the Fine Arts Review Committee.

• Eliminates the requirement that three local members of the Fine Arts Review Committee be appointed by County Boards and municipal executives based on project location.

• Abolishes the Public Arts Advisory Committee entirely.

• Transfers final art selection authority from the Capital Development Board to its Executive Director.