Title: S.L. 1971-969
Category: Introduced Bills

General Assembly of North Carolina	1971

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 969
SENATE BILL 556

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE BIO-MEDICAL LABORATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON.

Whereas, the importance of marine resources to the State of North Carolina and to the nation and the widespread concern over the deterioration of the environment call for increasing emphasis upon research and instruction related to the ocean, estuaries, and adjacent land areas; and
Whereas, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is the only institution of higher learning in the State located adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, and thus in close proximity to a wide range of marine and estuarine environments; and
Whereas, there are several institutions and agencies in the area sharing a commitment to research and train in marine science; and
Whereas, one of these, the Wrightsville Marine Bio-Medical Laboratory, an internationally renowned research facility, has been offered to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and will provide a key element in the development of a balanced educational complex in the marine sciences; and
Whereas, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is developing a Master's degree program in marine sciences emphasizing research and training in multidisciplinary aspects of the marine environment; and
Whereas, the combination of the Wrightsville Marine Bio-Medical Laboratory and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington can contribute significantly to an understanding of the complex problems associated with the marine environment; and
Whereas, implementation of this program requires State support; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington $143,640 for the fiscal year 1971-72, and the additional sum of $140,329 for the fiscal year 1972-73, to be used by the said University for the operation of the Bio-Medical Laboratory.
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of July, 1971.

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