GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1332

Short Title:  Greenville Downtown Bid Exemption.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representatives Rogers; Aldridge, Mercer, and Tolson.

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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.

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May 19, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE CITY OF GREENVILLE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM THE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The City of Greenville may enter into a contract or  contracts with a developer or with multiple developers for the construction of auditoriums, coliseums, and convention centers and allow these facilities to be constructed and operated as a downtown development project.  The contract or contracts may provide for use of any ratio of public and private funds.  The contract or contracts shall include any provisions that the city council deems necessary and sufficient to assure that the public facility or facilities included in any projects meet the needs of the city and are constructed at a reasonable price.  A project constructed pursuant to this paragraph is not subject to Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. 
Section 2.  This act applies to the City of Greenville only.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.