North Carolina § 143-334 - Short title.

§ 143-334. Short title.

This Article may be cited as the Department of Administration Act. History (1957, c. 269, s. 1; 2000-140, s. 76(h).) Local Modification. - (As to Part 1 of Article 36, and applicable only to construction projects and renovations funded entirely with county funds and coordinated by the County for College uses and purposes between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2023) Buncombe: 2013-112, s. 1, as amended by 2018-115, s.1. Cross References. - As to the exception of acquisitions of an interest in real property by lease from the provisions of Article 36 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and Article 6 of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, see G.S. 116-31.12 . State Government Reorganization. - The Department of Administration was transferred by former G.S. 143A-82, enacted by Session Laws 1971, c. 864 and repealed by Session Laws 1975, c. 879, s. 46. For provisions as to the Department of Administration, see G.S. 143B-366 et seq. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-57, ss. 31.4(a), (b), provide: "(a) Not later than August 1, 2017, the Department of Administration shall allocate office space in a State-owned or leased facility or enter into a lease for office space in a non-State-owned facility to be used by the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement (hereinafter "State Board"). The square footage of the office space required by this section shall be not less than the total square footage of the facilities occupied on the date this act becomes law by the State agencies that were consolidated in S.L. 2017-6 to establish the State Board (being the State Board of Elections, State Ethics Commission, and Secretary of State personnel identified in Section 20 of S.L. 2017-6). Not later than September 1, 2017, the State Board shall house all personnel from the State agencies described in this section in the same office facility. If the establishment of the State Board as provided in S.L. 2017-6 is temporarily or permanently enjoined by a court of law, the State agencies and personnel described in this section may remain housed in the office facility acquired as provided by this section. The Department of Administration shall make reasonable efforts to mitigate any losses caused by vacancies in facilities that result from the relocation of personnel as provided for in this section. "(b) In determining how to allocate or lease office space as required by subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Administration shall consider the requirements of the State Board, the availability of property already owned by the State or by any State agency which might meet the requirements of the State Board, and the availability of other property which might meet the requirements of the State Board. Neither the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, nor Part I of Article 36 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, nor Article 6 of Subchapter II of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, nor any other contrary provision of law shall apply to a lease authorized by this section." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017.'" Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.6, is a severability clause.