A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for the capital needs of public schools, community colleges, universities, and agencies of the state and to provide continuing funding for broadband infrastructure expansion.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Short Title. – This act shall be known as the "2019 School Construction and Rural Broadband Investment Act."
SECTION 1.(b)  Purpose. – It is the intent of the General Assembly by this act to appropriate funds to address the capital needs of the public schools and community colleges by pledging over two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) available in the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund to counties and three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) to the community colleges in this State over the next 10 years, and by establishing an ongoing appropriation of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) annually to bolster broadband infrastructure expansion projects in the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology program, while maintaining anticipated appropriations of four billion dollars ($4,000,000,000) to assist State agencies and The University of North Carolina with their ongoing capital needs.
SECTION 1.(c)  Funds Appropriated for State Agencies and The University of North Carolina. – Notwithstanding G.S. 143C‑5‑2, subject to the enactment of future allocations by legislative act on the use of appropriated funds, there is hereby appropriated from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund the following sums for the following fiscal years for capital projects and repairs and renovations projects for State agencies and The University of North Carolina:
2019‑2020								$185,000,000
2020‑2021								$185,000,000
2021‑2022								$200,000,000
2022‑2023								$221,000,000
2023‑2024								$225,867,596
2024‑2025								$425,000,000
2025‑2026								$457,000,000
2026‑2027								$575,000,000
2027‑2028								$675,000,000
2028‑2029								$775,000,000
SECTION 1.(d)  Use of Appropriated Funds for Counties. – Subject to the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this section, two billion one hundred sixty‑six million nine hundred fifty‑five thousand one hundred twenty‑eight dollars ($2,166,955,128) shall be used for the purpose of issuing allotted proceeds to local education agencies for new construction or rehabilitation of existing facilities and repairs and renovations in accordance with the following:

LEA								Proceeds Allotment
Alamance‑Burlington							$29,296,678
Alexander County    							$15,518,364
Alleghany County    							$10,807,233
Anson County        							$14,311,716
Ashe County         							$11,772,521
Asheboro City       							$  7,247,648
Asheville City      							$  4,198,837
Avery County        							$11,169,810
Beaufort County     							$14,955,704
Bertie County       							$12,823,678
Bladen County       							$15,211,480
Brunswick County    							$17,588,614
Buncombe County     							$22,742,537
Burke County        							$23,177,832
Cabarrus County     							$34,106,904
Caldwell County     							$22,366,703
Camden County       							$11,524,013
Carteret County     							$14,938,829
Caswell County      							$13,048,098
Catawba County      							$16,533,847
Chapel Hill‑Carrboro							$13,706,552
Chatham County      							$15,350,741
Cherokee County     							$12,599,944
Clay County         							$10,765,626
Cleveland County    							$25,121,408
Clinton City        							$  6,526,404
Columbus County     							$15,169,439
Craven County       							$20,037,747
Cumberland County   							$53,241,598
Currituck County    							$12,442,397
Dare County         							$13,161,013
Davidson County     							$24,276,209
Davie County        							$13,724,875
Duplin County       							$22,586,468
Durham County       							$29,660,055
Edenton/Chowan      							$11,666,873
Edgecombe County							$17,844,837
Elkin City          							$  2,276,785
Forsyth County      							$42,379,973
Franklin County     							$19,265,822
Gaston County       							$33,848,607
Gates County        							$12,090,212
Graham County       							$10,768,960
Granville County    							$19,483,994
Greene County       							$14,578,411
Guilford County     							$52,947,610
Halifax County      							$  6,802,232
Harnett County      							$37,227,558
Haywood County      							$14,323,043
Henderson County    							$18,037,972
Hertford County     							$13,488,210
Hickory City        							$  4,253,614
Hoke County         							$24,994,351
Hyde County         							$10,356,092
Iredell‑Statesville 							$19,874,997
Jackson County      							$12,229,605
Johnston County     							$78,560,261
Jones County        							$10,912,395
Kannapolis City     							$  5,049,681
Lee County          							$19,230,068
Lenoir County       							$19,320,705
Lexington City      							$  3,919,554
Lincoln County      							$17,029,296
Macon County        							$12,645,678
Madison County      							$11,524,348
Martin County       							$13,565,556
McDowell County     							$16,441,333
Mecklenburg County  						$88,635,779
Mitchell County     							$11,249,428
Montgomery County   						$13,405,659
Moore County        							$17,586,831
Mooresville City    							$  5,837,181
Mount Airy City     							$  3,184,088
Nash‑Rocky Mount							$25,896,373
New Hanover County  						$25,666,357
Newton‑Conover      							$  3,113,073
Northampton County  						$11,980,471
Onslow County       							$29,139,404
Orange County       							$  8,068,990
Pamlico County      							$10,740,662
Pasquotank County   							$15,609,708
Pender County       							$18,863,820
Perquimans County   							$11,079,658
Person County       							$13,326,874
Pitt County         							$32,566,609
Polk County         							$11,250,053
Randolph County     							$25,963,217
Richmond County     							$19,620,899
Roanoke Rapids City 							$  7,901,555
Robeson County      							$52,708,322
Rockingham County   						$23,018,490
Rowan‑Salisbury     							$27,418,226
Rutherford County   							$19,248,241
Sampson County      							$17,908,481
Scotland County     							$18,173,631
Stanly County       							$18,542,515
Stokes County       							$16,223,466
Surry County        							$15,242,117
Swain County        							$11,407,659
Thomasville City    							$  2,903,813
Transylvania County 							$12,047,723
Tyrrell County      							$10,715,191
Union County        							$34,614,879
Vance County        							$18,274,094
Wake County         							$96,319,476
Warren County       							$11,527,286
Washington County   							$11,608,637
Watauga County      							$12,785,359
Wayne County        							$30,840,744
Weldon City         							$  2,468,315
Whiteville City     							$  6,148,507
Wilkes County       							$19,194,623
Wilson County       							$21,173,733
Yadkin County       							$15,796,247
Yancey County       							$11,308,509
SECTION 1.(e)  K‑12 Building Fund Created; Administration. – There is created within the Office of State Budget and Management the K‑12 Building Fund as a capital project fund. Proceeds disbursed from the Fund shall be used for new construction or rehabilitation of existing facilities, repairs and renovations, building of technology infrastructure, and the purchase of measures to ensure building security. Projects for facilities for centralized administration, trailers, relocatable classrooms, or mobile classrooms are not eligible for funding. Any items purchased with such proceeds and installed or replaced as part of a renovation or rehabilitation must have a useful life of at least 10 years or must extend the life of the facility by at least 10 years once renovated or rehabilitated. In order to receive the proceeds for projects for new construction, the county receiving the proceeds shall provide local matching funds from county funds, other non‑State funds, or a combination of these sources for such proceeds. The amount of matching funds shall be (i) one dollar ($1.00) of local matching funds for every three dollars ($3.00) of such proceeds for a county located in a development tier one area, as defined in G.S. 143B‑437.08, (ii) one dollar ($1.00) of local matching funds for every two dollars ($2.00) of such proceeds for a county located in a development tier two area, as defined in G.S. 143B‑437.08, and (iii) one dollar ($1.00) of local matching funds for every one dollar ($1.00) of such proceeds for a county located in a development tier three area, as defined in G.S. 143B‑437.08. No matching funds shall be required for proceeds intended for rehabilitation of existing facilities and repairs and renovations. A county shall draw upon the proceeds allocated to it pursuant to subsection (d) of this section over a two‑year period, and no more than half of the allocated proceeds may be drawn by a county in the first year of the two‑year period. In the case of a local school administrative unit located entirely in one county, the unit's total distribution amount shall be allocated to that county. In the case of a local school administrative unit located in more than one county, the unit's distribution amount shall be allocated among the counties in which the unit is located in proportion to average daily membership of the unit in each county. A unit's distribution amount allocated to a county may be used only with respect to public school facilities of that unit. If two or more local school administrative units are consolidated into one unit, the distribution amounts provided in subsection (d) of this section for the units shall be considered the distribution amount for the merged unit.
SECTION 1.(f)  The Department of Public Instruction shall assist the Office of State Budget and Management in developing a priority list of projects and capital needs to enable the Office of State Budget and Management in administering the proceeds from the K‑12 Building Fund in a manner that will not exceed the appropriations to the Fund provided in subsection (g) of this section.
SECTION 1.(g)  Ten‑Year Appropriations for K‑12. – Notwithstanding G.S. 143C‑5‑2, there is appropriated from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund to the K‑12 Building Fund the following sums for the following fiscal years:
2019‑2020								$262,144,812
2020‑2021								$109,897,923
2021‑2022								$148,085,245
2022‑2023								$171,805,749
2023‑2024								$243,094,397
2024‑2025								$190,741,014
2025‑2026								$248,785,212
2026‑2027								$271,693,748
2027‑2028								$271,517,349
2028‑2029								$249,189,678
SECTION 1.(h)  Use of Appropriated Funds for Community Colleges. – The Community Colleges System Office shall administer funds appropriated from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund for capital projects at community colleges, major equipment acquisitions, building of the enterprise resource planning information technology, and other technology infrastructure. Projects for facilities for centralized administration, trailers, relocatable classrooms, or mobile classrooms are not eligible for funding. Any items purchased with such proceeds for new construction or rehabilitation of existing facilities and repairs and renovations and installed or replaced as part of a renovation or rehabilitation must have a useful life of at least 10 years or must extend the life of the facility by at least 10 years once renovated or rehabilitated. In order to receive proceeds for projects for new construction, the community college receiving an allocation shall provide local matching funds from county funds, other non‑State funds, or a combination of these sources for such proceeds. The amount of matching funds shall be (i) one dollar ($1.00) of local matching funds for every three dollars ($3.00) of such allocation for a community college with a main campus located in a development tier one area, as defined in G.S. 143B‑437.08, (ii) one dollar ($1.00) of local matching funds for every two dollars ($2.00) of such allocation for a community college with a main campus located in a development tier two area, as defined in G.S. 143B‑437.08, and (iii) one dollar ($1.00) of local matching funds for every one dollar ($1.00) of such allocation for a community college with a main campus located in a development tier three area, as defined in G.S. 143B‑437.08. Community colleges are not required to match allocations in this section for rehabilitation of existing facilities, repairs and renovations, or major equipment acquisitions. The provisions of G.S. 115D‑31, or any other provision of law permitting prior expenditures to be used for match purposes, do not apply for purposes of meeting the matching funds requirements of this subsection.
SECTION 1.(i)  Appropriation of Funds for Community Colleges. – Notwithstanding G.S. 143C‑5‑2, there is appropriated from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund to the Community Colleges System Office the following sums in the following fiscal years to be used for the purposes provided in subsection (h) of this section:
2019‑2020								$10,000,000
2020‑2021								$10,000,000
2021‑2022								$30,000,000
2022‑2023								$40,000,000
2023‑2024								$40,000,000
2024‑2025								$60,000,000
2025‑2026								$90,000,000
2026‑2027								$20,000,000
SECTION 1.(j)  G.S. 143B‑1373 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(p)	There is hereby appropriated each fiscal year the sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund to the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology Fund established pursuant to this section to be used to administer the GREAT program."
SECTION 1.(k)  G.S. 143C‑4‑3.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143C‑4‑3.1.  State Capital and Infrastructure Fund.
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(e)	Use of Funds. – Monies in the Fund shall first be used to meet the debt service obligations of the State. In addition to meeting the State's debt service obligations, monies in the Fund may be used for the following purposes:
(1)	New State and The University of North Carolina capital projects governed pursuant to Article 8 of Chapter 143C of the General Statutes.
(2)	Repair and renovation of existing capital assets, as provided in G.S. 143C‑8‑13.
(3)	Capital projects and repair and renovation of existing capital assets as provided pursuant to the 2019 School Construction and Rural Broadband Investment Act.
(4)	Broadband infrastructure projects funded through appropriations to the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology Fund established in G.S. 143B‑1373(b).
(f)	Funds Available Only Upon Appropriation. – Funds reserved to the Fund shall be available for expenditure only upon an act of appropriation by the General Assembly."
SECTION 2.  Section 1(j) of this act shall expire on June 30, 2029. This act becomes effective July 1, 2019.