§9–3707.

    (a)    The Commission shall:

        (1)    initiate, direct, and coordinate projects that further the understanding of African American history and culture;

        (2)    receive and administer any available federal, State, or private money to plan and execute projects or educational activities that further the understanding of African American history and culture;

        (3)    operate the Banneker–Douglass Museum in Annapolis to house and display photographs, objects, oral history tapes, artifacts, and other materials of African American historic and cultural significance;

        (4)    locate, preserve, and disseminate to the public information about significant buildings and sites relating to African American history and culture; and

        (5)    publish an annual report and any other material that the Commission considers necessary.

    (b)    The Commission may provide operational funding to a museum that specializes in African American history and culture.