AN ACT TO ALLOW THE BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTY SHERIFFs' OFFICES TO CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD AND FOOD SERVICE SUPPLIES FOR DETENTION FACILITies WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN STATE PURCHASE AND CONTRACT LAWS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑131.1 reads as rewritten:

§ 143‑131.1.  Exception for contracts for the purchase of food and supplies for county detention facilities by the sheriffs of certain counties.

(a)        A county sheriff's office may contract for the purchase of food and food services supplies for that county's detention facility without being subject to the requirements of G.S. 143‑129 and G.S. 143‑131(a).

(b)        This section applies only to the following counties: Alamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bladen, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, Chowan, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Duplin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jones, Lincoln, Madison, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Randolph, Rockingham, Sampson, Stanly, Transylvania, Wake, Washington, and Yancey.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to contracts entered into, renewed, or modified on or after that date.