NC S280

Non-state employees affiliated with the Transportation Museum may drive state-owned vehicles on the Museum's property, notwithstanding other laws or rules.

Department of Cultural Resources may charge reasonable admission and related activity fees at historic sites and museums, with revenue deposited into appropriate special funds and used only for the individual site or museum where collected.

Tryon Palace Commission granted authority to charge reasonable admission and related activity fees in addition to existing powers and duties.

Creates the A+ Schools Special Fund in the Department of Cultural Resources, North Carolina Arts Council, to receive private donations, grant funds, and earned revenue for contracted services, conference expenses, travel, staff salaries, and administrative costs related to the A+ Schools program.

Department must submit annual reports by September 30 to legislative committees documenting all fund sources, amounts, and expenditures from the A+ Schools Special Fund.