GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 1810

Short Title:  New Hanover Farmers' Market Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives McComas, Redwine (Primary Sponsors); Hill and Wright.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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May 30, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXPAND THE PERMISSIBLE USES OF A GRANT RECEIVED FOR THE 1999-2000 FISCAL YEAR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL FARMERS' MARKET IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) was appropriated to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 1999-2000 fiscal year to provide grants for local farmers' markets.  The sum of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) that the Department allocated as a grant for the 1999-2000 fiscal year for the development of a farmers' market in New Hanover County shall not revert and may be used to:
(1)	Produce written materials to educate the public and promote the development of a local farmers' market in New Hanover County or to solicit donations for the purchase of property or facilities for a local farmers' market in New Hanover County; or
(2)	Hire a real estate appraiser to help locate property suitable to serve as a site for a local farmers' market in New Hanover County. 
Section 2.  The uses of funds authorized by this act are in addition to other permissible uses of these funds under the guidelines adopted under Section 13.7 of S.L. 1998-212 and any other applicable rule or law.
Section 3.  This act becomes effective June 30, 2000.