North Carolina § 121-1 - Short title.

§ 121-1. Short title.

This Article shall be known as the North Carolina Archives and History Act. History (1973, c. 476, s. 48.) Cross References. - As to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, see G.S. 143B-49 et seq. As to the North Carolina Historical Commission, see G.S. 143B-62 et seq. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-118, ss. 1-4, provides: "Section 1. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History, shall evaluate the real property and textile collection held by the Randolph Heritage Conservancy, Inc., located in the Town of Franklinville, to determine the feasibility of its use in establishing a State historic site or State museum to interpret the State's textile production and industrial history. By May 1, 2020, the Office of Archives and History shall report its findings and recommendations to the Randolph County Board of County Commissioners, the Randolph Heritage Conservancy, Inc., and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources. "Section 2. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History, shall evaluate and determine the feasibility of establishing the Erwin Textile Museum, located in the Town of Erwin in Harnett County, as a State historic site or State museum to interpret the State's textile production and industrial history. By May 1, 2020, the Office of Archives and History shall report its findings and recommendations to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, the Town of Erwin, and the Erwin Textile Museum, and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources. "Section 3. The findings and recommendations described in Sections 1 and 2 of this act may be reported separately or jointly, as determined by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. "Section 4. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History, shall evaluate the feasibility of operating a museum in southeastern North Carolina. By October 1, 2020, the Office of Archives and History shall report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources." Legal Periodicals. - For symposium on historic preservation which includes a discussion of relevant North Carolina law, see 12 Wake Forest L. Rev. 9 (1976). For article, "Preservation Law 1976-1980: Faction, Property Rights and Ideology," see 11 N.C. Cent. L.J. 276 (1980).