North Carolina § 153A-210 - 1. (Article has an expiration note - see note) Purpose; sunset.

§ 153A-210. 1. (Article has an expiration note - see note) Purpose; sunset.

Purpose. - This Article enables counties that face increased demands for infrastructure improvements as a result of rapid growth and development to impose special assessments as provided in this Article on benefited property and to use the resulting revenues as provided in this Article. This Article supplements the authority counties have in Article 9 of this Chapter. The provisions of Article 9 of this Chapter apply to this Article, to the extent they do not conflict with this Article. Purpose of Dam Repair. - The General Assembly finds that dam repair is a public purpose promoting flood control and public safety. Sunset. - This Article expires July 1, 2025, for projects that have not been approved under a final assessment resolution. For projects authorized in G.S. 153A-210.2(a1), this Article expires July 1, 2022. The expiration does not affect the validity of assessments imposed or to be imposed or bonds issued or authorized or to be issued or authorized under the provisions of this Article if a final assessment resolution has been adopted prior to the effective date of the expiration. History (2008-165, s. 2; 2013-371, ss. 1(a), 3; 2014-89, ss. 1, 2; 2015-121, s. 1; 2017-40, s. 1; 2019-151, s. 15; 2019-190, s. 1; 2019-215, s. 3.) Article Has an Expiration Date. - For expiration of Article 9A, see G.S. 153A-210.1(b). Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-121, s. 5, made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2015-121, s. 1, applicable to assessments made on or after July 1, 2015. Session Laws 2019-190, s. 3, as amended by Session Laws 2019-151, s. 15, made the amendment to subsection (b) as amended by Session Laws 2019-190, s. 1, effective July 1, 2019. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2014-89, ss. 1, 2, effective July 30, 2014, added subsection (a1), and added the second sentence in subsection (b). Session Laws 2015-121, s. 1, effective June 30, 2015, substituted "expires July 1, 2020" for "expires July 1, 2015" in the first sentence of subsection (b). For applicability, see editor's note. Session Laws 2017-40, s. 1, effective June 21, 2017, in subsection (a), substituted "impose" for "issue revenue bonds payable from," substituted "as provided in" for "imposed under," and added "and to use the resulting revenues as provided in this Article" at the end of the first sentence; in subsection (b), added "for projects that have not been approved under a final assessment resolution" at the end of the first sentence and rewrote the second sentence, which formerly read: "The expiration does not affect the validity of assessments imposed or bonds issued or authorized under the provisions of this Article prior to the effective date of the expiration." Session Laws 2019-190, s. 1, substituted "2022" for "2019" at the end of the second sentence in subsection (b). For effective date, see editor's note. Session Laws 2019-215, s. 3, effective September 4, 2019, substituted "2025" for "2020" in the first sentence in subsection (b).