AN ACT to provide funds to support projects and programs at western carolina university and blue ridge community college.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  WCU/Apodaca/STEM Building. – There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2021‑2022 fiscal year for the Building Reserve to be allocated for the operation and maintenance of the Apodaca/STEM Building at Western Carolina University.

SECTION 2.  Blue Ridge Community College/Various Projects. – There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Community Colleges System Office the sum of two million three hundred twelve thousand two hundred dollars ($2,312,200) in nonrecurring funds for the 2021‑2022 fiscal year to be allocated to Blue Ridge Community College to be used as follows:

(1)        $1,762,200 shall be used for technology equipment, wiring, and furniture for a building renovation.

(2)        $300,000 shall be used for start‑up costs for new trade programs at the community college in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), electrical, masonry, and plumbing.

(3)        $250,000 shall be used for the purchase of equipment for a public safety training center for law enforcement and rescue personnel programs.

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2021.