GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

SESSION LAW 2013-84

HOUSE BILL 821

AN ACT to name the Piedmont triad farmers market in memory of Senator Robert G. Shaw.

Whereas, Robert G. Shaw served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946; and

Whereas, Robert G. Shaw was a member of the Guilford County Board of County Commissioners from 1968 to 1976, during which time he served as chair and vice-chair; and

Whereas, Senator Robert G. Shaw of Greensboro, North Carolina, was a member of the North Carolina Senate for nine terms, from 1985 until 2002; and

Whereas, during his nine terms as a member of the General Assembly, Senator Shaw served as Minority Leader and as vice-chair on a number of committees, including the Banks and Thrift Institutions, Finance, and Redistricting Committees; and a member of the Agriculture/Marine Resources and Wildlife, Commerce, Insurance and Consumer Protection, Pensions & Retirement, Aging, and Transportation Committees; and

Whereas, in 1990, Senator Shaw was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine in recognition of his extraordinary service to the State and during that same year received the Legislator of the Year Award from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation; and

Whereas, the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market, located at Colfax in Guilford County, is part of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and

Whereas, Senator Shaw was a strong supporter of the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The Piedmont Triad Farmers Market is hereby designated the Robert G. Shaw Piedmont Triad Farmers Market in recognition of Robert G. Shaw's dedicated leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly and his commitment to the citizens of this State, the Piedmont Triad region, and Guilford County.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 6^th day of June, 2013.

                                                                    s/  Daniel J. Forest

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Thom Tillis

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/  Pat McCrory

                                                                         Governor

Approved 4:26 p.m. this 12^th day of June, 2013