Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. § 5A-354
Museum Assistance Review Panel
Effective Jul 1, 2024Added as Housing and Community Development § 5-454 by Acts 2005, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Transferred to State Finance and Procurement § 5A-354 by Acts 2005, c. 440, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 493, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 494, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.State of Maryland
- (a) There is a Museum Assistance Review Panel in the Program.
(b)
(1) The Panel shall include as members:
- (i) the President of the Senate or the President's designee; and
- (ii) the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Speaker's designee.
- (2) The Secretary shall appoint the other members of the Panel.
(3) Of the members that the Secretary appoints:
- (i) one shall be a representative of the Executive Branch with functions related to the purposes of the Program; and
- (ii) the others shall fairly represent museums eligible for assistance under this part.
(c)
(1) The Panel shall:
- (i) advise the Secretary and the staff of the Trust regarding Program policies and activities;
- (ii) review applications for grants under the Program and recommend approval or disapproval to the Secretary; and
- (iii) seek the advice and recommendations of the State Archivist in reviewing grant applications that relate in any part to the care and preservation of, or access to, archival material.
- (2) The Panel shall recommend approval of a grant only after a competitive selection process.
Added as Housing and Community Development § 5-454 by Acts 2005, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Transferred to State Finance and Procurement § 5A-354 by Acts 2005, c. 440, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 493, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 494, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.