NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1129

SENATE BILL 1344

 

 

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PUBLIC SWIMMING AREA IN THE NEUSE RIVER OPPOSITE THE RECREATION AREA OF THE CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST, CRAVEN COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 146-12, or any other applicable law, the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Division, is hereby granted an easement in the Neuse River, Craven County, North Carolina, which easement shall extend for a distance of 500 feet into the Neuse River and shall run for a distance of 1800 feet along and with the beach of the Neuse River immediately adjacent to the Neuse River recreation area of the Croatan National Forest. Said easement is granted for the sole purpose of the United States Forest Service maintaining a swimming area within the boundaries of said easement.

Sec. 2.  This easement may be terminated by the Department of Administration, in its discretion.

Sec. 3.  The Board of Commissioners of Craven County is hereby authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the use of said leased area and to further authorize the United States Forest Service to enforce said regulations.

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of April, 1974.