SB1277

House of Representatives

appropriation; Sharlot Hall museum

Sponsors: Bennett, Binder, Camarot, et al

X	Committee on Retirement & Government Operations
	Committee on Appropriations
	Caucus and COW	This bill as introduced contains *an Appropriation clause.*
	As Passed the House

SB 1277 appropriates $100,000 from the state general fund in FY 2001-2002 to the Prescott Historical Society (PHS) for the Sharlot Hall Museum.

History

Historian and poet Sharlot M. Hall founded the Sharlot Hall Museum in 1928 to preserve the prehistory, history and cultural history of Prescott, Yavapai County and Arizona. It is the largest museum in central Arizona, and is dedicated to providing educational adventures in human and natural history. The Museum explores the rich diversity of regional heritage through festivals, living history events, outdoor theater performances, changing exhibits, publications and research services. The 3.5 acre landscaped campus includes seven restored historic structures, featuring the territorial Governor’s Mansion (1864) and the Victorian-era Bashford House (1878). A modern Museum Center (1978) hosts changing exhibits, a large Archives Library, and collections totaling 100,000 artifacts and documents. Public programs include the Cowboy Poets Gathering, the Folk Arts Fair, historical reenactments in an outdoor amphitheater, heritage gardens, and education outreach opportunities for children and adults.

PHS was established to preserve, maintain and perpetuate the gubernatorial mansion, the Sharlot Hall Museum, and its historical collections. ARS §41-833 requires PHS to conduct and carry on investigations and expeditions into the geological and anthropological life of Arizona and the west. Agency goals include the following:

1. To increase the service of the Sharlot Hall Museum to the community, the state, and the Southwest.

2. To create innovative educational partnerships in the Prescott area.

3. To increase the private, non-state funds through entrepreneurial activities, via the nonprofit organization, such as grant writing, annual giving, membership dues, retail sales, special fees, and new programs.

4. To undergo phased facility expansion, bringing needed square footage for public and non-public uses.

Current law dictates how monies acquired through membership fees, other collections and any other source other than legislative appropriation are to be spent.

Provisions

· Appropriates $100,000 from the state general fund in FY 2001-2002 to PHS for the Sharlot Hall Museum.

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45th Legislature