GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 256

Short Title:  Amend Highway Patrol Funding.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Pope; and Stam.
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Referred to:  Public Employees.
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February 16, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PHASE IN FUNDING FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL FROM THE GENERAL FUND OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.
Whereas, the Highway Fund is funded primarily by the gasoline tax and other taxes and fees related to the use of highways in order to fund necessary road construction and maintenance and the operations of the Department of Transportation; and
Whereas the State Highway Patrol is a law enforcement agency that serves and protects the general public; and
Whereas the State Highway Patrol is part of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety and not part of the Department of Transportation; and
Whereas the General Fund is funded by general tax revenues to fund governmental operations that benefit the general public; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Effective July 1, 1990, G.S. 20-194(a) reads as rewritten:
	"(a) Expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Article shall be paid one-fourth out of the general fund and three-fourths out of the highway fund."
Sec. 2.  Effective July 1, 1991, G.S. 20-194(a) as rewritten by Section 1 of this act reads as rewritten:
	"(a) Expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Article shall be paid one-half out of the general fund and one-half out of the highway fund."
Sec. 3.  Effective July 1, 1992, G.S. 20-194(a) as rewritten by Sections 1 and 2 of this act reads as rewritten:
	"(a) All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Article shall be paid out of the general fund."
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.