{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-406","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-406","heading":"Duties of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.","body":"The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall take action to carry out the following purposes as funds and staff permit:\n(1)\tStudy, collect, maintain, and otherwise disseminate factual data and pertinent information relative to the arts;\n(2)\tAssist local organizations and the community at large with needs, resources and opportunities in the arts;\n(3)\tServe as an agency through which various public and nonpublic organizations concerned with the arts can exchange information, coordinate programs and stimulate joint endeavors;\n(4)\tIdentify research needs, encourage research and assist in obtaining funds for research;\n(5)\tAssist in bringing the highest obtainable quality in the arts to the State; promote the maximum opportunity for the people to experience, enjoy, and profit from those arts. (1967, c. 164, s. 4; 1973, c. 476, s. 79; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2017-57, s. 14.1(hh); 2025-10, s. 7(b).)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 47. Promotion of Arts."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-406.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"734cc19fde2bb7484544615748dd8fda6128c968cfe974d5cdace9b52e984f84","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-404-through-143-405","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}