AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE MITCHELL COUNTY AND THE TOWNs OF biltmore forest, BLACK CREEK, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BLOWING ROCK, ocean isle BEACH, sunset beach, AND TABOR CITY TO ENROLL ITS EMPLOYEES OR RETIREES IN THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR MEDICAL PLAN.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 31.26(j) of S.L. 2004‑124, as amended by Section 29.32 of S.L. 2005‑276, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 31.26.(j)  This section applies to:
(1)	Bladen, Cherokee, Mitchell, Rutherford, Washington, and Wilkes Counties only, and
(2)	The Towns of Biltmore Forest, Black Creek, Black Mountain, Blowing Rock, Forest City, Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, and Tabor City only."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of August, 2007.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 3:25 a.m. this 21st day of August, 2007