A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to fayetteville street neighborhood revitalization, inc.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Fayetteville Street Neighborhood Revitalization, Inc., a nonprofit organization, the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year to organize the neighborhoods adjacent to redevelopment areas to ensure that basic neighborhood infrastructure, culture, and community supports remain intact.  These funds may be used for the following purposes:
(1)	Offer technical assistance in soliciting and securing both individual and community‑based rehabilitation assistance for property.
(2)	Develop and implement plans for increasing and maintaining owner‑occupied dwellings in conjunction with existing programs and services.
(3)	Provide community input to local and state planning and development authorities to maintain neighborhood character during growth and expansion of the Historic Fayetteville Street/Hayti Corridor, North Carolina Central University, and the adjacent commercial areas of the former Durham Tobacco Manufacturing district.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.