GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE BILL 302*

 
 
Short Title:	Artwork Conservation Fees-AB.	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Kerr;  Hoyle, Rand, and Reeves.	
Referred to:	Finance.	
March 5, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT ALLOWING THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART'S CONSERVATION LAb TO PERFORM CONSERVATION TREATMENTS On PRIVATELY OWNED WORKS OF ART AND TO CHARGE A FEE FOR THis SERVICE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 66‑58(c) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 
"(c)	The provisions of subsection (a) shall not prohibit:
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(19)	The performance of conservation treatment services on privately owned works of art by the North Carolina Museum of Art's Conservation Lab."
SECTION 2.  Article 1 of Chapter 140 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 140-5.18. Conservation treatment fees.
The North Carolina Museum of Art's Conservation Lab may perform conservation treatments on privately owned works of art and may charge a fee for this service. Fees collected under this section are receipts of the North Carolina Museum of Art and shall be used by the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation to support the Foundation's personnel. The Department shall provide an annual report on the use of fees collected pursuant to this section to the Office of State Budget, Planning, and Management and to the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Office."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.