NC Senator Mike Lazzara and Representative George Cleveland introduce bills in support of Carolina Museum of the Marine and Civic Institute
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering two identical bills in the House and the Senate this session. The bills appropriate $26M toward the construction of Carolina Museum of the Marine and Civic Institute to be headquartered in Jacksonville, NC.
Read House Bill 60, sponsored by Representative Cleveland, Pat McElraft, Phil Shepard, and House Speaker Tim Moore by clicking here. We thank our sponsors and the co-sponsors who join them: Representatives Clampitt, Hanig, Humphrey, McNeely, Sasser, and White.
Read Senate Bill 70, sponsored by Senators Mike Lazzara and Jim Perry and cosponsored by Senator Norman Sanderson, by clicking here. We thank our Senators for their continuing strong support.
Both bills are now being considered in their respective appropriations committees. If passed, they will move into the State’s biennium budget process for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.
Posted on: March 4, 2021
Carolina Museum of the Marine is a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Federal Tax Identification number is
56-2186718.
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