A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE STATE‑OWNED REAL PROPERTY ENCOMPASSING DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL IS NOT TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER STATE AGENCY OR AGENCIES PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, then OPTIONS FOR THE SALe of the property SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE PROPERTY STUDY COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THIS ACT and recommendations made to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations prior to the sale of the property.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Dorothea Dix Hospital Property Study Commission. – If the State‑owned real property encompassing the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus is not transferred to another State agency or agencies prior to the sale of any or all of the property to a nongovernmental entity, then options for such 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 prior to any sale of any or all parts of the property.
SECTION 1.(b)  Creation and Membership. – There is created the Dorothea Dix Hospital Property Study Commission. The Commission shall consist of nine members, four of whom shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and four of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.  The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall serve as an ex officio member of the Commission.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.