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Bill Summary · HB 749

HB 749 — Greensboro Public Safety Funds (2025)

Main purpose

Provide a nonrecurring State grant to the City of Greensboro to fund two public-safety investments: construction of a new fire station serving the north side of Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI), and relocation/enhancement/operation of the Greensboro Police Department’s Real Time Intelligence Center (RTIC).

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $9,818,000 in nonrecurring funds for FY 2025–2026 from the State General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM).
  • Directed grant to the City of Greensboro to be used as follows:
    • $9,000,000 — construct a new fire station to serve the north side of PTI.
    • $818,000 — relocate, enhance, and operate the Police Department’s Real Time Intelligence Center.
  • Effective date: the act becomes effective July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Direct recipient: City of Greensboro (municipal government).
  • Local public-safety agencies: Greensboro Fire Department (station construction) and Greensboro Police Department (RTIC).
  • Residents, businesses, employees, and travelers in the PTI/northern Greensboro area (improved emergency response coverage and public-safety intelligence capacity).
  • State budget: one-time (nonrecurring) General Fund expenditure for FY 2025–2026.

Fiscal and operational impact

  • State fiscal impact: $9.818 million nonrecurring expenditure in FY 2025–2026 (appropriated to OSBM for a directed grant). No ongoing State appropriation is specified in the bill.
  • Local fiscal/operational impact: construction of the fire station is capital investment funded by the grant; the $818,000 includes amounts to operate the RTIC (suggesting some short-term operating support). The city may incur future recurring operating and maintenance costs for the new station and RTIC beyond the grant period unless otherwise budgeted locally.
  • No matches or additional funding sources are required by the text as provided.

Timeline and procedural status

  • Introduced: Nov 12, 2024 (per bill metadata).
  • Legislative action: Passed first reading (bill text provides an enactment clause making the law effective July 1, 2025).
  • Effective: July 1, 2025 (per SECTION 2 of the bill).

Purpose/Policy rationale

The appropriation is targeted to strengthen local emergency response capacity near a major transportation hub (PTI) and to enhance law enforcement’s real‑time information and intelligence capabilities — intended to improve public safety, emergency response times, and situational awareness for the City of Greensboro and surrounding areas.

If you want, I can:
- Draft a short fiscal note estimating likely ongoing local operating costs for the new fire station and RTIC;
- Prepare talking points or a one‑page summary for municipal officials or community stakeholders.

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

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