GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 473

Short Title:  Sale of Nat. Sci. Museum Objects/AB.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Miner.

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Referred to:  State Government, if favorable, Finance.

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March 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 106-22.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 106-22.2.  Maritime Museum; disposition of objects.
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 Agriculture may sell or exchange any object from the collections of the Maritime Museum when it would be in the best interests of the Museums to do so. Sales or exchanges shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted practices for accredited museums. If an object is sold, the net proceeds of the sale shall be credited by the State Treasurer to a special fund to be used for the improvement of the Museums' collections or exhibits."
Section 2.  Part 29 of Article 7 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143B-344.22.  Museum of Natural Sciences; disposition of objects.
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 Environment, Health, and Natural Resources may sell or exchange any object from the collections of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences when it would be in the best interests of the Museum to do so.  Sales or exchanges shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted practices for accredited museums.  If an object is sold, the net proceeds of the sale shall be credited by the State Treasurer to a special fund to be used for the improvement of the Museum's collections or exhibits."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.