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SECTION 27.2.(c) 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.

REPORT BY FISCAL RESEARCH DIVISION ON CHANGES TO 2012 2013 BUDGET/PUBLICATION

SECTION 27.3.(a) The Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Commission shall issue a report on budget actions taken by the 2011 Regular Session of the General Assembly in 2012. The report shall be in the form of a revision of the Committee Report adopted for House Bill 950 pursuant to G.S. 143C 5 5, and shall include all modifications made to the 2012 2013 budget prior to sine die adjournment of the 2011 Regular Session.

SECTION 27.3.(b) The report issued pursuant to this section, and the Committee Report issued pursuant to G.S. 143C 5 5, shall be construed together with this act in determining the intent of the General Assembly.

SECTION 27.3.(c) The Director of the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Commission shall send a copy of the report issued pursuant to this section to the Director of the Budget. The report shall be published on the General Assembly's Internet Web site for public access.

MOST TEXT APPLIES ONLY TO THE 2012 2013 FISCAL YEAR

SECTION 27.4. Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2012 2013 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2012 2013 fiscal year.

EFFECT OF HEADINGS

SECTION 27.5. 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.

APPROPRIATIONS LIMITATIONS AND DIRECTIONS APPLY

SECTION 27.6.(a) Except where expressly repealed or amended by this act, the provisions of S.L. 2011 145, S.L. 2011 315, S.L. 2011 373, S.L. 2011 391, S.L. 2011 419, S.L. 2012 2, and S.L. 2012 13 remain in effect.

SECTION 27.6.(b) Notwithstanding any modifications by this act in the amounts appropriated, except where expressly repealed or amended, the limitations and directions for the 2012 2013 fiscal year in S.L. 2011 145, S.L. 2011 315, S.L. 2011 373, S.L. 2011 391, S.L. 2011 419, S.L. 2012 2, and S.L. 2012 13 that applied to appropriations to particular agencies or for particular purposes apply to the newly enacted appropriations and budget reductions of this act for those same particular purposes.
SEVERABILITY

SECTION 27.7. 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 27.8. Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1, 2012.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21^st day of June, 2012.

s/ Richard Y. Stevens

Presiding Officer of the Senate

s/ Thom Tillis

Speaker of the House of Representatives

VETO Beverly E. Perdue

Governor

Became law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor at 10:41 p.m. this 2nd day of July, 2012.

s/ Sarah Clapp

Senate Principal Clerk

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