Rep. WETMORE proposes the following amendment (LC-508.HA0001H):
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, Section 10-1-165, by adding a subsection to read:
(M)(1) This section does not apply to:(a) museums, archives, libraries, educational institutions, or accredited historical societies;
(b) temporary exhibitions, educational displays, curated interpretive installations, or scholarly presentations conducted for historical, artistic, instructional, or research purposes; or
(c) permanent interpretive, educational, or commemorative structures, displays, exhibits, plaques, markers, digital installations, or contextual materials located on the property of a museum, archive, library, educational institution, historic site, battlefield, or cultural campus and maintained for the purpose of historical interpretation, public education, or scholarly research.
(2) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to authorize the destruction of a monument or memorial otherwise protected under this section; however, the addition, modification, relocation, or removal of interpretive or educational materials covered by this subsection shall not constitute the disturbance, alteration, or removal of a monument or memorial under this section.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.