H.B. 446
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Mar 22, 2023
SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH30193-MQ-35
Short Title: Expedite Surplus Prop./Educational Orgs. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Johnson.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO ALLOW CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPEDITE THE
3 PROCESS TO OBTAIN SURPLUS AND DECOMMISSIONED FEDERAL MATERIAL
4 AND PROPERTY.
5 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
6 SECTION 1. Part 2 of Article 3A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended
7 by adding a new section to read:
8 "§ 143-64.5A. Certain educational institutions exempt.
9 Notwithstanding any provisions or limitations of Part 2 of this Article, an educational
10 organization is authorized and empowered to obtain decommissioned and surplus material and
11 property under contracts and agreements with the federal government or any of its departments
12 or agencies provided that the material and property is intended to be used for educational
13 purposes. To the extent set forth above and in this section, the provisions of Part 2 of this Article
14 shall not apply to an educational organization. For the purposes of this section, the term
15 "educational organization" means an organization that has education as its primary purpose and
16 that is a nonprofit organization, a not-for-profit organization, or an organization that has
17 tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)."
18 SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
*DRH30193-MQ-35*