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HB 546

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jake Banta and 15 co-sponsors

NC Central University receives a one-time $275 million General Fund appropriation in 2023-24 to fund specific campus capital projects, not ongoing operating costs.

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Bill Summary · HB 546

Summary — HB 546: Capital Project Funding for North Carolina Central University (NCCU)

Status (as filed): Introduced (prefiled in 2023); effective date in bill: July 1, 2023.

Main purpose

Provide a one-time, nonrecurring General Fund appropriation to North Carolina Central University to finance several specified capital improvement projects on the NCCU campus.

Key provisions

  • Appropriates $275,000,000 in nonrecurring General Fund money to NCCU for the 2023–2024 fiscal year.
  • Specifies the allocation of that $275 million as follows:
    • $140,000,000 — New convocation center
    • $35,000,000 — McDougald‑McLendon Arena expansion
    • $35,000,000 — O'Kelly‑Riddick Stadium improvements
    • $55,000,000 — Health and Human Performance Center
    • $10,000,000 — Land acquisition
  • The appropriation is made “notwithstanding G.S. 143C‑5‑2,” meaning the funds are authorized outside the standard capital‑planning limits/procedures referenced in that statute.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2023 (per text of the filed bill).

Who is affected

  • Primary recipient: North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
  • Local impacts: Durham County and the City of Durham (construction activity, campus growth, community access to new/expanded facilities).
  • Secondary: UNC System administrative oversight and budgeting; construction industry and local employers (contractors, trade firms); student athletes, students, and campus/community event organizers.

Expected impacts

Short term
- Construction activity generating jobs and economic activity in the region.
- Immediate infusion of capital to begin or accelerate the listed projects.

Medium to long term
- Increased campus capacity for athletics, convocations, and health/fitness programming.
- Potential for increased event revenue, recruitment benefits for students and athletes, and expanded community programming.
- Land acquisition may enable future campus expansion.

Fiscal considerations and risks
- Appropriation is nonrecurring (one‑time) capital funding; the bill does not itemize any recurring operating or maintenance funding. NCCU would likely incur ongoing operations, maintenance, and staffing costs for the new/expanded facilities that would need to be covered from the university’s operating budget or future appropriations.
- No matching funds, financing structure, or project delivery method (e.g., GC/CM, design‑build, bonds) are specified in the bill text—those items would be addressed in project plans and institutional/State capital processes.
- “Notwithstanding” language bypasses the referenced capital statute, which may accelerate funding but also reduces the usual capital‑planning constraints or sequencing.

Procedural / timing notes

  • The appropriation is tied to FY 2023–2024 and would be available in that fiscal year.
  • As a statutory appropriation, implementation will involve NCCU project planning, procurement, and coordination with state oversight (e.g., UNC System, State construction/finance agencies) to award contracts and spend the funds in accordance with applicable state procurement and reporting rules.

If you’d like, I can:
- Prepare a short timeline of likely next steps for project implementation and oversight; or
- Draft a one‑page fiscal checklist identifying the likely operating cost impacts and oversight actions NCCU and the State should consider before construction begins.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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