Oregon Statutes - Chapter 173 - Legislative Service Agencies - Section 173.500 - Establishment; members; powers and duties.

(1) There is established within the legislative department the Oregon State Capitol Foundation. The foundation shall be composed of not fewer than nine and not more than 25 voting members, who shall each serve a term of four years. The President of the Senate shall appoint three voting members from members of the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three voting members from members of the House of Representatives. The Legislative Administration Committee shall appoint the remaining voting members. A member is eligible for reappointment. At all times there shall be appointed to the foundation an odd number of voting members. The foundation may appoint honorary, nonvoting members to the foundation.

(2) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation shall:

(a) Advise the Legislative Administration Committee on the terms and conditions of contracts or agreements entered into under ORS 276.002.

(b) Recommend to the committee renovations, repairs and additions to the State Capitol.

(c) Recommend to the committee exhibits and events for the State Capitol.

(d) Deposit gifts, grants, donations and moneys converted from gifts or donations of other than money into separate trust accounts reserved for the purposes of the gifts, grants and donations.

(e) Develop, maintain and implement plans to:

(A) Enhance and embellish the State Capitol in keeping with the design and purpose of the building and adjacent areas; and

(B) Preserve the history of activities of state government that have occurred in the State Capitol and of persons who have participated in state government in the State Capitol.

(f) Adopt rules to guide the foundation and implement the foundation’s responsibilities under this subsection and the foundation’s authority under subsections (3) to (5) of this section.

(g) Consult with any advisory committees the Legislative Administration Committee may designate before the foundation makes a recommendation required by this subsection.

(3) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may:

(a) Solicit and accept gifts, grants and donations from public and private sources in the name of the foundation.

(b) Under guidelines adopted by the Legislative Administration Committee, expend moneys from the Oregon State Capitol Foundation Fund for the purposes set out in subsection (2) of this section, including but not limited to the reasonable and necessary operating expenses of the foundation.

(c) Convert gifts or donations other than money into moneys.

(d) Become or create an organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(4)(a) As used in this subsection, “community foundation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.580.

(b) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may enter into agreements with a person, including a community foundation in Oregon, for the person to assume the management of the moneys in the Oregon State Capitol Foundation Fund. The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may transfer to the person any moneys in the fund.

(c) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation shall include in any agreement entered into under this subsection a requirement that:

(A) The person conduct a periodic independent financial audit of the moneys transferred to the person.

(B) The person prepare an annual financial report according to generally accepted accounting principles.

(C) The person submit an annual financial report to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, the Legislative Administration Committee and the Oregon Investment Council.

(d) If a provision of an agreement entered into under this subsection would cause the person to be out of compliance with a federal law, the Oregon State Capitol Foundation may waive the provision.

(5) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may, through the Legislative Administrator, enter into contracts or agreements to implement the foundation’s responsibilities and authority. ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and ORS chapters 279A, 279B and 279C do not apply to a contract or agreement entered into by the foundation.

(6) The Oregon State Capitol Foundation may take action under this section upon a majority vote of a quorum of members. A majority of the voting members of the foundation constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [2001 c.118 §1; 2003 c.794 §197]

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