GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 722

Short Title:  Ashe Use of Motor Fleet Vehicles.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Senator Foxx.

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Referred to:  State Government, Local Government, and Personnel.

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April 7, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PERMIT THE COUNTY OF ASHE TO CONTRACT WITH THE DIVISION OF MOTOR FLEET MANAGEMENT FOR THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-336 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-336.  Definitions.
As used in this Article:
'Agency' includes every agency, institution, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division, officer, and employee of the State, but does not include municipal corporations, political subdivisions, county and city boards of education, and other local public bodies.
'Community college buildings' means all buildings, utilities, and other property developments located at a community college, which is defined in G.S. 115D-2(2).
'Department' means the Department of Administration, unless the context otherwise requires.
'Public buildings' means all buildings owned or maintained by the State in the City of Raleigh, but does not mean any building which a State agency other than the Department of Administration is required by law to care for and maintain.
'Public buildings and grounds' means all buildings and grounds owned or maintained by the State in the City of Raleigh, but does not mean any building or grounds which a State agency other than the Department of Administration is required by law to care for and maintain.
'Public grounds' means all grounds owned or maintained by the State in the City of Raleigh, but does not mean any grounds which a State agency other than the Department of Administration is required by law to care for and maintain.
'Secretary' means the Secretary of Administration, unless the context otherwise requires.
'State buildings' mean all State buildings, utilities, and other property developments except the State Legislative Building, railroads, highway structures, bridge structures, and any buildings, utilities, or property owned or leased by the North Carolina Global TransPark Authority.
But under no circumstances shall this Article or any part thereof apply to the judicial or to the legislative branches of the State."
Section 2.  Ashe County may contract with the Division of Motor Fleet Management for the use and maintenance of State-owned motor vehicles in the same manner as Division contracts with The University of North Carolina.  The Division of Motor Fleet Management and Ashe County shall agree to a rate structure that shall insure that all costs to the State, including costs of maintenance and repair, depreciation, financing, insurance, and overhead shall be incorporated into the rate structure.  For purposes of G.S. 143-341(7), Ashe County shall be considered an agency of the State and the business of the county shall be considered as State business.
Section 3.  The Division of Motor Fleet Management shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on the terms of the agreement authorized by Section 2 of this act.
Section 4.  This act applies to Ashe County only.
Section 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law and shall expire one year from its effective date.