A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to support folkmoot usa's community international arts and cultural education programs.
Whereas, Folkmoot USA, North Carolina's official International Festival, is a two-week celebration of the world's cultural heritage through folk music and dance; and 
Whereas, Folkmoot USA is held each summer across the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. Folkmoot features performances, parades and workshops by more than 350 performers from a dozen or so countries; and
Whereas, during its 23‑year history, over 200 folk groups from more than 100 countries have shared their heritage and culture at Folkmoot USA; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Folkmoot USA, a nonprofit organization, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year in recurring funds to support Folkmoot USA's community international arts and cultural education programs, which serves Western North Carolina.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.