GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	2
SENATE BILL 978
Corrected Copy 4/6/01

 
Short Title:	Litter Cleanup & Anti-litter Ed. Funds.	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Allran;  Albertson, Ballantine, Carptenter, Forrester, Garwood, and Rucho.	
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.	
April 5, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR AN ANTI-LITTER EDUCATION PROGRAM AND TO CLEAN UP LITTER FROM THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the 2001-2002 fiscal year to be used as follows: one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be used for anti-litter education programs and four million dollars ($4,000,000) shall be allocated to the Department's highway maintenance budget to be used to clean up litter on the State's highways.  These funds are in addition to the funds included in the Governor's recommended budget for fiscal year 2001-2002.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.