Bill Summary for H 539 (2023-2024)
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AN ACT DESIGNATING THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR AS NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS APPRECIATION DAY.Intro. by Dixon, McNeely, Bell, D. Hall.
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Includes whereas clauses.
Enacts GS 103-17 designating the second Wednesday in November as North Carolina Farms Appreciation Day, beginning in 2024.
Designates the North Carolina Grange the lead organization for the recognition of North Carolina Farmers Appreciation Day and requires the development of a plan, in consultation with specified entities, to raise awareness of and promote the first annual appreciation day.
Appropriates $500,000 for 2023-24 from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to be transferred to the North Carolina Grange upon its request, and at the Commissioner of Agriculture's discretion, for the development and implementation of the plan.
Requires the North Carolina Grange to report on the plan to the specified NCGA committee by June 30, 2024.