NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1967 SESSION
CHAPTER 994
SENATE BILL 409
AN ACT TO CREATE THE NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL BUILDING AUTHORITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. Creation of North Carolina Capital Building Authority. There is hereby created the North Carolina Capital Building Authority which shall consist of the following: a member of the Senate to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; a member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; the Attorney General; the State Treasurer; the Director of the Department of Administration who shall serve as Chairman; and two members to be appointed by the Governor of North Carolina. The Governor shall serve as ex officio member. The Vice Chairman shall be elected at the first meeting of the Authority. The Director of the Department of Administration may designate a member of his department to serve as Secretary to the Authority. All appointed members shall serve for a period of two years or until their successor has been named.
Sec. 2. The minutes, records, plans and other documents of the North Carolina Capital Planning Commission shall be made available to the North Carolina Capital Building Authority.
Sec. 3. General Powers and Duties of the Authority. The North Carolina Capital Building Authority shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To select and employ architects, engineers, and other consultants in accordance with established State policy to plan and supervise the construction of buildings and other capital improvement projects in accordance with plans developed by the North Carolina Capital Planning Commission for those projects for which the North Carolina General Assembly may make appropriations; (2) The Department of Administration shall receive bids and with the approval of the North Carolina Capital Building Authority award the contracts for the construction of all such buildings and projects; (3) To submit an annual report of its activities to the North Carolina Capital Planning Commission; (4) To submit a report to the North Carolina Capital Planning Commission on completion of all major projects.
Sec. 4. Professional Service. The Authority may call upon the Department of Administration for technical and professional services as may be required to expedite the work of this Authority.
Sec. 5. Employees. The Director of the Department of Administration shall employ as directed by this Authority all persons as may be necessary to assist this Authority in the execution of its duties.
Sec. 6. Per Diem Allowance of the Authority. The members of the North Carolina Capital Building Authority shall receive for their services the same per diem and allowances as are granted the members of State boards generally. Salaried officials and employees of the State of North Carolina will receive no per diem allowance.
Sec. 7. Expenses of the Authority. There is hereby appropriated out of the General Fund of the State the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for each year of the biennium 1967-68 and 1968-69 to defray the expenses of the Authority. The Council of State may upon request of this Authority allot additional funds from the Contingency and Emergency Fund when in the opinion of the Governor and Council of State such additional funds are required for the operation of this Authority. Any funds remaining at the end of each biennium shall revert to the General Fund of the State.
Sec. 8. Duration of the Authority. The North Carolina Capital Building Authority shall continue until abolished by the General Assembly of North Carolina.
Sec. 9. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. This Act shall be effective upon and after July 1, 1967.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 29th day of June, 1967.