A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make gold (aurum) the state mineral.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 145 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 145‑34.  State mineral.
Gold (Aurum) is adopted as the official State mineral of the State of North Carolina."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.