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Bill Summary · HB 731

HB 731 — Pauli Murray Center / Funds (Summary)

Bill number: HB 731
Title: Pauli Murray Center / Funds
Introduced: February 19, 2025
Primary subject areas: Appropriations; Funding; Public buildings; Durham County; Grants
Status (most recent): Passed 1st Reading; later indefinitely postponed/withdrawn and recorded as dying in committee (see Procedural History)

Purpose / Intent

Provide a one-time, directed state grant to support site improvements at the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham, NC. The project—called the “Pauli Murray Center Green”—is intended to improve functional access to the Center and address critical drainage and stormwater management needs on the site.

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $150,000 (one‑time, nonrecurring) from the North Carolina General Fund.
  • Fiscal year: Funds allocated for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.
  • Recipient / administration: The sum is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) to provide a directed grant to the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice.
  • Authorized use: Development of the “Pauli Murray Center Green,” specifically to:
    • Provide functional public access to the Pauli Murray Center (improved entrances/pathways, ADA considerations implied by “functional access”);
    • Provide critical drainage and stormwater management systems for the Center’s site.

Who is affected

  • Direct beneficiary: Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice (Durham, NC).
  • Local impact: Residents and visitors to the Center (improved access and site resiliency); potential positive effects on nearby public infrastructure by addressing stormwater/runoff at the site.
  • State budgeting: One-time General Fund expenditure of $150,000 in FY 2025–26.

Fiscal impact

  • State General Fund: $150,000 nonrecurring in FY 2025–26. No ongoing recurring obligation created by the appropriation.

Timeline & procedural notes

  • Introduced: February 19, 2025.
  • Passed 1st Reading (date per bill header).
  • Referred to Education & Employment Committee (recorded March 27, 2025).
  • Subsequent actions recorded: indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (May 3, 2025) and later listed as “Died in Education & Employment Committee” (June 16, 2025).
  • Effective date if enacted: July 1, 2025.

Note: Legislative records in the package reflect multiple, jurisdiction‑specific “HB 731” bills (from other states) on unrelated subjects. This summary pertains only to the North Carolina appropriation bill for the Pauli Murray Center.

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

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