GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
H 1
HOUSE BILL 370*
Short Title: Shorten Review Period/State Property Sales.‑AB |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives G. Graham and Brody (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Government, if favorable, Finance. |
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March 21, 2013
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. Upon Within 60 days
of receipt of such an application, the Department of Administration
shall promptly investigate all aspects of the proposed transaction,
including particularly present and future State need for the land proposed to
be conveyed, leased, or rented.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.