Dive Summary:

• North Carolina's Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday reworked language in House Bill 628, which would now allow LEED certification to be considered for contracts on state-funded buildings.
• The legislation would have prevented LEED certification from being considered, as LEED does not currently consider North Carolina timber to be sustainably farmed, but the new bill language would permit LEED consideration when energy cost savings exist and North Carolina building materials are in use.

From the article:

... Under an amendment offered by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union, the bill would allow state and local government agencies to pursue LEED certification if an analysis shows that it would save them money in construction or in the first 10 years of operating costs. Also, buildings could use such ratings systems if they don't "put North Carolina materials at a disadvantage." ...