A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the provisions of the city of lumberton firemen's relief fund and supplementary pension fund.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 3 of Chapter 100 of the 1955 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 960 of the 1973 Session Laws, Chapter 357 of the 1989 Session Laws, and Chapter 792 of the 1991 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3. Any person who is a full time paid member of the Lumberton Fire Department, as shown by the records of the City of Lumberton as of February 25, 1955, or any person who shall become a full‑time paid member thereafter shall be eligible for benefits from the 'Supplementary Pension Fund'. Any eligible firefighters who become permanently disabled during the term of their employment with the City of Lumberton shall receive retirement benefits based upon 30 years of service. However, no such person shall be eligible for benefits from the 'Supplementary Pension Fund' unless or until the person has been retired as a member of the Lumberton Fire Department under the provisions of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System as set out in Article 3 of Chapter 128 of the General Statutes and as participated in by the City of Lumberton. It is further provided that this act does not modify or alter in any way the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of North Carolina."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.