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~. 2 House and North Carolina Senate. These blank bill introductions did occur. Staff will work with the legislative delegation to have the bikeway and other items added to an existing "blank" bill or some other existing local bill that would allow their consideration during the 2003 session. Two other legislative deadlines of note are the Senate's deadline for any introduction of public bills on April 2, 2003 and the Senate's April 24, 2003 deadline for bills to "cross-over" from the House. The fourth resolution requests that Orange County's legislative delegation take certain positions on various legislative matters. It includes as an attachment an amended version of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 2003-2004 Legislative Goals with additional comments to clarify Orange County's positions in several areas. It also includes the Triangle J Council of Governments 2003 Regional Legislative Agenda as an attachment. It should also be noted that additional information from staff may be forthcoming on several items in this resolution, and those items are noted as appropriate. The second to last attachment to this abstract is a draft letter to Orange County's legislative delegation expressing the Board's appreciation for past efforts on legislative items and transmitting to them the Board's 2003 legislative package. The last attachment to this abstract is some legislative information from the National Association of Counties (NACo) and relates to its 2003 legislative priorities and one specific position regarding mental health. It should be noted that the work of the Legislative Issues Task Force to this point is based on the current information available and the outlook for the 2003 General Assembly Session. The issues addressed by the Task Force and incorporated into the draft resolutions may evolve and change over-the session and require additional attention by the Task Force and Board of Commissioners. New issues may also arise necessitating additional review. FINANCIAL IMPACT:. None at this time. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board conduct the public hearing on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2003 North Carolina General Assembly Session and consider approval of the four resolutions.