A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE CURRENT OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2009 and for other purposes.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. INTRODUCTION AND TITLE OF ACT

INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1.1.  The appropriations made in this act are for maximum amounts necessary to provide the services and accomplish the purposes described in the budget. Savings shall be effected where the total amounts appropriated are not required to perform these services and accomplish these purposes and, except as allowed by the State Budget Act, or this act, the savings shall revert to the appropriate fund at the end of each fiscal year as provided in G.S. 143C‑1‑2(b).

TITLE
SECTION 1.2.  This act shall be known as "The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2010."

PART II. CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/GENERAL FUND

CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/GENERAL FUND 
SECTION 2.1.  Appropriations from the General Fund of the State for the maintenance of the State departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes as enumerated, are adjusted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, according to the schedule that follows.  Amounts set out in brackets are reductions from General Fund appropriations for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year.

GENERAL FUND AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 
SECTION 2.2.(a)  Section 2.2(a) of S.L. 2009‑451 is repealed. The General Fund availability used in adjusting the 2010‑2011 budget is shown below:

PART III. CURRENT OPERATIONS/HIGHWAY FUND

CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/HIGHWAY FUND 
SECTION 3.1.  Appropriations from the State Highway Fund for the maintenance and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as enumerated are adjusted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, according to the following schedule. Amounts set out in brackets are reductions from Highway Fund Appropriations for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year.

HIGHWAY FUND AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
SECTION 3.2.  Section 3.2 of S.L. 2009‑451 is repealed. The Highway Fund availability used in adjusting the 2010‑2011 fiscal year budget is shown below:

PART IV. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS

HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
SECTION 4.1.  Appropriations from the State Highway Trust Fund for the maintenance and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as enumerated are adjusted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, according to the following schedule. Amounts set out in brackets are reductions from Highway Trust Fund Appropriations for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year.

HIGHWAY TRUST FUND AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 
SECTION 4.2.  Section 4.2 of S.L. 2009‑451 is repealed. The Highway Trust Fund availability used in adjusting the 2010‑2011 fiscal year budget is shown below:

PART V. OTHER appropriations

CIVIL FORFEITURE FUNDS
SECTION 5.1.(a)  Section 5.1(a) of S.L. 2009‑451 reads as rewritten:

PART VI. BLOCK GRANTS

DHHS BLOCK GRANTS
SECTION 6.1.(a)  Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, according to the following schedule:

NER BLOCK GRANTS
SECTION 6.2.(a)  Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, according to the following schedule:

PART viI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

STATE BUDGET ACT APPLIES
SECTION 7.1.  The provisions of the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General Statutes, are reenacted and shall remain in full force and effect and are incorporated in this act by reference.

SECTION 7.2.  The budget enacted by the General Assembly shall also be interpreted in accordance with G.S. 143C‑5‑5, the special provisions in this act, and other appropriate legislation.
In the event that there is a conflict between the line‑item budget certified by the Director of the Budget and the budget enacted by the General Assembly, the budget enacted by the General Assembly shall prevail.

MOST TEXT APPLIES ONLY TO 2010‑2011
SECTION 7.3.  Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2010‑2011 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2010‑2011 fiscal year.

EFFECT OF HEADINGS
SECTION 7.4.  The headings to the parts and sections of this act are a convenience to the reader and are for reference only. The headings do not expand, limit, or define the text of this act, except for effective dates referring to a part.

SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
SECTION 7.5.  If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.

EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 7.6.  Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1, 2010.