GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 1371
     

 
Short Title:	Organic Certification Cost-Share Funds.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Mitchell; and Luebke.	
Referred to:	Appropriations.	
April 24, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR AN ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARing PROGRAM and a grant-in-aid to THE CAROLINA FARM STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year to establish a cost‑sharing program for the certification of organic farms and a grant‑in‑aid to the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, which promotes organic and sustainable agriculture as a viable alternative for small, family farms.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.