AN ACT TO ALLOW THE Roanoke Rapids graded school district TO PERMIT THE USE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES TO SERVE THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE bikewalk virginia event to be held in halifax county.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 66‑58 or any other provision of law, the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District may enter into a contract, under terms and conditions set by the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, that permits public school buses to be used from June 25, 2006, through June 28, 2006, for activities related to the BikeWalk Virginia event to be held in Halifax County.
State funds shall not be used for the use and operation of buses under this act.
Neither the State of North Carolina nor the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District shall incur any liability for any damages resulting from the use and operation of buses under this act. BikeWalk Virginia, Inc., shall carry liability insurance covering the use and operation of buses under this act.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of June, 2006.

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		 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives