GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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SENATE BILL 171
Government Performance Audit Select Committee Substitute Adopted 4/1/93

Short Title:  GPAC-Consol. Equipment Sections.	(Public)
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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February 16, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO CONSOLIDATE THE HIGHWAY DIVISION EQUIPMENT SECTIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The General Assembly finds that the Equipment Sections of the 14 highway divisions perform maintenance and repair functions for all Department of Transportation equipment, except for sedans which are maintained through the Department of Administration.  Each division has between five and 10 garages, including one major division garage.  In some cases, two-person garages continue to operate in certain rural areas of the State, where the distance between garages is fairly large (40 to 50 miles).  In addition, there are local county garages colocated near the division garages.  These latter garages represent a potential opportunity for consolidation, to reduce the overall number of garage facilities maintained by the Department of Transportation.
Sec. 2.  The Department of Transportation shall develop a plan to consolidate the equipment section resources associated with the 14 division garages and those 14 Department county garages located nearby for submission to the General Assembly by April 1, 1994.  
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.