H1030 - 2016 Appropriations Act. (SL 2016-94)

Overview: Sec. 16.6 of S.L. 2016-94 makes the following changes to the budgetary special funds for the North Carolina Zoo and Aquariums:

• Clarifies that only receipts from admissions and facility rentals or leases must be credited to the facility's General Fund operating budget.
• Increases the amount that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (Department) may transfer from General Fund operating budget back to the special funds from $1 million to $1.5 million.
• Adds the following to the criteria for repair and renovation projects paid for from the special funds: (i) the funding must be appropriated by the General Assembly and (ii) the project does not require increased recurring funding for operations of the facilities.
• Amends the reporting requirements for the Aquariums to conform with the reporting requirements for other Department attractions.

This section became effective July 1, 2016.