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NC Gen Stat § 143-345.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.5 - Program for location and construction of future public buildings.

 143-345.5. Program for location and construction of future public buildings.The Department of Administration is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to formulate a long range building policy program and shall cooperate with the governing board of the City of Raleigh in zoning property adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Capitol Square when and if the City of Raleigh desires to zone said property. If the Department of Administration is of opinion that property adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Capitol Square will, in the future, be needed for State building purposes, it shall so advise the governing body of the City of Raleigh. At such times as the governing body of the City of Raleigh shall rezone property adjacent to or within four blocks of the State Capitol, it shall request an opinion from the Department of Administration as to whether the Department finds a future need for such property for State building purposes. In the event that the governing board of the City of Raleigh is informed by the Department of Administration that any property herein covered be needed for building purposes by the State in the future, the governing body of the City of Raleigh shall give full consideration to such opinion of the Department before making any rezoning order. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no local zoning ordinance shall apply to any State-owned building built or to be built on any State-owned land within six blocks of the State Capitol without the consent of the Council of State. (1951, c. 1132; 1957, c. 215, s. 2; 1971, c. 1097, s. 4; 2007-482, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.6 - Recodified as § 147-54.3 by Session Laws 1991, c. 689, s. 181(b).

 143-345.6: Recodified as 147-54.3 by Session Laws 1991, c. 689, s. 181(b).
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.7 - Repair and reconstruction of the Western Residence of the Governor.

 143-345.7. Repair and reconstruction of the Western Residence of the Governor.If the Western Residence of the Governor in Asheville is damaged or destroyed by fire or other disaster, it shall be repaired or reconstructed. Funds from the Contingency and Emergency Fund may be used for this purpose with the approval of the Director of the Budget if insurance coverage on the property should be inadequate. Insurance on the Western Governor's mansion shall be as adequate as possible and used in case of a fire or devastation of the mansion for the purpose of rebuilding or repairing the mansion. (1983, c. 602.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.8 - North Carolina Purchase Directory.

 143-345.8. North Carolina Purchase Directory.The Division of Purchase and Contract of the Department of Administration shall electronically advertise information on contract and purchase requirements from the Division of Purchase and Contract, the Office of State Construction, the Department of Transportation, and other agencies of State government which make direct purchases from private suppliers. The Division shall coordinate with the other departments of State government to ensure that the electronic advertisement is meeting the goals of disseminating as widely as possible and in a timely manner information on those State contracts which are open for bids. A printed copy of any information that is electronically advertised shall be made available to any party upon request. The Secretary of the Department of Administration may adopt rules governing the routine and procedures to be followed in advertising information on contract and purchase opportunities, what contracts and purchases will be advertised, and under what conditions exceptions to the electronic advertisement may occur. (1983, c. 839; 1999-417, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.9 - Official "Prisoner of War/Missing in Action" flag to be flown over the State Capitol.

 143-345.9. Official "Prisoner of War/Missing in Action" flag to be flown over the State Capitol.The Department of Administration is authorized to fly the official "Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA)" flag over the State Capitol on Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, and all other national holidays honoring veterans. (1989, c. 613.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.10 - Parking of maintenance vehicles.

 143-345.10. Parking of maintenance vehicles.Maintenance vehicles of the Department of Administration may park without charge at any metered parking space located on the street blocks bordering the State's Capitol Square when performing work at or on the State's Capitol Square. No maintenance vehicle shall be parked upon the State's Capitol Square in a location that obstructs the view of or access to any monument on the Square, unless the vehicle itself is needed to perform some maintenance function or duty required by this Article.  (2009-262, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.11 - Secretary's approval of plans for State buildings required.

 143-345.11. Secretary's approval of plans for State buildings required.(a) No agency or other person authorized or directed by law to select a plan and erect a building for the use of the State or any State institution shall receive and approve of the plan until it is submitted to and approved by the Secretary as to State construction standards and at a minimum as to the safety of the proposed building from fire, including the property's occupants or contents. For the purposes of this subsection, buildings, facilities, or projects located on State lands that are (i) privately owned or privately leased and (ii) located within the North Carolina Global TransPark are exempt.(b) Any plan submitted to the Commissioner of Insurance and approved prior to October 1, 2009 shall be deemed to have been approved jointly by the Commissioner of Insurance and the Secretary.(c) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate the authority of the Commissioner of Insurance under G.S. 58-31-40 or any other provision of law.(d) The Secretary shall provide quarterly written reports on plans reviewed and approved under this section to the Commissioner of Insurance. The reports shall be made in a form approved by the Commissioner of Insurance and the Secretary.  (2009-474, s. 2; 2020-90, s. 2.5.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.13 - Reporting of stocks of coal and petroleum fuels.

 143-345.13. Reporting of stocks of coal and petroleum fuels.The Department of Administration may, with the prior express approval of the Energy Policy Council and the Governor, require that all coal and petroleum suppliers in North Carolina supplying coal, motor gasoline, middle distillates, residual oils, and propane for resale within the State, file with the Department of Administration, on forms prepared by the Department, accurate reports as to the stocks of coal and petroleum products and storage capacities maintained by the supplier, including the supplier's current inventory and stock of coal, motor gasoline, middle distillates, residual oils and propane, the expected time such supplies will last under ordinary distribution demand and the schedule for receiving additional or replacement stocks. The reports and the information contained therein shall be proprietary information available only to regular employees of the Department of Administration, except that aggregate tables or schedules consolidating information from the reports may be released if they do not reveal individual report data for any named supplier. It is further the intent of this section that no information shall be required from coal and petroleum suppliers, that is, at the time the reports are requested, already on file with any agency, commission, or department of State government.It is the intent of this section that the reports be filed only at such times as the Energy Policy Council and the Governor determine that an energy crisis as defined in G.S. 113B-20 exists or may be imminent.If any petroleum or coal supplier fails to file the accurate reports as may be required by this section for more than 10 days after the date on which any such report is due, the Secretary of Administration is authorized and empowered to petition the district court, Division of the General Court of Justice, in the county in which the principal office or place of business of the supplier is located, for a mandatory injunction compelling the supplier to file the report. (2000-140, s. 76(i).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.16 - Recodified as G.S. 143B-437.14 by Session Laws 2010-96, s. 21, effective July 20, 2010.

 143-345.16: Recodified as G.S. 143B-437.14 by Session Laws 2010-96, s. 21, effective July 20, 2010.
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.17 - Recodified as G.S. 143B-437.15 by Session Laws 2010-96, s. 21, effective July 20, 2010.

 143-345.17: Recodified as G.S. 143B-437.15 by Session Laws 2010-96, s. 21, effective July 20, 2010.
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36 - Department of Administration.|§ 143-345.18 - Recodified as G.S. 143B-437.16 by Session Laws 2010-96, s. 21, effective July 20, 2010.

 143-345.18: Recodified as G.S. 143B-437.16 by Session Laws 2010-96, s. 21, effective July 20, 2010.
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36A - State Employee Suggestion Program (NC-Thinks).|§ 143-345.20 - Definitions.

 143-345.20. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Baseline reversion. - The two-year historical average of reversions by a State department, agency, or institution.(1a) NC-Thinks. - The State Employee Suggestion Program.(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2001-424, s. 7.2(b), effective July 1, 2001.(2a) Participating agency. - Any State department, agency, or institution, or any local school administrative unit that employs State employees eligible to participate in NC-Thinks. The term includes the North Carolina Community Colleges System, The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions, and charter schools. The term does not include federal or local government agencies.(2b) Recodified as G.S. 143-345.20(1a).(3) State employee. - Any of the following:a. A person who is a contributing member of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System of North Carolina, the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System of North Carolina, or the Optional Program.b. A person who receives wages from the State as a part-time or temporary worker, but is not otherwise a contributing member of one of the retirement programs listed in sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision.  (1997-513, s. 2; 2001-424, s. 7.2(b); 2010-97, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36A - State Employee Suggestion Program (NC-Thinks).|§ 143-345.23 - Suggestion and review process; role of agency coordinator and agency evaluator.

 143-345.23. Suggestion and review process; role of agency coordinator and agency evaluator.(a) The process for a State employee or team of State employees to submit a cost-saving or revenue-increasing proposal shall begin with the employee or team of employees submitting the suggestion or innovation to an agency coordinator. The agency coordinator, in conjunction with an agency evaluator, shall review the suggestion or innovation for submission to the Office of State Human Resources.(b) An agency coordinator shall be appointed by the head of each participating agency to serve as liaison between the agency, the suggester, the agency evaluator, and the NC-Thinks office. The duties of the agency coordinator shall include:(1) Serving as an information source and maintaining sufficient forms necessary to submit suggestions.(2) Presenting, in conjunction with the agency evaluator, the recommendation for an award to the Office of State Human Resources.(3) Working in conjunction with the agency evaluator to process a particular suggestion or innovation within 180 days, except when there are extenuating circumstances.An agency may have more than one coordinator if required to provide sufficient services to State employees.(c) An agency evaluator shall be designated by the management of the implementing agency to evaluate one or more suggestions. The duties of an agency evaluator shall include:(1) Receiving from the agency coordinator and reviewing within 90 days, when possible, the feasibility and effectiveness of cost-saving or revenue-increasing measures suggested by State employees.(2) Being knowledgeable of the subject program, activity, or service.(3) Determining, in conjunction with the agency fiscal officer, the budgetary impact of a suggestion or innovation.(4) Judging impartially both the positive and negative effects of a suggestion or innovation on the current functions of the subject program, activity, or service.(d) The Director of the Office of State Human Resources shall be responsible for general oversight and coordination of NC-Thinks. The State coordinator shall be an employee of the Office of State Human Resources. The State coordinator shall be responsible for day-to-day NC-Thinks program management and administration of the technical aspects of the program.  (1997-513, s. 2; 1998-181, s. 7; 2001-424, s. 7.2(e); 2010-97, s. 11; 2011-224, s. 3; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2021-90, s. 13(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-345.25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 36A - State Employee Suggestion Program (NC-Thinks).|§ 143-345.25 - Innovations deemed property of the State; effect of decisions regarding bonuses.

 143-345.25. Innovations deemed property of the State; effect of decisions regarding bonuses.(a) All suggestions or innovations submitted by State employees pursuant to this Article are the property of the State, and all related intellectual property rights shall be assigned to the State. By January 1, 2002, the Office of State Human Resources shall establish a policy regarding intellectual property rights that arise from NC-Thinks.(b) Decisions regarding the award of bonuses by the agency coordinator and the Office of State Human Resources are final and are not subject to review under the contested case procedures of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.  (1997-513, s. 2; 2001-424, s. 7.2(g); 2010-97, s. 11; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2021-90, s. 13(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-350 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 38 - Water Resources.|§ 143-350 - Definitions.

 143-350. Definitions.As used in this Article:(1) "Commission" means the Environmental Management Commission.(2) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality.(3) "Essential water use" means the use of water necessary for firefighting, health, and safety; water needed to sustain human and animal life; and water necessary to satisfy federal, State, and local laws for the protection of public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and natural resources; and a minimum amount of water necessary to support and sustain the economy of the State, region, or area.(3a) "Gray water" means water that is discharged as waste from bathtubs, showers, wash basins, and clothes washers. "Gray water" does not include water that is discharged from toilets or kitchen sinks.(3b) "Gray water system" means a water reuse system that is contained within a single family residence or multiunit residential or commercial building that filters gray water or captured rain water and reuses it for nonpotable purposes such as toilet flushing and irrigation.(4) "Large community water system" means a community water system, as defined in G.S. 130A-313(10), that regularly serves 1,000 or more service connections or 3,000 or more individuals.(4a) "Pretreatment mixing basin" means a basin created from lands that do not include waters of the State and in which raw water is mixed with reclaimed water before it is treated to the standards to make it suitable for potable water supply.(5) "Unit of local government" means a county, city, consolidated city-county, sanitary district, or other local political subdivision or authority or agency of local government.(6) "U.S. Drought Monitor" means the national drought map that designates areas of drought using the following categories D0-Abnormally Dry, D1-Moderate, D2-Severe, D3-Extreme, and D4-Exceptional. The U.S. Drought Monitor is developed and maintained by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility, the Climate Prediction Center, the National Climatic Data Center, and the National Drought Mitigation Center with input from the United States Geological Survey, the National Water and Climate Center, the Climate Diagnostics Center, the National Weather Service, state climatologists, and state water resource agencies.(7) "Water shortage emergency" means a water shortage resulting from prolonged drought, contamination of the water supply, damage to water infrastructure, or other unforeseen causes that presents an imminent threat to public health, safety, and welfare or to the environment.  (1959, c. 779, s. 1; 1967, c. 892, s. 12; 1973, c. 1262, s. 23; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(117); 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1004, s. 18; c. 1024, s. 34; 1991, c. 342, s. 15(a); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2008-143, s. 3; 2010-143, s. 1; 2011-394, s. 12(a); 2014-113, s. 2; 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-352 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 38 - Water Resources.|§ 143-352 - Purpose of Article.

 143-352. Purpose of Article.The purpose of this Article is to create a State agency to coordinate the State's water resource activities; to devise plans and policies and to perform the research and administrative functions necessary for a more beneficial use of the water resources of the State, in order to insure improvements in the methods of conserving, developing and using those resources. (1959, c. 779, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-355.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 38 - Water Resources.|§ 143-355.4 - Water system efficiency.

 143-355.4. Water system efficiency.(a) Local government water systems and large community water systems shall require separate meters for new in-ground irrigation systems on lots platted and recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county or counties in which the real property is located after July 1, 2009, that are connected to their systems. This section shall not apply to lots with privately owned septic tanks systems or other types of privately owned innovative on-site wastewater systems if a lockable cutoff valve approved by the water system and a testable backflow prevention device approved by the water system for the appropriate level of risk associated with the irrigation system or other identified risk are installed on the water supply line for the irrigation system. The lockable cutoff value shall be installed on the water supply line for the irrigation system within 24 inches of the water meter and the testable backflow device shall be installed on the water supply line for the irrigation system.(b) To be eligible for State water infrastructure funds from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund or the Drinking Water Reserve or any other grant or loan of funds allocated by the General Assembly whether the allocation of funds is to a State agency or to a nonprofit organization for the purpose of extending waterlines or expanding water treatment capacity, a local government or large community water system must demonstrate that the system:(1) Has established a water rate structure that is adequate to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the system, including reserves for payment of principal and interest on indebtedness incurred for maintenance or improvement of the water system during periods of normal use and periods of reduced water use due to implementation of water conservation measures. The funding agency shall apply guidelines developed by the State Water Infrastructure Authority in determining the adequacy of the water rate structure to support operation and maintenance of the system.(2) Has implemented a leak detection and repair program.(3) Has an approved water supply plan pursuant to G.S. 143-355.(4) Meters all water use except for water use that is impractical to meter, including, but not limited to, use of water for firefighting and to flush waterlines.(5) Does not use a rate structure that gives residential water customers a lower per-unit water rate as water use increases.(6) Has evaluated the extent to which the future water needs of the water system can be met by reclaimed water.(7) Has implemented a consumer education program that emphasizes the importance of water conservation and that includes information on measures that residential customers may implement to reduce water consumption.  (2008-143, s. 9; 2010-142, s. 13; 2010-180, s. 16; 2011-374, s. 3.2; 2013-360, s. 14.21(l); 2017-130, s. 7.)