GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 820

Short Title:  Museum of Cape Fear Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Tally; and Raynor.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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April 24, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CAPE FEAR HISTORICAL COMPLEX.
Whereas, the Museum of the Cape Fear is a regional museum and service center of the North Carolina Museum of History; and
Whereas, the Museum of the Cape Fear is responsible for a twenty-county geographical area stretching from Brunswick County to Lee County and from Onslow County to Union County; and
Whereas, the purpose of the Museum of the Cape Fear is to interpret the culture and the social, economic, and political history of southern North Carolina though the collection, preservation, and utilization of artifacts and other material significant to the history of the region; and
Whereas, the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is a multifaceted facility that employs a number of different resources to interpret the history of southern North Carolina; and
Whereas, the Arsenal Site, from which the 3.5 acre Arsenal Park will be carved, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; and
Whereas, the Arsenal Site is one of the State's and nation's foremost archaeological resources for mid-nineteenth century military history and particularly the Civil War; and
Whereas, development of Arsenal Park and the Arsenal Park Interpretive Center is crucial for effective historical preservation and interpretation; and
Whereas, a developed Arsenal Park will add significantly to the educational experience of school children and adult visitors; and
Whereas, a developed Arsenal Park will contribute to the cultural, economic, educational, and social welfare of southern North Carolina in particular and all of North Carolina in general; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, the sum of $140,550 for the 1991-92 fiscal year for the development of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, which will include expansion of the existing museum facilities, restoration of the 1897 E. A. Poe House, and the creation of Arsenal Park.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991.