GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 475
Rules Committee Substitute Adopted 4/10/89

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March 16, 1989

A JOINT RESOLUTION DEDICATING PROPERTIES AS PART OF THE STATE NATURE AND HISTORIC PRESERVE.
Whereas, Article XIV, Section 5 of the North Carolina Constitution authorizes the dedication of State and local government properties as part of the State Nature and Historic Preserve, upon acceptance by resolution adopted by a vote of three-fifths of the members of each house of the General Assembly and removal of properties from that Preserve by law adopted by three-fifths of the members of each house of the General Assembly; and
Whereas, the General Assembly enacted the State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act, Chapter 443, 1973 Session Laws, to prescribe the conditions and procedures under which properties may be specifically dedicated for the purposes enumerated by Article XIV, Section 5 of the North Carolina Constitution; and
Whereas, in accordance with G.S. 143-260.8 the Council of State has petitioned the General Assembly to adopt a resolution pursuant to Article XIV, Section 5 of the Constitution accepting properties added to the N.C. State Park System since the last dedication of lands on March 6, 1979, and designated in said petition for inclusion in the State Nature and Historic Preserve; and
Whereas, such petition also recommends that one parcel at Jockey's Ridge State Park and one parcel at Morrow Mountain State Park be removed from the State Nature and Historic Preserve;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
Section 1.  The General Assembly dedicates all lands and waters hereinafter described as components of the State Nature and Historic Preserve:
(1)	All lands and waters within the boundaries of the following units of the State Parks System as of  April 4, 1989:  Baldhead Island State Natural Area, Bay Tree Lake State Park, Boones Cave State Park, Bushy Lake State Natural Area, Carolina Beach State Park, Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, Chowan Swamp State Natural Area, Dismal Swamp State Natural Area, Duke Power State Park, Eno River State Park, Fort Fisher State Recreation Area,  Fort Macon State Park, Goose Creek State Park, Hammocks Beach State Park, Hanging Rock State Park, Hemlock Bluffs State Natural Area, Jones Lake State Park, Lake James State Park, Lake Waccamaw State Park, Medoc Mountain State Park, Merchant's Millpond State Park, Mitchells Millpond State Natural Area north of S.R. 2224, Mount Jefferson State Park, Mount Mitchell State Park, Pilot Mountain State Park, Raven Rock State Park, Singletary Lake State Park, South Mountains State Park, Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area,  and Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve.
(2)	All lands and waters within the boundaries of William B. Umstead State Park as of April 4, 1989, with the exception of Tract Number 65, containing 22.93140 acres as shown on a survey prepared by John S. Lawrence (RLS) and Bennie R. Smith (RLS), entitled "Property of The State of North Carolina William B. Umstead State Park", dated January 14, 1977, and as removed from the State Nature and Historic Preserve by Chapter 450, Section 1 of the 1985 Session Laws. The State of North Carolina may only exchange this land for other land for the expansion of William B. Umstead State Park or sell and use the proceeds for that purpose.  The State of North Carolina may not otherwise sell or exchange this land.
(3)	All lands within the boundaries of Jockey's Ridge State Park as of April 4, 1989, with the exception of the following tract: That certain tract or parcel of land at Jockey's Ridge State Park in Dare County, Nags Head Township, more particularly described as follows:  BEGINNING at a point which is located north 39° 07' 08”67.86 feet from an iron pipe having a NC coordinate value of X-2996057.363 and Y-823796.892, running from said beginning point south 39° 07' 08”15 feet to an iron pipe; thence north 49° 10' 51”east 47.98 feet to an iron pipe in the edge of the right-of-way of the U.S. 158 Bypass; thence southeasterly along the aforementioned right-of-way 15 feet to a point; thence south 49° 10' 51”west 47.98 feet to the point of beginning and containing 719.7 square feet more or less, and as drawn out by the Design and Development Section of the Division of Parks and Recreation on a map dated November 8, 1988.
(4)	All lands within the boundaries of Morrow Mountain State Park as of April 4, 1989, with the exception of the following tract:  That certain tract or parcel of land at Morrow Mountain State Park in Stanly County, North Albemarle Township, containing 0.303 acres, more or less, as surveyed and platted by Thomas W. Harris R.L.S., on a map dated August 27, 1988, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description.
(5)	All lands within the boundaries of Pettigrew State Park as of April 4, 1989, with the exception of the following tract:  The portion of that certain tract or parcel of land at Pettigrew State Park in Washington County, Scuppernong Township, described in Deed Book 257, page 479, lying south of S.R. 1183 or the extension thereof along its present right-of-way.
(6)	All land within the boundaries of Crowder's Mountain State Park as of April 4, 1989, with the exception of the following tract:  The portion of that certain tract or parcel of land at Crowder's Mountain State Park in Gaston County, Crowder's Mountain Township, described in Deed Book 1939, page 800, and containing 757.28 square feet and as shown in a survey by Tanner and McConnaughey, P.A. dated 7/22/88.
(7)	All lands owned in fee simple by the State at the New River Scenic River as of April 4, 1989, with the exception of the following tract:  That certain tract or parcel of land at the New River Scenic River in Alleghany County, Piney Creek Township, described in Deed Book 112, page 610, containing 16.54 acres, and consisting of lots #12 through #19 on the survey by Dudley and Zeh, R.L.S. dated 9/21/79.
(8)	All lands and waters within the boundaries of Stone Mountain State Park as of April 4, 1989, with the exception of the following tract:  The portion of that certain tract or parcel of land at Stone Mountain State Park in Wilkes County, Traphill Township, described as parcel 33-02 in Deed Book 633-193, and more particularly described as all of the land in this parcel lying to the west of the eastern edge of the Air Bellows Gap Road as shown on the National Park Service Land Status Map 33 dated 3/24/81, containing approximately 72 acres.
(9)	All lands and waters located within the boundaries of the following State Historic Sites as of March 6, 1979: Alamance Battleground Historic Site, Historic Bath Historic Site, Bentonville Battleground Historic Site, Brunswick Town Historic Site, Governor Richard Caswell Memorial/C.S.S. Neuse Historic Site, Duke Homestead Historic Site, House in the Horseshoe Historic Site, James Iredell House Historic Site, President James K. Polk Memorial Historic Site, Stagville Preservation Center Historic Site, State Capitol Historic Site, Town Creek Indian Mound Historic Site, Tryon Palace Historic Site, Governor Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace Historic Site, and Thomas Wolfe Memorial Historic Site.
Sec. 2.  In accordance with G.S. 143-260.8(e), the Secretary of State is directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Register of Deeds of the counties wherein the above dedicated properties are located.
Sec. 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.