§ 41. Jurisdiction. 1. Hereafter no work of art shall become the
property of the state by purchase, gift or otherwise, or be paid for,
either wholly or in part, out of state funds, unless such work of art or
design for the same, together with a statement of the proposed location
of such work of art shall first have been submitted to and approved by
the office of general services; nor shall any work of art, until so
approved, be erected or placed in or upon or allowed over or upon any
state building, street, highway or other public place, park or ground
belonging to or under control of the state. No existing work of art,
belonging to or in possession of the state, shall be removed, relocated
or altered in any way without the approval of the office of general
services.

2. The construction of any building, bridge or its approaches, arch,
gate, fence or other structure, or fixture, which is to be paid for,
either wholly or in part, by state funds, or to be constructed on land
owned or controlled by the state, shall not be begun unless the design
for the same shall have been submitted to and approved by the office of
general services.

3. No arch, bridge, approach or other structure belonging to any
private individual or corporation shall be permitted to extend over or
under, into or upon any street, highway, waterway or other public place,
belonging to or under control of the state, unless the design and
location thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by the office
of general services.

4. The office of general services shall advise, generally, upon
questions of art or architecture, when requested to do so, by the
governor, any legislative committee, head of a state department or
commission.

5. If the office of general services should fail to decide upon any
matter submitted to it, within forty-five days after such submission,
the office's approval of the matter shall be presumed.