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S 1497 LAKE
JAMES STATE PARK FUNDS. Appropriates $5,000,000
for 2000-2001 from General Fund to Department of
Environment & Natural Resources as title
indicates. Effective July 1, 2000. Introduced by
Metcalf and Carter. Referred to Appropriations
S 1501
AMEND CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND (=H 1815). Changes
the method of allocation in the Clean Water Trust
Fund. Identical to H 1815, introduced 5/30/00.
Introduced by Rand. Referred to Agriculture. See
House bill below.
S 1502
INCREASE FEES/INVESTMENT ADVISOR. Amends GS
78C-16(b1) to allow investment adviser
representatives to be registered with more than
one investment adviser if purpose is to solicit,
offer, or negotiate sale of investment advisory
services for investment advisers. Requires such
representatives to register separately for each
investment adviser for whom business is solicited
and to disclose to each person solicited any
compensation arrangements to extent required by
Sec' y of State. Also amends GS 78C-17(b) to
increase the registration fee from $45 to $55 for
investment adviser representatives. Effective
Oct. 1, 2000. Introduced by Harris. Referred to
Finance
S 1506
COURT COSTS FOR TECHNOLOGY (=H 1854). Amends
various sections of GS 7A to raise fees for
district and superior court criminal, civil,
special proceeding and estate cases by $4 per
case. Raises General Court of Justice fee in
small claims cases by $5 per case. Raises minimum
fee for each annual filing for trust created
under will and for each filing indicating
additional assets in gross estate of decedent by
$5. Raises fee for probate of will without
personal representative by $3. Raises fee for
administration of decedent' s estate by affidavit
by $4. Raises fee assessed in foreclosure by $10.
With exception of increase fees for
administration of estate by affidavit, amount
equal to fee increase to be credited to Court
Information Technology Fund under GS 7A-343.2.
Effective July 15, 2000 and applies to costs
assessed or collected on and after that date.
Introduced by Hoyle, Hartsell, Kerr and Odom.
Referred to Appropriations
S 1507
MODIFY BILL LEE ACT. Identical to H 1814 (detailed
below), introduced 5/30/00. Introduced by
Hoyle. Referred to Finance
S 1510
SIMPLIFY TAX LAWS. Repeals SL 1999-414, which,
effective January 1, 2001, adds GS 105-163.2A to
require parties paying out pensions to withhold
state income tax in some instances. Introduced by
Webster. Referred to Rules
S 1512
CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND/ADDITIONAL FUNDS. Directs
State Controller to not reserve any of unreserved
credit balance in General Fund to cited fund at
end of fiscal 2000-2001. Effective July 1, 2001,
amends GS 143-15.3B to direct legislature to
appropriate $40,000,000 per year to fund; amends
same statute in 2002 to raise annual amount to
$70,000,000 and to $100,000,000 in 2003. Deletes
statutory requirement that a portion of
unreserved credit balance in General Fund be
credited to fund. Effective June 30, 2001.
Introduced by Robinson, Carter and Metcalf.
Referred to Appropriations
S 1513
SCHOOL CALENDAR LAW CHANGES (=H 1847). Amends GS
115C-84.2(a)(1) to require each local board of
education to adopt a school calendar of 220 days
per fiscal year, which shall include either 180
days or 1,000 hours of instruction covering at
least nine calendar months. One thousand hours
shall be considered the equivalent to 180 days
for the purpose of computing the minimum number
of instructional days required by subdivision and
for the purpose of computing the number of
instructional days worked by teachers. Amends GS
115C-84.2(c) to provide that during any period of
emergency or state of disaster which requires (i)
the evacuation of all or part of the population
from any stricken or threatened area or (ii)
severe limitations on nonessential vehicular
traffic in or to the area, the Governor may order
the closing of public schools in the area. Hours
or days the schools are closed pursuant to this
section shall be counted as instructional hours
or days, and they do not have to be made up by
students or teachers and do not affect teacher
pay. Introduced by Lucas. Referred to Education
S 1514
OVERWIDTH PERMITS. Required the DOT to issue
special permits for the transit of manufacturing
housing up to 16 feet in width; sets a fee of $12
for single trip and $60 for annual permit.
Introduced by Albertson. Referred to Finance
S 1520
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY/COMM. COLL. FUNDS. Deletes
provision in S.L. 1999-237 sec. 9.5 (1999
Appropriations Act) requiring funds appropriated
for salary increases to be used only for salary
increases and necessary employer contributions.
Introduced by Hagan. Referred to Education
S 1525
BEACH NOURISHMENT/CLEAN WATER FUNDS. Specifies
that the Clean Water Management Trust Fund can
make grants for beach nourishment projects.
Introduced by Ballantine. Referred to Agriculture
S 1526 GOOD
ROADS FOR NORTH CAROLINA (=H 1836). Appropriates
$45,000,000 for fiscal 2000-2001 from Highway
Fund to Department' t of Transportation for
additional contract resurfacing. Directs
Department' t to study ways of incorporating
measures of maintenance needs into allocation
formulas for maintenance funds, with report to
Legislative Transportation Oversight Comm' n no
later than Dec. 1, 2000. Introduced by Foxx and
Carpenter. Referred to Transportation
S 1527
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL REIMBURSED SPECIAL SERVICES.
Requires Department to study implementation of a
program for reimbursement to the State of costs
for added services provided by the State Highway
Patrol at various categories of scheduled events
organized and operated by private, for-profit
corporations. Department to report results of
study to Joint Legislative Transportation
Oversight Committee by December 1, 2000.
Introduced by Foxx. Referred to Appropriations
S 1534 UNC
NONAPPROPRIATED CAPITAL/REV. BONDS (=H 1853).
Authorizes the construction and financing,
without appropriations from the General Fund, of
certain capital improvement projects at UNC
System campuses, and amends the laws regarding
certain revenue bonds that may be issued by the
Board of Governors. The capital improvements
projects authorized are:
1.
Appalachian State University
New Dining
Hall – Supplement $9,569,744
Steam
Distribution – Reconstruction $3,109,200
2.
East Carolina University
West End
Dining Hall – Supplement $5,089,700
3.
North Carolina School of the Arts
Technology
Infrastructure – Residence Halls $1,000,000
4.
North Carolina State University
Expansion
of Parking Facilities $9,000,000
Centennial
Campus Infrastructure $18,780,000
Centennial
Campus Tenant Upfits $6,750,000
5.
UNC-Asheville
New
Residence Hall – Supplement $3,720,800
6.
UNC-Chapel Hill
Sonja H.
Stone Black Cultural Center $9,000,000
7.
UNC-Charlotte
Alumni
Center $3,300,000
8.
UNC-Greensboro
Parking
Deck $11,000,000
9.
UNC-Pembroke
Dining Hall
Addition $750,000
Amends GS
116-187 to authorize issuance of bonds to pay for
projects or for nonprofit corporations providing
such projects. Amends definition of
“institution” at GS 116-189(4) to
include the UNC Health Care System and UNC
General Administration. Amends GS 116-189(5) to
revise definition of term “project.”
Amends GS 116-190(8a) to provide that in
connection with contracts with nonprofit
corporations, (i) to use alternative contracting
methods, (ii) to direct that insurance be
provided by the nonprofit rather than the State,
and (iii) to contract with certified
code-compliance reviewers, with no other reviews
by State or local jurisdictions required.
Introduced by Kerr. Referred to Finance
S 1542
VIDEO POKER MACHINES ILLEGAL. To make possession
of more than three video poker machines on one
premise illegal in North Carolina and to impose a
privilege tax on all video poker machines.
Introduced by Wellons. Referred to Finance
S 1543
REDUCE PAPERWORK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS-1 (=H 1848).
Amends GS 115C-307(g) to require that teachers in
public schools be given access to information in
the Student Information Management System.
Prohibits local school boards from requiring
teachers to provide information that is already
in information system, or from providing same
information more than once a year, or to complete
forms related to federal Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act unless the form is
required by the federal government. Allows local
school board to require information twice if it
shows a compelling need to do so. Amends GS
115C-47(18) to eliminate duplicate and obsolete
reports required of teachers, and to require
board to establish a paperwork reduction
committee. Directs State Board of Education to
review reports it requires from local boards to
see if any are duplicative or obsolete, to
develop plan for paperless student information
system by 2005-2006 school year, to work with
federal education department to standardize forms
required in cases involving disabled students, to
study use of funds to comply with state and
federal laws on education of students with
disabilities, and to develop plan to reduce costs
in such compliance matters by 50% for 2001-2002,
and to use only federal funds for such compliance
by 2002-2003 school year. Requires report to
Legislative Education Oversight Committee by Dec.
15, 2001. Appropriates $20,000 from General Fund
to State Board for 2000-2001 to conduct study.
Effective July 1, 2000. Introduced by Dalton.
Referred to Education
S 1544
TOURIST DIRECTIONAL SIGN PROGRAM. Requires DOT to
implement a tourist oriented directional sign
(TODS) program. Defines a TODS as a guide sign
displaying business identification and
directional information for tourist-oriented
businesses, services, and activities. Specifies
eligibility criteria for businesses to be
included on signs and requires DOT to issue rules
dealing with, among other things, fees for cost
of signs; size, color, and letter height of
signs; and number of panels per sign.
Appropriates $10,000 from General Fund to DOT for
2000-2001 to implement program. Effective July 1,
2000. Introduced by Garrou. Referred to
Appropriations
S 1552
ESTABLISH INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMM. Adds GS
147-69.4 to create the Investment Advisory
Committee, consisting of five members who serve
staggered two-year terms. One member appointed by
Governor, and two each appointed by President Pro
Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives. Sets forth duties of
Committee. Adds GS 147-69.5 to provide for
development of investment policy statement by
Committee that sets forth standards governing
investment of trust funds by State Treasurer.
Requires State Treasurer to meet quarterly with
Committee, and to note in annual report to
General Assembly any investment policy made
against the recommendation of the Committee.
Effective April 1, 2001. Introduced by Hoyle.
Referred to Finance
S 1554
PASS-THROUGH ENTITY/HOUSING TAX CREDIT. Amends GS
105-129.16B to provide that a pass-through entity
that qualifies for the credit provided in this
section may allocate the credit among any of its
owners in its discretion as long as the amount of
credit allocated to an owner does not exceed the
owner' s adjusted basis in the pass-through
entity at the end of the taxable year in which
the federal credit is first claimed. Makes
provisions for forfeiture for disposition and for
change in ownership, with exception to latter if
change in ownership is result of death of owner
or a merger, consolidation, or similar
transaction requiring approval by shareholders,
partners, or members of the taxpayer, to extent
taxpayer does not receive cash or tangible
property. Provides for liability from forfeiture.
Effective for taxable years beginning January 1,
2000, and applies to buildings to which federal
credits are allocated on or after January 1,
2000. Introduced by Hoyle. Referred to Finance
H 1812 NO
SALES TAX ON DONATIONS. Rewrites GS
105-164.13(42) to allow exemption from sales tax
for any donation of personal property by merchant
that is removed from inventory and donated to any
entity for which contributions may be deducted
for federal income tax purposes. Introduced by
Allred. Referred to Finance.
House
Bills
H 1814
MODIFY BILL LEE ACT (=S1507). Amends GS
105-129.6(a1) to provide that fee does not apply
to any credit the taxpayer intends to claim with
respect to a location that is in a development
zone as defined in GS 105-129.3A. Amends GS
105-129.13(e) to provide that there is no fee for
an application under this section. Amends GS
105-129.5 to provide that any unused portion of a
credit may be carried forward for the succeeding
15 years if the Sec' y of Commerce certifies when
an application for the credit is first made that
the taxpayer will purchase or lease, and place in
service in connection with the eligible business
within a two-year period, at least $50 million of
real property, machinery and equipment, or
central office or aircraft facility property.
Makes forfeiture provision. Amends SL 1999-237
and GS 143B-437.01(a) to provide limit use of
industrial recruitment competitive fund. Amends
GS 143B-431.2 to provide Department of Commerce
may not make a loan nor award a grant to any
individual, organization, or governmental unit in
default on Department loan. Makes conforming
changes to GS 105-129.2, 105-129.4, 105-129.7(b),
and 105-129.12. Amends GS 105-129.4(e) to add as
condition to new investment definition
requirement that business was acquired by its
employees directly or indirectly through an
acquisition company, as defined in this section.
Defines “qualified low income building”
to include those located in a county that, at the
time the federal credit is allocated to the
building, has been designated as having sustained
severe or moderate damage from a hurricane or
hurricane-related disaster, and lists counties.
Makes other conforming changes. Makes various
sections of act effective between May 1, 1999 and
January 1, 2001. Introduced by Owens and Nesbitt.
Referred to Finance
H 1815
AMEND CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND (=S 1501). Requires
that funds in the Clean Water Management Trust
Fund be allocated to 17 river basin accounts in
amount equal to the population in that river
basin on June 30 of that fiscal year (at rate of
$1.00 per person). Directs trustees of Clean
Water Fund to award grants from these accounts
for purposes described in current GS 113-145.3.
Provides further that eligible river basin
association, as defined in new GS 113-145.3A(d),
may apply to trustees for authority to award
grants for its river basin. Also amends GS
113-145.6A to require river basin associations
that award grants to submit quarterly financial
reports, beginning Nov. 1, 2000, to Trustees of
Clean Water Fund and specified commissions and
legislative committees. Effective July 1, 2000.
Introduced by Hurley. Referred to Rules
H 1816
GENDER EQUITY REPORTING. Provides that in
appointing members to any statutorily created
county board of health, district board of health,
area mental health authority, board of social
services, alcoholic beverage control board, or
any other decision-making or regulatory public
office as that term is defined by GS 143-47.6(2),
the appointing authority should select, from
among the most qualified persons, those persons
whose appointment would promote membership that
accurately reflects the proportion that each
gender represents in the State, unless the law
requires otherwise. Requires annual report, by
December 1, to Sec' y of State by each comm' n,
council, committee, board, or other entity, on
forms to be provided by Sec' y. Single report to
be compiled by Sec' y and made to the Governor,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Appropriates $25,000 for 2000-2001 from General
Fund to Department of the Secretary of State.
Effective July 1, 2000. Introduced by Adams.
Referred to Rules
H 1819
RURAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FUNDS (=S 1516).
Adds Part 2D (GS 143B-437.20 through 143B-437.33)
in GS Ch. 143B, Art. 10, which creates NC Rural
Redevelopment Authority and specifies its powers,
duties and purposes. Locates Redevelopment
Authority within Department of Commerce but gives
it power to employ, direct, and supervise its
personnel independently of Secretary of Commerce.
Establishes 8-member board comprised of two
members appointed by Governor, two by Speaker,
and two by President Pro tem; Secretary of
Commerce, who serves ex officio; and CEO of
Redevelopment Authority. Authorizes Redevelopment
Authority to create Rural Investment Fund to make
intermediate-term loans to government entities
and nonprofits for self-liquidating projects,
such as shell buildings, in rural counties. Also
authorizes creation of Long-Term Rural
Development Fund for, among other purposes,
acquiring and developing property for industrial
sites and industrial parks in rural counties;
providing road and railroad improvements for such
projects; and providing fiber optic cable and
other infrastructure to accommodate high-speed
Internet access. Adds Redevelopment Authority to
entities covered by GS 120-123 (prohibiting
service by members of General Assembly on certain
boards) and 126-5(c1) (exempting certain state
employees from state personnel system).
Appropriates $250,000 from General Fund to
Redevelopment Authority for 2000-2001. Effective
July 1, 2000. Introduced by Tolson, Baddour,
Redwine, and Easterling. Referred to Ways &
Means
H 1823
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT RECEIPTS BONDS. Adds GS 142-57
to provide that State Treasurer may, by and with
the consent of the Council of State, issue and
sell from time to time special limited obligation
bonds of the State to pay the cost of
State-authorized programs. Sets terms for sale of
bonds. Adds GS 142-58 to provide that any bonds
issued under this article may be secured by a
trust agreement by and between the State and a
corporate trustee, which may be any trust company
or bank having the powers of a trust company
within or without the State. Adds GS 142-59 to
provide that State is authorized to pledge all or
any portion of the settlement receipts to the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on bonds issued under this article, and
makes provision for limited obligations.
Introduced by Baddour, Allen, Alexander, and
Hill. Ref. to SLCTTB
H 1824
TEACHER TAX CREDIT. Adds new GS 105-151.29 to
give classroom teachers in low-performing public
schools, as defined in GS 115C-105.37, a $400 tax
credit for each semester of taxable year. Defines
classroom teacher as full-time permanent employee
who spends at least 50% of school day providing
classroom instruction. For married couple filing
joint return, allows each qualifying spouse to
claim separate credit. Effective for taxable
years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2001.
Introduced by Arnold. Referred to Finance
H 1858
LOCAL WATER QUALITY PLANS. Creates Art. 17 in GS
Ch. 113A (GS 113A-240 through 113A-244)
establishing cooperative program of water quality
management among local governments in coastal
area, local governments in the eight coastal
river basins, and state government. Creates
15-member Clean Water Comm' n within DENR,
composed of five members appointed by Governor,
five appointed by General Assembly on
recommendation of Speaker, and five appointed by
General Assembly on recommendation of President
Pro Tem. Requires that nominees be residents
within upstream counties or coastal areas and
limits number of appointees from any particular
county. Requires each local government within the
eight coastal river basins that has within its
jurisdiction a watershed that drains into the
coastal area to adopt a local water quality
management plan, which must be submitted to Comm'
n for approval. Requires plan to include, among
other things, inventory of local government' s
surface water resources, analysis of water
quality, and inventory and analysis of land uses
adjacent to water sources. Requires Comm' n to
assist local governments in developing plan. Also
requires Comm' n, after notice to local
government, to assume responsibility for water
quality management planning when the local
government fails to adopt a plan meeting Comm' n
standards or fails to enforce the provisions of
its plan. Provides for civil penalties for
failure to administer, enforce, or comply with
plan. Introduced by Culpepper. Referred to
Environment
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