A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE FINANCING, WITHOUT APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, OF CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS OF THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND REVISE UNIVERSITY GENERAL OBLIGATION INDEBTEDNESS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. SELF‑LIQUIDATING PROJECTS
SECTION 1.1.  The purpose of this act is: (i) to authorize the construction by certain constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina of the capital improvements projects listed in the act for the respective institutions, and (ii) to authorize the financing of these projects with funds available to the institutions from gifts, grants, receipts, liquidating indebtedness, Medicare reimbursements for education costs, or other funds, or any combination of these funds, but not including funds received for tuition or appropriated from the General Fund of the State.
SECTION 1.2.  The capital improvements projects, and their respective costs, authorized by this act to be constructed and financed as provided in Section 1.1 of this act, including by revenue bonds, by special obligation bonds as authorized in Section 5.1 of this act, or by both, are as follows:

Appalachian State University
	Kidd Brewer Stadium Improvements					$8,300,000

	East Carolina University
	Athletic Facilities Expansion and Improvements				30,000,000
	Dining Facilities Improvements						  9,700,000
	Residence Halls Improvements and Expansion				28,500,000
	Dowdy‑Ficklen Stadium Improvements					24,000,000

	North Carolina Central University
	Student Facilities Improvements						11,500,000

	North Carolina State University
	Student Health Center Expansion						10,900,000
	Avent Ferry Administration Center Renovation				  5,200,000
	Centennial Campus Tenant Space Renovations				10,000,000
	Collaborative Research Building I						35,000,000

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Athletic Facilities Renovation and Expansion				  7,023,000
Carmichael Auditorium – Supplement					  9,500,000
Carmichael Residence Hall – Supplement				  1,300,000
Dental Sciences Teaching and Learning Building			26,000,000
Fetzer Gymnasium Expansion						  2,500,000
Kenan Stadium Expansion, Phase I					50,000,000
Mary Ellen Jones Animal Facility Renovation				10,000,000
Medical Research Building D Renovation and Expansion		  5,000,000
Old East and Old West Residence Halls Improvements –
Supplement									  3,200,000
Research Resource Facility – Phase III					  8,600,000
Robertson Scholars Site Preparation					  1,900,000
Woollen Gymnasium (Sports Medicine) – Supplement			  1,500,000
Chilled Water Infrastructure						  6,000,000
Cogeneration and Steam Infrastructure Improvements and Expansion17,700,000
Electrical Infrastructure Improvements					13,500,000

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Residence Hall Fire Suppression Sprinkler System Installation	16,200,000

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Cone Residence Hall Fire Alarm System Replacement			     948,000
North and South Spencer Residence Hall Improvements		  5,978,000
Baseball Locker Room and Training Facility				  2,800,000

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Student Recreation Center Expansion					35,000,000

Winston‑Salem State University
Student Activities Center							  3,750,000

SECTION 1.3.  Pursuant to G.S. 143C‑8‑12, the following projects are authorized for planning only and, for that purpose, are to be funded entirely with non‑General Fund money:

	Appalachian State University
	Student Residential, Learning and Activity Development – 
Advance Planning	  							$6,400,000

	Fayetteville State University
	Student Residence Hall and Fitness Center – Advance Planning	  5,900,000

	The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
	Partnership, Outreach, and Research for Accelerated Learning
(PORTAL) Building – Advance Planning				  5,000,000
	Motorsports Building II – Advance Planning				     800,000

SECTION 1.4.  At the request of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina and upon determining that it is in the best interest of the State to do so, the Director of the Budget may authorize an increase or decrease in the cost of, or a change in the method of, funding the projects authorized by this act. In determining whether to authorize a change in cost or funding, the Director of the Budget may consult with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.
SECTION 1.5.  Pursuant to G.S. 116D‑26, the Board of Governors may issue, subject to the approval of the Director of the Budget, at one time or from time to time, special obligation bonds of the Board of Governors for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, or providing for the projects authorized by Section 1.2 of this act. The maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued shall not exceed the specified project costs in Section 1.2 of this act plus twenty‑five million dollars ($25,000,000) for related additional costs, such as issuance expenses, funding of reserve funds, and capitalized interest.
SECTION 1.6.  With respect to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Research Resource Facility – Phase III capital project, East Carolina University's Athletic Facilities Expansion and Improvements capital project, and North Carolina State University's Avent Ferry Administration Center Renovation capital project, the institution may accomplish construction and financing notwithstanding the requirement in G.S. 116D‑22(5) as to location at the institution.
SECTION 1.7.  With respect to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan Stadium – Expansion, Phase I, capital project, the institution may accomplish construction and financing through lease arrangements to and from the Educational Foundation, Inc.
SECTION 1.8.  With respect to Appalachian State University's Kidd Brewer Stadium Improvements capital project, the institution may accomplish construction and financing through lease arrangements to and from the Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc.
SECTION 1.9.  With respect to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Cogeneration and Steam Infrastructure Improvements and Expansion capital project, the institution may accomplish the construction and financing of the Landfill Gas Utilization portion thereof notwithstanding the requirement in G.S. 116D‑22(5) as to location of the special obligation project at the institution. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may enter into any other required agreements as necessary for the completion of the improvements, notwithstanding any other provisions of the General Statutes governing such acquisition, negotiation, and execution of such rights‑of‑way, easements, leases, or other required agreements therefor.

PART II. REVISE UNIVERSITY GENERAL OBLIGATION INDEBTEDNESS
SECTION 2.  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 "Berryhill Laboratory Building – Comprehensive Renovation." The unused funds from "Berryhill Laboratory Building – Comprehensive Renovation" should be transferred to a new capital project "Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine Upfits." 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 "Berryhill Laboratory Building – Comprehensive Renovation" by eight million six hundred thousand dollars ($8,600,000) so that it reads two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000); and
(2)	Adding a new project entitled "Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine – Upfits" with an amount of eight million six hundred thousand dollars ($8,600,000).

part iii.  procurement modifications
SECTION 3.  G.S. 42‑94 reads as rewritten:
"§ 142‑94.  Procurement of capital facilities.
The provisions of Articles 3, 3B, 3C, 3D, and 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and any other laws or rules of the State that relate to the acquisition and construction of State property apply to the financing of capital facilities through the use of special indebtedness pursuant to this Article. This section does not apply to the construction and lease‑purchase, including leases with an option to purchase at the end of the lease term for a nominal sum, of State office buildings pursuant to proposals submitted before the effective date of this Article in response to requests for proposals, to the extent any of those proposals, as they may be supplemented or amended, are approved by the Department of Administration and any of these leases or lease‑purchase agreements are approved by the Council of State in accordance with G.S. 143‑341(4)d2. This section does not apply to any special indebtedness issued pursuant to this Article for the purchase, construction, or operation of capital facilities by Gateway University Research Park, Inc., a joint Millennial Campus in Greensboro, North Carolina."

part iv.  effective date
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.