A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make permanent an act exempting the city of raleigh from competitive bidding requirements when letting contracts for use as part of any pilot program authorized by the city council to test the efficiency and effectiveness of LIGHT EMITTING DIODE technologies, and to expand the act to all raleigh pilot programs aimed at increasing energy efficiency.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1 of S.L. 2007‑333 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1. The City of Raleigh may contract for apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment that will be used as part of any pilot program authorized by the City Council aimed at increasing energy efficiency without being subject to the requirements of G.S. 143‑129, 143‑131, and 143‑132. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the City may award a contract under this section in its sole discretion."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.