GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 243

Short Title:  Legislative Mileage Change.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Beall.
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Referred to:  Rules.
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February 16, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ELECT TO RECEIVE A LOWER MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT SO AS TO NOT EXCEED THE STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR BUSINESS USE SET BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 120-3.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( d)	In lieu of the rate per mile allowed to State employees for travel, members of the General Assembly may elect to be reimbursed at twenty-four cents (24¢) per mile for the first 15,000 miles and eleven cents (11¢) per mile for the excess.  To be effective for a calendar year, an election must be made no later than December 20 of the preceding year.  The election shall be made on a form prescribed by the Legislative Services Office, and shall be irrevocable for the calendar year."
Sec. 2.  Notwithstanding G.S. 120-3.1(d) as enacted by Section 1 of this act, the election for calendar year 1989 shall be made within 20 days after ratification of this act, and shall become effective 30 days after ratification of this act.  The member may choose to make the election for 1989 apply to the entire year, in which case the rate per mile paid beginning 30 days after ratification of this act shall be reduced below the amount provided by G.S. 120-3.1(d) until a sufficient amount has been withheld to reduce the amount previously paid at twenty-five cents (25¢) per mile to the amount which would have been paid under G.S. 120-3.1(d).
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.