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Committee advances bill to enable State Historical Commission negotiation for James K. Polk home purchase
Summary
A sponsor told the Public Service committee the State Historical Commission plans to negotiate with the Polk Association to transfer the James K. Polk home into an arrangement preserving it as a museum; committee voted to move the bill to full committee (6–0).
The sponsor (S7) said he and Senator Hensley and the Polk Association have been negotiating for the James K. Polk home and that the State Historical Commission controls surrounding property. "The Polk association wants to make sure that going forward in perpetuity that this will always be a museum commemorating James K Polk and both sides are amicable on this," the sponsor said.
Committee placed an amendment on the bill without objection and then advanced the measure to full committee with a recorded vote of 6 ayes and 0 nos. No fiscal specifics or purchase price were provided in committee testimony.
