GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1583*

Short Title:  NCSU Centennial Campus.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Reeves.

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Referred to:  Education/Higher Education.

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June 1, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE CENTENNIAL CAMPUS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY INCLUDES THE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, TO CLARIFY THAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THE REAL ESTATE AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES THAT COMPRISE THE CENTENNIAL CAMPUS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, TO MODIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN TYPES OF DISPOSITIONS OF CENTENNIAL CAMPUS PROPERTY, AND TO EXEMPT CERTAIN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS ON THE CENTENNIAL CAMPUS FROM PAYMENT OF THE STATE LAND SERVICE CHARGE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 116-36.5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116-36.5.  Centennial Campus trust fund.
  All moneys received through development of the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University at Raleigh, from whatever source, including the net proceeds from the lease or rental of Centennial Campus real property, shall be placed in a special, continuing, and nonreverting trust fund having the sole and exclusive use for further development of the Centennial Campus, including its operational development.  This fund shall be treated in the manner of institutional trust funds as provided in G.S. 116-36.1.  This fund shall be deemed an additional and alternative method of funding the Centennial Campus and not an exclusive one.  For purposes of this section the term "Centennial Campus" is defined by G.S. 116-198.33(4).  To the extent that any general, special, or local law is inconsistent with this section, it is declared inapplicable to this section."
Section 2.  G.S. 116-198.33(4) reads as rewritten:
"(4)	The term 'Centennial Campus' means that real property and appurtenant facilities designated by the Board of Governors as part of the Centennial Campus of the Institution and includes properties that are not contiguous. The Centennial Campus includes:  (i) the real property and appurtenant facilities bounded by Blue Ridge Road, Hillsborough Street, Wade Avenue, and Interstate 440 that are the sites of the College of Veterinary Medicine, the University Club, and the Agricultural Turf Grass Management Program, (ii) the real property and appurtenant facilities that are the former Dix Hospital properties and other contiguous parcels of property that are adjacent to Centennial Boulevard."
Section 3.  G.S. 116-198.34 reads as rewritten: 
"§ 116-198.34.  General powers of Board of Governors.
The Board is authorized, subject to the requirements of this Article:
(1)	To determine the location and character of any project or projects, and to acquire, construct, and provide the same, and to maintain, repair, and operate, and to enter into contracts for the management, lease, use, or operation of all or any portion of any project or projects and any existing facilities;
(2)	To issue revenue bonds as hereinafter provided to pay all or any part of the cost of any project or projects, and to fund or refund the same;
(3)	To fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect rates, fees, rents, and charges for the use of, and for the services furnished by, all or any portion of any project or projects;
(4)	To establish and enforce, and to agree through any resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing bonds under this Article to make and enforce, rules and regulations for the use of and services rendered by any project or projects and any existing facilities, to provide for the maximum use of any project or projects and any existing facilities;
(5)	To acquire, hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties hereunder and to  lease all or any part of any project or projects and any existing facilities upon such terms and conditions as the Board determines, subject to the following:
a.	A disposition by easement, lease, or rental agreement of space in any building on the Centennial Campus may be made for a period of 40 years or less and is not subject to the provisions of Chapters 143 and 146 of the General Statutes.
b.	A disposition by easement, lease, or rental agreement of space in any building on the Centennial Campus may be made for a period of more than 40 years but is subject to the provisions of Chapters 143 and 146 of the General Statutes.
c.	A disposition by easement, lease, or rental  agreement of land on the Centennial Campus may be made for an unlimited period of years, but is subject to the provisions of Chapters 143 and 146 of the General Statutes.
d.	All other acquisitions and dispositions made under this subdivision are subject to the provisions of Chapter 143 and 146.
e.	The Board of Governors shall expedite any request made by the Board of Trustees regarding a disposition under this subdivision.
(6)	To employ consulting engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as may be necessary in its judgment in connection with any project or projects and existing facilities, and to fix their compensation;
(7)	To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this Article;
(8)	To receive and accept from any federal, State, or other public agency and any private agency, person or other entity donations, loans, grants, aid, or contributions of any money, property, labor, or other things of value for any project or projects, and to agree to apply and use the same in accordance with the terms and conditions under which the same are provided; 
(8a)	To designate the real property and appurtenant facilities to be included as part of the Centennial Campus located at North Carolina State University at Raleigh; and  
(9)	To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted by this Article."
Section 4.  G.S. 146-30 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b1)	Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, no service charge into the State Land Fund shall be deducted from or levied against the proceeds of any disposition by lease, rental, or easement of State lands that are designated as part of the Centennial Campus as defined by G.S. 116-198.33(4).  All net proceeds of those dispositions are governed by G.S. 116-36.5."
Section 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.