A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to establish the north carolina veterans park in the city of fayetteville.
Whereas, the military has played a vital role in protecting the national security interest of the United States and upheld the principles upon which our Nation was founded; and
Whereas, North Carolina takes great pride in the military personnel stationed at installations throughout the State, including Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Camp Lejeune, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, and the United States Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City; and
Whereas, many of the men and women stationed at these installations make North Carolina their permanent home after serving in the military; and
Whereas, as a fitting tribute to the hardships these men and women have suffered and the sacrifices they have made, the General Assembly made plans in the 1990s to establish the North Carolina Veterans Park in Cumberland County; however, these plans were never implemented; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the City of Fayetteville the sum of three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year to establish the North Carolina Veterans Park.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.