Powers
The first additional provision of Spanish Law 14/1990/26 July on the Legal System of Public Administrations in the Canary Islands, transfers various powers in the islands to the Cabildos (Councils), including:
- Promotion of culture, sports, activities, leisure and relaxation in the islands.
- Conservation and administration of the historic/artistic heritage of the islands.
- Museums, libraries and archives that are not reserved to the Regional Autonomy.
As regards culture, these transfers are specified through Decree 152/1994, and are the following:
- Subsidies to Local Corporations, private institutions, collectives and natural persons for specific programs of cultural activities.
- Aid for meeting the running costs, costs of acquisition of assets and infrastructure from of institutions providing cultural services.
- Awarding of study grants in the fields of music, plastic arts, theatre,dance and other cultural areas.
- Aid and travel grants for participating in cultural shows.
- Planning, organizingand management of festivals, conferences, missions and events, seasons, cycles,concerts, stages and other theatre, literary, film, musical, choral andchoreographic shows in the islands.
- Executionof works on the island included in the Regional Plan for Cultural Infrastructure.