Language Page 405, after line 17, insert:"C-53.40. The Governor, through the Department of Conservation and Recreation, is hereby requested and authorized to exercise his powers granted by the General Assembly to fund a capital project to dredge the lake at Douthat State Park and to dispose of the sediment, such sum to be derived from funds available to the agency for such purpose pursuant to Chapter 781 of the 1992 Acts of Assembly."
Explanation(This amendment authorizes the Governor to use general obligation bond proceeds to dredge the lake at Douthat State Park and to dispose of the sediment. The amendment responds to a recommendation of the joint subcommittee, established under SJR 54 (1996), to study the feasibility of developing Douthat State Park into a regional multi-purpose recreational facility.)