GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE BILL 915
     

 
Short Title:	Agric. Fairs Advisory Council/Grant Funds.	()	
Sponsors:	Senator Albertson.	
Referred to:	Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources.	
April 5, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE AGRICULTURAL FAIRS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR GRANTS FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Part 4 of Article 45 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 106-520.8.  Agricultural Fairs Advisory Council.
The Agricultural Fairs Advisory Council is created. The Commissioner of Agriculture may appoint the members of the Agricultural Fairs Advisory Council. The Advisory Council may consist of up to 15 members, who shall represent local and county agricultural fairs, commodity associations, farm organizations, or persons having an interest in agricultural fairs. The members of the Agricultural Fairs Advisory Council shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee shall serve as Cochair of the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council shall meet at the call of the Cochair for the purpose of advising the Commissioner of Agriculture on the distribution of grants to local agricultural fairs licensed under this Article from funds appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose."
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year to be used for grants to local agricultural fairs licensed under Article 45 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes and to be distributed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.  The Commissioner of Agriculture may seek advice on the distribution of these grants from the Agricultural Fairs Advisory Council, created in G.S. 106‑520.8, as enacted in Section 1 of this act.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.