NC H272

Amends S.L. 2013-186 to clarify the definition of the Indian Cultural Center site in Maxton Township, Robeson County, consisting of approximately 540 acres across four parcels, excluding approximately 110 acres reserved for Riverside Golf Course operations.

Requires the Department of Administration to first offer Parcel 1 (386.69 acres) to the Lumbee Tribal Administration for purchase under restrictive covenants requiring the land remain open for public use, available to North Carolina tribes and American Indian organizations at no cost, not subdivided, and with natural resources not sold or leased.

Adds a tax exemption under G.S. 105-275 for real and personal property located on lands conveyed to State-recognized Indian tribes where the purchase price was returned to the tribe.

Appropriates funds from the General Fund to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina equal to amounts previously paid to the State for the conveyance and ad valorem property taxes on the Indian Cultural Center site.

Becomes effective upon enactment.