Imposes a 1.2 percent flex cut to the Department of Agriculture to reduce overall spending by $1.5 million.
Imposes a 3 percent flex cut to the Department of Labor to reduce overall spending by $500,000.
Imposes a 16 percent flex cut to the Wildlife Resources Commission, which gives the Commission discretion to determine where efficiencies can be achieved to reduce overall spending by $2.3 million.
Imposes a 2 percent flex cut to the Department of Commerce to reduce overall spending by $1 million on a recurring basis.
Reduces $1.3 million in recurring funding for the Limited Resource Communities Grant program in the Rural Economic Development Division, created last year to replace the assistance formerly provided by the Rural Center. Provides an additional $500,000 in non-recurring funds to partially offset these cuts to a program supporting distressed rural communities.
Shifts funding for the Industrial Commission—the agency responsible for enforcing worker compensation laws and claims—to receipt support.
Provides $10 million for new grant program designed to promote the film industry in North Carolina — this program replaces the Film Tax Credit, which expired this year.
Provides $20 million for a new, special “closing fund” for incentive deals, contingent on passage of HB 1224.
Provides $500,000 non-recurring increase to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, the program responsible for repairing, replacing, and upgrading water and sewer infrastructure in rural communities. The total appropriation for the Trust Fund is $14.1 million, down from $120 million in FY 2010-11.
Provides $1 million in non-recurring funds to support new water and sewer projects in Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties.
Provides $1 million in one-time funds for the N.C. Biotechnology Center. This represents a $3 million cut from last year’s budget, and a $4.25 million reduction from FY2012-13.
Eliminates all state funding for the Support Center, a community development financing entity that supports small business lending.
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