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DocuSign Envelope ID:A9CF8A9E-4CDB-4BB9-A678-D4AD80CD1393 <br /> iiIII SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT <br /> E-Verify Contracting Prohibition Changes (as is the case with all other leases of <br /> for Cities and Counties government property for terms greater <br /> Section 13 of S.L. 2014-119, H369 scales than ten years). A lease entered into under <br /> back the E-Verify contracting prohibition for this provision requires governing board <br /> cities and counties. Effective October 1, approval. This legislation is effective <br /> 2014, the E-Verify contracting prohibition immediately. <br /> will apply only to purchase and construction A renewable energy facility is <br /> or repair contracts in the formal bidding defined as facility (other than a <br /> range, as is the case for all other units of hydroelectric power facility) with a <br /> local government (the legislation does not generation capacity of more than 10 <br /> affect other units of local government). megawatts that generates either electric <br /> Cities and counties will no longer need to power or useful, measurable combined <br /> verify the E-Verify compliance of heat and power derived from a renewable <br /> contractors and their subcontractors on energy resource, or is a solar thermal <br /> contracts other than those for purchases or energy facility (G.S. 62-133.8(a)(7)). Leases <br /> construction and repair in the formal for renewable energy facilities that do not <br /> bidding ranges. The change applies to all meet this definition must be treated as any <br /> contracts entered into on or after October other lease of government-owned property. <br /> 1, 2014. This change is effective September <br /> 18, 2014. <br /> An updated version of E-Verify Contracting <br /> Prohibition FAQ's is available on the School <br /> of Government's Local Government Small Business Contractor Act Repealed <br /> Purchasing and Contracting webpage Section 1.(a) of the Regulatory Reform Act <br /> (www.ncpurchasinq.unc.edu) under the of 2014 (S.L. 2014-120, S734) repealed the <br /> "Legislative Updates"link. Small Business Contractor Act (Part 20 of <br /> Article 10 of Chapter 143B). Enacted in <br /> 2007, the Small Business Contractor Act <br /> Long-Term Leases for Renewable Energy established a program within the <br /> Facilities Department of Commerce to provide loan <br /> Section 34 of the Regulatory Reform Act of and bonding assistance to financially <br /> 2014 (S.L. 2014-120, S734) amends G.S. responsible small North Carolina <br /> 160A-272(c) to extend the authorization for contractors. The repeal of this program is <br /> long-term leases of government property effective September 18, 2014. <br /> for the siting and operation of renewable <br /> energy facilities. Previously, this authority <br /> was granted only to a limited number of Engineering Licensure Technical Changes <br /> cities and counties for leases of up to 20 Section 11 of the Regulatory Reform Act of <br /> years. Now, all local governments may 2014 (S.L. 2014-120, S734) makes technical <br /> enter into a lease of up to 25 years for the and clarifying changes to G.S. 89C-25 and <br /> siting and operation of renewable energy 89C-19. While the changes may appear to <br /> facilities on government-owned property be substantive, they are, in fact, purely <br /> without having to treat the lease as a technical. For example, the legislation adds <br /> disposal of that property which triggers references to the Chapters of the General <br /> competitive property disposal requirements Statutes governing the professional <br /> activities listed in the statute (engineering, <br /> 2014 Legislative Summary—Public Purchasing and Contracting Page 3 <br /> UNC School of Government <br />