§ 160A-488. Museums and arts programs. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑488. Museums and arts programs.

(a)        Any city or county is authorized to establish and supportmuseums, art galleries, or arts centers, so long as the facility is open to thepublic.

(b)        Any city or county is authorized to establish and supportarts programs and facilities. As used in this section, "arts" refersto the performing arts, visual arts, and literary arts and includes dance,drama, music, painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, crafts, photography,film, video, architecture, design and literature, when part of a performing,visual or literary arts program.

(c)        Any city or county may contract with any other governmentalagency, or with any public or nonprofit private association, corporation ororganization to establish and support museums, art galleries, arts centers,arts facilities, and arts programs and may appropriate funds to any suchgovernmental agency, or to any such public or nonprofit private association,corporation or organization for the purpose of establishing and supporting suchmuseums, galleries, centers, facilities and programs.

(d)        As used in this section, "support" includes, butis not limited to: acquisition, construction, and renovation of buildings,including acquisition of land and other property therefor; purchase ofpaintings and other works of art; acquisition, lease, or purchase of materialsand equipment; compensation of personnel; and all operating and maintenanceexpenses of the program or facility.

(e)        In the event funds appropriated for the purposes of this sectionare turned over to any agency or organization other than the city or county forexpenditure, no such expenditure shall be made until the city or county hasapproved it, and all such expenditures shall be accounted for by the agency ororganization at the end of the fiscal year for which they were appropriated.

(f)         For the purposes set forth in this section, a city orcounty may appropriate funds not otherwise limited as to use by law. (1955, c. 1338; 1961, c. 309; 1965, c. 1019; 1971, c.698, s. 1; 1975, c. 664, s. 17; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1201.)