GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1171*

Short Title:  Museum of Natural Sciences Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Blue; Adams and Mosley.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR EXHIBITS AND UPFIT FOR THE NEW NORTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES.
Whereas, the construction of the new State Museum of Natural Sciences will be completed in early 2000; and
Whereas, funding for upfit of the building and installation of exhibits has to be available before September 1999; and
Whereas, the Friends of the Museum have raised over $18,000,000 for exhibits from other sources, which are being paid over a period of time; and
Whereas, opening the new museum will quadruple the space available in the present museum and will triple the number of school children who can be accommodated in the museum; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources the sum of four million dollars ($4,000,000) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year for building upfit and for installation of exhibits in the new Museum of Natural Sciences.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.