| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT PROVIDING THAT RUTHERFORD COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | CONSTRUCT COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDINGS ON THE CAMPUSES OF 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY. 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | SECTION 1.(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-9, 115D-15.1, and 143-341(3) or any 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | other provision of law, Rutherford County (hereinafter "County") is hereby authorized to 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | construct community college buildings, as that term is defined in G.S. 143-336, on the campuses 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | of Isothermal Community College (hereinafter "College") located within the County. For 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | purposes of this act, the terms "construct" and "construction" include making additions, 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | improvements, renovations, or repairs to all or any part of a community college building. The 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | County may finance the construction of these buildings in accordance with Article 8 of Chapter 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | 159 of the General Statutes and G.S. 160A-20. If the County finances the construction of any 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | building on the College's campuses, the College Board of Trustees may, in connection with the 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | construction, transfer any of its property to the County to be used as security for the financing 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | agreement. The County shall transfer the property back to the College Board of Trustees when 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | any financing agreement entered into by the County to finance the construction, including any 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | additions, improvements, renovations, and repairs, has been satisfied. The County may also 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | construct the community college buildings using other funding sources, including appropriations 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | made by the General Assembly. Upon the completion of the construction of the buildings, the 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | County shall lease the buildings to the College under the terms and conditions agreed to by both 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | the County and College. 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | SECTION 1.(b) In constructing buildings as authorized by this act, the County does 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | not have to comply with the provisions of G.S. 115D-9 or Part 1 of Article 36 of Chapter 143 of 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | the General Statutes. However, the County shall comply with the provisions of Article 3D of 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. The 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | County shall consult with the College Board of Trustees about programming requirements for 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | the buildings and shall keep the Board informed as to the construction process and progress. 28 |
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| 40 | 41 | | SECTION 1.(c) The County and College Board of Trustees may enter into a 29 |
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| 41 | 42 | | memorandum of understanding to allow for the construction of community college buildings by 30 |
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| 42 | 43 | | the County on the campuses of the College located within the County if deemed appropriate by 31 |
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| 43 | 44 | | the County and College and if the terms of the memorandum will allow for the construction to 32 |
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| 44 | 45 | | be completed in a timely fashion and cost-efficient manner. 33 |
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| 45 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies only to 34 |
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| 46 | 47 | | construction projects, including additions, improvements, renovations, and repairs, coordinated 35 |
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| 47 | 48 | | by the County for College uses and purposes. 36 |
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