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N.C.G.S. § 166A-19.40

Use of contingency and emergency funds.

Effective date: 2026-08-09
Last verified: 2026-08-09
Source: official source
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(a) Use of Contingency and Emergency Funds. - The Governor may use contingency and emergency funds: (1) As necessary and appropriate to provide relief and assistance from the effects of an emergency. (2) As necessary and appropriate for National Guard training in preparation for emergencies with the concurrence of the Council of State. (b) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 6.19(a), effective July 1, 2015. (c) Use of Other Funds. - The Governor may reallocate on a nonrecurring basis such other funds as may reasonably be available within the appropriations of the various departments when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The severity and magnitude of the emergency so requires. (2) Contingency and emergency funds are insufficient or inappropriate. (3) A state of emergency has been declared pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.20(a). (4) Funds in the State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund are insufficient. (Former G.S. 166A-5; 1951, c. 1016, ss. 3, 9; 1953, c. 1099, s. 3; 1955, c. 387, ss. 2, 3, 5; 1957, c. 950, s. 5; 1975, c. 734, ss. 9, 10, 14, 16; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 124; 2001-214, s. 2; 2002-179, s. 12; 2009-192, s. 1; 2009-193, s. 3; 2009-196, s. 1; 2009-225, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g). Former G.S. 166A-6; 1951, c. 1016, s. 4; 1955, c. 387, s. 4; 1959, c. 284, s. 2; c. 337, s. 4; 1975, c. 734, ss. 11, 14; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1993, c. 321, s. 181(a); 1995, c. 509, s. 125; 2001-214, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2011-183, s. 127(c); 2012-12, s. 1(b); 2015-241, s. 6.19(a); 2025-26, s. 3.4.)