A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to conduct various environmental assessments of the construction of a white‑water Training and activities center on the nantahala river.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year to conduct the various environmental assessments under Section 2 of this act in order to determine the potential impacts of the construction of a white-water paddle sports training and activity center on the Nantahala River.
SECTION 2.  The funds appropriated under Section 1 of this act shall be used to assess the impact of the white-water paddle sports training and activity center on fish and wildlife habitats, soil erosion and sedimentation, and turbidity of the Nantahala River, and to address any other environmental considerations pertinent to the Nantahala River, as determined by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.