GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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HOUSE BILL 1434

 
 
Short Title:	Bill Lee Tier Designaton Change-1.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Walend; and M. Crawford.	
Referred to:	Finance.	
May 10, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the manner in which enterprise tier designations are assigned under the william s. Lee Quality Jobs and Business Expansion Act.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 105‑129.3(b1) reads as rewritten:
"(b1)	Data. – In measuring rates of  unemployment, manufacturing job loss, and per capita income, the Secretary shall use the latest available data published by a State or federal agency generally recognized as having expertise concerning the data. In measuring population and population growth, the Secretary shall use the most recent estimates of population certified by the State Planning Officer."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 105‑129.3 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(f)	Exception for Counties Experiencing Significant Manufacturing Job Loss. – A county that experiences a fifteen percent (15%) annual reduction in manufacturing jobs has an enterprise tier designation two levels below the designation it would otherwise have under subsection (a) of this section."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to designations made on or after that date.