GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1561

Short Title:  Outer Banks Educ. Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Albertson; and Martin of Pitt.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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June 1, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTER BANKS CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Wildlife Resources Commission the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 1998-99 fiscal year for planning funds for the development of an Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education on land adjacent to the Corolla lighthouse in Currituck County.  The goals of the Center would be to act as a major wildlife and environmental education facility for the benefit of persons of all ages, to create greater public understanding and support for wildlife conservation and management, and to explain and create public appreciation for the rich hunting and fishing heritage of the Currituck and Dare County sound and outer banks region.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1998.