GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1997

Short Title:  3rd H. Dist. Aging Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Perdue, Anderson, and Lilley.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 11, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY CITIZENS OF CRAVEN, PAMLICO, AND LENOIR COUNTIES.
Whereas, Craven, Pamlico, and Lenoir Counties are made up of rural communities; and
Whereas, many of the elderly population of these three counties are poor or newcomers; and
Whereas, various organizations in Craven, Pamlico, and Lenoir Counties provide such services as Meals on Wheels, and educational, recreational, social, and cultural outreach programs to the elderly; and
Whereas, these organizations need funding to meet the needs of the growing elderly population; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Craven County the sum of $10,000 for the 1989-90 fiscal year for services for the elderly to be allocated among the following:
(1)	$5,000 to the United Tri-County Senior Citizens                Corporation, Incorporated;
(2)	$1,000 to the Craven County Council on Aging, Inc.;
(3)	$1,000 to the Vanceboro Community Organization, Incorporated;
(4)	$1,000 to the Dover Community Center, Incorporated; and
(5)	$2,000 to the Havelock Communities Improvement Association.
The funds shall be matched with non-State funds on the basis of $1.00 of non-State funds for every $2.00 of State funds.
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Pamlico County the sum of $11,000 for the 1989-90 fiscal year for services for the elderly to be allocated among the following:
(1)	$10,000 to Pamlico County Services for a van for transporting senior citizens; and
(2)	$1,000 to Hospice of Pamlico County, Inc.
These funds shall be matched with non-State funds on the basis of $1.00 of non-State funds for every $2.00 of State funds.
Sec. 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Lenoir County the sum of $1,000 for the 1989-90 fiscal year for the Eastern Minority Economic Development Corporation to assist in its community-based services for the elderly. These funds shall be matched with non-State funds on the basis of $1.00 of non-State funds for every $2.00 of State funds.
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.