A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to the board of governors of the university of north carolina to be allocated to the university of north carolina at charlotte to construct the energy production and infrastructure center (EPIC).
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of fifty‑seven million two hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($57,218,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to be allocated to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to construct the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) which will serve as a valuable scientific and technical resource for the global energy industry.  EPIC will be a center for design and construction innovation that will provide reliable, affordable, and clean energy.  It will also serve as an educational and training ground for the emerging robust energy workforce of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.