(a) Effective July 1, 1997, the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, as Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, shall transfer all authority and responsibility of the Arkansas Building Authority and the Director of the Arkansas Building Authority with respect to the Capitol Zoning District Commission to the Capitol Zoning District Commission and to the Director of the Capitol Zoning District Commission.
(b) The commission and its staff shall be a separate and distinct agency of government.