NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 597

HOUSE BILL 1096

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO RENOVATE THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION AND TO MAKE IT SUITABLE AS BOTH A PUBLIC RESIDENCE AND A PRIVATE RESIDENCE FOR THE GOVERNOR.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The funds appropriated for renovation of the Governor's Mansion shall be used to renovate the entire Governor's Mansion to render it a safe and comfortable structure in which the Governor may hold public and ceremonial functions and in which at the same time the Governor's family may have private areas which will allow ordinary family living without interference from the public.

Sec. 2.  The renovations and alterations herein authorized shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following items:

(a)        Removal of the existing heating system and installation of a year-round air conditioning system.

(b)        Rewiring of the structure as needed to provide safe, adequate and convenient electrical circuits throughout the structure.

(c)        Conversion of the third floor area into private family living quarters for the Governor and his family.

(d)        Installation of a family kitchen on the second floor level.

(e)        Installation of a fire escape from the third floor at the rear of the Mansion.

(f)         Conversion, renovation and improvement of basement area.

(g)        Renovation and modernization of all bathrooms.

(h)        Weatherstripping, repair and reconstruction as necessary of all windows and frames in the building.

(i)         Restoration of exterior brick walls.

(j)         General renovation, restoration, and refurbishing of the interior and exterior of the entire building.

Sec. 3.  The Department of Administration shall lease or otherwise provide suitable living quarters for the Governor and his family during the period when it is necessary to vacate the Governor's Mansion while repairs are being made. The cost of providing these quarters shall be paid from the Contingency and Emergency Fund.

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of May, 1973.