GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

S                                                                                                                                                    D

SENATE DRS35061-ML-66  (02/04)

Short Title:        Port Usage Contracts/Public Records.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Lee (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to provide that a usage contract entered into between the state ports authority and a carrier is not a public record.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 20 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 136‑276.  Usage contracts.

A usage contract entered into between the Authority and a carrier is not a public record within the meaning of G.S. 132‑1. For purposes of this section, the term "usage contract" means a contract or agreement that contains terms and conditions involving terminal services related to maritime activities, including dockage, wharfage, cargo handling, storage, ro‑ro service, transportation drayage, and other miscellaneous port services."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.