NC S492

Establishes the North Carolina Textile Museum to preserve the State's textile industrial heritage, mill village culture, and demonstrate the science, engineering, and technology of the textile industry.

Directs the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to work with Randolph Heritage Conservancy, Inc. to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for the museum and plan for the transfer of assets and responsibilities to the State.

Appropriates $500,000 in nonrecurring funds for each year of the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium to Randolph Heritage Conservancy, Inc. to implement the comprehensive museum plan under State supervision.

Museum will be located at Cedar Falls in Randolph County on the Deep River, utilizing property owned by Randolph Heritage Conservancy, Inc. and a collection of 25,000 square feet of textile artifacts and machinery acquired from the former American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Becomes effective July 1, 2021.