A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for the reclamation of the site outside the town of maxton that was the site of the historic confrontation between the lumbee tribe and the ku klux klan in 1958.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Government of the Lumbee People, known as the Tribal Council of the Lumbee Nation, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year for reclamation of the property outside the Town of Maxton that was the site of the historic confrontation between members of the Lumbee Tribe and members of the Ku Klux Klan on January 18, 1958, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Hayes' Pond. The funds shall be used for repairs, replacement, and safety modifications on an existing dam so that the lake can be restored and the property can be used as a historic resource and for recreational purposes.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.