GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 251

HOUSE BILL 218

 

AN ACT TO ALLOW THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES HELD IN THE EXECUTIVE MANSION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 143B-79 is amended by adding the following subsection:

"(7)      The Committee may dispose of property held in the Executive Mansion after consultation with a review committee comprised of one person from the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee, appointed by its chairman; one person from the Department of Administration appointed by the Secretary of Administration; and two qualified professionals from the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, appointed by the Secretary of Cultural Resources.  Upon request of the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee, the review committee will view proposed items for disposition and make a recommendation to the North Carolina Historical Commission who will make a final decision.  The Historical Commission must consider whether the disposition is in the best interest of the State of North Carolina.  If such property is sold, (i) if the records with regard to the property reflect that it was acquired by the State by gift or devise the net proceeds of each such sale shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Executive Mansion, Special Fund, and shall be used only for the purchase, conservation, restoration or repair of other property for use in the Executive Mansion and; (ii) if the records with regard to the property reflect that the property was acquired by the State by purchase with appropriated funds or do not show the manner of acquisition, the net proceeds of such sale shall be deposited in the General Fund."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of June, 1987.