Culture and the Arts Reward and Promotion Act Article 15

The agency (organization) arranging for the construction of a public building or launch of a major construction project shall also provide for public art to create an aesthetic environment. The fee for this shall not be less than one percent of the total cost of the building or public construction project.The arranging agency (organization) shall, when providing for public art, consider the opinions of the artistic creator when drafting a public art management plan, regularly inspect the public artwork, and draft a budget each year for said inspections.Where special circumstances hold for a public building or major construction project referenced in Paragraph 1, a review committee may agree to omit the need to provide public art or allow for less than the one percent minimum. Related or remaining funds shall be remitted to a fund or dedicated account set up by supervisory agencies at all levels and used for culture and arts related business.Where owners, managers, or users of a building open to the public show excellence in providing public art, they should be rewarded.Regulations governing the definition, form of provision, rewards, review committee, and other related matters concerning public art in the preceding four paragraphs shall be drafted by the central supervisory authority in cooperation with the Public Construction Commission and Ministry of the Interior.Where the arranging agency acts counter to the stipulations of Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, the supervisory authority shall inform the arranging agency of the time limit within which it should make amends. Should it fail to do so by the given time limit, a fine of between NT$100,000 and NT$500,000 will be levied.