H.B. 292
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Mar 11, 2021
SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH30099-ND-52A
Short Title: Howard Hunter, Jr., Eastern Crime Lab. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Bell.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO DIRECT THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO PLAN
3 AN EASTERN REGIONAL LABORATORY TO BE LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF
4 ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY.
5 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
6 SECTION 1. From funds available, the Department of Justice shall plan an Eastern
7 Regional Laboratory to be located on the campus of Elizabeth City State University. The
8 Department shall report on the plan to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate
9 Appropriations Committees, to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate
10 Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety, and to the Fiscal Research Division
11 no later than February 1, 2022. The report shall include (i) the plans developed pursuant to this
12 section, (ii) the estimated cost of completing the laboratory, (iii) the estimated cost of operating
13 the laboratory during its first five years of operation, (iv) an estimated time line for completion
14 of the laboratory, and (v) any other relevant information.
15 SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
*DRH30099-ND-52A*