AN ACT to AUTHORIZE THE ACQUISITION OR 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.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The purpose of this act is to authorize (i) the acquisition or construction of the capital improvements projects listed in this act for the respective institutions of The University of North Carolina and (ii) the financing of these projects with funds available to the institutions from gifts, grants, receipts, self‑liquidating indebtedness, Medicare reimbursements for education costs, hospital receipts from patient care, 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 unless previously authorized by General Statute.
SECTION 2.  The capital improvements projects, and their respective costs, authorized by this act to be acquired or constructed and financed as provided in Section 1 of this act, including by revenue bonds, by special obligation bonds as authorized in Section 4 of this act, or by both, are as follows:

Appalachian State University
Sanford Hall Complete Renovation & Modernization	$ 18,000,000

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Translational Research Building	23,000,000
Parking Deck at S1 Lot (South Parking Deck)	6,782,516

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Residence Hall Phase XVI	34,000,000

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ragsdale Mendenhall Residence Hall Renovation	8,000,000

University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Campus Rec/Baseball Softball Outdoor Complex	4,400,000

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Parking Deck II and Surface Parking	20,420,000

SECTION 3.  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 4.  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 2 of this act. The maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued shall not exceed the specified project costs in Section 2 of this act plus five percent (5%) of such amount to pay issuance expenses, fund reserve funds, pay capitalized interest, and pay other related additional costs plus any increase in the specific project costs authorized by the Director of the Budget pursuant to Section 3 of this act.
SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of June, 2018.

	s/	 Philip E. Berger
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Tim Moore
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Roy Cooper
	 Governor

Approved 9:20 a.m. this 22nd day of June, 2018