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<br /> <br /> <br />TF-2: Support legislation to grow North Carolina's statewide economy through sound <br />state investments, including public infrastructure funding, competitive incentives, and <br />coordinated efforts with county economic development services. <br /> <br />• The budget established the NC Ready Sites Fund in the NC Department of <br />Commerce and appropriates $2 million to assist local governments in tier one <br />and two counties with development of infrastructure around industrial sites to <br />help attract economic investment. H158/S.L.2017-40 clarified the authority for <br />local governments to impose special assessment to pay for critical infrastructure <br />projects. <br /> <br />TF-3: Support legislation to restore state aid funding of public libraries to the pre-2011 <br />level of $15.7 million and eliminate special provisions that distribute state aid outside of <br />the equitable formula developed by the State Library Commission. <br /> <br />• The budget increased state aid to libraries by $500,000, bringing the overall <br />appropriation to $14.7 million. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />30