GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001

SESSION LAW 2001-144
SENATE BILL 264

AN ACT to require state reports to be printed on both sides of the paper.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.   G.S. 130A‑309.14(j) reads as rewritten:
"(j)	The Department of Administration shall develop a model report for reports published by any State agency, the General Assembly, the General Court of Justice, or The University of North Carolina. This model report shall satisfy the following:
(1)	The paper in the report shall, to the extent economically practicable, be made from recycled paper and shall be capable of being recycled.
(2)	The other constituent elements of the report shall, to the extent economically practicable, be made from recycled products and shall be capable of being recycled or reused.
(3)	The report shall be printed on both sides of the paper if no additional time, staff, equipment, or expense would be required to fulfill this requirement.
(4)	State publications that are of historical and enduring value and importance to the citizens of North Carolina shall be printed on alkaline (acid-free) paper according to G.S. 125-11.13."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of May, 2001.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 11:25 a.m. this 31st day of May, 2001