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NC Gen Stat § 121-5.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-5.1 - State Historical Records Advisory Board.

 121-5.1. State Historical Records Advisory Board.(a) The State Historical Records Advisory Board, which was constituted in 1975 in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 2501; 36 C.F.R. 1206 is continued under State law and shall be located administratively in the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The Board shall consist of 10 members. Eight members shall be appointed by the Governor for three-year staggered terms, and each member shall have experience in the administration and use of historical records. All current members shall continue to serve until the expiration of their term unless a member is removed or the position becomes vacant, in which case the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. The Deputy Secretary of the Office of Archives and History and the State Archivist shall both serve as ex officio members of the Board.(b) The Board's primary duty shall be to serve as the central advisory body for historical records coordination within the State and for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). In addition, subject to the availability of funds, the Board shall:(1) Offer assistance, advice, and consultation to State, county, and municipal governments, historic sites, museums, historical societies, and other institutions holding records of historical value concerning the care, preservation, and management of their records.(2) Solicit, review, and assess grant proposals in connection with NHPRC grants or grants from other sources.(3) Offer educational programs and conferences.(4) Conduct statewide studies and surveys of the State's historical records.(c) The Governor may remove any member for good cause shown. The Governor shall fill any vacancy on the Board. Appointees to fill vacancies shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and until their successors have been appointed and qualified.(d) Members of the Board shall receive per diem and reimbursement for travel and subsistence as provided in G.S. 138-5 and G.S. 138-6, as appropriate.(e) The Governor shall appoint either the Deputy Secretary of the Office of Archives and History or the State Archivist as the State coordinator as required by NHPRC regulations. The State coordinator shall serve a four-year term and may be reappointed. The State coordinator may designate a deputy State coordinator from the Board's membership.(f) The Board shall hold at least two meetings each year to conduct business. The Board shall establish the procedures for calling, holding, and conducting regular and special meetings. A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.  (2007-150, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-7.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-7.1 - Maritime Museum; disposition of artifacts.

 121-7.1. Maritime Museum; disposition of artifacts.Notwithstanding Article 3A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, G.S. 143-49(4), or any other law pertaining to surplus State property, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with the approval of the North Carolina Historical Commission, may sell, trade, or place on permanent loan any artifact from the collection of the North Carolina Maritime Museum unless the sale, trade, or loan would be contrary to the terms of the acquisition. Sales or exchanges shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted practices for accredited museums. If an artifact is sold, the net proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the State treasury to the credit of a special fund to be used for the improvement of the Museum's collections or exhibits.  (1998-212, s. 21(b); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-7.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-7.2 - Maritime Museum; branch museum.

 121-7.2. Maritime Museum; branch museum.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall assume from the Southport Maritime Museum, Inc., the administration of the Southport Maritime Museum in Brunswick County and shall operate it as a branch of the North Carolina Maritime Museum.  (1999-237, s. 26.1(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-7.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-7.3 - Admission and related activity fees and operating hours.

 121-7.3. Admission and related activity fees and operating hours.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may charge a reasonable admission and related activity fee to the Roanoke Island Festival Park and any historic site or museum administered by the Department. Admission and related activity fees collected under this section are receipts of the Department and shall be deposited in the appropriate special fund. The revenue collected pursuant to this section shall be used only for the individual site or venue where the receipts were generated. The Secretary may adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The Department is exempt from the requirements of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes and G.S. 12-3.1 when adopting, amending, or repealing rules for operating hours and admission fees or related activity fees at the Roanoke Island Festival Park, historic sites, and museums.  (2003-284, s. 35A.4; 2013-297, s. 2(a); 2013-360, s. 19.2(a); 2014-100, s. 19.5(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2017-57, ss. 14.1(cc), 14.8(d); 2020-78, s. 8.2(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-7.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-7.4 - Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.

 121-7.4. Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall assume from the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, the administration of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Hatteras Island and shall designate it as a member of the State History Museums Division, in accordance with the feasibility study conducted by the Department.  (2007-359, s. 1(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-7.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-7.5 - Bentonville Battlefield Fund.

 121-7.5. Bentonville Battlefield Fund.(a) Fund. - The Bentonville Battlefield Fund is created as a special fund in the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of State Historic Sites. The interest earned by the Fund shall be credited to the Fund by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-69.2 and G.S. 147-69.3. The Fund shall be used for operation, interpretation, maintenance, preservation, development, and expansion at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site.(b) Disposition of Fees. - Notwithstanding Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, all receipts derived from donations or the lease, rental, or other disposition of structures or products of the land owned by or under the supervision or control of the Division of Historic Sites in Johnston County shall be credited to the Fund.(c) The monies credited to this Fund pursuant to this section are annually appropriated to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.  (2008-107, s. 19A.1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-7.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-7.6 - North Carolina Transportation Museum special fund.

 121-7.6. North Carolina Transportation Museum special fund.(a) Fund Established. - The North Carolina Transportation Museum Fund is created as a special interest-bearing, nonreverting enterprise fund in the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The Fund shall be used to pay all costs associated with the operation, interpretation, development, expansion, preservation, and maintenance of the North Carolina Transportation Museum.(b) Monies Credited to the Fund. - Notwithstanding Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, all receipts derived from the lease, rental, or other disposition of structures or products of the land, as well as all admissions and fees, gifts, donations, grants, and bequests, shall be credited to the Fund. The Fund shall be credited with interest by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-69.2 and G.S. 147-69.3.(c) Emergency Reserve. - The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall establish, out of existing unobligated funds including lapsed salaries and unobligated special funds, an emergency reserve fund in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). Any use of the emergency reserve will require reimbursement from museum receipts.(d) Audit. - The Fund shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes. The Fund shall reimburse the State Auditor for the cost of any audit.  (2011-145, s. 21.1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2017-57, s. 14.3(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-7.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-7.7 - State Historic Sites and Museums special fund.

 121-7.7. State Historic Sites and Museums special fund.(a) Fund. - The State Historic Sites and Museums Fund is created as a special, interest-bearing revenue fund in the Division of State Historic Sites and the Division of State History Museums. The Fund consists of all receipts derived from the lease or rental of property or facilities, disposition of structures or products of the land, donations, gifts, devises, and admissions and fees collected at the State Historic Sites, State History Museums, and Maritime Museums. The revenues in the Fund may be used only for the operation, interpretation, maintenance, preservation, development, and expansion of the individual State Historic Site, State History Museum, and Maritime Museum where the receipts are generated. The respective Division and the staff from each State Historic Site, State History Museum, and Maritime Museum shall determine how the funds shall be used at that Historic Site, State History Museum, and Maritime Museum.(b) Application. - This section applies to the individual State Historic Sites and State History and Maritime Museums owned by or under the control of the Division of State Historic Sites and the Division of State History Museums, with the exception of the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site and the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site is subject to G.S. 121-7.5. The North Carolina Transportation Museum is subject to G.S. 121-7.6.(c) Reports. - The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources must submit to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the chairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Natural and Economic Resources, and the Fiscal Research Division by September 30 of each year a report on the Fund that includes the source and amounts of all funds credited to the Fund and the purpose and amount of all expenditures from the Fund during the prior fiscal year.  (2011-213, s. 1; 2012-142, s. 18.2; 2015-241, s. 14.30(uu); 2017-57, ss. 14.1(dd), 14.3(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-9.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-9.1 - Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation.

 121-9.1. Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation.(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 121-9, the State of North Carolina accepts the transfer of the Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property to the State under the Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation Act, P.L. 109-358. The property shall be transferred to and managed by the Wildlife Resources Commission.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2016-94, s. 14.14(b), effective July 1, 2016.  (2007-13, ss. 1, 2; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2016-94, s. 14.14(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-10 - Security of historic properties.

 121-10. Security of historic properties.(a) Designated Employees Commissioned Special Peace Officers by Governor. - Upon application by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to commission as special peace officers such employees of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as the Secretary may designate for the purpose of enforcing the laws, rules, and regulations enacted or adopted for the protection, preservation and government of State historic or archaeological properties under the control or supervision of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Such employees shall receive no additional compensation for performing the duties of special peace officers under this section.(b) Powers of Arrest. - Any employee of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources commissioned as a special peace officer shall have the right to arrest with warrant any person violating any law, rule, or regulation on or relating to the State historic or archaeological properties under the control or supervision of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and shall have power to pursue and arrest without warrant any person violating in his presence any law, rule, or regulation on or relating to said historic and archaeological properties under the control or supervision of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.(c) Bond Required. - Each employee of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources commissioned as a special peace officer under this section shall give a bond with a good surety, payable to the State of North Carolina in a sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duty as such peace officer. The bond shall be duly approved by and filed in the office of the Commissioner of Insurance, and copies of the same, certified by the Commissioner of Insurance, shall be received in evidence in all actions and proceedings in this State.(d) Oaths Required. - Before any employee of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources commissioned as a special peace officer shall exercise any power of arrest under this Article, he shall take the oaths required of public officers before an officer authorized to administer oaths.  (1955, c. 543, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s), (t).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-12.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-12.1 - Grants-in-aid.

 121-12.1. Grants-in-aid.Under the concepts of reorganization of State government, responsibility for administering appropriations to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for grants-in-aid to private nonprofit organizations in the areas of history, art, and culture is assigned to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. By February 15 of each year, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall receive, analyze, and recommend to the Governor, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, and the Fiscal Research Division the disposition of any request for funding received by it from or for any of these organizations. The Department shall disburse under provisions of law any appropriations made to the Department for them. Appropriations to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for grants-in-aid to assist in the restoration of historic sites owned by private nonprofit organizations shall be expended only in accordance with G.S. 121-11, 121-12 and 143B-53.1.  (1977, c. 802, s. 47; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 955, s. 40; c. 1014, s. 171(c); 2006-203, s. 65; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2017-57, ss. 14.1(dd), (ee).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-12.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-12.2 - Procedures for preparing budget requests and expending appropriations for grants-in-aid.

 121-12.2. Procedures for preparing budget requests and expending appropriations for grants-in-aid.Requests for funding may be submitted by these organizations to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. If received by any other department of State government except the General Assembly they shall be forwarded to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. All such requests shall be subjected to the process described in G.S. 121-12.1 and included in the Department's biennial budget request submitted in compliance with the Executive Budget Act.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall notify on a timely basis and in appropriate detail all those recipients of continuing appropriations as grants-in-aid of the requirements for submission of requests for appropriations for the ensuing fiscal period.The Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources is empowered and directed, in discharging the responsibilities herein assigned, to make regular and timely reviews, studies and recommendations concerning the operations and needs of these organizations for State funds, and to request from the applicants for grants and the recipients of grants through the Department, operating statements, audit reports and other information deemed appropriate.  (1977, c. 802, s. 47; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1014, s. 171(d); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s), (t).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 121-13 - Acquisition of portrait of Governor during term of office.

 121-13. Acquisition of portrait of Governor during term of office.During the term of office of each Governor of this State and at least six months prior to its expiration, the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources is directed to select a skilled artist to paint a portrait of such Governor, and have the same suitably framed. Upon the painting and acquisition of such portrait, the same shall be placed in some appropriate building to be designated by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and which is located in the City of Raleigh.The cost of the painting and acquisition of said portrait, including the cost of the frame and other necessary expenses incident thereto, shall be paid from the Contingency and Emergency Fund.  (1955, c. 1248; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s), (x).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 2 - Tryon's Palace and Tryon's Palace Commission.|§ 121-14 - Acceptance and administration of gifts for restoration of Tryon's Palace; execution of deeds, etc.

 121-14. Acceptance and administration of gifts for restoration of Tryon's Palace; execution of deeds, etc.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is hereby authorized and empowered to accept gifts of real or personal property from any source for the restoration of Tryon's Palace at New Bern, North Carolina, and administer the same. All gifts of moneys received by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall be deposited in a special account with the Treasurer of North Carolina. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is hereby given authority to execute such deeds and other instruments as may be necessary.  (1945, c. 791, s. 1; 1955, c. 543, s. 8; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 2 - Tryon's Palace and Tryon's Palace Commission.|§ 121-15 - Authority to acquire necessary property for restoration when certain funds available.

 121-15. Authority to acquire necessary property for restoration when certain funds available.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is hereby authorized and directed to acquire the necessary property in New Bern, North Carolina, for the restoration of Tryon's Palace, when as much as two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or securities in said amount as provided in G.S. 121-17, has been provided by private contributions for this purpose: Provided, that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources at such time shall find that there are reasonable grounds to anticipate that from private donations there will thereafter be provided ample funds to restore the Palace.  (1945, c. 791, s. 2; 1949, c. 233, s. 1; 1955, c. 543, s. 8; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 2 - Tryon's Palace and Tryon's Palace Commission.|§ 121-16 - Acquiring lands by purchase or condemnation.

 121-16. Acquiring lands by purchase or condemnation.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, within the limits and amounts appropriated by the General Assembly and any funds available from donations or otherwise, when the conditions set forth in G.S. 121-15 of this Article have been met, is hereby granted the power and authority to purchase sufficient lands for the restoration of the Palace, and the Department is hereby authorized to accept title to lands in the name of the State of North Carolina.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall also have the authority to acquire, by condemnation, under the provisions of Chapter 40A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, including the provisions of the Public Works Eminent Domain Law, which is hereby made applicable to such proceedings, any areas of land in New Bern, North Carolina, as it may find necessary for the restoration of the Palace.  (1945, c. 791, s. 3; 1949, c. 233, s. 2; 1955, c. 543, s. 8; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2001-487, s. 38(g); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 2 - Tryon's Palace and Tryon's Palace Commission.|§ 121-17 - Funds deposited with trustee.

 121-17. Funds deposited with trustee.The Governor as Director of the Budget shall have full authority and discretion to approve the acceptance of donations of cash or securities irrevocably deposited with a trustee in lieu of any requirement that funds provided by outside sources be turned over to the State, and funds or securities placed in trust by private donors for such purpose shall be deemed to be funds turned over to the State for acquisition and restoration of the Palace. (1945, c. 791, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 2 - Tryon's Palace and Tryon's Palace Commission.|§ 121-18 - Closing streets and including area in restoration project; acquiring area originally included in Palace grounds.

 121-18. Closing streets and including area in restoration project; acquiring area originally included in Palace grounds.Whereas the said Tryon's Palace and grounds originally included all of that area in the City of New Bern known and designated as George Street between Pollock and South Front Streets, and the title thereto is in the State of North Carolina, subject to the easement for use of said street, and the use of such portion of said George Street is essential for a proper restoration of Tryon's Palace, when the governing body of the City of New Bern under its general authority imposed by law shall close George Street between Pollock and South Front Streets, or such portion thereof as may be found by the Commission herein authorized to be essential for the purposes of such restoration, the area within such closed street shall be thereafter used exclusively for the restoration of Tryon's Palace. Provided, that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to acquire for the use of said Tryon's Palace such part of the area in the City of New Bern originally included in the Palace grounds as may be deemed reasonably necessary for the restoration of said Palace.  (1945, c. 791, s. 5; 1949, c. 233, s. 3; 1955, c. 543, s. 8; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)