The Daily Bulletin: Monday, April 8, 2013
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The Daily Bulletin: Monday, April 8, 20 13
PUBLIC/ HOUSE BILLS
H 110 (20 B- 2014) PUBLIC CONTRACTS/ PROJECT LABOR. Filed Feb 14 2013. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO
PROVIDE FOR FAIR AND OPEN COMPETITION IN GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND TO PROHIBIT
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TERMS IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Clarifies language in GS 143- 133.5(b) replacing "Any agent or employee of the State, any board or governing body of
the State or of any institution of the State government, or any agent, employee, or board or governing body of any
political subdivision of the State awarding a contract for the construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of a
public building" with "Every officer, board, department, commission, or commissions charged with the responsibility
of preparation of specifications or awarding or entering into contracts for the erection, construction, alteration, or
repair of any buildings for the State, or for any county, municipality, or other public body subject to this Article."
Similar language is deleted and replaced in GS 143- 133.5(c) and (d) .
Makes clarifying changes, replacing "tax credit" or "tax abatement" with "tax incentive" throughout the act.
Amends GS 143-133. 5(f), changing a reference to "an imminent threat" to "a significant, documentable threat" to
public health or safety in reference to the exemption of certain requirements during such an occurrence.
Changes effective date to October 1, 20 13 (was, effective when the act became law) .
Intro, by Goodman, J . Bell, Moffitt, Murry. GS 143
Building and Construction, State Government
H 200 (2013-2014) REQUIRE CERTAIN GENERAL REAPPRAISALS. Filed Mar 4 2013. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
TO CORRECT GENERAL REAPPRAISALS RESULTING IN PROPERTY VALUES THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF NORTH CAROLINA LAW BY SETTING FORTH THE STEPS REQUIRED TO BRING THE GENERAL
REAPPRAISAL INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROPERTY TAX MANDATES.
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends Section 1 of this act to provide that regardless of the provisions of GS 105- 380 (No taxes to be released,
refunded, or compromised) and any other provisions of law restricting the time when a change in appraisal or
valuation of property may be made or any other provisions of Subchapter II of GS Chapter 105 that is inconsistent
with this act, a board of county commissioners must engage in the measures required in this act if all of the specified
conditions are met. Provides that the provisions of GS 105-380 do not apply to issuing any refund under the
provisions of this act.
Deletes language specifying that the county have independent corroborating evidence regarding instances of inequity
and instead requires independent evidence and requires that there be evidence that the majority of commercial
neighborhoods in the county reviewed by a qualified appraisal company have significant issues of inequity. Provides
that the same qualified appraisal company may conduct the review required under Section 1 and Section 2 of this act.
Provides that the interest on taxes that were paid on parcels with errors that resulted in the parcels having an
overstated value are to be calculated at a rate of 5% per annum (was, required any overpayment of taxes, as a result of
overstated valuations, to be refunded, with interest paid on the overpayment pursuant to GS 105-360(e)). Provides
that the discovery penalties set out in subsection (h) of GS 105-312 do not apply to additional taxes levied on parcels
as a result of errors causing the parcels to have an understated value and treated as taxes on discovered property
under GS 105-312.
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