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H408 • 2025
Fort Fisher Capital Improvements Funds.
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Fort Fisher Capital Improvements Funds.
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Passed 1st Reading
Filed
Fort Fisher Capital Improvements Funds.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 408 Short Title: Fort Fisher Capital Improvements Funds. (Public) Sponsors: Representative Davis. For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 18, 2025 *H408-v-1* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO COMPLETE PHASE ONE AND PHASE T WO OF 2 THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE FORT FISHER STATE HISTORIC SITE. 3 Whereas, the Fort Fisher State Historic Site is the most visited of the State's 27 historic 4 sites; and 5 Whereas, to better accommodate its visitors and upgrade its facilities, Fort Fisher has 6 completed phase one of capital improvements, which consist of a new visitor's center, parking 7 lot, and maintenance facility; and 8 Whereas, Fort Fisher has also complete d phase two of capital improvements, which 9 consists of the reconstruction of three of the original earthworks (mounds) with gun chambers in 10 between them; and 11 Whereas, there are additional items that were not included in the funds previously 12 appropriated by the General Assembly that would complete phase one and phase two of the 13 capital improvements at the site; and 14 Whereas, these additional items include a visitor center tower sign, partitions and 15 doors in the visitor's center, various gun carriages, and an ammunition magazine inside the 16 reconstructed earthworks; and 17 Whereas, the cost of these additional items is estimated to be $869,000; Now, 18 therefore, 19 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 20 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 21 Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History, the sum of eight hundred 22 sixty-nine thousand dollars ($869,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year to 23 complete phase one and phase two of the capital improvements at the Fort Fisher State Historic 24 Site. 25 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 26