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DocuSign Envelope ID: B49FB256 -4ADF- 4759- AF63- 134AD44FC239 <br />11 SCHOOL <br />E- Verify Contracting Prohibition Changes <br />for Cities and Counties <br />Section 13 of S.L. 2014 -119, H369 scales <br />back the E- Verify contracting prohibition for <br />cities and counties. Effective October 1, <br />2014, the E- Verify contracting prohibition <br />will apply only to purchase and construction <br />or repair contracts in the formal bidding <br />range, as is the case for all other units of <br />local government (the legislation does not <br />affect other units of local government). <br />Cities and counties will no longer need to <br />verify the E- Verify compliance of <br />contractors and their subcontractors on <br />contracts other than those for purchases or <br />construction and repair in the formal <br />bidding ranges. The change applies to all <br />contracts entered into on or after October <br />1, 2014. <br />An updated version of E- Verify Contracting <br />Prohibition FAQ's is available on the School <br />of Government's Local Government <br />Purchasing and Contracting webpage <br />(www.ncpurchosinqunc.edu) under the <br />"Legislative Updates" link. <br />Long -Term Leases for Renewable Energy <br />Facilities <br />Section 34 of the Regulatory Reform Act ofReform Act of <br />2014 (S.L. 2014 -120, S734) amends G.S. <br />160A- 272(c) to extend the authorization for <br />long -term leases of government property <br />for the siting and operation of renewable <br />energy facilities. Previously, this authority <br />was granted only to a limited number of <br />cities and counties for leases of up to 20 <br />years. Now, all local governments may <br />enter into a lease of up to 25 years for the <br />siting and operation of renewable energy <br />facilities on government -owned property <br />without having to treat the lease as a <br />disposal of that property which triggers <br />competitive property disposal requirements <br />(as is the case with all other leases of <br />government property for terms greater <br />than ten years). A lease entered into under <br />this provision requires governing board <br />approval. This legislation is effective <br />immediately. <br />A renewable energy facility is <br />defined as facility (other than a <br />hydroelectric power facility) with a <br />generation capacity of more than 10 <br />megawatts that generates either electric <br />power or useful, measurable combined <br />heat and power derived from a renewable <br />energy resource, or is a solar thermal <br />energy facility (G.S. 62- 133.8(a)(7)). Leases <br />for renewable energy facilities that do not <br />meet this definition must be treated as any <br />other lease of government -owned property. <br />This change is effective September <br />18, 2014. <br />Small Business Contractor Act Repealed <br />Section 1.(a) of the Regulatory Act <br />of 2014 (S.L. 2014 -120, S734) repealed the <br />Small Business Contractor Act (Part 20 of <br />Article 10 of Chapter 143B). Enacted in <br />2007, the Small Business Contractor Act <br />established a program within the <br />Department of Commerce to provide loan <br />and bonding assistance to financially <br />responsible small North Carolina <br />contractors. The repeal of this program is <br />effective September 18, 2014. <br />Engineering Licensure Technical Changes <br />Section 11 of the Regulatory Reform Act of <br />2014 (S.L. 2014 -120, 5734) makes technical <br />and clarifying changes to G.S. 89C -25 and <br />89C -19. While the changes may appear to <br />be substantive, they are, in fact, purely <br />technical. For example, the legislation adds <br />references to the Chapters of the General <br />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 />