AN ACT to appropriate fundS to discovery place to establish a regional nature museum in mecklenburg county.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2024‑2025 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to Discovery Place, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to assist in the completion of the new Nature Center and 13‑acre campus of Discovery Place Nature, a regional nature museum and experiential learning center.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2024.