A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to the fort bragg/pope air force base regional land use advisory commission, inc. (RLUAC), to continue its efforts to protect fort bragg from INCOMPATIBLE urban development and to preserve the longleaf pine ecosystem.
Whereas, since 1991 the Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force Base Regional Land Use Advisory Commission (RLUAC) has been advancing communication and fostering cooperation between Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, and the local governments in the surrounding seven-county region; and
Whereas, these efforts continue to advance sound and sustainable land-use planning practices in the area by seeking to balance the need to protect Fort Bragg's training mission, preserve the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem, and protect the safety of the civilian population living near the Fort; and
Whereas, these ongoing efforts are of ever increasing importance with the BRAC‑related growth which is expected in the region over the next five years; and
Whereas, North Carolina desires to be viewed as the most "military friendly" State in the nation; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force Base Regional Land Use Advisory Commission, Inc. (RLUAC), a nonprofit organization, the sum of thirty‑five thousand dollars ($35,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year and the sum of thirty‑five thousand dollars ($35,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to be used for the following purposes:
(1)	Continuing the efforts to protect Fort Bragg's training mission, preserve the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem, and protect the safety of the civilian population living near the Fort.
(2)	Reviewing and coordinating the land-use decisions of local governments with Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base.
(3)	Reviewing and coordinating the land-use decisions of Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, with the local governments in the region.
(4)	Developing model ordinances and studies to assist local governments with their planning decisions on land within five miles of the Fort.
(5)	Advancing communication and cooperation between Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, and the local governments in the surrounding seven-county region through quarterly informational and business meetings.
(6)	Promoting the implementation of land-use recommendations contained in Pentagon‑sponsored Joint Land Use Studies.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.