GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 912

Short Title:  SHP New Troop Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Plyler, Perdue, Hobbs, Odom, and Conder.

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Referred to:  Appropriations

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May 1, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGHWAY PATROL TROOP HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND FOR PERSONNEL TO STAFF THE COMPLEX.
Whereas, the State's Highway Patrol is divided geographically into eight Troops and further divided into districts, with each district consisting of one to several counties depending on population and geographic area; and
Whereas, since 1974, the Highway Patrol Troops have basically remained unchanged; and
Whereas, the State's Piedmont and Coastal Plain areas continue to experience a significant growth resulting in the need for additional personnel; and
Whereas, creating a new Highway Patrol Troop from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain areas would reduce the geographical area of these troops and enhance the service of the Highway Patrol and the safety of the general public in these areas; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the Highway Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of two million nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,950,000) for the 1995-96 fiscal year for the construction of a new Highway Patrol Troop Headquarters complex in Eastern North Carolina.
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the Highway Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of one million two hundred ninety-eight thousand five hundred eighteen dollars ($1,298,518) for the 1995-96 fiscal year and the sum of one million two hundred ninety-eight thousand five hundred eighteen dollars ($1,298,518) for the 1996-97 fiscal year for personnel to staff the new Highway Patrol Troop Headquarters complex.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995.