GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2001

SESSION LAW 2002-57

HOUSE BILL 1648

AN ACT to authorize the college of the albemarle and guilford technical community college to enter into lease agreements with the ymcas.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 115D-15 or any other provision of law, the Board of Trustees of the College of the Albemarle may:

(1)       Lease, with or without monetary compensation, approximately four and one-half acres of vacant land that is located north of the Elizabeth City Campus to the Young Men's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads, Inc.

(2)       Provide in that lease, on terms the Board of Trustees deems appropriate, that the Young Men's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads, Inc., will construct a facility on that property. The college and the Young Men's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads, Inc., shall jointly own that facility.

The facility shall contain a YMCA that is maintained and operated by the Young Men's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads, Inc., and a college health sciences center consisting of college classrooms, office space, and labs that is maintained and operated by the College of the Albemarle.

The provisions of G.S. 143-341(3)a. and Section 2 of S.L. 2001-66 apply to the construction of the facility.

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 115D-15 or any other provision of law, the Board of Trustees of Guilford Technical Community College may:

(1)       Lease, with or without monetary compensation, approximately 14 acres of vacant land that is located on the Jamestown campus of Guilford Technical Community College in Guilford County to the YMCA of Greensboro, Inc.

(2)       Provide in that lease, on terms the Board of Trustees deems appropriate, that the YMCA of Greensboro, Inc. will construct a facility on that property.  The facility shall contain a YMCA that is maintained and operated by the YMCA of Greensboro, Inc. and facilities therein for use by Guilford Technical Community College, consisting of one or more college classrooms, office space and certain other facilities.

(3)       The provisions of G.S. 143-341(3)a. apply to the construction of the facility.

(4)       The construction contract for the construction of the facility shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and expires December 31, 2005.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 1^st day of August, 2002.

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/ James B. Black

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives