A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to exempt certain DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contractors from the requirement for a GENERAL contractor's license, as recommended by the Joint LEGISLATIVE Transportation oversight committee, and to Clarify a General contracting exception.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 136 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 136‑28.14.  Project contractor licensing requirements.
The letting of contracts under this Chapter for the following types of projects shall not be subject to the licensing requirements of Article 1 of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes:
(1)	Routine maintenance and minor repair of pavements, bridges, roadside vegetation and plantings, drainage systems, concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and rest areas.
(2)	Installation and maintenance of pavement markings and markers, ground mounted signs, guardrail, fencing, and roadside vegetation and plantings."
SECTION 2.  Chapter 87 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 87‑1.2.  Exception for specified Department of Transportation contractors.
The letting of contracts for the types of projects specified in G.S. 136‑28.14 shall not be subject to the licensing requirement of this Article."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 87‑1.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 87‑1.1.  Exception for licensees under Article 2 or 4.
G.S. 87‑1 shall not apply to a licensee under Article 2 or 4 of this Chapter of the General  Statutes, G.S. 87‑43 shall not apply to a licensee under Article 2 of this Chapter of the General Statutes, and G.S. 87‑21(a)(5) shall not apply to a licensee under Article 4 of this Chapter of the General Statutes when the licensee is bidding and contracting directly with the owner of a public building project if: (i) a licensed general contractor performs all work that falls within the classifications in G.S. 87‑10(b) and the State Licensing Board of General Contractor's rules; and (ii) the total amount of the general contracting work so classified does not exceed a percentage of the total bid price pursuant to rules established by the Board; and (iii) a licensee with the appropriate license under Article 2 or Article 4 of this Chapter performs all work that falls within the classifications in Article 2 and Article 4 of this Chapter."
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.