NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 772

HOUSE BILL 1246

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE STATUTES CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMISSION AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LEGISLATIVE USE OF THE NEW STATE OFFICE BUILDING.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. G.S. 120-30.14 is amended by rewriting the first sentence to read: "The first meeting of the Legislative Research Commission shall be held at the call of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in the State Legislative Building or in another building designated by the Legislative Services Commission."

Sec. 2. G.S. 120-30.18 is amended by rewriting the first sentence to read: "The facilities of the State Legislative Building, and any other State office building used by the General Assembly, shall be available to the Commission for its work."

Sec. 3. G.S. 120-32.1(a) is rewritten to read:

"(a)       The Legislative Services Commission shall determine policy governing the use of the State Legislative Building and the State office building located at the northeast corner of Lane and Salisbury streets. The Commission shall allocate space within those buildings and the grounds encompassed by Jones, Wilmington, Lane and Salisbury streets; be responsible for the maintenance, security, control and care of those buildings; and promulgate rules and regulations governing the use of those buildings and their facilities. The Commission may delegate the actual work of maintenance of those buildings to the Department of Administration, which shall provide such maintenance services as may be delegated, subject to the direction of the Commission."

Sec. 4. G.S. 120-32.1(b) is amended in the third line of that subsection by adding between the comma following the word "Building" and "and" the following: "and in the State office building located at the northeast corner of Lane and Salisbury streets,".

Sec. 5. G.S. 120-32.2 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:

"The jurisdiction of the State Legislative Building security force shall also include the State office building located at the northeast corner of Lane and Salisbury streets and the area between the outer walls of that building and the near curbline of those sections of Lane and Salisbury streets that border the land on which the building is located."

Sec. 6. G.S. 120-32.3 is amended by rewriting the oath to read:

" 'State of North Carolina, Wake County.

'I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly execute the duties of special policeman in the State Legislative Building and other buildings and grounds subject to the jurisdiction of the Legislative Services Commission, according to the best of my skill and ability and according to law; and that I will use my best endeavors to enforce all rules and regulations of the Legislative Services Commission concerning use of those buildings and grounds. So help me, God.

'Sworn and subscribed to before me, this the __________ day of __________, A.D ___________' "

Sec. 7. G.S. 120-36.5 is rewritten to read:

"§ 120-36.5 Office space. - The Fiscal Research Division shall be provided with suitable office space and equipment in the State Legislative Building or in another building designated by the Legislative Services Commission."

Sec. 8. This act shall become effective July 1, 1981.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of July, 1981.