Bill Summary for H 817 (2013-2014)

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May 2 2013

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 817 (Public) Filed Wednesday, April 10, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY THROUGH STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS.
Intro. by W. Brawley, Torbett, Iler, Shepard.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Amends GS 136-76(b2) to reinstatean annual appropriation of $112 million from the Highway Trust Fund to the NC Turnpike Authority and reinstates the dollar amountsin specified funding for the construction of Mid-Currituck Bridge ($28 million) and the construction of the Garden Parkway ($35 million). (Amendments to the 1st editiondecreased the annual appropriation forthe Turnpike Authority from the Highway Fund from $112 million to $49 million and deleted specified funding for the Mid-Currituck Bridge and for the Garden Parkway.)

Amends GS 136-89.183 to reinstate authorization for the Turnpike Authority to include the Garden Parkway, Cape Fear Skyway, and a bridge of more than two miles in length going from the mainland to a peninsula bordering Virginia among its Turnpike Projects. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the projects (was, two of the projects)must be ranked in the top 35 based on the total score on the "Mobility Fund Project Scores" list dated June 6, 2012.