New Jersey § 18a:73-22

§ 18a:73-22.

For the purposes of this act: “ General operating support ” means support for expenses incurred in categories such as, but not limited to:

wages, salaries and fringe benefits; insurance; utilities; installation and maintenance

of appropriate environmental conditions in which to maintain collections; facility

and equipment leases and rentals; facility maintenance; materials, supplies, and

equipment; and staff training in museum operations, collections acquisition and maintenance,

or management, exhibition, and presentation of educational programs for the public

by historical agencies, organizations or entities; “ Historic site ” means a structure or a site associated with the history of New Jersey that is on

the State or National Register of Historic Places, or is eligible for placement on

the State or national register, and that is owned or administered by a not-for-profit

organization or by an agency of county or local government; “ Historical society ” or “ historical library ” or “ history museum ” means a not-for-profit organization or an agency of county or local government that,

within a museum or library environment, houses collections of New Jersey historical

materials, presents historical collections to the public in the form of exhibitions

or educational programs, and makes such collections available to the public for research;

and “ Related agency or organization ” means a not-for-profit entity that performs functions similar to those carried out

by history museums, historic sites, historical societies, historical libraries, or

historical agencies of local or county government for the purpose of providing history

services, and that adheres to the same standards of performance as those museums,

libraries, sites, societies or agencies, although its primary mission may not be the

provision of New Jersey history services to the public.