A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to preserve the historic courthouses in Clay, haywood, madison, Mitchell, and Swain counties.
Whereas, several of the old courthouses in the Western part of the State are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including those in the Towns of Bakersville, Bryson City, Hayesville, Marshall, and Waynesville; and
Whereas, these historic courthouses need repairs and renovation to upgrade them for the continued use by the public for educational, cultural, and civic activities; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Clay County the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year for architectural work, renovation, and repair of the old courthouse in Hayesville.
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Haywood County the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year for architectural work, renovation, and repair of the old courthouse in Waynesville.
SECTION 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Madison County the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year for architectural work, renovation, and repair of the old courthouse in Marshall.
SECTION 4.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Mitchell County the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year for architectural work, renovation, and repair of the old courthouse in Bakersville.
SECTION 5.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Swain County the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year for architectural work, renovation, and repair of the old courthouse in Bryson City.
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.