A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for the department of natural and cultural resources for the Connect nc park facilities operating reserves.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Part i. appropriations
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated a sum sufficient for the purposes set forth in this section from the General Fund to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the Connect NC Park Facilities Operating Reserves:
(1)	Recurring funds to fund up to 19 full‑time equivalent positions and operational needs of the following parks expanded or improved through Connect NC bonds: Chimney Rock, Jordan Lake, New River, Raven Rock, Goose Creek, Gorges, Lake James, Pilot Mountain, and Lumber River.
(2)	Nonrecurring funds for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year to fund equipment and other nonrecurring expenses of the following parks expanded or improved through Connect NC bonds: Chimney Rock, Jordan Lake, New River, Raven Rock, Goose Creek, Gorges, Lake James, Pilot Mountain, and Lumber River.

part ii. general provisions

STATE BUDGET ACT APPLIES
SECTION 2.1.  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.

ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS AND DIRECTIONS
SECTION 2.2.  Except where expressly repealed or amended by this act, the provisions of any other legislation enacted during the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly expressly appropriating funds to an agency, a department, or an institution covered under this act, shall remain in effect.

part iii. effective date
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2020.