A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for increased capacity for the treatment of male inmates with drug and alcohol addiction.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Correction the sum of two hundred thirty‑nine thousand eight hundred five dollars ($239,805) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year and the sum of two hundred thirty‑nine thousand eight hundred five dollars ($239,805) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to expand the Department's capacity for treating drug and alcohol addiction among inmates by providing 10 additional beds to house male inmates who are being provided intensive treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. These funds shall be used solely to house and treat these inmates and to maximize the treatment facility's capability to provide intensive treatment to chemically‑dependent male inmates.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.