Senate amendments to the 2nd edition make the following changes.

Part IV. Technical Changes

Amendment #2 amends GS 147-68, which restricts payment from the treasury, to also allow moneys to be paid out of the treasury if there is an electronic debit initiated by the federal government or by the government of another state to satisfy a bona fide financial obligation of the State, in addition to any legislative appropriation or authority to pay the same as allowed under current law. Adds payments pursuant to an electronic transfer initiated by the State to the allowable payments.

Part V. Water/Wastewater Public Enterprise Reform

Amendment #1 modifies the study set forth in Section 25.(o) to direct the Department of State Treasurer, rather than the Treasurer and Secretary of State, to study the feasibility of authorizing historical charts for local government units that have become or may become defunct and report to the General Assembly by March 1, 2020. Also changes the effective date for the proposed statutory changes and enactments set forth in Part V from August 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019.