General assembly of north carolina

SECTION 26.10. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of G.S. 143C 8 12, the term "non General Fund money" includes funds carried forward from one fiscal year to another pursuant to G.S. 116 30.3. This section shall expire on June 30, 2013.
OSBM ALLOCATION OF REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS FUNDS

SECTION 26.11. G.S. 143C 4 3 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(e) Office of State Budget and Management May Allocate Funds to Particular Projects. – Any funds in the Reserve for Repairs and Renovations that are allocated to the Office of State Budget and Management may be allocated or reallocated by the State Budget Office for repairs and renovations projects so long as any project that receives an allocation or reallocation satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. The Office of State Budget and Management shall consult with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations prior to the allocation of these funds. The State Budget Office shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on the reallocation of funds pursuant to this section within 60 days of any reallocation under this subsection."

PART XXVII. Miscellaneous Provisions
STATE BUDGET ACT APPLIES

SECTION 27.1. 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.

COMMITTEE REPORT

SECTION 27.2.(a) The Joint Conference Committee Report on the Continuation, Expansion and Capital Budgets for House Bill 950, dated June 20, 2012, which was distributed in the House of Representatives and the Senate and used to explain this act, shall indicate action by the General Assembly on this act and shall, therefore, be used to construe this act, as provided in the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General Statutes, as appropriate, and for these purposes shall be considered a part of this act and, as such, shall be printed as a part of the Session Laws.

SECTION 27.2.(b) The budget enacted by the General Assembly is for the maintenance of the various departments, institutions, and other spending agencies of the State for the 2012 2013 budget as provided in G.S. 143C 3 5. This budget includes the appropriations of State funds as defined in G.S. 143C 1 1(d)(25).

The Director of the Budget submitted recommended adjustments to the budget to the General Assembly in May 2012 in the document "Investing in Our Future/Recommended Adjustments 2012 2013 North Carolina State Budget" for the 2012 2013 fiscal year for the various departments, institutions, and other spending agencies of the State. The adjustments to these documents made by the General Assembly are set out in the Committee Report.

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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