13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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14 | 14 | | AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO COMPLETE PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO OF 2 |
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15 | 15 | | THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE FORT FISHER STATE HISTORIC SITE. 3 |
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16 | 16 | | Whereas, the Fort Fisher State Historic Site is the most visited of the State's 27 historic 4 |
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17 | 17 | | sites; and 5 |
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18 | 18 | | Whereas, to better accommodate its visitors and upgrade its facilities, Fort Fisher has 6 |
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19 | 19 | | completed phase one of capital improvements, which consist of a new visitor's center, parking 7 |
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20 | 20 | | lot, and maintenance facility; and 8 |
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21 | 21 | | Whereas, Fort Fisher has also completed phase two of capital improvements, which 9 |
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22 | 22 | | consists of the reconstruction of three of the original earthworks (mounds) with gun chambers in 10 |
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23 | 23 | | between them; and 11 |
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24 | 24 | | Whereas, there are additional items that were not included in the funds previously 12 |
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25 | 25 | | appropriated by the General Assembly that would complete phase one and phase two of the 13 |
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26 | 26 | | capital improvements at the site; and 14 |
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27 | 27 | | Whereas, these additional items include a visitor center tower sign, partitions and 15 |
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28 | 28 | | doors in the visitor's center, various gun carriages, and an ammunition magazine inside the 16 |
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29 | 29 | | reconstructed earthworks; and 17 |
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30 | 30 | | Whereas, the cost of these additional items is estimated to be $869,000; Now, 18 |
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31 | 31 | | therefore, 19 |
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32 | 32 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 20 |
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33 | 33 | | SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 21 |
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34 | 34 | | Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History, the sum of eight hundred 22 |
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35 | 35 | | sixty-nine thousand dollars ($869,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to 23 |
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36 | 36 | | complete phase one and phase two of the capital improvements at the Fort Fisher State Historic 24 |
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37 | 37 | | Site. 25 |
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38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 26 |
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