Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Amends the definition of eligible building to require that the commercial building or structure be located within the central business district or downtown commercial district, as of September 27, 2024, of a city as defined by GS 160A-1 (was, with the central business district or downtown commercial district of a city or own, as defined by that municipality’s governing board or zoning maps, with no date indicated). No longer requires the affidavit to include an acknowledgment that alternative means of fire protection have been considered and discussed with the project’s contractors or design professionals. Amends the act’s effective date provision to make the act applicable to eligible buildings for which a Certificate of Occupancy is issued on or after the date the act becomes law (was, applicable to eligible buildings for which construction or repair work is commenced on or after the date the act becomes law). Makes additional clarifying changes.