NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1004

HOUSE BILL 107

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A BULKHEAD FOR HISTORIC BATH PENINSULA.

 

Whereas, the village of Bath, dating from 1705, is the oldest town in North Carolina; and

Whereas, the State of North Carolina maintains and operates portions of Bath as a State Historic Site; and

Whereas, State-owned and historic property at the peninsula formed by the confluence of Bath and Back creeks in the Town of Bath is eroding at a rate of approximately one foot per year; and

Whereas, the erosion of this peninsula endangers not only the appearance of the State Historic Site but also the site of an 1820's naval stores manufacturing facility; and

Whereas, a bulkhead already has been provided for creekside property near the peninsula; and

Whereas, additional archaeological investigation and the construction of a 350 feet of bulkhead is necessary to prevent the loss of historic and property resources within Historic Bath; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, the sum of one hundred fifty-one thousand dollars ($151,000) for the fiscal year 1981-1982 for necessary archaeological investigation and bulkhead construction.

Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of October, 1981.