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. , _______. „ ---■■■■■11 <br /> . . . . . <br /> . . <br /> . . <br /> . . <br /> .... . • . . <br /> . . . - <br /> e . • . <br /> 004i otherwise required by subsection (a) to be used for public school <br /> capital <br /> -. outlay purposes, for any lawful purpose. Ihe . petition <br /> shall be in the form prescribed by the Local Government <br /> I . <br /> _ CoMmission and shall demonstrate that the county can provide for <br /> , * its public school capital needs without restricting the use of <br /> - part or all of the designated amount of the additional one-half <br /> es . percent (1,2%) sales and use tax revenue for these imposes. . <br /> In making, its decision, the Local Government ComaissionMay <br /> consider information from sources other than the petition. The <br /> • ee <br /> • Commission shall issue a written decisicn on each petition <br /> stating the findings of the . Commission concerning the public <br /> school capital needs of the petitioning county and the percentage 1 <br /> ess <br /> 0 . of .revenue otherwise restricted by subsection (a) that may be I i <br /> •.. used by the petitioning county for any lairful purpose. . <br /> • . Decisions of the commission allouing counties •to use' a <br /> . .110 . , percentage of their tax revenue that . would otherwise be <br /> • •. • restricted under subsection (a) for any lawful Purpose are final <br /> and shall continue in effect until .the restrictions imposed by <br /> those subsections expire. . A county whose petition is denied, in <br /> . <br /> • . whole or. in part, by the Commission may subsequently submit a new <br /> . , <br /> • petition to the Commission. . <br /> se <br /> • (c) A county may expend part or al/ of 'the revenue restricted <br /> • <br /> .. for public scho41. capital meads pursuant to. subsection (a) in the <br /> • fiscal year in which the revenue is received, or the .county may <br /> ee <br /> • place part or all of this revenue in a capital reserve fand and <br /> ' shall specifically identify this revenue in accordance with <br /> - Chapter . 159 of the General Statutes. - . . . <br /> . • • (d)' For purposes of this section iii determining the number of <br /> . . . <br /> fiscal years in which one-half percent (1/2%) sales and use taxes <br /> levied under this Article have been in effect in a ceunty, these <br /> • . taxes are considered to be in effect only from the effective date <br /> • of the levy of these taxes and are considered be 'in effect for <br /> • . 'a full fiscal year during the first year in which ' these taxes <br /> es. <br /> were in effect, regardless of the number of months 'in that year <br /> in which the taxes were actually in effeet. <br /> • ios 105-503. . Report on county spending og eeblic school capital <br /> fte <br /> eutley.-- (a) It is the purpose of this article for counties to <br /> • appropriate funds generated under this 'Article toincxease the <br /> • <br /> level of county spending for public elementary and secondary <br /> . <br /> • school capital . outlay (including retirement of indebtedness <br /> incurred by the county for this eurpose) above and beyond the <br /> . " - level of spending prior to the levy of the additional tag y...0 . <br /> • authorized under this Article. <br /> • ' ' (b) On or before February 15 of each year the local Government <br /> • . <br /> Commission shall furnish to the General Assembly a report of the <br /> 4... <br /> level of each countyos appropriations for public school capital <br /> ,.. , . - outlay (including retirement of indebtedness incurred and monies <br /> . reserved for this purpose). _ The report shall include the amount <br /> •ee • <br /> each county has provided for public school capital outlay for a <br /> . • , period including at a minimum the most recent five fiscal years, <br /> . • estimates of public -school facility heedsg the . proportion of <br /> es • <br /> revenue from taxes collected under Article 40 of this Chapter <br /> • • that has been provided for public school capital outlay purposes <br /> (including retirement of indebtedness incurred and monies • . <br /> • es . <br /> (( ' reserved for these purposes) , the proportioa:of revenue collected <br /> . *. ' . <br /> ' . <br /> • • <br /> . . <br /> House Bill 1542 . . <br /> 3 <br /> . <br /> 4.... . <br /> 5 . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> - . <br /> . . <br /> . . . . • <br /> . . . <br /> . . <br /> es_ e•._,_- <br /> ",+,..■.....-.... , • . . , <br />