A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for the construction of the east coast drag racing hall of fame museum.
Whereas, the City of Henderson is the location of the annual East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame, a three‑day event held to celebrate the history of drag racing; and
Whereas, plans have been made to establish a drag racing museum in Henderson to continue the legacy of drag racing on the East Coast for the enjoyment and education of future generations; and
Whereas, the proposed East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame Museum will be a one‑of‑a‑kind facility that will highlight the development of the automobile as a means of travel and its shift to a venue for sport and drag racing in North Carolina, as well as the East Coast; and
Whereas, the museum will display nostalgia drag cars, muscle cars, antique cars, hot rods, and other drag race memorabilia; and
Whereas, the museum will serve as a meeting facility to accommodate special events, racers, and manufacturers; and
Whereas, the museum will hold seminars and workshops conducted by icons from the sport of drag racing and have hands‑on displays; and
Whereas, the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame Museum will serve as a tourist destination and enhance tourism in Henderson and North Carolina; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame Museum, Inc., a nonprofit organization, the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year for the construction of the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame Museum.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.