GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1216
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/8/89

Short Title:  Carolina Theatre Funds.	(Public)
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April 12, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE CAROLINA THEATRE IN GREENSBORO.
Whereas, the Carolina Theatre serves as the major performing arts center in Greensboro and the surrounding area; and
Whereas, the Carolina Theatre produces over fifty cultural and entertainment events each year and is used an average of 230 days per year by a total of more than thirty local cultural arts groups; and
Whereas, the Carolina Theatre is of great historic significance and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
Whereas, preservation of this historic property and its upfitting and repair can no longer be delayed; and
Whereas, the Greensboro community has contributed over three million dollars to its restoration; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the United Arts Council of Greensboro, Inc., the sum of $20,000 for the 1989-90 fiscal year to facilitate the restoration of the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, Guilford County.
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.