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8 <br /> 41)Opioid Epidemic Efforts — Support adequate funding for <br /> programs to provide and expand access for individuals with opioid <br /> use disorder to seek and complete treatment, and sustain <br /> recovery, as well as increased funding to collect data regarding <br /> opioid overdoses and to provide for additional law enforcement to <br /> investigate and enforce drug laws; <br /> 42)Behavioral Health Services — Support increased state funding for <br /> behavioral health services and facilities at the state and local level, <br /> including dedicated resources for community paramedicine <br /> projects. Support Medicaid reimbursement to EMS for behavioral <br /> health transport to crisis centers and structure appropriate county <br /> participation in behavioral health program governance; <br /> 43)Adult Protective Services — Support increased funding and <br /> legislation to strengthen adult protective services; <br /> 44)Court Funding — Support increased state funding for NC courts, <br /> including reinstating funding for drug treatment court; <br /> 45)Crime Intervention Services — Support legislation and state <br /> funding to provide early intervention services through the Juvenile <br /> Crime Prevention Councils, and support increased state funding <br /> for the prevention, intervention and treatment of adolescent <br /> substance abuse, gang involvement and domestic violence; <br /> 46)Agricultural Economic Development — Support state funding <br /> and staffing for agricultural research, Cooperative Extension <br /> services and other agriculture-related efforts to support the largest <br /> economic driver in North Carolina; <br /> 47)Economic Development Efforts — Support legislation to grow <br /> North Carolina's statewide economy through sound state <br /> investments, including public infrastructure funding, competitive <br /> incentives, and coordinated efforts with county economic <br /> development services; <br /> 48)Exemption to 180 Day Temporary Electricity Connection Limit <br /> for Recreational Vehicles in a Campground or Other Similar <br /> Park — Support legislation to provide an exemption to the current <br /> 180 day temporary utility connection limit as contained within the <br /> building code for individuals utilizing campers and/or recreational <br /> vehicles as temporary housing units while supporting/visiting family <br /> members undergoing treatment in local hospitals; <br /> 49)Dangerous Dogs Determinations — Support legislation to change <br /> current law so that dogs from dog fighting investigations and <br /> seizures are not automatically deemed dangerous without further <br />