NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1286

HOUSE BILL 1726

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY TRAIL ASSOCIATION'S PARTICIPATION IN THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.

 

Whereas, since 1975 the Overmountain Victory Trail Association with assistance from the Appalachian Consortium has coordinated a series of grassroots' celebrations in honor of the southern Appalachian frontiersmen who defeated British forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain; and

Whereas, a two-week long Overmountain Victory March will be held prior to the October 7, 1980, celebration of the Battle of Kings Mountain; North Carolinians will be joined by representatives from Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee for special events and programs along the Overmountain Victory Trail; and

Whereas, the commemorative activities organized by the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Inc., are an important and symbolic reflection of our regional heritage; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Archives and History of the Department of Cultural Resources for fiscal year 1980-81 the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to be used by the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Inc., for the planning and staging of appropriate activities and events and for the preparation of historical materials for the commemoration of historic events associated with the Overmountain Victory March.

Sec. 2.  Prior to the release of funds by the Division of Archives and History that are appropriated in Section 1 of this act, the Overmountain Victory Trail Association must submit a plan for the use of said funds for review and approval by the North Carolina Historical Commission.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1980.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of June, 1980.