AN ACT awarding a legislative salary increase to employees of the north carolina forest service and appropriating funds for that purpose.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Appropriation. – There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) the sum of:

(1)        Two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) in recurring funds for the 2025‑2026 fiscal year to provide an across‑the‑board salary increase of seven and one‑half percent (7.5%) to NCFS employees, effective July 1, 2025.

(2)        Five million two hundred thousand dollars ($5,200,000) in recurring funds for the 2026‑2027 fiscal year to provide an additional across‑the‑board salary increase of seven and one‑half percent (7.5%) to NCFS employees, effective July 1, 2026.

SECTION 2.  Effective Date. – This act becomes effective July 1, 2025.