AN ACT authorizing the director of the budget to continue expenditures for the operation of government until august 11, 2005, at the level in effect on June 30, 2005.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 10 of S.L. 2005‑144, as amended by Section 1 of  S.L. 2005‑201, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 10. Except as otherwise provided, Parts I through VI of this act become effective July 1, 2005, and expire at 11:59 P.M. on August 11, 2005. Except as otherwise provided, the remainder of this act becomes effective June 30, 2005."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 4th day of August, 2005.

	s/	 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 5:37 p.m. this 4th day of August, 2005