GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2007-229
HOUSE BILL 1132
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF A per diem TO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARDS AND TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARDS TO enter into installment contracts.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 130A-45.1(k) reads as rewritten:
"(k) Board members
shall receive no compensation for their services, but they shall be entitled to
reimbursement for subsistence and travel expenses incurred in the discharge of
their duties. Board members may receive per diem in an amount
established by the county commissioner members of the Public Health Authority
Board. Reimbursement for subsistence and travel shall be in accordance with a
policy set by the county commissioner members of the Public Health Authority
Board."
SECTION 2. G.S. 130A-45.3(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(a) A public health authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Part, including the following powers to:
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(18) To purchase or finance real or personal property in the manner provided for cities and counties under G.S. 160A-20."
SECTION 3. G.S. 160A-20(h) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(h) Local Government Defined. - As used in this section, the term "unit of local government" means any of the following:
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(13) A public health authority created under Part 1B of Article 2 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes."
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of July, 2007.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 11:46 a.m. this 18th day of July, 2007