GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 2311

Short Title:  Old Baldy Lighthouse Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Redwine.
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Referred to:  Basic Resources.
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June 5, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE OLD BALDY LIGHTHOUSE ON BALD HEAD ISLAND.
Whereas, lighthouses have played an important role in maritime history; and
Whereas, Bald Head Island served as the site for the first lighthouse in North Carolina to be funded by the federal government in 1792; and
Whereas, the Old Baldy Lighthouse on Bald Head Island was built in 1817 and is the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina; and
Whereas, the Old Baldy Lighthouse is in need of repairs to preserve its historical significance; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Old Baldy Foundation, Inc., in Brunswick County the sum of $25,000 for the 1990-91 fiscal year for renovation and preservation of the Old Baldy Lighthouse on Bald Head Island.
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1990.