Daily Bulletin
ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
School of Government
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Legislative Reporting Service, Box 7294 State Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601
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House Legislative Day 1 1 8 Vol. 2008, No. 4 Senate Legislative Day 1 1 6
Thursday, May 1 5, 2008
SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED
HOUSE BILLS
H 2134. CARY ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE (=S 1597). Filed
5/15/08.
TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF
CARY TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES IN EXCHANGE FOR REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY
CONSUMPTION.
Identical to S 1597, filed
5/14/08.
Intro, by Weiss, Dollar, T. Harrell. CHATHAM, WAKE
H 2135. SPECIAL PLATES RECOGNIZING MILITARY SERVICES. Filed
5/15/08.
TO AUTHORIZE SPECIAL
PLATES RECOGNIZING THE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
Amends GS 20 -79.4(b) by adding a new special registration license plate for armed forces members that are
serving on active duty. Effective July 1, 2008.
Intro, by Tarleton. GS 20
H 2136. OPPOSE REAL ID ACT OF 2005. Filed
5/15/08.
TO PREVENT THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
FROM PARTICIPA TING IN OR COM PL YING WITH THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005.
Enacts new GS 20-6.1 in which the General Assembly directs that no state agency is to comply with the
requirements of federal law Title II of P.L. 109-13, the REAL ID Act of 2005. Determines that the REAL ID Act of
2005, requiring the production and clearance of the state’s driver’s licenses, is an unfunded federal mandate and
that compliance with the REAL ID Act will result in a fiscal cost that the state cannot afford. Provides that nothing
in GS 20-6.1 prevents the Division of Motor Vehicles from taking all appropriate steps to ensure the integrity of the
state’s drivers licensing and special identification card issuance system.
The REAL ID Act directly imposes specific federal drivers licensing standards on the states that include data
collection requirements, documentation and verification requirements, and requirements for database sharing
among the states.
Effective July 1 , 2008.
Intro, by Cole. GS 20
H 2137. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION OPTIMIZATION ACT. Filed
5/15/08.
TO ALLOW A SALES AND USE TAX
EXEMPTION FOR LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND TO REENA CT THE SALES AND USE TAX
REFUND FOR LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS, SO AS TO OPTIMIZE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
FUNDING.
Section 7.51 of SL 2005-276, as amended, repealed the state sales tax refund for local school administrative
units (school districts) and replaced it with a recurring transfer of the equivalent amount of state funds to the State
Public School Fund for allotment to school districts. The result was to funnel all state moneys for public education
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