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AN ACT TO (1) PRESERVE THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS BY PROHIBITING UNITS LOCATED IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM PURCHASING OR USING COAL THAT IS EXTRACTED USING MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL COAL MINING; (2) PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO ELECTRIC UTILITY RATEPAYERS DURING THIS PERIOD OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY BY PLACING A MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT UNLESS IT IS CARBON NEUTRAL; AND (3) PROVIDE FOR DIVESTMENT OF STATE INVESTMENTS IN COAL-FIRED ENERGY.