North Carolina HB 1218: Food Bank Funds.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2005
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1218*

Short Title: Food Bank Funds. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Earle; Alexander, B. Allen, Bell, Cole, Coleman,
Cunningham, England, Faison, Farmer-Butterfield, Glazier, Haire, Hill,
Howard, Jeffus, Jones, Lucas, Luebke, Martin, McAllister, McLawhorn,
McMahan, Michaux, Nye, Owens, Parmon, Pierce, Ross, Saunders,
Setzer, Sherrill, Sutton, Tolson, Wainwright, Warren, Wilkins, Williams,
Womble, Wray, and Wright.
Referred to: Appropriations.
April 13, 2005

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOD 2
BANKS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the 5
Department of Health and Human Services the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) 6
for the 2005-2006 fiscal year and the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the 7
2006-2007 fiscal year. These funds shall be allocated equally among the following 8
North Carolina food banks: 9
(1) MANNA Food Bank (Asheville). 10
(2) Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (Charlotte). 11
(3) The Food Bank of the Albemarle (Elizabeth City). 12
(4) The Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeastern North Carolina 13
(Fayetteville). 14
(5) The Food Bank of North Carolina (Raleigh). 15
(6) Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina 16
(Winston-Salem). 17
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2005. 18