The Oklahoma Arts Council shall dispense funds for arts purposes only. The Oklahoma Arts Council shall enter into contracts with other state agencies or nonprofit corporations holding a valid exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 1954, and listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 1954, of the United States, as amended. These nonprofit corporations must demonstrate that the goods and services provided meet the intent of the state policy provided in this act.
Funds shall not be applied, donated or used directly or indirectly for the use, benefit or support of any sect, church, denomination or system of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary, or sectarian institution as such.
The Oklahoma Arts Council shall provide opportunity, by public notices, to all organizations interested in providing these goods and services, who will submit written applications to be received and acted upon by the Council. At the conclusion of the contract, each state agency or nonprofit corporation shall provide the Oklahoma Arts Council with proof of fulfillment of the contract in proper order and must be affirmed on the proper form, provided by the Oklahoma Arts Council, by the managing officers of the state agency or nonprofit group making the contract.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 204, § 5, emerg. eff. May 9, 1980. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 348, § 7, eff. July 1, 1996.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations
§53-1.4. Additional powers and duties - Exchanges of duplicates.
§53-1.4a. Office of Tribal Relations.
§53-1.5. Arts and crafts programs, exhibits and shows on state property.
§53-1.6. Board of Directors - Membership - Succession - Agents of state.
§53-1.7. Accounts and reports.
§53-1.9. Title to locally-owned historical or recreational site - Approval of funding.
§53-1.10. Historical Society Revolving Fund.
§53-1.10a. Oklahoma Historical Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund.
§53-1.15. Certified copies of records, papers and documents - Fees for certificates.
§53-1.16. Union soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.
§53-1.17. Confederate soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.
§53-1.18. Dispensation of funds - Limitations.
§53-1.20. Donation receptacles.
§53-1.21. Entry fees at museums and historical sites.
§53-1.22. Endowment to trade, sell or barter collection items.
§53-2.1. Violations - Penalties.
§53-4.7. Wiley Post Building - Public access.
§53-4.9. Property transferred to state.
§53-4.12. Robert S. Kerr Museum - Operation and management.
§53-5.1. Oklahoma Museum of History - Designation.
§53-5.2a. Sale of surplus property.
§53-5.2b. Authorization to transfer ownership of historic properties
§53-5.3. Participation in National History Day competition.
§53-6.1. Gravesite markers for deceased Governors of state.
§53-7.2. Administration - Public-private partnership - Geographic area.
§53-7.4. Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Corridor Fund.
§53-45.1. Transfer of property to Oklahoma Historical Society
§53-47. Amount - Procedures - Reimbursement.
§53-47.2. Powers of the Oklahoma Historical Society
§53-47.3. Preservation of property.
§53-47.4. Research library - Sales - Revolving fund.
§53-47.4A. Will Rogers Memorial Revolving Fund
§53-47.5. Inventory of material on exhibit and in storage.
§53-47.6. Maintenance - Director and other employees – Purchases - Manager - Admission charges.
§53-47.8. Will Rogers Homesite - Transfer of operation.
§53-47.9. Museum Collection - Transfers - Surplus Property
§53-81. Official Theater of the State of Oklahoma.
§53-82. Historical Society as official depository.
§53-163. Council - Membership - Tenure - Name change.
§53-167. Gifts, grants or bequests - Disposition.
§53-168. Expenditure - Personnel.
§53-169.1. Irrevocable endowment for nonconforming collection items.
§53-170. Filing of reports, studies, etc.
§53-171. Dispensation of funds - Contracts for goods and services.
§53-172. Scholarships for Summer Arts Institute.
§53-174. Visual arts programs in schools - Incentive grants.
§53-175. Oklahoma Arts Council Arts Education Revolving Fund.
§53-201A. Membership - Compensation.
§53-201B. Commission authority.
§53-201D. J.M. Davis Memorial Commission Revolving Fund.
§53-201F. Burial grounds for J.M. and Genevieve Davis.
§53-201H. J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum Endowment Fund.
§53-231. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Board.
§53-232. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Revolving Fund.
§53-353. Oklahoma Historic Preservation Review Committee.
§53-354. State Historic Preservation Officer.
§53-355. State Register of Historic Places.
§53-361. Anthropological and archaeological projects.
§53-411. Short title - Heritage Preservation Act.
§53-412. Heritage Preservation Grant Program.
§53-413. Adoption of rules--Application evaluation.
§53-414. Entities eligible for grants.
§53-415. Permissible grant uses.