GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1106

Short Title:  Andrew Jackson Memorial.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Plyler and Purcell.

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Referred to:  Appropriations/Base Budget.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ASSUME THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ANDREW JACKSON MEMORIAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Part 28 of Article 2 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes reads as rewritten:
"Part 28.  Andrew Jackson Historic Memorial.
"§ 143B-132.  Andrew Jackson Historic Memorial Committee.
(a)	The Department of Cultural Resources shall assume from the Andrew Jackson Historical Foundation, Inc., the administration of the Andrew Jackson Memorial at the Museum of the Waxhaws in Union County and shall operate it as either an independent museum or as a satellite museum of the North Carolina State Museum of History.
	(a1) The State of North Carolina and its citizens have long noted and recognized the origins and early life of Andrew Jackson, the nation's seventh president, in the Waxhaw region along the North Carolina-South Carolina border. It is important that this State recognize the origins and early life of this outstanding national leader in Western North Carolina. It is necessary to have an appropriate memorial in Union County, North Carolina, to commemorate and display for all Americans the origins and early life of Andrew Jackson.
(b)	There is created an Andrew Jackson Memorial Advisory Committee to consist of 12 members, six appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and six appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Members shall serve four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing officer for the unexpired term.
(c)	The Committee shall assist the staff of the Andrew Jackson Memorial with volunteers for the museum and raise funds annually for new exhibits and for capital needs that might be appropriate.
					(c1)	The Committee shall annually elect a chair, a vice-chair, and other officers deemed necessary by the Committee to carry out the purposes of this section.
(c2)	The Committee shall meet at least quarterly each year to conduct business.  A majority of Committee members shall constitute a quorum.
(d)	Members of this Committee may not receive per diem, travel reimbursement, or subsistence allowances.
(e)	Administrative and staff services for the Committee shall be provided by the Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, which shall also provide the Committee with information in its possession relating to past research concerning the origins and early life of Andrew Jackson. In addition, the Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources shall assist the Committee in preparing annual reports for submission to the General Assembly.
(f)	Funds for the operation of the Committee shall be provided by the Department of Cultural Resources."
Section 2. This act is effective only if the Andrew Jackson Historical Foundation, Inc., transfers and conveys to the State all its assets.
Section 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.