GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 479

Short Title:  Tobacco Funds for Alternatives Research.   	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Michaux, Fitch, Blue, Adams (Primary Sponsors), McAllister, Hunter; Arnold, Baker, Barbee, Barefoot, Bowie, Boyd-McIntyre, Brown, Brubaker, Buchanan, Cansler, Capps, Clary, Cole, Creech, Culp, Cunningham, Daughtry, Davis, Dedmon, Dockham, Easterling, Eddins, Ellis, Esposito, Gardner, Gibson, Gillespie, Goodwin, Gray, Gulley, Hensley, Hiatt, Holmes, Howard, Justus, Kiser, McComas, McCombs, McCrary, McMahan, Miner, Mitchell, Morris, Mosley, Neely, Nesbitt, Oldham, Redwine, Russell, Saunders, Setzer, Sexton, Teague, Thompson, Tolson, Wainwright, Walend, C. Wilson, G. Wilson, Womble, and Wright.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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March 18, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS FOR UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCH ON ALTERNATIVES TO TOBACCO FOR FARMERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  From the funds received from the Master Settlement Agreement in the tobacco litigation, there is appropriated from the General Fund to The University of North Carolina the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year for research on alternatives to tobacco for farmers.  The money shall be allocated five million dollars ($5,000,000) to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and five million dollars ($5,000,000) to North Carolina State University.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.