NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 462

SENATE BILL 685

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION WITH APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF STATE TO GRANT AN EASEMENT PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESERVOIR TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC TO BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AT CATFISH CREEK IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  The Department of Administration with approval of the Governor and Council of State may authorize the utilization and impoundment, including the closing, of Catfish Creek in New Hanover County, for the purpose of the development of a reservoir to be used in connection with the generation of electric power for sale and distribution to the public, and is authorized to grant, upon such conditions as may be deemed proper, including the condition that the fishery management in the reservoir be under the jurisdiction of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, an easement for such purpose in the lands covered by the waters of the Creek.

Sec. 2.  Any easement granted pursuant to this act shall be executed and approved in the manner prescribed in Article 16 of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 28th day of May, 1971.