GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1498

Short Title:  Mt. Area Info. Tech. Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Metcalf, Carter; and Robinson.

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Referred to:  Appropriations/Base Budget.

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May 30, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF THE MOUNTAIN AREA INFORMATION NETWORK.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Mountain Area Information Network ("MAIN"), a nonprofit corporation, the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year for technology needs as follows:
(1)	Upgrade seven counties to 56k	$70,000
(2)	Upgrade four county servers	  5,000
(3)	Add Henderson County at 56k 	10,000
(4)	Upgrade office computers	 10,000
(5)	Provide Cisco/Red Hat linux training for staff	10,000
(6)	Secure server for Blue Ridge Web Market	15,000
(7)	Purchase hardware for low-power FM radio	    30,000.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2000.