GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1505*

Short Title:  Criminal Justice Facility Fund.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Parnell; Ballance, Barker, Basnight, Block, Conder, Daniel, Ezzell, Goldston, Guy, Hunt of Durham, Kaplan, Martin of Guilford, Marvin, Odom, Plyler, Rauch, Raynor, Richardson, Sands, Sherron, Soles, Speed, Swain, Tally, Walker, and Ward.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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June 4, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CREATE AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITY FUND.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is created in the Office of State Budget and Management the Criminal Justice Facility Fund to provide State matching grant funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis for units of local government for construction or renovation of courtroom and jail annex facilities.  Units of local government may apply to the Office for a grant under this section.  The application shall be in a form established by the Office.  The Office shall:
(1)	Develop application and grant criteria which include consideration of the resources available to the applicant, and the need of the applicant for State funds,
(2)	Provide all applicants with the criteria and appropriate application forms, technical assistance, if requested, and a proposed written agreement,
(3)	Review all applications,
(4)	Select grantees and award grants,
(5)	Award no more than $500,000 for any unit of local government,
(6)	Take into consideration the utilization of existing buildings suitable for renovation where appropriate,
(7)	Take into consideration the timeliness with which the applicant proposes to complete and occupy the unit,
(8)	Take into consideration the appropriateness and cost effectiveness of the proposal, 
(9)	Take into consideration the plan with which the applicant intends to coordinate the unit with other available facilities.
When considering the items listed in subdivisions (6) through (9), the Office shall determine the appropriate weight to be given each item.
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management the sum of $5,000,000 for 1990-91 fiscal year for funding of the Criminal Justice Facility Fund.  These funds shall not revert at the end of the fiscal year for which they are appropriated but shall remain available until expended for the Criminal Justice Facility Fund.
Sec. 3.  From the funds appropriated to the Office of State Budget and Management for the 1990-91 fiscal year in Section 2, the Office of State Budget and Management may use no more than one percent (1%) of the funds appropriated for costs of administering the Fund.
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1990.