A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make modify the scope of certain projects funded by bonds issued for capital improvements for the university of north carolina and to revise the allocation of proceeds of special indebtedness with respect to certain university projects.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Pursuant to Section 2(b) of S.L. 2000‑3, the General Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the State to respond to current educational and research program requirements at North Carolina State University by reducing the scope of "Williams Hall Laboratory Building‑Comprehensive Renovation." The unused funds from "Williams Hall Laboratory Building‑Comprehensive Renovation" should be transferred to the following projects listed under the section entitled North Carolina State University: "Polk Hall Laboratory Building‑Comprehensive Renovation," "1911 Classroom Building‑Comprehensive Renovation," and "Park Shops‑Comprehensive Renovation and Use Conversion for General Academic Use." Section 2(a) of S.L. 2000‑3 is therefore amended in the portion under North Carolina State University by:
(1)	Reducing the portion to "Williams Hall Laboratory Building‑Comprehensive Renovation" by six million four hundred forty‑five thousand dollars ($6,445,000) so that it reads six million four hundred twenty thousand five hundred dollars ($6,420,500).
(2)	Increasing the portion to "Polk Hall Laboratory Building ‑Comprehensive Renovation" by one hundred one thousand three hundred sixty‑two dollars ($101,362) so that it reads fifteen million one hundred fifty‑four thousand three hundred sixty‑two dollars ($15,154,362).
(3)	Increasing the portion to "1911 Classroom Building – Comprehensive Renovation" by two million six hundred sixty‑three thousand seven hundred and fifty‑seven dollars ($2,663,757) so that it reads nine million six hundred thirty‑five thousand seven hundred fifty‑seven dollars ($9,635,757).
(4)	Increasing the portion to "Park Shops – Comprehensive Renovation and Use Conversion for General Academic Use" by three million six hundred seventy‑nine thousand eight hundred eighty‑one dollars ($3,679,881) so that it reads nine million nine hundred ninety thousand five hundred eighty‑one dollars ($9,990,581).
SECTION 1.(b)  Pursuant to Section 2(b) of S.L. 2000‑3, the General Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the State to respond to current educational and research program requirements at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by reducing the scope of "Caldwell and Howell Halls‑Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls" and by reducing the scope of "Hill and Davie Halls‑Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls." The unused monies from "Caldwell and Howell Halls‑Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls" should be transferred to "Hamilton Hall‑Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls." The unused monies from "Hill and Davie Halls‑Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls" should be transferred to "Greenlaw Hall‑Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls." Section 2(a) of S.L. 2000‑3 is therefore amended in the portion under the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by: 
(1)	Reducing the portion to "Caldwell and Howell Halls – Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls" by eight hundred forty‑five thousand two hundred forty‑six dollars ($845,246) so that it reads eight hundred eighty‑six thousand seven hundred fifty‑four dollars ($886,754).
(2)	Reducing the portion to "Hill and Davie Halls – Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls" by one million three hundred twenty‑four thousand seven hundred twenty‑nine dollars ($1,324,729) so that it reads six hundred twenty‑four thousand two hundred seventy‑one dollars ($624,271).
(3)	Increasing the portion to "Hamilton Hall – Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Halls" by eight hundred forty‑five thousand two hundred forty‑six dollars ($845,246) so that it reads two million three hundred eighty‑four thousand two hundred forty‑six dollars ($2,384,246).
(4)	Increasing the portion to "Greenlaw Hall – Comprehensive Renovation of Classrooms and Lecture Hall" by one million three hundred twenty‑four thousand seven hundred twenty‑nine dollars ($1,324,729) so that it reads three million one hundred forty‑nine thousand seven hundred twenty‑nine dollars ($3,149,729).
SECTION 1.(c)  Pursuant to Section 2(b) of S.L. 2000‑3, the General Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the State to respond to current educational and research program requirements at Western Carolina University by reducing the scope of "Forsyth Classroom and Computer Labs Renovation", and by transferring the unused funds to "Stillwell Lab Building – Comprehensive Renovation". Section 2(a) of S.L. 2000‑3 is therefore amended in the portion under Western Carolina University by:
(1)	Reducing the portion to "Forsyth Classroom and Computer Labs Renovation" by three million two hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000) so that it reads three million eight hundred sixty‑four thousand dollars ($3,864,000).
(2)	Increasing the portion to "Stillwell Lab Building‑Comprehensive Renovation" by three million two hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000) so that it reads eighteen million two hundred fifty‑seven five hundred dollars ($18,257,500).
SECTION 1.(d)  Nothing in this section is intended to supersede any other requirement of law or policy for approval of the substituted capital improvement projects.
SECTION 2.  Section 1.1 of S.L. 2004‑179 reads as rewritten:
"Section 1.1 of S.L. 2004‑179, as amended by S.L. 2005‑276, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.1. In accordance with G.S. 142‑83, this section authorizes the issuance or incurrence of special indebtedness in the following maximum aggregate principal amounts to finance the costs of the following projects. The table below provides the maximum principal amounts. The first column is the aggregate maximum principal amount. The second column is the maximum portion of this amount that can be issued or incurred before July 1, 2005. The State, with the prior approval of the State Treasurer and the Council of State, as provided in Article 9 of Chapter 142 of the General Statutes, is authorized to issue or incur special indebtedness in order to provide funds to the State to be used, together with other available funds, to pay the cost of these projects.
Aggregate	Maximum		Project
Maximum	before 7/1/05
	$180,000,000	$110,000,000	Acquiring, constructing, and equipping a new cancer rehabilitation and treatment center, a nearby physicians' office building, and a walkway between the two, all to be located at the University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill.
	60,000,000	30,000,000	Acquiring, constructing, and equipping the North Carolina Cardiovascular Diseases Institute at East Carolina University.
	35,000,000	25,000,000	Acquiring, constructing, and equipping a Bioinformatics Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
	28,000,000	25,000,000	Acquiring, constructing, and equipping a stand‑alone facility to house the new Pharmacy School program to be located at Elizabeth City State University, and interim temporary facilities to house the program during construction of the facility.
	35,000,000	25,000,000	Acquiring, constructing, and equipping a Center for Health Promotion and Partnerships at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
	10,000,000	10,000,000	Land acquisition, site preparation, engineering, architectural, and other consulting services, and construction for the Southeastern North Carolina Nursing Education and Research Center at Fayetteville State University.
	10,000,000	10,000,000	Site preparation, engineering, architectural, and other consulting services, and the construction of a research building on the joint Millennial Campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
	10,000,000	10,000,000	Land acquisition, site preparation, engineering, architectural, and other consulting services, and construction of a Nursing and Allied Health Building at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
	10,000,000	10,000,000	To Western Carolina University for land acquisition, site preparation, engineering, architectural, and other consulting services, and construction of a building for Western Carolina University and the Mountain Area Health Education Consortium for the North Carolina Center for Health and Aging to be operated as a consortium among Western Carolina University, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and the Mountain Area Health Education Consortium.
	10,000,000	10,000,000	Land acquisition, site preparation, engineering, architectural, and other consulting services, and construction of a Center for Design Innovation in the Piedmont Triad Research Park to be operated jointly by Winston‑Salem State University and the North Carolina School of the Arts.
TOTAL:
	$388,000,000	$265,000,000"
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.