GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2005

SESSION LAW 2005-7

HOUSE BILL 857

AN ACT to extend the date when the State Property Office must submit a master plan for the use of the dorothea dix property to the Dorothea Dix Hospital Property Study Commission.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 3.4.(a1) of S.L. 2003‑314, as amended by Section 10.26A.(a) of S.L. 2004‑124, reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 3.4.(a1)  The State Property Office, in consultation with the City of Raleigh, shall develop a Master Plan for the Dorothea Dix Campus. The State Property Office shall hire a consultant to assist with the development of the Master Plan. The State Property Office shall examine, among other things, operations for land conservation, mixed‑use development, and anticipated State office space needs. The Master Plan shall reflect both State needs and local considerations. The State Property Office shall submit the Master Plan to the Dorothea Dix Property Study Commission no later than April 1, 2005. September 1, 2005. The Commission shall review the Master Plan and shall make recommendations to the 2006 Session of the 2005 General Assembly.

In order to enhance communication and feedback regarding the planning process, an oversight committee shall be established to oversee the development of the Master Plan. The oversight committee shall consist of five members: three shall be appointed by the Cochairs of the Dorothea Dix Property Study Commission; one shall be appointed by the Raleigh City Council; and one shall be appointed by the Wake County Board of Commissioners. The oversight committee shall terminate upon the submission of the Master Plan to the Dorothea Dix Property Study Commission."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30^th day of March, 2005.

                                                        s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                         President of the Senate

                                                        s/ Richard T. Morgan

                                                         Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives

                                                        s/ Michael F. Easley

                                                         Governor

Approved 2:07 p.m. this 7^th day of April, 2005