NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 214

HOUSE BILL 552

AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTING THE APPROPRIATION TO NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER.

WHEREAS, North Carolina State University was appropriated funds by the 1965 General Assembly to construct a Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center, and

WHEREAS, bids have been received on this project which exceed the funds available by nine hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($945,000.00), and

WHEREAS, Federal Funds in the amount of nine hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($965,000.00) were included in the appropriation which are not available for this purpose, and

WHEREAS, the University considers this to be the most urgent capital improvement need of the University at this time, and

WHEREAS, if contracts are not awarded now the price will be much higher at a later date; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  In compliance with the provisions of Chapter 143, Section 15 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, and upon the recommendation of the Governor, an emergency appropriation of nine hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($945,000.00) from the General Fund is hereby made to North Carolina State University at Raleigh to be used for the purpose of supplementing a 1965 appropriation to provide a Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center. The 1965 appropriation was in the amount of one million nine hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($1,965,000.00), including anticipated Federal Funds in the amount of nine hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($965,000.00).

Sec. 2.  This emergency appropriation of nine hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($945,000.00) shall be expended by North Carolina State University at Raleigh only for the purpose of constructing and equipping the Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center.

Sec. 3.  Said appropriation shall be considered to be a part of the Capital Improvement Bill which will be ratified by this 1969 Session of the General Assembly. This appropriation shall become a part of the recommended Capital Improvement Bill now before the 1969 General Assembly which includes a total recommended appropriation for North Carolina State University at Raleigh of two million eight hundred thirty-six thousand dollars ($2,836,000.00) and shall not increase the recommended capital improvement appropriation to North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

Sec. 4.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after the day of its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of April, 1969.