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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-606" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Government House Trust">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Furnishings” means personal property and fixtures.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Furnishings” includes furniture, art objects, and accessories.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“State room” means any of the following rooms of the Government House:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the center hall;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the conservatory;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the private reception room;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the State dining room;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the State drawing room;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>the State parlour; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>the State reception room.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Trust shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>be responsible for the renovation of the State rooms, including their design and furnishings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>supervise and direct any improvement or other change in the internal design or furnishings of a State room;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>be responsible for any proposed landscaping of the grounds of the Government House;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>be responsible for the conservation and restoration of objects in a State room; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>be responsible for and carry out the maintenance of the State rooms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department of General Services shall maintain an inventory of furnishings in the Government House.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Trust, on behalf of the State, may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>accept and receive a gift or loan of property for use in a State room; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>accept and receive a gift of money for maintenance and restoration of a State room.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Unless the Trust approves, the internal design and furnishings of a State room may not be changed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Before the renovation, furnishing, and decoration of a State room, the Trust shall consult with and obtain the input of the Board of Trustees and the Council of the Maryland Historical Society.</text>
  </level>
</section>
