H.B. 263
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Mar 2, 2023
SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH40141-MHa-59B
Short Title: 2023 Appropriations Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Arp.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO MAKE BASE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS
3 OF STATE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTITUTIONS.
4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
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6 PART I. TITLE AND INTRODUCTION
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8 TITLE OF ACT
9 SECTION 1.1. This act shall be known as the "Current Operations Appropriations
10 Act of 2023."
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12 INTRODUCTION
13 SECTION 1.2. The appropriations made in this act are for maximum amounts
14 necessary to provide the services and accomplish the purposes described in the budget in
15 accordance with the State Budget Act. Savings shall be effected where the total amounts
16 appropriated are not required to perform these services and accomplish these purposes, and the
17 savings shall revert to the appropriate fund at the end of each fiscal year, except as otherwise
18 provided by law.
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20 PART II. CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/GENERAL FUND
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22 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
23 SECTION 2. Appropriations from the General Fund for the budgets of the State
24 departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes as enumerated, are made for each
25 fiscal year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of this act.
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27 PART III. HIGHWAY FUND AND HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
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29 CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/HIGHWAY FUND
30 SECTION 3.1. Appropriations from the State Highway Fund for the maintenance
31 and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as enumerated are
32 made for each fiscal year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of
33 this act.
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35 HIGHWAY TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS
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1 SECTION 3.2. Appropriations from the State Highway Trust Fund for the
2 maintenance and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as
3 enumerated are made for each fiscal year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, in accordance with
4 the provisions of this act.
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6 PART IV. BLOCK GRANTS
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8 DHHS BLOCK GRANTS
9 SECTION 4.1. Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for each
10 fiscal year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of this act.
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12 NER BLOCK GRANTS
13 SECTION 4.2. Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for each
14 fiscal year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of this act.
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16 PART V. MISCELLANEOUS
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18 STATE BUDGET ACT APPLIES
19 SECTION 5.1. The provisions of the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General
20 Statutes, are reenacted and shall remain in full force and effect and are incorporated in this act
21 by reference.
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23 MOST TEXT APPLIES ONLY TO THE 2023-2025 FISCAL BIENNIUM
24 SECTION 5.2. Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate
25 an intention to have effects beyond the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this
26 act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2023-2025 fiscal
27 biennium.
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29 EFFECT OF HEADINGS
30 SECTION 5.3. The headings to the Parts, subparts, and sections of this act are a
31 convenience to the reader and are for reference only. The headings do not expand, limit, or define
32 the text of this act, except for effective dates referring to a Part or subpart.
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34 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
35 SECTION 5.4. If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or
36 invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than
37 the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
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39 EFFECTIVE DATE
40 SECTION 5.5. Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1,
41 2023.
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Statutes affected: Edition 2: 18C-901, 105-113.128, 14-309.15, 115D-21.5, 115D-89.1, 115D-90, 115D-95, 115D-95.1, 115D-5, 115D-31, 115C-21, 115C-81.45, 115C-12, 115C-316.2, 115C-316.5, 115C-299.5, 115C-289.2, 115C-269.50, 115C-450, 115C-218.42, 115C-218.110, 115C-107.5, 115C-107.3, 115C-81.36, 115C-270.30, 115C-269.20, 115C-472.18, 115C-517, 115C-47, 115C-111.05, 115C-150.9, 115C-11, 115C-76.55, 115C-81.5, 115C-81.25, 115C-105.25, 115C-242, 115C-271, 115C-384, 115C-390.2, 115C-390.5, 115C-398, 143A-48, 115C-407.75, 115C-150.11, 115C-150.16, 115C-150.12A, 115C-150.10, 115C-150.12B, 115C-150.12C, 115C-150.13A, 115C-150.15, 150B-1, 14-458.2, 115C-102.9, 115B-2, 115C-238.50A, 126-5, 143B-931, 160A-700, 115C-215, 115C-216, 20-7, 20-322, 115C-218, 115C-218.105, 115C-311, 115C-312, 115C-375.3, 115C-218.8, 115C-269.30, 115C-302.10, 143-64.03, 116-30.3, 116-11, 116-255, 116-143.1, 115C-562.8, 115C-597, 115C-562.3, 116-203, 116-204, 115C-562.5, 115C-600, 116-209.25, 1C-1601, 110-90, 110-86, 110-91, 108A-148.1, 108A-145.3, 108A-146.1, 108A-146.3, 108A-146.5, 108A-146.10, 108A-146.13, 108A-147.1, 108A-147.2, 108A-147.3, 108A-147.5, 108A-147.6, 108A-147.11, 130A-40, 62-157, 90-336, 143-717, 143B-437.02A, 62-133.4, 62-133.7A, 117-3, 117-3.1, 143-215.3D, 143-215.31, 143-215.1, 143-341, 121-4, 143B-135.209, 7A-171.1, 7A-133, 7A-343, 164-51, 7A-52, 135-57, 17C-10, 17E-7, 143B-1504, 143B-1470, 20-195, 143B-1208.15, 143B-1208.16, 143B-1208.18, 14-132, 143B-1325, 74F-6, 90-356, 120-32, 143-143.10, 143B-1209.50, 153A-94.2, 153A-233, 153A-234, 160A-164.2, 160A-292, 163-27.2, 163-35, 163-37.1, 143B-393, 120-12.1, 143B-1209.59, 143B-1209.60, 143B-1209.62, 143B-1209.63, 115C-105.51, 115C-105.52, 115C-105.53, 115C-105.65, 115C-551, 115C-559, 166A-19.12, 143B-1218, 147-86.11, 147-86.22, 18B-404, 18B-907, 20-4.05, 66-58.12, 122A-8, 115C-523.1, 115C-523.2, 115D-58.11, 115D-58.11A, 63A-24, 65-43, 65-43.2, 53-180, 53-178, 90-629, 143B-1378, 143B-1385, 143B-1373.1, 147-11, 7A-751, 7A-101, 7A-102, 120-37, 135-5, 135-65, 120-4.22A, 127A-40, 20-2, 20-88.1, 105-282.1
Edition 3: 18C-901, 105-113.128, 14-309.15, 115D-21.5, 115D-89.1, 115D-90, 115D-95, 115D-95.1, 115D-5, 115D-31, 115C-21, 115C-81.45, 115C-12, 115C-316.2, 115C-316.5, 115C-299.5, 115C-289.2, 115C-269.50, 115C-450, 115C-218.42, 115C-218.110, 115C-107.5, 115C-107.3, 115C-81.36, 115C-270.30, 115C-269.20, 115C-472.18, 115C-517, 115C-47, 115C-111.05, 115C-150.9, 115C-11, 115C-76.55, 115C-81.5, 115C-81.25, 115C-105.25, 115C-242, 115C-271, 115C-384, 115C-390.2, 115C-390.5, 115C-398, 143A-48, 115C-407.75, 115C-150.11, 115C-150.16, 115C-150.12A, 115C-150.10, 115C-150.12B, 115C-150.12C, 115C-150.13A, 115C-150.15, 150B-1, 14-458.2, 115C-102.9, 115B-2, 115C-238.50A, 126-5, 143B-931, 160A-700, 115C-215, 115C-216, 20-7, 20-322, 115C-218, 115C-218.105, 115C-311, 115C-312, 115C-375.3, 115C-218.8, 115C-269.30, 115C-269.15, 115C-302.10, 143-64.03, 116-30.3, 116-11, 116-255, 115B-1, 115B-5, 116-143.1, 115C-562.8, 115C-597, 115C-562.3, 116-203, 116-204, 115C-562.5, 115C-600, 116-209.25, 1C-1601, 110-90, 110-86, 110-91, 108A-148.1, 108A-145.3, 108A-146.1, 108A-146.3, 108A-146.5, 108A-146.10, 108A-146.13, 108A-147.1, 108A-147.2, 108A-147.3, 108A-147.5, 108A-147.6, 108A-147.11, 130A-40, 62-157, 90-336, 143-717, 143B-437.02A, 62-133.4, 62-133.7A, 117-3, 117-3.1, 143-215.3D, 143-215.31, 143-215.1, 143-341, 121-4, 143B-135.209, 7A-171.1, 7A-133, 7A-343, 164-51, 7A-52, 17C-10, 17E-7, 143B-1504, 143B-1470, 143B-1208.15, 143B-1208.16, 143B-1208.18, 14-132, 143B-1325, 74F-6, 90-356, 120-32, 143-143.10, 143B-1209.50, 153A-94.2, 153A-233, 153A-234, 160A-164.2, 160A-292, 163-27.2, 163-35, 163-37.1, 143B-393, 120-12.1, 143B-1209.59, 143B-1209.60, 143B-1209.62, 143B-1209.63, 115C-105.51, 115C-105.52, 115C-105.53, 115C-105.65, 115C-551, 115C-559, 166A-19.12, 143B-1218, 147-86.11, 147-86.22, 18B-404, 18B-907, 20-4.05, 66-58.12, 122A-8, 115C-523.1, 115C-523.2, 115D-58.11, 115D-58.11A, 63A-24, 105-228.5, 65-43, 65-43.2, 53-180, 53-178, 90-629, 143B-1378, 143B-1385, 143B-1373.1, 147-11, 7A-751, 7A-101, 7A-102, 120-37, 135-5, 135-65, 120-4.22A, 127A-40, 20-2, 20-88.1, 105-282.1