A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the program evaluation division to study and assess the leasing of property by state agencies.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Program Evaluation Division of the General Assembly shall study and assess matters relating to the leasing of property by State agencies, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1)	The amount, cost, and nature of space currently leased by State agencies.
(2)	The procedure by which real property is leased by and allocated among State agencies.
(3)	Laws relating to the lease of real property by State agencies.
(4)	Whether the current manner of leasing real property is cost­effective and whether or not more cost­effective alternatives are available in certain cases.
(5)	Whether or not the current amount of space leased by the State could be reduced by more efficiently utilizing State‑owned facilities.
(6)	Any other matters which the Division believes are relevant to its study.
SECTION 2.  The Program Evaluation Division shall submit its findings and any recommendations relating to the leasing of property by State agencies to the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee and to the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly at a date to be determined by the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2012.