A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to shorten the review period for potential dispositions of state‑owned real property.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 146‑28 reads as rewritten:
"§ 146‑28.  Agency must file application with Department; Department must investigate.
Any State agency desiring to sell, lease, or rent any land owned by the State or by any State agency shall file with the Department of Administration an application setting forth the facts relating to the proposed transaction, and shall furnish the Department with such additional information as the Department may request relating thereto. Within 60 days of receipt of such an application, the Department of Administration shall investigate all aspects of the proposed transaction, including particularly present and future State need for the land proposed to be conveyed, leased, or rented, and shall determine whether or not it is in the best interest of the State that the land be sold, leased, or rented."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 146‑29 reads as rewritten:
"§ 146‑29.  Procedure for sale, lease, or rental.
If, after investigation, the Department of Administration determines that it is in the best interest of the State that land be sold, leased, or rented, the Department shall within 30 days of that determination proceed with its sale, lease, or rental, as the case may be, in accordance with rules adopted by the Governor and approved by the Council of State. If an agreement of sale, lease, or rental is reached, the proposed transaction shall then be submitted to the Governor and Council of State for their approval or disapproval. Every conveyance in fee of land owned by the State or by any State agency shall be made and executed in the manner prescribed in G.S. 146‑74 through 146‑78."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2013.