Bill Text: NC S444 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Nonappropriated Capital Projects
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-12 - Ch. SL 2012-164 [S444 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2011-S444-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
S 3
SENATE BILL 444
Finance Committee
Substitute Adopted 6/6/12
Third Edition Engrossed 6/14/12
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Short Title: Nonappropriated Capital Projects. |
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March 29, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE FINANCING, WITHOUT APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, OF CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Statement of purpose
SECTION 1. The purpose of this act is to authorize (i) the planning or construction by certain constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina of the capital improvements projects listed in the act for the respective institutions, (ii) the financing of these projects with funds available to the institutions from gifts, grants, receipts, self‑liquidating indebtedness, Medicare reimbursements for education costs, hospital receipts from patient care, or other funds, or any combination of these funds, but not including funds received for tuition or appropriated from the General Fund of the State unless previously authorized by General Statute, and (iii) other expenditures for improvements.
Unc capital improvement projects
SECTION 2. The capital improvements projects, and their respective costs, authorized by this act to be constructed and financed as provided in Section 1 of this act, including by revenue bonds, by special obligation bonds as authorized in Section 5 of this act, or by both, are as follows:
Appalachian State University
Winkler Residence Hall – Supplement $ 3,000,000
Belk Residence Hall 9,765,000
East Carolina University
Belk Residence Hall Demolition and Reconstruction 40,000,000
North Carolina State University
Phytotron Energy Savings Performance Contract 6,200,000
The University of North Carolina at Asheville
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) Facility Acquisition 4,750,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chilled Water Infrastructure Improvements 11,700,000
Steam and Hot Water Infrastructure Improvements 12,000,000
Craige Parking Deck – Supplement 8,000,000
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Campus Infrastructure Development 49,500,000
Residence Hall Phase XII 38,407,410
Cedar/Hickory/Sycamore (Phase IV‑A) Renovation 10,000,000
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1600 W. Lee Street Parking Lot Improvements 3,432,000
Reynolds and Grogan Residence Hall Renovation 16,640,000
Winston‑Salem State University
Restore the Core – Phase I (Hill Hall) 13,500,000
New Student Housing Building 1 Acquisition 14,500,000
North Campus Acquisitions and Improvements 7,000,000
SECTION 3. The capital improvements projects, and their respective costs, authorized by this act to be planned and financed as provided in Section 1 of this act, including by revenue bonds, by special obligation bonds as authorized in Section 5 of this act, or by both, are as follows:
North Carolina A&T State University
New Student Center $ 5,000,000
Williams Dining Hall Kitchen Replacement 500,000
North Carolina Central University
New – Student Health Services Center – Phase 1 700,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Athletic Facilities Master Plan and Phase 1 Improvements 5,000,000
Odum Village Replacement 5,000,000
Winston‑Salem State University
Restore the Core – Phase II (Hauser, Pegram, Physical Plant) 1,500,000
SECTION 4. At the request of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina and upon determining that it is in the best interest of the State to do so, the Director of the Budget may authorize an increase or decrease in the cost of, or a change in the method of, funding the projects authorized by this act. In determining whether to authorize a change in cost or funding, the Director of the Budget may consult with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to G.S. 116D‑26, the Board of Governors may issue, subject to the approval of the Director of the Budget, at one time or from time to time, special obligation bonds of the Board of Governors for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, or providing for the projects authorized by Section 2 and Section 3 of this act. The maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued shall not exceed the specified project costs in Section 2 and Section 3 of this act plus five percent (5%) of such amount to pay issuance expenses, fund reserve funds, pay capitalized interest, and pay other related additional costs, plus any increase in the specific project costs authorized by the Director of the Budget pursuant to Section 4 of this act.
SECTION 6. With respect to UNC‑Chapel Hill's Chilled Water Infrastructure Improvements capital project, the institution may accomplish construction and financing notwithstanding the requirement in G.S. 116D‑22(5) as to location at the institution and may accomplish the project either through (i) direct ownership of the project or (ii) an arrangement with Orange Water and Sewer Authority.
SECTION 7. With respect to Winston‑Salem State University's New Student Housing Building 1 Acquisition project, the institution may accomplish construction, acquisition, and financing through arrangements to, from, and with Winston‑Salem State University Foundation, Inc., and Winston‑Salem State University Housing Foundation, LLC.
SECTION 8. With respect to Winston‑Salem State University's South Campus Acquisitions and Improvements project, the institution may accomplish construction, acquisition, and financing notwithstanding the requirement in G.S. 116D‑22(5) as to location at the institution and either through (i) direct ownership of the project or (ii) by participation in a long‑term agreement with the City of Winston‑Salem.
SECTION 9. G.S. 18B‑1006(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) School and College Campuses. – No permit for
the sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, or fortified wine shall be issued
to a business on the campus or property of a public school or college, other
than at a regional facility as defined by G.S. 160A‑480.2 operated
by a facility authority under Part 4 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the
General Statutes except for a public school or college function, unless that
business is a hotel or a nonprofit alumni organization with a mixed beverages
permit or a special occasion permit. This subsection shall not apply on
property owned by a local board of education which was leased for 99 years or
more to a nonprofit auditorium authority created prior to 1991 whose governing
board is appointed by a city board of aldermen, a county board of
commissioners, or a local school board. This subsection shall also not apply to
the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina with respect
to the sale of beer and wine at (i) performing arts centers located on
property owned or leased by the institutions if the seating capacity does not
exceed 2,000 seats, or toseats; (ii) any golf courses owned or
leased by the institutions and open to the public for use.use; or
(iii) any stadiums that support a NASCAR‑sanctioned one‑fourth‑mile
asphalt flat oval short track, are owned or leased by the institutions, and limit
the sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, or fortified wine to events that
are not sponsored or funded by the institutions."
NON‑GENERAL FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATIONS
SECTION 10. The General Assembly authorizes the following capital projects to be funded with receipts or from other non‑General Fund sources available to the appropriate department:
Amount of Non‑General Fund
Name of Project Funding Authorized for FY 2012‑2013
Department of Public Safety
Training Site Improvements $ 620,000
Aviation Facilities Improvements 600,000
Logistics Facilities Improvements 310,000
Career Tech. Ed. Ctr. – Stonewall Jackson Y.D.C. 163,332
Storage Sheds – Statewide 51,765
Readiness Centers Improvements 40,000
Track and Field Facility – Stonewall Jackson Y.D.C. 161,046
Department of Agriculture
Parking Improvement/Expansion‑Raleigh Farmers Market 200,000
Wholesale Dock Enclosure – Raleigh Farmers Market 750,000
Phase II Greenhouse Exp. – Additional Funding – Tidewater RS 200,000
Phase II – Calf Barn Construction – Piedmont RS 150,000
Forest Road Construction 150,000
HVAC Campus Improvements – State Fairgrounds 2,500,000
Campus Infrastructure – State Fairgrounds 3,000,000
Renovations to Existing Buildings – State Fairgrounds 3,000,000
Hunt Horse Complex Site Rep & Improvements‑State Fairgrounds 3,000,000
Temperature Monitoring System – Constable Laboratory 100,000
Cooler – Food Distribution Salisbury Warehouse 200,000
Market Renovations – Raleigh Farmers Market 1,000,000
Improvements/Renovations – Southeastern NC Agriculture Center 1,000,000
Wholesale Dock Improvements – Western NC Farmers Market 300,000
Department of Cultural Resources
NC Maritime Museum Gallants Channel Multi‑Use Facility 1,115,000
N.C. Museum of Art Trail Improvement Project 370,000
Duke Homestead Picnic Shelter 175,000
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Sound Side Dock & Education Gazebo at Roanoke Is. Aquarium 350,000
NC Zoo – Solar Pointe Restrooms 400,000
Wildlife Resources Commission
Agency Land Purchase 3,750,000
Table Rock Hatchery Building Replacement 75,000
Watha Hatchery Building Replacement 300,000
New Construction of Fishing Access Areas 240,000
New Construction of Boating Access Areas 800,000
Renovations of Existing Boating Access Areas 800,000
ADA Initiative of Existing Boating Access Areas 280,000
Infrastructure Repair and Renovation 1,500,000
Department of Administration
Sandhills Cemetery – Committal Structure 200,000
TOTAL AMOUNT OF NON‑GENERAL FUND CAPITAL
PROJECTS AUTHORIZED $27,851,143
SECTION 10.1. The Division of Veterans Affairs of the Department of Administration shall report on or before January 1, 2013, to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Affairs on the status of the Committal Structure project located at the Sandhills Cemetery.
SECTION 11. This act is effective when it becomes law.
