A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to transfer funding of the state highway patrol from the highway fund to the general fund with oversight for the agency budget established with the Appropriations SubCommittee for justice and public safety.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑194 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑194.  Expense of administration; defense of members and other State law‑enforcement officers in civil actions; payment of judgments.
(a)	All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Article shall be paid out of the General Fund.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.