A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the city of raleigh and the state property office to develop a master plan for the dorothea dix property, to authorize the dorothea dix property study commission to review and make recommendations regarding the proposed master plan, and to appropriate funds for that purpose.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  S.L. 2003‑314 is amended by adding a new section to read:
"SECTION 3.4(a1)  The City of Raleigh (City), in conjunction with the State Property Office, shall develop a Master Plan for the Dorothea Dix Campus in the event all or part of the property is sold to a nongovernmental entity.  The City and the State shall share equally the cost of the planning process. The City may use some or all of the State appropriated funds to hire a consultant to assist with the development of the Master Plan.  The City shall examine, among other things, options for land conservation, mixed‑use development, and anticipated State office space needs.  The Master Plan shall reflect both State needs and local considerations.  The City shall submit the Master Plan to the Dorothea Dix Property Study Commission no later than April 1, 2005.  The Commission shall review the Master Plan and shall make recommendations to the 2005 General Assembly.
In order to enhance communication and feedback regarding the planning process, an oversight committee shall be established to oversee the development of the Master Plan.  The oversight committee shall consist of five members:  three shall be appointed by the cochairs of the Dorothea Dix Property Study Commission; one shall be appointed by the Raleigh City Council; and one shall be appointed by the Wake County Board of Commissioners.  The oversight committee shall terminate upon the submission of the Master Plan by the City to the Dorothea Dix Property Study Commission."
SECTION 2.  Section 3.4(a) of S.L. 2003‑314 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 3.4.(a)  Dorothea Dix Hospital Property Study Commission. – If any of the State‑owned real property encompassing the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus is no longer needed by Dorothea Dix Hospital and is not transferred to another State agency or agencies before the sale of any or all of the property to a nongovernmental entity, options for this sale shall be considered by the Dorothea Dix Hospital Property Study Commission. The Commission shall make recommendations on the options for sale of the property to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the 2005 General Assembly, and the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives before any sale of any or all parts of the property.  The Commission shall terminate upon submission of its final report."
SECTION 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the City of Raleigh the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2004‑2005 fiscal year for the purpose of developing a Master Plan for the Dorothea Dix Property in the event some or all of the property is sold to a nongovernmental entity.
SECTION 4.  Sections 1 and 3 of this act become effective July 1, 2004.  The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.