A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DENY STATE PROPERTY FIRE INSURANCE FUND COVERAGE FOR LOSSES INCURRED BY STATE AGENCIES THAT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PLANS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FOR APPROVAL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 58‑31‑40(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	No agency or other person authorized or directed by law to select a plan and erect a building for the use of the State or any State institution shall receive and approve of the plan until it is submitted to and approved by the Commissioner as to the safety of the proposed building from fire, including the property's occupants or contents. No agency or person authorized or directed by law to select a plan or erect a building comprising 10,000 square feet or more for the use of any county, city, or school district shall receive and approve of the plan until it is submitted to and approved by the Commissioner as to the safety of the proposed building from fire, including the property's occupants or contents. There shall be no transfer of money from the State Property Fire Insurance Fund pursuant to G.S. 58‑31‑10 for total or partial loss to any building if the plan for that building was not submitted to the Commissioner for approval under this section."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007, and applies to the construction or renovation of all State buildings on or after that date.