GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

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HOUSE BILL 56

Short Title:     Annexation Service.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Brown, Boylan, Faison (Primary Sponsors);  Cleveland, Folwell, McGee, and Walend.
Referred to:	Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

February 1, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to prohibit involuntary annexation of property that has substantially all urban services already in place.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑36(b) is amended by adding the following new subdivision:

"(4) No part of the area may already receive substantially all urban services."

SECTION 2.  G.S. 160A‑48(b) is amended by adding the following new subdivision:

"(4) No part of the area may already receive substantially all urban services."

SECTION 3.  G.S. 160A‑41 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(1a) 'Substantially all urban services' shall mean all of the following:

a. Water provided by a municipality, a county, a sanitary district, a water and sewer authority, or another unit of government established by Chapter 162A of the General Statutes.

b. Sewerage provided by a municipality, a county, a sanitary district, a water and sewer authority, or another unit of government established by Chapter 162A of the General Statutes.

c. Fire protection, police protection, and road maintenance provided directly or under contract by an association that has a governing board elected by its membership."

SECTION 4.  G.S. 160A‑53 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(1a) 'Substantially all urban services' shall mean all of the following:

a. Water provided by a municipality, a county, a sanitary district, a water and sewer authority, or another unit of government established by Chapter 162A of the General Statutes.

b. Sewerage provided by a municipality, a county, a sanitary district, a water and sewer authority, or another unit of government established by Chapter 162A of the General Statutes.

c. Fire protection, police protection, and road maintenance provided directly or under contract by an association that has a governing board elected by its membership."

SECTION 5.  This act applies with respect to annexation ordinances adopted on or after July 1, 2007.