A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make technical and clarifying amendments to the current operations and capital improvements appropriations act of 2005.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 2.1. of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 2.1.  Appropriations from the General Fund of the State for the maintenance of the State departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes as enumerated, are made for the biennium ending June 30, 2007, according to the following schedule:

Current Operations – General Fund	2005‑2006	2006‑2007

EDUCATION

Community Colleges System Office	$	787,685,943	$	767,295,886

Department of Public Instruction	6,607,998,945	6,579,807,097

University of North Carolina – Board of Governors
	Appalachian State University	97,708,514	98,114,232
	East Carolina University
	Academic Affairs	165,132,181	168,098,010
	Health Affairs	45,624,110	45,671,394
	Elizabeth City State University	28,376,210	28,173,367
	Fayetteville State University	42,540,261	42,778,425
	North Carolina Agricultural and
		Technical State University	76,497,695	76,533,207
	North Carolina Central University	59,223,437	58,883,106
	North Carolina School of the Arts	21,173,905	20,698,614
	North Carolina State University
		Academic Affairs	299,773,341	304,775,818
		Agricultural Extension	36,389,142	35,668,328
		Agricultural Research	45,200,460	45,281,347
	University of North Carolina at Asheville	29,211,816	29,705,695
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
		Academic Affairs	212,164,735	220,475,219
				
		Health Affairs	163,938,570	165,709,561
		Area Health Education Centers	44,743,422	44,743,422
	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	125,613,588	132,319,883
	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	112,318,841	113,459,797
	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	41,277,854	41,754,482
	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	74,161,294	76,371,666
	Western Carolina University	71,404,729	71,990,778
	Winston‑Salem State University	48,726,028	48,658,641
	General Administration	48,804,831	48,890,151
	University Institutional Programs	24,610,415	28,278,415
	Related Educational Programs	112,937,512	114,905,552
	North Carolina School of Science and
		Mathematics	14,555,420	14,513,392
	UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill	 43,944,579	 	43,944,579
Total University of North Carolina – 
	Board of Governors     	$ 2,086,052,890	
					$2,120,397,081

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Department of Health and Human Services
	Office of the Secretary	$	113,855,919	$	118,880,919
	Division of Aging	29,975,639	29,495,139
	Division of Blind Services/Deaf/HH	9,676,797	9,681,220
	Division of  Child Development	268,350,017	267,356,799
	Division of Education Services	33,852,267	34,281,895
	Division of Facility Services	13,608,838	15,959,466
	Division of Medical Assistance	2,509,772,054	2,751,209,159
	Division of Mental Health	603,315,155	602,556,655
	NC Health Choice	68,169,765	51,882,902
	Division of Public Health	152,391,232	150,814,496
	Division of Social Services	188,512,693	190,679,285
	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services	41,755,526	42,142,193
Total Health and Human Services	$ 4,033,235,902	$ 4,264,940,128

NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services	$	52,040,846	$	51,032,884

Department of Commerce
	Commerce	49,686,999	36,728,265
	Commerce State‑Aid	26,512,085	11,722,085
	NC Biotechnology Center	12,083,395	10,583,395
	Rural Economic Development Center	25,277,607	25,052,607

Department of Environment and Natural Resources	177,197,119	167,451,089

Department of Labor	14,419,553	14,434,925

JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Department of Correction	$ 1,029,924,421	$ 1,048,492,502

Department of Crime Control and Public Safety	34,793,934	35,153,488

Judicial Department	342,604,760	345,726,582
Judicial Department – Indigent Defense	94,037,973	88,648,414

Department of Justice	77,322,567	78,697,271

Department of Juvenile Justice and 
	Delinquency Prevention	140,377,666	138,873,166

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Department of Administration	$	62,039,261	$	58,818,473

Office of Administrative Hearings	2,987,410	2,969,712

Department of State Auditor	10,850,737	10,840,918

Office of State Controller	10,043,268	10,044,511

Department of Cultural Resources
	Cultural Resources	73,433,514	62,917,147
	Roanoke Island Commission	1,783,374	1,783,374

State Board of Elections	5,107,543	5,069,307

General Assembly	42,934,588	46,965,432

Office of the Governor
	Office of the Governor	5,324,590	5,344,528
	Office of State Budget and Management	5,019,735	5,021,795
	OSBM – Reserve for Special Appropriations	11,358,429	5,111,429
	Housing Finance Agency	10,450,945	4,750,945

Department of Insurance
	Insurance	28,220,714	28,110,582
	Insurance –  Volunteer Safety Workers'
		Compensation	2,000,000	4,500,000

Office of Lieutenant Governor	754,737	753,037

Department of Revenue	81,447,475	80,630,250

Department of Secretary of State	8,934,063	9,269,633

Department of State Treasurer
	State Treasurer	8,690,595	8,295,843
	State Treasurer – Retirement for Fire
		and Rescue Squad Workers	8,651,457	8,651,457

TRANSPORTATION

Department of Transportation	$	200,000	$	0

RESERVES, ADJUSTMENTS AND DEBT SERVICE

Reserve for Compensation Increases	$	243,181,327	$	235,185,705

Salary Adjustment Fund:  2005‑2007 Biennium	4,500,000	4,500,000

Salary Adjustment Fund:  2004‑2005 Fiscal Year	4,500,000	4,500,000

Reserve for Teachers' and State Employees' 
	Retirement Contribution	13,810,800	13,810,800

Reserve for Retirement System Payback	25,000,000	0

Reserve for Death Benefit Trust	12,899,200	12,899,200

Reserve for Disability Income Plan	6,586,500	6,586,500

Reserve for State Health Plan	108,648,000	142,728,000

Contingency and Emergency Fund	5,000,000	5,000,000

Reserve for Information Technology
	Rate Adjustments	(2,300,000)	(2,300,000)

Information Technology Fund	24,375,000	8,025,000

MH/DD/SAS Trust Fund	10,000,000	0

Health and Wellness Trust Fund	10,000,000	0

Reserve for Job Development
	Investment Grants (JDIG)	9,000,000	12,400,000

Reserve for Increased Fuel Costs	3,000,000	0

Reserve for Contingent Appropriations	85,000,000	85,000,000

Debt Service
	General Debt Service	489,544,211	619,291,140
	Federal Reimbursement	1,616,380	1,616,380

TOTAL CURRENT OPERATIONS – 
	GENERAL FUND	$ 17,025,846,458 
					$17,294,127,963"
SECTION 1.(b)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 2.2.(a) of that act reads as rewritten:
	"SECTION 2.2.(a)  The General Fund availability used in developing the 2005‑2007 biennial budget is shown below:
	FY 2005‑2006	FY 2006‑2007

Unappropriated Balance Remaining 
	from Previous Year	$0	$
					113,652,875
Projected Over Collections FY 2004‑2005	681,500,000	0
Projected Reversions FY 2004‑2005	115,000,000	0
Less Earmarkings of Year End Credit Balance		0
	Savings Reserve Account	(199,125,000)	0
	Repairs and Renovations	(125,000,000)	0
Beginning Unreserved Credit Balance  	$472,375,000	
					$113,652,875

Revenues Based on Existing Tax Structure	$15,417,300,000	
					$ 16,077,600,000

Nontax Revenues
	Investment Income	74,800,000	78,700,000
	Judicial Fees	144,800,000	148,300,000
	Disproportionate Share	100,000,000	100,000,000
	Insurance	49,500,000	51,300,000
	Other Nontax Revenues	138,000,000	151,300,000
	Highway Trust Fund/Use Tax
		Reimbursement Transfer	252,558,117	252,663,009
	Highway Fund Transfer	16,166,400	16,166,400
Subtotal Nontax Revenues	$	775,824,517	$	798,429,409

Total General Fund Availability	$ 16,665,499,517	
					$ 16,989,682,284

Adjustments to Availability:  2005 Session		
	Streamlined Sales Tax Changes	40,000,000	61,700,000
	Maintain 4.5% Sales Tax Rate	417,100,000	462,700,000
	Other Sales Tax Changes
		Apply Sales Tax to Candy	9,800,000	15,800,000
		Apply General Sales Tax Rate to Cable	10,900,000	26,100,000
		Exempt Potting Soil for Farmers	(200,000)	(300,000)
	Tobacco Tax Rate Changes	118,800,000	189,400,000
	Extend 8.25% Individual Income
		Tax Rate for 2 years	39,800,000	89,700,000
	Continue Use Tax Line on Individual Returns	3,200,000	3,200,000
	Conform Estate Tax to Federal Sunset	29,100,000	115,600,000
	Film Industry Jobs Incentives	(3,500,000)	(3,500,000)
	IRC Update – Partial Conformance	(8,000,000)	(10,700,000)
	Adjust Rates for Health Maintenance
		Organizations	0	14,300,000
	Increase Earmarking for 
		NC Grape Growers Council	(150,000)	(150,000)
	Proceeds from the Sale of the Polk Building	4,977,781	0
	Justice and Public Safety Fees	17,028,271	20,428,271
	Transfer from Tobacco Trust Fund	34,000,000	30,000,000
	Transfers from Special Revenue and Other Funds	5,453,950	0
	Reimburse Debt Service for
		Certain Capital Facilities and
		Land Acquisition per S.L. 2004‑179	5,958,723	21,060,827
	Transfer to Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund	(80,000,000)	(85,000,000)
	Suspend Highway Fund Transfer	(16,166,400)	(16,166,400)
	Adjust Transfer from Insurance Regulatory Fund	389,013	243,813
	Adjust Transfer from Treasurer's Office	468,478	67,478

Subtotal Adjustments to Availability:
	2005 Session	$	628,959,816	$ 934,483,989
		
Revised General Fund Availability	$ 17,294,459,333	$ 
					17,924,166,273
		
Less: General Fund Appropriations
		
SB 622 (2005 Appropriations Act)	(17,080,806,458)	(17,294,127,963)
	G.S. 143‑15.3B:  Clean Water
		Management Trust Fund 	(100,000,000)	(100,000,000)

Total General Fund Appropriations
		 
	2005‑2007 Biennium	($17,180,806,458) ($17,394,127,963)

Unappropriated Balance Remaining	$113,652,875	$530,038,310"
SECTION 2.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 6.12.(b) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 6.12.(b) If this section, or any portion of the amendment made to G.S. 66‑291(b)(2) by this section, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, then G.S. 66‑291(b)(2) shall be deemed to be repealed in its entirety. If G.S. 66‑291(b) shall thereafter be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, then this section shall be repealed, and G.S. 66‑291(b)(2) shall be restored as if no amendments had been made by this section. Neither any judicial holding of unconstitutionality nor the repeal of G.S. 66‑291(b)(2) shall affect, impair, or invalidate any other portion of Part 1 of Article 37 of Chapter 66 of the General Statutes or the application of Part 1 of Article 37 of Chapter 66 of the General Statutes to any other person or circumstance, and the remaining portions of Part 1 of Article 37 of Chapter 66 of the General Statutes shall at all times continue in full force and effect."
SECTION 2.(b)  This section becomes effective January 1, 2006.
SECTION 3.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then G.S. 58‑58‑30(a3), as amended by Section 6.29 of that act, reads as rewritten:
"(a3)	Whenever any health benefit plan, subscriber contract, or policy of insurance issued by a health maintenance organization, hospital or medical service corporation, or insurer governed by Articles 1 through 67 of this Chapter provides coverage for medically necessary treatment, the insurer shall not impose any limitation on treatment or levels of coverage if performed by a duly licensed chiropractor acting within the scope of the chiropractor's practice as defined in G.S. 90‑151 unless a comparable limitation is imposed on the medically necessary treatment if performed or authorized by any other duly licensed physician. An insurer shall not impose as a limitation on treatment or level of coverage a co‑payment amount charged to the insured for chiropractic services that is higher than the co‑payment amount charged to the insured for the services of a duly licensed primary care physician for a comparable medically necessary treatment or condition."
SECTION 3.(b)  This section becomes effective March 1, 2006.
SECTION 4.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 7.5 of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 7.5. Effective July 1, 2005, any permanent certified personnel employed on July 1, 2005, and paid on the teacher salary schedule with 29+ years of experience shall receive a one‑time bonus equivalent to the average increase of the 26 to 29 year steps. Effective July 1, 2005, any permanent personnel employed on July 1, 2005, and paid at the top of the principal and assistant principal salary schedule shall receive a one‑time bonus equivalent to two percent (2%).
For permanent part‑time personnel, the one‑time bonus shall be adjusted pro rata. Personnel defined under G.S. 115C‑325(a)(5a) are not eligible to receive the bonus."
SECTION 5.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 7.32.(b) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 7.32.(b) These funds shall be used to establish new high schools in which a local school administrative unit, two‑ and four‑year colleges and universities, and local employers work together to ensure that high school and postsecondary college curricula operate seamlessly and meet the needs of participating employers.
Funds shall not be allotted until Learn and Earn high schools and planning sites are  approved by the State Board of Education. Within funds available, the State Board of Education may approve additional planning sites. Learn and Earn planning sites are expected to complete the planning process by the end of the fiscal year for which the planning funds are awarded."
SECTION 5.(b)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then G.S. 115C‑238.51(c), as amended by that act reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The application shall be submitted to the State Board of Education and the applicable governing  Boards. The Boards shall appoint a joint advisory committee to review the applications and to recommend to the Boards those programs that meet the requirements of this Part and that achieve the purposes set out in G.S. 115C‑238.50."
SECTION 5.(c)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then G.S. 115C‑238.51(d), as amended by that act reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The Boards may approve programs recommended by the joint advisory committee or may approve other programs that were not recommended. The Boards shall approve all applications by  June 30 of each year. No application shall be approved unless the State Board of Education and the applicable governing Board find that the application meets the requirements set out in this Part and that granting the application would achieve the purposes set out in G.S. 115C‑238.50. Priority shall be given to applications that are most likely to further State education policies, to address the economic development needs of the economic development regions in which they are located, and to strengthen the educational programs offered in the local school administrative units in which they are located."
SECTION 6.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 7.57 of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 7.57. Of the funds appropriated for Student Transportation for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year, the Department of Public Instruction shall use up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a study of the current allotment formula for school transportation. The study shall be conducted by an independent consultant.
In the course of the study, the consultant shall consider whether (i) the current formula sufficiently encourages the efficient and effective use of school transportation funds by urban and rural school systems, (ii) the formula is adequately and equitably meeting the needs of school systems, and (iii) the formula is appropriate in light of the Leandro litigation. The consultant shall also propose options for reducing the severe and growing disparity in funding that exists under the formula among local school administrative units.
The consultant shall report the results of its study to the State Board of Education by March 1, 2006. The State Board of Education shall submit a plan for the implementation of the consultant's report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by April 15, 2006."
SECTION 7.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 8.11 of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 8.11. Of the funds appropriated in this act to the Community Colleges System Office, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year shall be allocated to the Partnership for Defense Innovation for the establishment of the Defense Technology Innovation Center. These funds shall be used for the following:
(1)	Site selection and acquisition, including the purchase or lease of real property to house the Center; the construction of buildings or other site structures; the improvement or refurbishment of existing structures to provide appropriate laboratory and administrative space; and the improvement of existing infrastructure at the facility, including improvements to utility, telecommunications, and Internet infrastructure.
(2)	Equipment acquisition, including acquisition of laboratory equipment and supplies and office furniture, equipment, and supplies.
(3)	Employment of staff to support the mission of the Center and to oversee day‑to‑day operations of the Center.
(4)	Implementation of a comprehensive business and marketing plan for the Center.
(5)	Development of a tenant screening process and the recruitment of appropriate tenants for the Center.
(6)	Administration and operation of the Center and the development of a sustainable business plan for the Center."
SECTION 8.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 9.6(d) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 9.6.(d) All obligations to students for uses of the funds that were made before the date this act becomes law shall be fulfilled as to students who remain eligible under the provisions of the respective programs."
SECTION 9.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 9.16 of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 9.16. Of the funds appropriated by this act to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year the sum of one million eighty‑nine thousand dollars ($1,089,000) shall be allocated to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University for agricultural and research extension programs. It is the intent of the General Assembly to fully fund these programs for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year."
SECTION 10.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then that act is amended by adding a new section to read:
"SECTION 9.38. Of the funds appropriated by this act to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Health Affairs the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year and the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year shall be used by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine to establish and operate a translational medicine program."
SECTION 11.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 5.1.(v) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 5.1.(v) The sum of one million seven hundred six thousand sixty‑three dollars ($1,706,063) appropriated in this section in the Social Services Block Grant for child caring agencies for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year shall be allocated to the State Private Child Caring Agencies Fund."
SECTION 12.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 General Assembly, becomes law, then Section 10.39 of that act is amended by adding the following new subsection to read:
"SECTION 10.39.(d) Subsection (a) of this section becomes effective October 1, 2005."
SECTION 13.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 10.59F.(a) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 10.59F.(a) Program established. – There is established in the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the Governor's Vision Care Program. The purpose of the Program is to provide funds for early detection and correction of vision problems in children  enrolling in grades K through 3 who are eligible for services under the Program. These funds shall be allocated to reimburse optometrists and ophthalmologists licensed to practice in this State for the comprehensive eye examination, including necessary spectacles, provided to meet the requirements of G.S. 130A‑440.1."
SECTION 13.(b)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 10.59F.(b) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 10.59F.(b) Eligibility. – Children eligible for services under this section shall be those with a family income not exceeding two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level, who do not  receive comparable services through private health insurance coverage, and are not eligible for services under NC Health Choice, Medicaid, the Department of Health and Human Services' Commission for the Blind programs, VSP's Sight for Students, or the Lions Club Foundation."
SECTION 13.(c)  This section becomes effective with the 2006‑2007 school year.
SECTION 14.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 12.5(a) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 12.5.(a) Of the funds appropriated in this act to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the Grassroots Science Program, the sum of three million one hundred ninety‑seven thousand seven hundred sixty‑two dollars ($3,197,762) for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year is allocated as grants‑in‑aid for each fiscal year as follows:
		2005‑2006

Aurora Fossil Museum		$59,057
Cape Fear Museum		$161,007
Carolina Raptor Center		$112,174
Catawba Science Center		$133,429
Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum, Inc.		$74,545
Discovery Place		$662,865
Eastern NC Regional Science Center		$50,000
		$50,000
Port Discover: Northeastern North Carolina's
Center for Hands‑On Science, Inc.
Fascinate‑U		$80,742
Granville County Museum Commission,
Inc.–Harris Gallery		$56,422
Greensboro Children's Museum		$135,076
The Health Adventure Museum of Pack
Place Education, Arts and
Science Center, Inc.		$134,499
Highlands Nature Center		$79,268
Imagination Station		$86,034
Kidsenses		$50,000
Museum of Coastal Carolina		$74,192
Natural Science Center of Greensboro		$186,354
North Carolina Museum of Life
and Science		$379,826
Rocky Mount Children's Museum		$72,254
Schiele Museum of Natural History		$229,547
Sci Works Science Center and
Environmental Park of Forsyth County		$146,499
Western North Carolina Nature Center		$112,879
Wilmington Children's Museum		$71,093

Total		$3,197,762"
SECTION 15.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 13.4(a) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 13.4.(a) Funds from the Employment Security Commission Reserve Fund shall be available to the Employment Security Commission to use as collateral to secure federal funds and to pay the administrative costs associated with the collection of the Employment Security Commission Reserve Fund surcharge.  The total administrative costs paid with funds from the Reserve in the 2005‑2006 fiscal year shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000)."
SECTION 16.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then that act is amended by adding a new section to read:
"SECTION 13.15. G.S. 143B‑472.80 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
(5)	To prepare a biennial report by county on the status of trends that reflect the impact of education on economic growth for the twenty‑first century. This report shall contain information about the status of each county with regard to education and economic growth. The Board shall provide the report to the General Assembly prior to February 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter."
SECTION 17.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then that act is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"SECTION 14.2.(f1) G.S. 7A‑133(a) as amended by Section 14.2(f), of this act reads as rewritten:
(a)	Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:
District	Judges	County
1	5	Camden
		Chowan
		Currituck
		Dare
		Gates
		Pasquotank
		Perquimans
2	4	Martin
		Beaufort
		Tyrrell
		Hyde
		Washington
3A	5	Pitt
3B	5	Craven
		Pamlico
		Carteret
4	8	Sampson
		Duplin
		Jones
		Onslow
5	8	New Hanover
		Pender
6A	2	Halifax
6B	3	Northampton
		Bertie
		Hertford
7	7	Nash
		Edgecombe
		Wilson
8	6	Wayne 
		Greene
		Lenoir
9	4	Granville
		(part of Vance
		see subsection (b))
		Franklin
9A	2	Person
		Caswell
9B	2	Warren
		(part of Vance
		see subsection (b))
10	15	Wake
11	8	Harnett
		Johnston
		Lee
12	9	Cumberland
13	6	Bladen
		Brunswick
		Columbus
14	6	Durham
15A	4	Alamance
15B	4	Orange
		Chatham
16A	3	Scotland
		Hoke
16B	5	Robeson
17A	2	Rockingham
17B	4	Stokes
		Surry
18	12	Guilford
19A	4	Cabarrus
19B	6	Montgomery
		Moore
		Randolph
19C	4	Rowan
20A	4	Stanly
		
		Anson
		Richmond
		20B	1	(part of Union
		see subsection (b))
20C	2	(part of Union
		see subsection (b))
21	9	Forsyth
22	9	Alexander
		Davidson
		Davie
		Iredell
23	4	Alleghany
		Ashe
		Wilkes
		Yadkin
24	4	Avery
		Madison
		Mitchell
		Watauga
		Yancey
25	8	Burke
		Caldwell
		Catawba
26	17	Mecklenburg
27A	6	Gaston
27B	4	Cleveland
		Lincoln
28	6	Buncombe

				
29A	3	McDowell
		Rutherford
29B	4	Henderson
		Polk
		Transylvania
30	5	Cherokee
		Clay
		Graham
		Haywood
		Jackson
		Macon
		Swain."
SECTION 17.(b)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then a new subsection is added to that act to read:
"SECTION 14.2.(f2) G.S. 7A‑133(b) reads as rewritten:
(b)	For district court districts of less than a whole county, or with part or all of one county with part of another, the composition of the district is as follows:
(1)	District Court District 9 consists of Franklin and Granville Counties and the remainder of Vance County not in District Court District 9B.
(2)	District Court District 9B consists of Warren County and East Henderson I, North Henderson I, North Henderson II, Middleburg, Townsville, and Williamsboro Precincts of Vance County.
(3)	District Court District 20B consists of the remainder of Union County not in District Court District 20C.
(4)	District Court District 20C consists of Precinct 01:  Tract 204.01:  Block Group 2:  Block 2040,  Block 2057,  Block 2058,  Block 2060,  Block 2061,  Block 2062,  Block 2064,  Block 2065;  Tract 204.02:  Block Group 2:  Block 2001,  Block 2002,  Block 2003,  Block 2004,  Block 2005,  Block 2006,  Block 2007,  Block 2008,  Block 2009,  Block 2010,  Block 2011,  Block 2012,  Block 2013,  Block 2014,  Block 2015,  Block 2016,  Block 2017,  Block 2018,  Block 2023,  Block 2024,  Block 2025,  Block 2026,  Block 2027,  Block 2028,  Block 2029,  Block 2030,  Block 2031,  Block 2032,  Block 2033,  Block 2034;  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3003,  Block 3004,  Block 3005,  Block 3006,  Block 3007,  Block 3008,  Block 3009,  Block 3010,  Block 3011,  Block 3012,  Block 3013,  Block 3014,  Block 3015,  Block 3016,  Block 3017,  Block 3018,  Block 3019,  Block 3020,  Block 3021,  Block 3022,  Block 3023,  Block 3024,  Block 3025,  Block 3026,  Block 3027,  Block 3028,  Block 3029,  Block 3030,  Block 3031,  Block 3032,  Block 3033,  Block 3034,  Block 3035,  Block 3036,  Block 3037,  Block 3038,  Block 3039,  Block 3040,  Block 3041,  Block 3042,  Block 3043,  Block 3044,  Block 3045,  Block 3046,  Block 3047;  Block Group 4:  Block 4035,  Block 4054,  Block 4055;  Precinct 02:  Tract 205:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1002,  Block 1003,  Block 1004,  Block 1005,  Block 1006,  Block 1007,  Block 1009,  Block 1010,  Block 1011,  Block 1012,  Block 1013,  Block 1014,  Block 1015,  Block 1016,  Block 1017,  Block 1018,  Block 1019,  Block 1020,  Block 1021,  Block 1022,  Block 1023,  Block 1037,  Block 1038;  Block Group 2:  Block 2081,  Block 2082,  Block 2092,  Block 2099,  Block 2100,  Block 2101,  Block 2102;  Tract 206:  Block Group 3:  Block 3036,  Block 3038,  Block 3039,  Block 3040,  Block 3048;  Block Group 4:  Block 4053;  Precinct 03,  Precinct 04,  Precinct 06:  Tract 202.02:  Block Group 1:  Block 1012,  Block 1013,  Block 1014,  Block 1015,  Block 1017,  Block 1018,  Block 1021,  Block 1022,  Block 1023;  Tract 204.01:  Block Group 2:  Block 2000,  Block 2001,  Block 2002,  Block 2003,  Block 2004,  Block 2005,  Block 2033,  Block 2034,  Block 2035,  Block 2036,  Block 2041,  Block 2042,  Block 2043,  Block 2044,  Block 2045,  Block 2056,  Block 2063,  Block 2999;  Precinct 08,  Precinct 09,  Precinct 10,  Precinct 13,  Precinct 23:  Tract 206:  Block Group 4:  Block 4051;  Precinct 25:  Tract 206:  Block Group 4:  Block 4036;  Precinct 34,  Precinct 36,  Precinct 43 of Union County.
Precinct boundaries as used in this section for Vance County are those shown on maps on file with the Legislative Services Office on May 1, 1991, for Union County, are those shown on the Legislative Services Office's redistricting computer database on January 1, 2005; and for other counties are those reported by the United States Bureau of the Census under Public Law 94‑171 for the 1990 Census in the IVTD Version of the TIGER files."
SECTION 17.(c)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 142.(h) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 14.2.(h) The district court judgeship for District 20B under subsection (f) of this section shall be filled by the district court judge from current District 20 who resides in that portion of Union County included in District 20B. The term of that judge expires the first Monday in December 2008. That judge's successor shall be elected in the 2008 general election. The two district court judgeships for District 20C under subsection (f) of this section shall be filled by the other two district court judges from current District 20 who reside in Union County. The terms of those judges expire the first Monday in December 2008. Those judges' successors shall be elected in the 2008 general election."
SECTION 18.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 14.22 of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 14.22. Funds appropriated to the Judicial Department in this act for the adult Drug Treatment Court program shall be used only to provide treatment and case coordination to offenders sentenced to intermediate punishment and to offenders sentenced to community punishment who are at risk of revocation."
SECTION 19.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then that act is amended by adding a new section to read:
"SECTION 21.3. Funds appropriated in this act to the Department of Insurance for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year for the Ansonville Volunteer Fire Department shall be allocated in equal shares to all volunteer fire departments in Anson County. Funds appropriated in this act to the Department of Insurance for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year for the Union Volunteer Fire Department shall be allocated in equal shares to all volunteer fire departments in Union County."
SECTION 20.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 22.6 of that act is repealed.
SECTION 21.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then G.S. 143B‑267, as amended by Section 17.25(a) of that act, reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B‑267.  Post‑Release Supervision and Parole Commission – members; selection; removal; chairman; compensation; quorum; services.
Effective  September 1, 2005, the Post‑Release Supervision and Parole Commission shall consist of one full‑time member and two half‑time members. The three members shall be appointed by the Governor from persons whose recognized ability, training, experience, and character qualify them for service on the Commission. The terms of office of any members serving on the Commission on June 30, 2005, shall expire on that date. The terms of office of persons appointed by the Governor as members of the Commission shall be for four years or until their successors are appointed and qualify. Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the Commission created by the resignation, removal, death or disability of a member shall be for the balance of the unexpired term only.
The Governor shall have the authority to remove any member of the Commission from office for misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 143B‑13. The Governor shall designate a member of the Commission to serve as chair of the Commission at the pleasure of the Governor.
The granting, denying, revoking, or rescinding of parole, the authorization of work‑release privileges to a prisoner, or any other matters of business coming before the Commission for consideration and action shall be decided by majority vote of the full Commission.
The members of the Commission shall receive the salary fixed by the General Assembly in the Current Operations Appropriations Act and shall receive necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138‑6.
All clerical and other services required by the Commission shall be supplied by the Secretary of Correction."
SECTION 21.(b)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 29.3 of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 29.3. The annual salaries, payable monthly, for the 2005‑2006 and 2006‑2007 fiscal years for the following executive branch officials are:

	Executive Branch Officials	Annual Salary
	Chairman, Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission	$97,175
	State Controller	135,997
	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles	97,175
	Commissioner of Banks	109,279
	Chairman, Employment Security Commission	133,161
	State Personnel Director	106,765
	Chairman, Parole Commission	88,733
	Members of the Parole Commission (effective 7/1/05‑8/31/05)	81,921
	Members of the Parole Commission (effective 9/1/05)	40,960
	Chairman, Utilities Commission	121,701
	Members of the Utilities Commission	109,279
	Executive Director, Agency for Public Telecommunications	81,921
	Director, Museum of Art	99,573
	Executive Director, North Carolina Agricultural
		Finance Authority	94,587
	State Chief Information Officer	135,915"
SECTION 21.(c)  Subsection (a) of this section becomes effective July 31, 2005.
SECTION 22.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then subsections (a) through (h) of Section 29.30A of that act are repealed.
SECTION 23.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 30.2 of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 30.2. There is appropriated from the General Fund for the 2005‑2006 fiscal year the following amount for capital improvements:
	
Capital Improvements – General Fund	2005‑2006

Department of Commerce – State Ports Authority
	Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City	$	9,000,000

Department of Cultural Resources
	Capitol Area Visitor's Center	250,000
	NC Museum of Art	10,000,000

Department of Environment and Natural Resources
	Division of Forest Resources – District 9	300,000
	Water Resources Development Projects	18,860,000

University of North Carolina System – Board of Governors

	North Carolina State University – Engineering Complex III	8,700,000

	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 
		Renaissance Computing Institute	500,000

	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 
		School of Dentistry	2,000,000

	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
		and North Carolina Agricultural and
		Technical State University – Joint Millennium Campus	2,000,000

	University of North Carolina at Wilmington – 
		School of Nursing	2,600,000

	Winston‑Salem State University – 
		Laboratory Facility Planning Funds	750,000

TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS – 
	GENERAL FUND 	$	54,960,000"
SECTION 24.  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then Section 30.3(a) of that act reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 30.3.(a) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall allocate the funds appropriated in this act for water resources development projects to the following projects whose costs are as indicated:

Name of Project	2005‑2006

(1)	Wilmington Harbor Deepening	$1,300,000
(2)	Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay Channel Maintenance	50,000
(3)	Wilmington Harbor Maintenance Dredging	500,000
(4)	B. Everett Jordan Water Supply Storage	100,000
(5)	John H. Kerr Reservoir Operations Evaluation	600,000
(6)	Bogue Banks Shore Protection Study (Carteret County)	75,000
(7)	Surf City/North Topsail Beach Protection Study	250,000
(8)	West Onslow Beach (Topsail)	100,000
(9)	Wrightsville Beach Nourishment	580,000
(10)	Hurricane Stream Restoration – Western North Carolina	2,000,000
(11)	Swan Quarter (Hyde County) Flood Control Dikes	100,000
(12)	Ocracoke NCCAT Estuarine Shoreline Protection	1,500,000
(13)	Far Creek Maintenance Dredging	120,000
(14)	Belhaven Harbor Environmental Improvements	250,000
(15)	Lower Lockwoods Folly River 	286,000
(16)	Walters Slough Maintenance Dredging	122,000
(17)	Hurricane Isabel Emergency Stream
		Cleanup – Northeastern North Carolina	1,370,000
(18)	State‑Local Projects	2,000,000
(19)	Princeville Flood Control	250,000
(20)	Currituck Sound Water Management Study	300,000
(21)	Aquatic Weed Control, Lake Gaston and Statewide	375,000
(22)	Tar River and Pamlico Sound Feasibility Study	100,000
(23)	State Sponsored Dredging Contingency	2,500,000
(24)	North Carolina Oyster Habitat Restoration	50,000
(25)	Emergency Flood Control Projects	187,000
(26)	Projected Feasibility Studies	100,000
(27)	Planning Assistance to Communities	95,000
(28)	Neuse Regional Water & Sewer Authority	  3,600,000
TOTALS	$18,860,000"
SECTION 25.(a)  If Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, becomes law, then G.S. 74‑24.16(d), as enacted by Section 42.2(a) of Senate Bill 622, 2005 Regular Session, reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The Commissioner may establish fees not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each person participating in education and training programs provided by the Department of Labor  pursuant to this section."
SECTION 25.(b)  This section becomes effective September 1, 2005.
SECTION 26.  Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act becomes effective July 1, 2005.