Bill Text: NC S1351 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

North Carolina Senate Bill 1351 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Regional Partnership Econ. Dev. Funds

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-24 - Ref To Com On Appropriations/Base Budget [S1351 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2010-S1351-Amended.html

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

S 1

SENATE BILL 1351

Short Title: Regional Partnership Econ. Dev. Funds.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators McKissick, Queen; Berger of Franklin, Bingham, Dickson, Hartsell, Jones, Snow, Vaughan, and Walters.
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.

May 24, 2010

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to appropriate funds to the state's seven regional economic development partnerships to facilitate economic development.

Whereas, North Carolina's seven regional economic development partnerships are successfully pursuing their mandated goals of attracting new industries, encouraging existing industries, encouraging agricultural development, effecting regional workforce solutions, and encouraging new business and industrial ventures by local as well as foreign capital; and

Whereas, the seven regional economic development partnerships work successfully with local and State economic development professionals, county and municipal government leaders, universities and community colleges, and businesses by providing research assistance, technical support, strategic planning, marketing and promotional support, and product development guidance that facilitate the arrival and creation of businesses and industrial investment; and

Whereas, the regional economic development partnerships foster regionalism in economic development that assures that every North Carolina community, regardless of its location or financial resources, has access to high‑quality strategic planning, marketing, project management, and technical assistance; and

Whereas, through its regional economic development partnerships, the State gives all 100 of its counties, including its poorest and most remote counties, an opportunity to succeed in the global economy; and

Whereas, the seven regional economic development partnerships serve as catalysts to economic development in some of North Carolina's most distressed regions by helping to grow existing small businesses, bringing new kinds of businesses into rural communities and regions, stimulating and supporting entrepreneurship, and creating new jobs; and

Whereas, each of the seven regional economic development partnerships has invested significant time and energy to develop cluster‑based vision plans and to establish strategies for implementing these plans; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year to be allocated to the seven Regional Economic Development Commissions for their regional economic development partnerships.

SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2010.