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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate2025-05-07

Vote Breakdown

Plain Language Summary

This bill modifies how North Carolina calculates unit pricing costs for transportation goods used in highway maintenance and construction. It changes the baseline calculation from using only 2015-2016 fiscal year data to using a rolling average of the three previous fiscal years, and adjusts the enforcement and reporting procedures for Highway Divisions that exceed the 10% variance threshold.

Arguments in Favor

• •Supporters argue that using a rolling three-year average provides a more accurate and current baseline for unit pricing, better reflecting actual market conditions and inflation.
• •This approach may help ensure more realistic cost targets, reduce unnecessary penalties for divisions with legitimate cost increases, and allow the Department of Transportation to set more achievable efficiency goals while still driving cost savings.

Arguments Against

• •Opponents may argue that moving away from the original 2015-2016 baseline and using a rolling average could reduce accountability and make it harder to track long-term cost control improvements.
• •They might contend that continuously adjusting the baseline could weaken incentives for divisions to find efficiencies, or that the change could result in higher overall transportation costs by making the variance thresholds easier to meet.