A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to beautify the state government mall and to honor the many north carolinians who have been awarded the purple heart medal.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Administration shall use funds within its budget for the 2003‑2005 fiscal biennium to remove the water fountain located on the State Government Mall just north of the bridge between the State Legislative building and the Mall and to beautify the site.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Transportation may use funds allocated to it from the Special Registration Plate Account to assist the Department of Administration in beautifying the site on which the fountain stood.
SECTION 2.  The General Assembly finds that it is incumbent upon all North Carolinians to express our profound gratitude to and respect for the sacrifices of the many North Carolinians who have been wounded or killed in combat; therefore, the General Assembly directs the Legislative Services Commission to designate a site on the legislative grounds to serve as the site of a State memorial to recipients of the Purple Heart Medal.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.