NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 1237

SENATE BILL 1080

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR A NORTH CAROLINA AREA AT THE MEDAL OF HONOR GROVE IN VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Whereas, the Medal of Honor is the highest distinction which can be awarded to a member of the Armed Services of the United States; and

Whereas, the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, has established the Medal of Honor Grove to provide a fitting memorial to those valiant men who have earned the Medal of Honor; and

Whereas, the Medal of Honor Grove is composed of 52 areas of natural woodland designated for each of the 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; and

Whereas, 47 states have dedicated their areas with memorial obelisks or have been confirmed for dedication; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Veterans Affairs of the Department of Administration for the fiscal year 1980-81, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a North Carolina area in the Medal of Honor Grove in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be used for construction of the area, and five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be placed in an endowment fund with the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge to insure perpetual care of the area.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1980.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of June, 1980.