S257 - 2026 Appropriations Act. (SL 2026-41)

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Session Year 2024

Overview: Section 17.14 of S.L. 2026-41 (Senate Bill 257) requires the Department of Adult Correction (Department) to obtain an appraisal assessing the value for each of the following properties according to their best and highest use and submit the appraisals to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the Fiscal Research Division no later than January 1, 2027:

  • Any property owned by the Department that is located along the French Broad River in the Counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania, including the Craggy Correctional Center and Craggy Laundry.
  • Any property owned by the Department that (i) is located on Blue Ridge Road in the City of Raleigh and (ii) was not transferred to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for use by the North Carolina Museum of Art.

This section became effective July 1, 2026.

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