Section 5A-354 - Museum Assistance Review Panel(a) There is a Museum Assistance Review Panel in the Program.(b)(1) The Panel shall include as members: (i) the President of the Senate or the President's designee; and(ii) the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Speaker's designee.(2) The Secretary shall appoint the other members of the Panel.(3) Of the members that the Secretary appoints: (i) one shall be a representative of the Executive Branch with functions related to the purposes of the Program; and(ii) the others shall fairly represent museums eligible for assistance under this part.(c)(1) The Panel shall: (i) advise the Secretary and the staff of the Trust regarding Program policies and activities;(ii) review applications for grants under the Program and recommend approval or disapproval to the Secretary; and(iii) seek the advice and recommendations of the State Archivist in reviewing grant applications that relate in any part to the care and preservation of, or access to, archival material.(2) The Panel shall recommend approval of a grant only after a competitive selection process.Brought forward without change, 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 494,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Brought forward without change, 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 493,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.