Bill > H224

This bill renames the North Carolina Indian Gaming Education Revenue Fund to the Indian Gaming Fund and modifies its funding allocation. The bill appropriates $2 million to the North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs for operating expenses and programs during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. It also provides $5.25 million in grants divided equally among seven non-gaming Indian tribes for cultural, educational, and economic development, and $400,000 in grants split among four Urban Indian Organizations for similar purposes. Additionally, the bill allocates $100,000 to support the State Advisory Council on Indian Education and provides $1.1 million in nonrecurring funds for specific tribal school and daycare needs, including $500,000 each to the Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School and Old Main STREAM Academy, and $100,000 to the Waccamaw-Siouan Indian Tribe Daycare. The legislation removes previous language that directed these funds solely to education and expands the potential uses to include broader tribal community support and development. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H224