1. The Nevada Arts Council is hereby created as a Division of the Department.
2. The Division is the sole and official agency of this State to receive and disburse any money made available to this State by the National Endowment for the Arts pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 954.
3. The Division:
(a) Shall cooperate with the State Public Works Board and the Buildings and Grounds Section of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration to plan the potential purchase and placement of works of art inside or on the grounds surrounding a state building.
(b) May request and must receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of this State such assistance and data, as feasible and available, as will enable the Division to properly carry out the purposes of this chapter.