GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 565 Short Title: Investment in Pinetops' Police Department. (Public) Sponsors: Senator Smith (Primary Sponsor). Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 *S565 -v-1* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE TOWN OF PINETOPS TO SUPPORT THE 2 EQUIPMENT AND STAFFING NEEDS OF THE TOWN'S POLICE DEPARTMENT. 3 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 5 Budget and Management the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in recurring 6 funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to provide a directed grant to the Town of 7 Pinetops to support the staffing needs of the Town's police department. 8 SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 9 Budget and Management sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in nonrecurring funds 10 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to the Town of Pinetops for equipment 11 needs of the Town's Police Department. 12 SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 13