A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to stabilize the foundation of the national historic site known as korner's folly located on south main street in kernersville, north carolina.
Whereas, Korner's Folly was constructed in 1880 by Jule G. Korner as a residence; and
Whereas, Korner's Folly is designated as a National Historic Site; and
Whereas, The Korner's Folly Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, has been in the process of restoring Korner's Folly for more than 10 years; and
Whereas, The Korner's Folly Foundation has been supported by individual donations, as well as private and governmental grants; and
Whereas, The Korner's Folly Foundation displays Korner's Folly to the public on a daily basis; and
Whereas, Korner's Folly attracts thousands of visitors annually from within and outside the State; and
Whereas, the structural foundation of Korner's Folly has been identified as being in severe need of stabilization, without which its structural integrity is endangered; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to The Korner's Folly Foundation, a nonprofit organization, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year to help restore and preserve the National Historic Site of Korner's Folly for the public.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.