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NC Gen Stat § 121-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 2 - Tryon's Palace and Tryon's Palace Commission.|§ 121-21 - Commission authorized to adopt and copyright certain emblems and lease or license the use of reproductions or replicas.

 121-21. Commission authorized to adopt and copyright certain emblems and lease or license the use of reproductions or replicas.The Tryon Palace Commission is hereby authorized to adopt an official flag, seal, and other emblems appropriate in connection with the management and operation of the Tryon Palace Restoration, and to copyright the same in the name of the State. The Commission, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to lease or license the use of reproductions or replicas of such flag, seal, and other emblems upon such terms and conditions as it deems advisable. (1957, c. 1449.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-21.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 2 - Tryon's Palace and Tryon's Palace Commission.|§ 121-21.1 - Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens Fund.

 121-21.1. Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens Fund.(a) Fund. - The Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens Fund is hereby created as a special, interest-bearing, and nonreverting fund in the Division of Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens. The Fund shall be treated as a special trust fund and shall be credited with interest by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-69.2 and G.S. 147-69.3. The Fund shall be used for repair, renovation, expansion, and maintenance at Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens.(b) Disposition of Fees. - All entrance fee receipts shall be credited to the Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens Fund.(c) The Tryon Palace Commission shall submit to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Natural and Economic Resources, and the Fiscal Research Division by September 30 of each year a report on the Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens Fund that shall include 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.  (2005-276, s. 19A.1; 2006-180, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(vv); 2017-57, s. 14.1(dd).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 3 - Salvage of Abandoned Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Archaeological Sites.|§ 121-22 - Title to bottoms of certain waters and shipwrecks, etc., thereon declared to be in State.

 121-22. Title to bottoms of certain waters and shipwrecks, etc., thereon declared to be in State.Subject to Chapter 82 of the General Statutes, entitled "Wrecks" and to the provisions of Chapter 210, Session Laws of 1963, and to any statute of the United States, the title to all bottoms of navigable waters within one marine league seaward from the Atlantic seashore measured from the extreme low watermark; and the title to all shipwrecks, vessels, cargoes, tackle, and underwater archaeological artifacts which have remained unclaimed for more than 10 years lying on the said bottoms, or on the bottoms of any other navigable waters of the State, is hereby declared to be in the State of North Carolina, and such bottoms, shipwrecks, vessels, cargoes, tackle, and underwater archaeological artifacts shall be subject to the exclusive dominion and control of the State. (1967, c. 533, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 3 - Salvage of Abandoned Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Archaeological Sites.|§ 121-23 - Department is custodian of underwater personal property of the State and may adopt rules concerning the property.

 121-23. Department is custodian of underwater personal property of the State and may adopt rules concerning the property.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is the custodian of shipwrecks, vessels, cargoes, tackle, and underwater archaeological artifacts to which the State has title under G.S. 121-22. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may adopt rules necessary to preserve, protect, recover, or salvage any or all of these properties.  (1967, c. 533, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 1993, c. 249, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 3 - Salvage of Abandoned Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Archaeological Sites.|§ 121-24 - Department authorized to establish professional staff.

 121-24. Department authorized to establish professional staff.The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is also authorized to establish a professional staff for the purpose of conducting and/or supervising the surveillance, protection, preservation, survey and systematic underwater archaeological recovery of underwater materials as defined in G.S. 121-22 hereof.  (1967, c. 533, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 3 - Salvage of Abandoned Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Archaeological Sites.|§ 121-25 - License to conduct exploration, recovery or salvage operations.

 121-25. License to conduct exploration, recovery or salvage operations.(a) Any qualified person, firm or corporation desiring to conduct any type of exploration, recovery or salvage operations, in the course of which any part of a derelict vessel or its contents or other archaeological site may be removed, displaced or destroyed, shall first make application to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and obtain a permit or license to conduct such operations. If the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall find that the granting of such permit or license is in the best interest of the State, it may grant such applicant a permit or license for such a period of time and under such conditions as the Department may deem to be in the best interest of the State. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, such permit or license may include but need not be limited to any of the following:(1) Payment of monetary fee to be set by the Department.(2) That a portion or all of the historic material or artifacts be delivered to custody and possession of the Department.(3) That a portion of all of such relics or artifacts may be sold or retained by the licensee.(4) That a portion or all of such relics or artifacts may be sold or traded by the Department.Permits or licenses may be renewed upon or prior to expiration upon such terms as the applicant and the Department may mutually agree. Holders of permits or licenses shall be responsible for obtaining permission of any federal agencies having jurisdiction, including the United States Coast Guard, the United States Department of the Navy and the United States Army Corps of Engineers prior to conducting any salvaging operations.(b) All photographs, video recordings, or other documentary materials of a derelict vessel or shipwreck or its contents, relics, artifacts, or historic materials in the custody of any agency of North Carolina government or its subdivisions shall be a public record pursuant to Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.  (1967, c. 533, s. 4; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2005-367, s. 2; 2015-218, s. 4(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2016-94, s. 16.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 3 - Salvage of Abandoned Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Archaeological Sites.|§ 121-26 - Funds received by Department under § 121-25.

 121-26. Funds received by Department under 121-25.Any funds which may be paid to or received by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources under the terms of G.S. 121-25 hereof may be allocated for use by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for continuing its duties under this Article, subject to the approval of the Department of Administration.  (1967, c. 533, s. 5; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 1975, c. 879, s. 46; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 3 - Salvage of Abandoned Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Archaeological Sites.|§ 121-27 - Law-enforcement agencies empowered to assist Department.

 121-27. Law-enforcement agencies empowered to assist Department.All law-enforcement agencies and officers, State and local, are hereby empowered to assist the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in carrying out its duties under this Article.  (1967, c. 533, s. 6; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 3 - Salvage of Abandoned Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Archaeological Sites.|§ 121-28 - Violation of Article a misdemeanor.

 121-28. Violation of Article a misdemeanor.Any person violating the provisions of this Article or any rules or regulations established thereunder shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1967, c. 533, s. 8; 1993, c. 539, s. 917; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-34 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-34 - Short title.

 121-34. Short title.The title of this Article shall be known as the "Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act." (1979, c. 747, s. 1; 2004-195, s. 1.3.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-35 - Definitions.

 121-35. Definitions.Subject to any additional definitions contained in this Article, or unless the context otherwise requires:(1) A "conservation agreement" means a right, whether or not stated in the form of a restriction, reservation, easement, covenant or condition, in any deed, will or other instrument executed by or on behalf of the owner of land or improvement thereon or in any order of taking, appropriate to retaining land or water areas predominantly in their natural, scenic or open condition or in agricultural, horticultural, farming or forest use, to forbid or limit any or all (i) construction or placing of buildings, roads, signs, billboards or other advertising, utilities or other structures on or above the ground, (ii) dumping or placing of soil or other substance or material as landfill, or dumping or placing of trash, waste or unsightly or offensive materials, (iii) removal or destruction of trees, shrubs or other vegetation, (iv) excavation, dredging or removal of loam, peat, gravel, soil, rock or other mineral substance in such manner as to affect the surface, (v) surface use except for agricultural, farming, forest or outdoor recreational purposes or purposes permitting the land or water area to remain predominantly in its natural condition, (vi) activities detrimental to drainage, flood control, water conservation, erosion control or soil conservation, or (vii) other acts or uses detrimental to such retention of land or water areas.(2) "Holder" means any public body of this State, including the State, any of its agencies, any city, county, district or other political subdivision or municipal or public corporation, or any instrumentality of any of the foregoing, any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States, any nonprofit corporation or trust, or any private corporation or business entity whose purposes include any of those stated in (1) and (3), covering the purposes of preservation and conservation agreements.(3) A "preservation agreement" means a right, whether or not stated in the form of a restriction, reservation, easement, covenant, condition or otherwise, in any deed, will or other instrument executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land or any improvement thereon, or in any other [order] of taking, appropriate to preservation of a structure or site historically significant for its architecture, archaeology or historical associations, to forbid or limit any or all (i) alteration, (ii) alterations in exterior or interior features of the structure, (iii) changes in appearance or condition of the site, (iv) uses not historically appropriate, or (v) other acts or uses supportive of or detrimental to appropriate preservation of the structure or site. (1979, c. 747, s. 2; 1995, c. 443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-36 - Applicability.

 121-36. Applicability.(a) This Article shall apply to all conservation and preservation agreements falling within its terms and conditions.(b) This Article shall not be construed to make unenforceable any restriction, easement, covenant or condition which does not comply with the requirements of this Article.(c) This Article shall not be construed to diminish the powers of any public entity, agency, or instrumentality to acquire by purchase, gift, devise, inheritance, eminent domain or otherwise and to use property of any kind for public purposes. (1979, c. 747, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-37 - Acquisition and approval of conservation and preservation agreements.

 121-37. Acquisition and approval of conservation and preservation agreements.Subject to the conditions stated in this Article, any holder may, in any manner, acquire, receive or become a party of a conservation agreement or a preservation agreement. (1979, c. 747, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-38 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-38 - Validity of agreements.

 121-38. Validity of agreements.(a) No conservation or preservation agreement shall be unenforceable because of(1) Lack of privity of estate or contract, or(2) Lack of benefit to particular land or person, or(3) The assignability of the benefit to another holder as defined in this Article.(b) These agreements are interests in land and may be acquired by any holder in the same manner as it may acquire other interests in land.(c) These agreements may be effective perpetually or for shorter stipulated periods of time.(d) These agreements may impose present, future, or continuing obligations on either party to the agreement, or their successors, in furtherance of the purposes of the agreement.(e) These agreements may contain provisions which require the payment of a fee upon a future conveyance of the property that is subject to the agreement.  (1979, c. 747, s. 5; 2008-165, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-39 - Enforceability of agreements.

 121-39. Enforceability of agreements.(a) Conservation or preservation agreements may be enforced by the holder by injunction and other appropriate equitable relief administered or afforded by the courts of this State. Where appropriate under the agreement, damages, or other monetary relief may also be awarded either to the holder or creator of the agreement or either of their successors for breach of any obligations undertaken by either.(b) Such agreements shall entitle representatives of the holder to enter the involved land or improvement in a reasonable manner and at reasonable times to assure compliance. (1979, c. 747, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-40 - Assessment of land or improvements subject to agreement.

 121-40. Assessment of land or improvements subject to agreement.For purposes of taxation, land and improvements subject to a conservation or preservation agreement shall be assessed on the basis of the true value of the land and improvement less any reduction in value caused by the agreement. (1979, c. 747, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-41 - Public recording of agreements.

 121-41. Public recording of agreements.(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, conservation agreements shall be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the county or counties in which the subject land or improvement is located, in the same manner as deeds are now recorded.(b) Releases or terminations of such agreements shall be recorded in the same waiver. Releases or terminations, or the recording entry, shall appropriately identify by date, parties, and book and pages of recording, the agreement which is the subject of the release or termination.(c) A conservation agreement entered into for the purpose of enrolling real property in a voluntary agricultural district pursuant to G.S. 106-737(4) is not required to be recorded unless such conservation agreement is irrevocable as provided pursuant to G.S. 106-743.2.  (1979, c. 747, s. 8; 2011-219, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 4 - Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act.|§ 121-42 - Citation of Article.

 121-42. Citation of Article.This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act." (1979, c. 747, s. 9; 2004-195, s. 1.4.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-50 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 5 - Museum and Archives Repository Property.|§ 121-50 - Legislative findings and declaration.

 121-50. Legislative findings and declaration.The General Assembly finds and declares that the growth and maintenance of collections in museums and archives repositories, both public and private, is a matter of general public interest to the citizens of North Carolina. Museums and archives repositories of all kinds depend upon loans of various articles of property to promote and encourage the teaching of North Carolina and local history and to preserve and care for historical manuscripts, materials, and artifacts. The uncertainty regarding title to and responsibility for loaned property is a hindrance to museums and archives repositories in their efforts to maintain, repair, and dispose of property in their possession. The purpose of this Article is to terminate stale claims and to fairly and reasonably allocate responsibilities for the determination of title and financial responsibilities in certain cases.  (2015-218, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-51 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 5 - Museum and Archives Repository Property.|§ 121-51 - Definitions.

 121-51. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Address. - A description of the location of the lender as shown on a museum or archives repository's records that is sufficient for delivery by mail.(2) Archives repository. - An archives repository shall have the same meaning as the term "North Carolina State Archives" as defined in G.S. 121-2(7).(3) Loan. - The placement of property with a museum or archives repository that is not accompanied by a transfer of title of the property to the museum or archives repository and for which there is some record that the owner intended to retain title to the property. The term "loan" does not include transfers between museums, between archives repositories, or between museums and archives repositories unless the transferring institution specifically provides in writing that the transfer is a loan under this Article.(4) Museum. - A museum shall include any museum or historic site administered by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, including the term "North Carolina Museum of History" as defined in G.S. 121-2(6).(5) Property. - A tangible object under the care of a museum or archives repository that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, educational, or cultural value.(6) Valid claim. - A written notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum or archives repository, including all of the following:a. A description of the property adequate to enable the museum or archives repository to identify the property.b. Documentation sufficient to establish the claimant as owner of the property.c. A statement attesting to the truth, to the best of the signer's knowledge, of all information included in or with the notice.d. The signature, under penalty of perjury, of the claimant or a person authorized to act on behalf of the claimant.  (2015-218, s. 2; 2015-241, s. 14.30(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 121-53 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 5 - Museum and Archives Repository Property.|§ 121-53 - Disputed ownership.

 121-53. Disputed ownership.(a) If the Department determines that the claim of ownership is not valid and rejects the claim to the artifact, the claimant may appeal the determination as provided by Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. The burden shall be on the claimant to prove that the claimant is the legal owner of the property.(b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to convert a loan into a bailment. All equitable and legal defenses shall be available to museums and archives repositories in the event of a dispute over ownership.(c) In cases of disputed ownership of loaned property, a museum or archives repository may maintain possession of loaned property during the dispute and shall not be held liable for its refusal to surrender loaned property in its possession except in reliance upon a court order or judgment.  (2015-218, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 121-54 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 121 - Archives and History|Article 5 - Museum and Archives Repository Property.|§ 121-54 - Responsibilities of owners of loaned property; representation of ownership.

 121-54. Responsibilities of owners of loaned property; representation of ownership.(a) Lender's Responsibilities. - In all cases, it shall be the responsibility of the owner of loaned property to notify the museum or archives repository in writing of the owner's identity and current address. It shall be the responsibility of any new owner acquiring loaned property to notify the museum or archives repository within 60 days of his or her name and address. Any owner of loaned property shall, upon request from a museum or archives repository holding loaned property, promptly provide evidence of ownership satisfactory to the museum or archives repository. This section shall apply to all changes in ownership, whether by sale, gift, devise, operation of law, or any other means. So long as a museum or archives repository deals honestly and in good faith, no museum or archives repository shall be prejudiced by reason of any failure to deal with the true owner of any loaned property if the owner has failed to comply with the requirements of this section.(b) Representation of Ownership. - A museum or archives repository shall not be liable for actions taken in reasonable reliance upon the representations of the person who first transfers an item of property to the museum or archives repository that the transferee is the true owner of the loaned property.  (2015-218, s. 2.)