A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REMOVE A PORTION OF LAKE WACCAMAW STATE PARK FROM THE STATE NATURE AND HISTORIC PRESERVE AND THE STATE PARKS SYSTEM TO ALLOW FOR BRIDGE REALIGNMENT ON BELLA COOLA ROAD, as recommended by the environmental review commission.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑260.10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143‑260.10.  Components of State Nature and Historic Preserve.
The following are components of the State Nature and Historic Preserve accepted by the North Carolina General Assembly pursuant to G.S. 143‑260.8:
(1)	All lands and waters within the boundaries of the following units of the State Parks System as of 1 May 2007: Baldhead Island State Natural Area, Bay Tree Lake State Park, Beech Creek Bog State Natural Area, Bullhead Mountain State Natural Area, Bushy Lake State Natural Area, Carolina Beach State Park, Carvers Creek State Park, Chimney Rock State Park, Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, Chowan Swamp State Natural Area, Dismal Swamp State Park, Elk Knob State Park, Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Fort Macon State Park, Goose Creek State Park, Gorges State Park, Haw River State Park, Hammocks Beach State Park, Jones Lake State Park, Lake Norman State Park, Lea Island State Natural Area, Lower Haw River State Natural Area, Lumber River State Park, Mayo River State Park, Medoc Mountain State Park, Merchants Millpond State Park, Mitchells Millpond State Natural Area, Mount Mitchell State Park, Mountain Bog State Natural Area, Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, Pettigrew State Park, Pilot Mountain State Park, Raven Rock State Park, Run Hill State Natural Area, Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area, Singletary Lake State Park, Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area, and Weymouth Woods‑Sandhills Nature Preserve.
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(20)	All lands and waters within the boundaries of Lake Waccamaw State Park as of May 1, 2007, with the exception of the following tracts: The portions of that certain tract or parcel of land at Lake Waccamaw State Park in Columbus County described in Deed Book 835, Page 590, containing 48,210 square feet and being the portion of this tract shown as new R/W  and permanent utility easement on drawing prepared by State of North Carolina Department of Transportation entitled "Map of Proposed Right of Way Property of State of North Carolina (Parks and Recreation) Columbus County" for Tip B‑3830 on SR 1947 (Bella Coola Road) done by John E. Kaukola, PLS No. 3999 and compiled 1‑18‑2008, and filed with the State Property Office. The tracts excluded from the State Nature and Historic Preserve under this section are deleted from the State Parks System pursuant to G.S. 113‑44.14. The State of North Carolina may only exchange this land for other land for the expansion of Lake Waccamaw State Park or sell this land and use the proceeds for that purpose. The State may not otherwise sell or exchange this land."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.