A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
an act to appropriate funds to enhance the ability of the plant industry division of the department of agriculture and consumer services to respond to pest infestations.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Plant Industry Division of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in recurring funds for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to enhance the ability of the Division to respond to pest infestations in this State by ensuring the Division's ability to respond immediately to contain and control a pest outbreak. 
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.