A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to transfer oversight of the leases at the indian cultural center site to the department of environment and natural resources and to provide necessary technical assistance to the north carolina indian cultural center, inc., to ensure that the intended goals of the lease are realized.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from the effective date of this act, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall exercise all powers with respect to the Indian Cultural Center lease entered into pursuant to Chapter 88 of the 1993 Session Laws that would otherwise be exercised by the Department of Administration.
SECTION 2.  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, shall provide technical assistance to The North Carolina Indian Cultural Center, Inc., to ensure that the original intent of the lease entered into pursuant to Chapter 88 of the 1993 Session Laws is met. No later than October 1, 2013, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, shall report to the General Assembly on (i) any assistance it has provided to The North Carolina Indian Cultural Center, Inc., pursuant to this act and (ii) whether it deems that any additional assistance is necessary or funding may be necessary in order to assist The North Carolina Indian Cultural Center, Inc., in fully developing the Indian Cultural Center property as envisioned in the leases and by the General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.