A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to streamline the process of leasing space for state agencies under very limited circumstances and TO AMEND THE SETOFF DEBT COLLECTION ACT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 8 of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, an existing lease may be renewed or extended if the renewal or extension involves the same State agency, the same leased property, and the same lease terms, except that the lease or renewal may be for a term not to exceed three years if the lease is for the Department of Justice facility in Western North Carolina.
SECTION 1.(b)  No later than May 15, 2015, the Department of Administration shall report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations all leases extended or renewed under this act.
SECTION 1.(c)  This section is effective when it becomes law and expires December 31, 2014.
SECTION 2.  If House Bill 834, 2013 Regular Session, becomes law, then Part XII of that act is repealed.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.