Amends GS 136-18 (Powers of Department of Transportation), providing in GS 136-18(39a) that the Department of Transportation (Department) can enter into partnership agreements with a private entity as provided under subdivision (39) of this section for one project, subject to the requirements of this subdivision (previously, the Department could only enter into an agreement for a pilot project that was a candidate for funding under the Mobility Fund and planned for construction through a public-private partnership).