Section 1-22-9 - DefinitionsTerms used in §§ 1-22-9 to 1-22-17, inclusive, mean:
(1) "Acquisition," includes acquisition by purchase, lease, or commission;(2) "Architect," any person or firm retained to design or prepare plans or specifications for any part of the public construction project, including landscape, interior, electrical, plumbing, heating, utility, engineering, or fixture design;(3) "Art," "artwork," or "works of art," include frescoes, mosaics, sculpture, drawing, painting, photography, calligraphy, graphic art, stained glass, wall hangings, tapestries, fountains, ornamental gateways, monuments, displays, architectural embellishments, crafts, architectural landscaping, or any work of mixed media by an artist, artisan, or craftsperson;(4) "Artist," includes any practitioner generally recognized by his or her peers or by critics as a professional who produces works of art. This term does not include the architect of the building under construction or any member of the architect's firm;(5) "Construction, remodeling, or renovation cost," any cost expended for the actual construction, remodeling, or renovation of a state building, exclusive of the costs of land acquisition;(6) "Council," Office of the Arts/South Dakota Arts Council;(7) "State agency," or "state department," the agency of state government to which funds have been appropriated or allocated by the Legislature for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of any state building;(8) "State building," includes any permanent structure together with any grounds and appurtenant structures which are intended to act as offices, laboratories, workshops, courtrooms, hearing or meeting rooms, storage rooms, or other space for carrying on the functions of a state agency; or auditoriums, meetings rooms, classrooms or other educational facilities, or eating, sleeping, medical, dental, library, or museum space for use by the general public. This term does not include public highways, bridges, sewers, fish ponds, fish hatcheries, service facilities at state parks and highway rest areas, correctional facilities, or separate buildings, not part of a larger construction project, which are intended as storage, warehouse, or maintenance and repair facilities;(9) "User," the state agency having principal administrative responsibility for the actual utilization of a state building.SL 1989, ch 14, § 1; SL 1990, ch 16, § 1; SL 2009, ch 1, §117.