H1043 - 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act. (SL 2020-4)

Overview: Section 3.3 of S.L. 2020-4, as may have been amended by Section 3 of S.L. 2020-32, Section 4 of S.L. 2020-49, Section 1.1(d) of S.L. 2020-80, Section 3B(b) of S.L. 2020-88, and Section 4.9(a) of S.L. 2020-91, is amended by Section 1.2 of S.L. 2020-97 to add a new subsection (84) that allocates $9 million to University of North Carolina at Charlotte Bioinformatics Research Center. $4 million must be used for the development and analysis of viral and epidemiological data to address viral spread, assess treatments and therapeutics, and combat the COVID-19 pandemic and future viruses. $5 million must be used for the development of a novel COVID-19 monitoring program based on the presence of the virus in wastewater and public transportation systems.

This subsection became effective September 4, 2020.