A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for the north carolina alternative, natural and organic marketing institute in wilson.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to The Executive Center for Economic & Educational Development, Inc., a nonprofit organization, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year to provide start‑up funds for the North Carolina Alternative, Natural and Organic Marketing Institute in the City of Wilson. The Institute shall use these funds to develop and implement specialized industry‑targeted education and marketing programs centered on the lucrative and growing alternative, natural, and organics industry to augment economic development, job creation, farm preservation, energy conservation, and environmental initiatives.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.