AN ACT to continue the law making certain modifications to the appropriations act of 2001.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 9 of S.L. 2002‑12 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 9.  Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act becomes effective July 1, 2002, and expires August 31, 2002."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 31, 2002.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 25th day of July, 2002.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 1:58 p.m. this 31st day of July, 2002