GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1999

SESSION LAW 1999-376
HOUSE BILL 240

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE 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 (i) to authorize the construction or acquisition by certain constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina, of the capital improvements projects listed in the act for the respective institutions, and (ii) to authorize the financing of these projects with funds available to the institutions from gifts, grants, receipts, self-liquidating indebtedness, or other funds, or any combination of these funds, but not including funds appropriated from the General Fund of the State.
Section 2.  The capital improvements projects, and their respective costs, authorized by this act to be constructed and financed as provided in Section 1 of this act, are as follows:
1.	Appalachian State University
Athletic Facilities	$6,241,500
Improvements to Student Residence Facilities	9,417,000
Central Campus Parking Deck	9,169,400
Plemmons Student Union Interior/Exterior 
	Renovations	4,046,700
Bookstore Renovations	2,250,000
2.	East Carolina University
Materials Warehouse	2,900,300
Jones Hall Renovations and College Hill
	Central Chiller Plant	18,544,200
Strength and Conditioning Center	8,587,000
3.	Elizabeth City State University
Renovation of Residence Halls	2,050,000
4.	North Carolina A&T State University
Williams Cafeteria Renovation and Expansion	8,579,100
5.	North Carolina State University
Central Stores Surplus Warehouse Expansion	4,185,400
Academic and Practice Facility	22,071,100
East Campus Dining Facility	3,134,800
6.	The University of North Carolina at Asheville
New Residence Hall	5,699,700
North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement	3,471,600
7.	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Teaching Research Building - School of Public
	Health	25,598,300
Addition to Carrington Hall - School of
	Nursing	7,904,000
Residence Halls for 1,000 Students	42,067,500
Medical School Office Building	33,677,000
Acquisition of Chapel Hill North Office
	Building	6,200,000
Airport Drive Office Building	7,005,200
8.	The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bookstore	4,099,200
Cone Center Renovations	4,473,400
Parking Deck 'F'	8,223,400
9.	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
High-Rise Residence Hall Roof Replacements	737,500
Residence Hall Data Wiring and Electrical 
	Renovations	4,525,000
Elliott University Center Renewal and 
	Bookstore/Food Court Addition	22,000,000
10.	The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Housing for 200 Students	8,043,900
University Union Addition and Renovation	7,615,000
11.	Western Carolina University
Hinds University Center Addition	4,904,200
New Student Housing (300 Beds)	14,480,600
Housing for Students with Families (20 units)	1,476,300.
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.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of July, 1999.

s/	Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

s/	James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives

s/	James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor

Approved 9:35 p.m. this 4th day of August, 1999