Memorials, Government Officials - Requests that bust of Anne M. Davis, founding mother of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, be installed in State Capitol. -

This legislative bill requests the installation of a bust honoring Anne M. Davis, a former Tennessee state legislator known as the founding mother of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in the State Capitol building. The resolution directs the State Capitol Commission to organize an artist contest to create the bust and specifies its placement near the Senate chambers on the second floor. Funding for the project must be appropriated by the General Assembly, though the commissions are authorized to accept private donations to help cover costs. The bill requires approval from the State Capitol Commission, State Building Commission, and concurrence from the Tennessee Arts Commission before the bust can be installed.