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 enter into installment contracts.
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 county commissioner members of the Public Health Authority Board."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 130A‑45.3(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 
"(a)	A public health authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Part, including the following powers to:
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(18)	To purchase or finance real or personal property in the manner provided for cities and counties under G.S. 160A‑20."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 160A‑20(h) reads as rewritten:
"(h)	Local Government Defined. – As used in this section, the term "unit of local government" means any of the following:
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(13)	A public health authority created under Part 1B of Article 2 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes."
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.