Chapter 143

Notwithstanding the provisions of any law of this State making confidential the contents of any records or prohibiting the release or disclosure of any information, all information exchange among the employing entities defined under this Article necessary to accomplish and effect…

Nothing in this Article is intended to conflict with any provision of federal law or to result in the loss of federal funds. If the exchange among employing entities of information necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Article would conflict with this intention, the exch…

Payments on obligations to the State collected under the procedures established by this Article shall not be construed to revive obligations or any part thereof already barred by an applicable statute of limitations. Furthermore, payments made as a result of collection procedures…

In case of any emergency or pressing need arising from unforeseen causes including but not limited to delay by contractors, delay in transportation, breakdown in machinery, or unanticipated volume of work, the Secretary of Administration shall have power to obtain or authorize ob…

(a) State Furniture Requirements Contract. - To ensure agencies access to sufficient sources of furniture supply and service, to provide agencies the necessary flexibility to obtain furniture that is compatible with interior architectural design and needs, to provide small and di…

If any department, institution or agency of the State government, required by this Article and the rules adopted pursuant thereto applying to the purchase or lease of supplies, materials, equipment, printing or services through the Secretary of Administration, or any nonstate ins…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, by the use of the powers, policies or procedures described in this Article or established hereunder, to purchase, attempt to purchase, procure or attempt to procure any property or services for private use or benefit. (b) This prohibition …

(a) It is the policy of this State to encourage and promote the purchase of products with recycled content. All State departments, institutions, agencies, community colleges, and local school administrative units shall, to the extent economically practicable, purchase and use, or…

In furtherance of the State policy, it is the goal of the State that each department, institution, agency, community college, and local school administrative unit purchase paper and paper products with recycled content according to the following schedule: (1) At least ten percent…

(a) The following definitions apply in this section: (1) AFV. - A hybrid electric vehicle that derives its transportation energy from gasoline and electricity. AFV also means an original equipment manufactured vehicle that operates on compressed natural gas, propane, or electrici…

(a) The definitions set out in G.S. 143-58.4 apply to this section. (b) The Alternative Fuel Revolving Fund is created and shall be held by the State Treasurer. The Fund shall consist of moneys received from the sale of EPAct credits under G.S. 143-58.4, any moneys appropriated t…

(a) State Construction Office to Develop Technical Specifications. - The State Construction Office shall develop recommended technical specifications for the use of coal combustion products that may be utilized in any construction by all State departments, institutions, agencies,…

State departments, institutions, and agencies may contract with the Conservation Corps North Carolina to perform trail construction and maintenance, invasive species removal, and other conservation projects in State parks, State forests, and other State-owned facilities where the…

As used in this Article, "State agency" means any department, commission, division, board, or institution of the State within the executive branch of government, including The University of North Carolina system, and the Office of Administrative Hearings. (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992)…

The Office of State Human Resources shall establish a written program for State employee workplace safety, health, and workers' compensation. The program shall promote safe and healthful working conditions and shall be based on clearly stated goals and objectives for meeting the …

The written program required under this Article shall describe at a minimum: (1) The methods to be used to identify, analyze, and control new or existing hazards, conditions, and operations. (2) How managers, supervisors, and employees are responsible for implementing the program…

(a) Model Program. - The Office of State Human Resources shall: (1) Maintain a model program of safety and health requirements to guide State agencies in the development of their individual programs and in complying with the provisions of G.S. 95-148 and this Article. (2) Establi…

The Office of State Human Resources shall create, pursuant to guidelines adopted under subsection (a) of G.S. 143-583, committees to perform workplace inspections, review injury and illness records, make advisory recommendations to the agency's managers, and perform other functio…

The Legislative Services Commission and the Administrative Office of the Courts are authorized to separately establish safety and health programs for their employees. (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 994, s. 3; 2001-424, s. 22.6(c).) §

(a) Preference. - The Secretary of Administration and any State agency authorized to purchase foodstuff or other products, shall, in the purchase of or in the contracting for foods, supplies, materials, equipment, printing or services give preference as far as may be practicable …

(a) Ineligible Vendors. - The Secretary of Administration, State Chief Information Officer, and other entities to which this Article applies shall not contract for goods or services with either of the following: (1) A vendor if the vendor or an affiliate of the vendor if the Secr…

If the Secretary of Administration or a State agency cannot give preference to North Carolina products or services as provided in G.S. 143-59, the Secretary or State agency shall give preference, as far as may be practicable and to the extent permitted by State law, federal law, …

(a) Ineligible Vendors. - A vendor is not entitled to enter into a contract for goods or services with any department, institution, or agency of the State government subject to the provisions of this Article if any officer or director of the vendor, or any owner if the vendor is …

(a) As used in this section, "fluid milk product" has the same meaning as in 7 Code of Federal Regulations § 1000.15 (1 January 2003 Edition). (b) No department, institution, or agency of the State shall enter into any contract for the purchase of any fluid milk product that is l…

(a) A vendor submitting a bid shall disclose in a statement, provided contemporaneously with the bid, where services will be performed under the contract sought, including any subcontracts, and whether any services under that contract, including any subcontracts, are anticipated …

It is the intent of the General Assembly to address the needs and concerns of both smokers and nonsmokers in public places by providing for designated smoking and nonsmoking areas. (1993, c. 367, s. 1.)

As used in this Article, unless the context clearly provides otherwise: (1) Constituent institution. - As defined in G.S. 116-2(4) and G.S. 116-4. (1a) Grounds. - The area located and controlled by State government that is within 100 linear feet of any of the following: a. A Stat…

(a) All of the following areas may be designated as nonsmoking in buildings owned, leased, or occupied by State government: (1) Any library open to the public. (2) Any museum open to the public. (3) Any area established as a nonsmoking area, so long as at least twenty percent (20…

(a) No person shall smoke in a nonsmoking area in a State-controlled building or area pursuant to G.S. 143-597. (b) Any person who continues to smoke in a nonsmoking area described in this section following notice by the person in charge of the State-controlled building or area o…

All of the following facilities shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article: (1) Any primary or secondary school or child care center, except for a teacher's lounge. (2) An enclosed elevator. (3) Public school bus. (4) Hospital, nursing home, rest home, and State facility…

The Secretary of Administration may adopt, modify, or abrogate rules covering the following purposes, in addition to those authorized elsewhere in this Article: (1) Requiring reports by State departments, institutions, or agencies of stocks of supplies and materials and equipment…

Nothing in this Article shall be construed to permit smoking in any area where smoking is prohibited by any other law or rule for fire safety purposes, including the State minimum fire safety standards pursuant to Chapter 58, Chapter 153A, or Chapter 160A of the General Statutes;…

(a) This Article shall not supersede nor prohibit the enactment or enforcement of any otherwise valid local law, rule, or ordinance enacted prior to October 15, 1993, regulating the use of tobacco products. However, no local law, rule, or ordinance enacted and placed in operation…

(a) In recognition of North Carolina's need for primary care physicians, Bowman Gray School of Medicine and Duke University School of Medicine shall each prepare a plan with the goal of encouraging North Carolina residents to enter the primary care disciplines of general internal…

Nothing in this Article shall be construed as amending or repealing G.S. 7A-6(b), relating to the printing of the Supreme Court Reports, or in any way changing or interfering with the method of printing or contracting for the printing of the Supreme Court Reports as provided for …

Neither the Secretary of Administration, nor any assistant of the Secretary's shall be financially interested, or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in the purchase of, or contract for, any materials, equipment or supplies, nor in any firm, corp…

(a) Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful for any employee, officer, or official of the State in the exercise of his or her official duty to sell or otherwise dispose of any pistol, revolver, shotgun, or rifle to any person, firm, corporation, county or local governm…

(a) Definitions. - The following terms apply in this section: (1) Critical tire information. - Tire brand name, tire line name, tire identification numbers, load and pressure markings, tire size designation, service descriptions such as load and speed ratings, and other informati…

The Department of Administration is designated as the State agency for State surplus property, and with respect to the acquisition of State surplus property the agency shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Administration. (1991, c. 358, s. 2.)

The following definitions apply in Part 1 of this Article: (1) Agency. - An existing department, institution, commission, committee, board, division, or bureau of the State. (2) Nonprofit tax exempt organizations. - The following entities certified by the Internal Revenue Service…

(a) The State Surplus Property Agency is authorized and directed to: (1) Sell all State owned supplies, materials, and equipment that are surplus, obsolete, or unused and sell all seized vehicles and other conveyances that the State Surplus Property Agency is authorized to sell; …

(a) The Secretary of Administration may delegate to any employees of the State agency for surplus property such power and authority as he or they deem reasonable and proper for the effective administration of Part 1 of this Article. The Secretary of Administration may, in his dis…

(a) The State agency for surplus property may assess and collect a service charge (i) for the acquisition, receipt, warehousing, distribution, or transfer of any State surplus property; (ii) for the transfer or sale of recyclable material; and (iii) for the towing, storing, proce…

Notwithstanding any provision of this Part or Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University may cause to be severed and sold or transferred timber from any unimproved timberlands owned by or allocated to the University without invol…

The Department of Administration is hereby designated as the State agency for federal surplus property, and with respect to the acquisition of federal surplus property said agency shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Administration. (1953, c. 1262…

(a) The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) That the State shall take a leadership role in aggressively undertaking the conservation of energy, water, and other utilities in North Carolina. (2) That State facilities and facilities of State institutions of higher lear…

For purposes of this Article: (1) "Economic life" means the projected or anticipated useful life of a facility. (2) "Energy-consumption analysis" means the evaluation of all energy- consuming systems, including systems that consume water or other utilities, and components of thes…

(a) The Department of Environmental Quality through the State Energy Office shall develop a comprehensive program to manage energy, water, and other utility use for State agencies and State institutions of higher learning and shall update this program annually. Each State agency …

(a) A life-cycle cost analysis shall be commenced at the schematic design phase of the construction or renovation project, shall be updated or amended as needed at the design development phase, and shall be updated or amended again as needed at the construction document phase. A …

Each State agency and each State institution of higher learning performing a life-cycle cost analysis for the purpose of constructing or renovating any facility shall, prior to selecting a design option or advertising for bids for construction, submit the life-cycle cost analysis…