A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF A STIPEND TO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARDS, AND TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARDS TO BORROW MONEY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 130A‑45.1(k) reads as rewritten:
"(k)	Board members may receive per diem in an amount established by the county commissioner members of the Public Health Authority Board. Reimbursement for subsistence and travel shall be in accordance with a policy set by the count commissioner members of the Public Health Authority board."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 130A‑45.3 is amended by adding the following new subsection to read:
"(i)	A public health authority shall have the power to borrow money for the purpose of purchase, construction, or renovation of real or personal property for public health buildings to be owned by the public health authority, or to establish lines of credit at a banking institution to cover cash flow for public health expenditures."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.