Arizona § 41-986 - Arizona arts endowment fund
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§ 41-986. Arizona arts endowment fund
A. The Arizona arts endowment fund is established consisting of monies appropriated annually to the fund.
B. The Arizona commission on the arts shall administer the fund. On notice from the commission, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313. Monies earned from investment:
1. Shall be credited to the fund.
2. Are a continuing appropriation to the commission.
C. The commission may not spend any monies in the fund except monies earned from investment of fund monies.
D. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
E. The commission may enter into contracts with private charitable, nonprofit organizations that qualify for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code to administer monies that are donated by the organization for use in conjunction with monies from the Arizona arts endowment fund. The commission shall adopt rules regarding matching private monies with monies from the Arizona arts endowment fund in a manner consistent with the intent of the fund.
F. The commission shall include in its annual report an accounting of the private monies that are donated for use in conjunction with the monies from the Arizona arts endowment fund.
G. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no monies from the Arizona arts endowment fund may be spent for payment to any person or entity for use in desecrating, casting contempt on, mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, trampling or otherwise dishonoring or causing to bring dishonor on religious objects, the flag of the United States or the flag of this state.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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