GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1193

Short Title:  Cape Fear Botanical Garden Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Tally; and Edwards.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 25, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE CAPE FEAR BOTANICAL GARDEN.
Whereas, the Cape Fear Botanical Garden was created by a group of Fayetteville gardening enthusiasts who responded to the community's need for a public garden on lands provided by the City of Fayetteville and interested citizens; and
Whereas, the purpose of the Cape Fear Botanical Garden is to enrich, inspire, and serve the Cape Fear Region as a dynamic center for the collection, culture, and aesthetic display of plants; to encourage the enjoyment of the natural beauty of plants and birds; to promote environmental stewardship; and to provide educational and research resources for the Cape Fear Region; and 
Whereas, the Cape Fear Botanical Garden, through membership in the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, is part of an international network to preserve plant diversity; and
Whereas, the Cape Fear Botanical Garden has been visited by over 25,000 people from across the State in the last three years and anticipates more than 25,000 visitors in 1993 alone from North Carolina and other states; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Friends of the Botanical Garden the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year for capital and operating expenses of the Cape Fear Botanical Garden.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.