§ 121-1 – Short title.
121-1. Short title. This Article shall be known as the North Carolina Archives and History Act. (1973, c. 476, s. 48.)
§ 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 […]
§ 121-11 – Procedures where assistance extended to cities, counties, and other agencies or individuals.
121-11. Procedures where assistance extended to cities, counties, and other agencies or individuals. In consideration of the public purpose thereby achieved, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may assist any county, city, or other political subdivision, corporation or organization, or private individual in the acquisition, maintenance, preservation, restoration, or development of historic or archaeological […]
§ 121-12 – North Carolina Historical Commission.
121-12. North Carolina Historical Commission. (a) Protection of Properties on National Register. – It shall be the duty of the Historical Commission, meeting at such times and according to such procedures as it shall by rule prescribe, to provide an advisory and coordinative mechanism in and by which State undertakings of every kind that are […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 121-2 – Definitions.
121-2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article: (1) "Agency" shall mean any State, county, or municipal office, department, division, board, commission or separate unit of government created or established by constitution or law. (2) "Commission" shall mean the North Carolina Historical Commission. (3) "Department" shall mean the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources of […]
§ 121-3 – Name.
121-3. Name. The archival and historical agency of the State of North Carolina shall be the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. (1945, c. 55; 1955, c. 543, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
§ 121-4 – Powers and duties of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
121-4. Powers and duties of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To accept gifts, devises, and endowments for purposes which fall within the general legal powers and duties of the Department. Unless otherwise specified by the donor or testator, […]
§ 121-4.1 – North Carolina Register of Historic Places.
121-4.1. North Carolina Register of Historic Places. (a) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may establish, expand, and maintain a North Carolina Register of Historic Places composed of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in North Carolina history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture. Until such time as the North Carolina Register of Historic […]
§ 121-5 – Public records and archives.
121-5. Public records and archives. (a) State Archival Agency Designated. – The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall be the official archival agency of the State of North Carolina with authority as provided throughout this Chapter and Chapter 132 of the General Statutes of North Carolina in relation to the public records of the […]
§ 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 […]
§ 121-6 – Historical publications.
121-6. Historical publications. (a) General Provisions. – It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to promote and encourage the writing of North Carolina history and to collect, edit, publish, print, and distribute books, pamphlets, papers, manuscripts, documents, maps, and other materials relating to North Carolina archives and history. The […]
§ 121-7 – Historical museums.
121-7. Historical museums. (a) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall maintain and administer State historic sites and museums under the management of the Office of Archives and History for the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of authentic artifacts and other historical materials relating to the history and heritage of North Carolina. The Department, […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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).)
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 121-7.5 – Bentonville Battlefield Fund.
121-7.5. Bentonville Battlefield Fund. (a) Fund. – The Bentonville Battlefield Fund is created as a special, interest-bearing, and nonreverting fund in the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of State Historic Sites. The Fund shall be treated as a special trust fund and shall be used for operation, interpretation, maintenance, preservation, development, and expansion […]