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Enhancement
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Establishment of Transportation
Related Museums
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Objective:
This activity includes the funding of capital
improvements for surface transportation-related
museums. Transportation museums must meet the
following definition of a museum:
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- Be a legally organized non-profit institution or part
of a non-profit institution or governmental entity.
- Be essentially educational in nature.
- Have a formally-stated mission.
- Have one full-time paid professional staff member who
has museum knowledge and experience and is delegated
authority and allocated financial resources sufficient
to operate the museum effectively.
- Present regularly scheduled programs and exhibits that
use and interpret objects for the public according to
accepted standards.
- Have a formal and appropriate program of
documentation, care, and use of collections and /or
tangible objects.
- Have a formal and appropriate program of presentations
and maintenance of exhibits.
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The museum must be open to the public and operated by a
public or non-profit organization meeting the definition of
museums stated above in this section. If entrance fees are
charged for the museum, a portion of the fee should be
provided for the long-term maintenance and operation of the
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EXAMPLES: |
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- Construction of a new facility for use as a
transportation museum.
- Addition to an existing facility for use as a
transportation museum.
- Purchase of artifacts, displays, etc. relating
to surface transportation.
- Preservation of a historic
transportation-related or
non-transportation-related building for use as a
transportation museum.
- Cost associated with the stabilization and
restoration of the historic elements of the
structure, both interior and exterior.
- Cost associated with contemporary upgrades of
water, electric, heating, air conditioning, etc.,
when appropriate, to make building viable for
public use.
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Unallowable Uses:
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- Aviation-related museum facilities,
displays, artifacts, etc.
- Operating and maintenance costs
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BUDGET ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION:
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- architectural and engineering fees
- project management
- environmental documentation
- construction costs
- permits
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- parking (spaces)
- landscaping
- furnishings and equipment
- exhibits
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Notes: Contingency amounts more than 10 % over a
two-year period must be accompanied by a detailed
explanation.
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CONTACTS |
Transportation Related
Museum Contact:
Craig Newton, NCDOT |
cnewton@dot.state.nc.us
(919)733-7245 ext. 253 |
Transportation
Enhancement Project Consultant:
Debbie Oliver Vick (NCDOT) |
dovick@dot.state.nc.us
(919) 733-2039 |
Transportation
Enhancement Project Consultant:
Ed Davis (NCDOT) |
edavis@dot.state.nc.us
(919) 733-2039 |
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Enhancement Administration:
Denese D. Lavender (NCDOT)
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dlavender@dot.state.nc.us
(919) 733-2039 |
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North Carolina Department of
Transportation
Program Development Branch -
Enhancement Unit |
Mail Service Center #1534
Raleigh, NC 27699-1534 |
Phone: (919) 733-2039
Fax: (919) 733-3585 |
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