North Carolina SB 973: WINSTON-SALEM SYMPHONY FUNDS

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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SENATE BILL 973

Short Title: DOA Agency Requests. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Burgin (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
May 4, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS STATUTORY CHANGES RELATED TO THE 2
OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
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DOA QUARTERLY ACTION REPORT 6
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 143-341.2 reads as rewritten: 7
"§ 143-341.2. Proactive management of State-owned and State-leased real property 8
portfolio. 9
(a) Duties of the Department of Administration. – The Department of Administration 10
shall have the following powers and duties: 11
(1) Development of comprehensive State facilities plan. – No later than April 1, 12
2023, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Administration shall 13
develop and implement a plan to comprehensively manage, acquire, and 14
dispose of the facilities and spaces required to fully support State government 15
operations. The plan shall do all of the following: 16
a. Identify the type, quantity, and location of facilities and spaces 17
required to fully support State government operations. 18
b. Include an in-depth analysis of existing State-owned facilities' 19
locations, capability, utilization, and condition. 20
c. Establish strategic priorities and objectives that allow the Department 21
of Administration to manage the performance of the State's portfolio 22
of real property in a way that maximizes the utilization of State-owned 23
facilities and minimizes operating and maintenance costs. 24
d. Take into consideration the information provided to the Department in 25
five-year real property management plans submitted by State agencies 26
pursuant to subdivision (b)(4) of this section. 27
e. Provide a mechanism for allocating available facilities or space to 28
State agencies that need it in a manner that reduces the need to acquire 29
new space through purchase, lease, or other means. 30
f. Provide recommendations for disposing of existing State property and 31
facilities, consolidating operations among existing facilities, and 32
relocating State agencies from leased facilities to State-owned 33
facilities. 34
g. Describe all changes made to space planning standards developed and 35
distributed as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection. 36

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(d) During the pendency and execution of the Department's comprehensive State 2
facilities plan described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the Department shall identify 3
facilities that are abandoned, condemned, flagged for surplus, or that otherwise require 4
extraordinary maintenance, including any Departmental recommendations, and shall compile and 5
submit a quarterly report to the Fiscal Research Division, the Joint Legislative Oversight 6
Committee on Capital Improvements, and the Council of State." 7
SECTION 1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 8
Administration the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 9
2026-2027 fiscal year to establish a reporting mechanism to cover the statewide inventory of 10
property being assessed under this section. 11
SECTION 1.(c) This section is effective when it becomes law. The initial quarterly 12
report required under this section shall be submitted on or before October 1, 2026. 13
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SURPLUS PROPERTY VALUE ALIGNMENT 15
SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 20-28.2(i) reads as rewritten: 16
"(i) Expedited Sale of Seized Motor Vehicles in Certain Cases. – In order to avoid 17
additional liability for towing and storage costs pending resolution of the criminal proceedings 18
of the defendant, the State Surplus Property Agency or county board of education may, after 19
expiration of 90 days from the date of seizure, sell any motor vehicle having a fair market value 20
of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less. The State Surplus Property Agency or 21
county board of education may also sell a motor vehicle, regardless of the fair market value, any 22
time the outstanding towing and storage costs exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market 23
value of the vehicle, or with the consent of all the motor vehicle owners. Any sale conducted 24
pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of 25
G.S. 20-28.5(a) or G.S. 20-28.5(a1), as applicable, and the proceeds of the sale, after the payment 26
of outstanding towing and storage costs or reimbursement of towing and storage costs paid by a 27
person other than the defendant, shall be deposited with the clerk of superior court. If an order of 28
forfeiture is entered by the court, the court shall order the proceeds held by the clerk to be 29
disbursed as provided in G.S. 20-28.5(b). If the court determines that the motor vehicle is not 30
subject to forfeiture, the court sh