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• for privileges to practice in the hospital is confidential and is not a public record - under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes; provided that information otherwise available to the public shall not become confidential merely because it was acquired by the hospital or by persons acting for or on behalf of the hospital. "§ 131E-97.3. Confidentiality of competitive health care information, Information relating to competitive health care activities by or on behalf of hospitals shall be confidential and not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes; provided that any contract entered into bv_ or on behalf of a public hospital, as defined in G.S. 159-39, shall be a public record unless otherwise exempted by law." Sec. 11. Article 2 of Chapter 159B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 159B-38. Confidentiality of contract discussions. Discussions of a proposed or existing contract to which a joint agency may be or is a party for the construction, ownership, or operation of works, plants, and facilities for or incident to the generation, transmission, or use of electric power and energy or the purchase, sale, exchange, interchange. wheeling, pooling. transmission. or use of ' electric power and energy shall be confidential and information relating to such discussions shall not be a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes; provided that any contract entered into by or on behalf of a joint agency as defined by G.S. 159B-3 shall be a public record unless otherwise exempted by law." Sec. 12. This act becomes effective October 1, 1994, and shall not affect pending litigation. In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of June, 1994. DENNIS A WICKER Dennis A. Wicker President of the Senate • 1.' - 3(: Daniel Blue, Jr. Speaker of the House of Representatives House Bill 120 Page 9