GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
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HOUSE DRH30025-LB-9 (12/13)
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Short Title: Annexation Service. |
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Representative Brown. |
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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.