1. (a) No public monument, memorial, building or other structure shall become the property of the state unless a design for the same and its proposed location has been submitted to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for his advice. No construction or erection of any such structure shall be begun unless the design and proposed location has been so submitted to the commissioner.
2. (b) No painting, portrait, statue or tablet shall be accepted for placing in a building under the supervision and control of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management or on the grounds thereof until it has been submitted to said joint committee, which shall advise as to the hanging of paintings, portraits and pictures and the placement of statues and other works of art.

(1949 Rev., S. 3533; March, 1950, S. 1901d; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 82-472, S. 6, 183; P.A. 84-48, S. 11, 17; P.A. 87-496, S. 37, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 82-472 required works of art for capitol to be submitted to joint committee on legislative management instead of commissioner; P.A. 84-48 deleted reference to state capitol in Subsec. (b) and inserted reference to a building under the supervision and control of the joint committee on legislative management; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner in Subsec. (a); Sec. 4-134 transferred to Sec. 4b-54 in 1989; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2013.