8A.326  Terrace Hill commission.
  1.  The Terrace Hill commission is created consisting of nine persons, appointed by the governor, who are knowledgeable in business management and historic preservation and renovation. The governor shall appoint the chairperson. The terms of the commission members are for three years beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30.
  2.  The governor may appoint an administrator of the Terrace Hill facility who may perform any acts which are necessary or desirable to coordinate the administration of the Terrace Hill facility.
  3.  The purpose of the Terrace Hill commission is to provide for the preservation, maintenance, renovation, landscaping, and administration of the Terrace Hill facility. The Terrace Hill facility includes the Terrace Hill mansion, carriage house, grounds, historical collections, and all other related property.
  4.  The Terrace Hill commission may enter into contracts, subject to this chapter, to execute its purposes, including, without limitation, contracts authorizing nonprofit organizations acting solely for the benefit and support of the Terrace Hill facility to do any of the following:
  a.  Solicit funds and accept donations, gifts, and bequests approved by the commission and in accordance with priorities established by the commission.
  b.  Administer a Terrace Hill membership program.
  c.  Maintain the Terrace Hill historical collections.
  d.  Establish and maintain an endowment fund for musical arts for purposes of funding and conducting piano competitions and providing scholarships to select competition participants.
  5.  The commission may adopt rules to administer the programs of the commission. The decision of the commission is final agency action under chapter 17A.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §41; 2013 Acts, ch 135, §63 – 65; 2018 Acts, ch 1073, §1