GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 197 Short Title: Funds for Smith Reynolds Airport MRO Hangar. (Public) Sponsors: Senator Lowe (Primary Sponsor). Referred to: Appropriations/Base Budget March 3, 2025 *S197 -v-1* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE RENOVA TION OF THE SMITH REYNOLDS 2 AIRPORT MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OVERHAUL (MRO) HANGAR. 3 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 5 Transportation, Division of Aviation, the sum of three million five hundred thousand dollars 6 ($3,500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be allocated to Forsyth 7 County for the renovation of the Smith Reynolds Airport Maintenance Repair and Overhaul 8 (MRO) hangar. 9 SECTION 2. The funds shall be used for structural repairs, modernization, HVAC 10 upgrades, and necessary infrastructure enhancements. 11 SECTION 3. The Division shall submit a quarterly report on the use of funds to the 12 Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division. 13 SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 14