A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT  to amend the public construction Contract Surety BOnd Statute.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 58‑31‑66 reads as rewritten:
"§ 58‑31‑66.  Public construction contract surety bonds.
	Neither the State nor any county, city, or other political subdivision of the State, or any officer, employee, or other person acting on behalf of any such entity shall, with respect to any public building or construction contract, require any contractor, bidder, or proposer to procure a bid bond, payment bond, or performance bond from a particular surety, agent, producer, or broker.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2004.