North Carolina § 143B-437 - 04. Community development block grants.

§ 143B-437. 04. Community development block grants.

The Department of Commerce shall adopt guidelines for the awarding of Community Development Block Grants to ensure that: No local match is required for grants awarded for projects located in counties that have one of the 25 highest rankings under G.S. 143B-437.08. To the extent practicable, priority consideration for grants is given to projects located in counties that have met the conditions of subdivision (a)(1) of this section or in urban progress zones that have met the conditions of subsection (b) of this section. Priority consideration is given to projects located in areas annexed by a municipality under Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes in order to provide water or sewer services to low-income residents. For purposes of this section, low-income residents are those with a family income that is eighty percent (80%) or less of median family income. In order to qualify for the benefits of this section, after an area is designated an urban progress zone under G.S. 143B-437.09, the governing body of the city in which the zone is located must adopt a strategy to improve the zone and establish an urban progress zone committee to oversee the strategy. The strategy and the committee must conform with requirements established by the Secretary of Commerce. History (1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 13, s. 3.6; 1997-456, s. 27; 1998-55, s. 3; 2006-252, s. 2.5; 2007-323, s. 13.18(h); 2011-396, s. 11.1; 2018-5, s. 15.2(e).) Editor's Note. - This section was formerly numbered G.S. 143B-437D. It was renumbered as this section pursuant to S.L. 1997-456, s. 27 which authorized the Revisor of Statutes to renumber or reletter sections and parts of sections having a number or letter designation that is incompatible with the General Assembly's computer database. Session Laws 2011-396, s. 12, provides: "Except for Sections 10, 11.1, and 11.2, this act does not apply to any municipality that in its charter requires that an annexation must be approved by (i) either the voters in a referendum or at the request of a majority of the property owners; (ii) the voters in a referendum; or (iii) the request of a majority of the property owners." Sections 10, 11.1, and 11.2 amended G.S. 160A-31 , 143B-437.04(a), and 159G-23, respectively. Session Laws 2011-396, s. 13, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2011-396, s. 14, provides: "This act is effective when it becomes law [July 1, 2011] and applies to annexations initiated by municipalities on or after that date and to petitions for annexation under Part 1 and Part 4 of Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes presented on or after that date. Annexations initiated prior to the effective date of this act by any action under Part 2 or Part 3 of Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, but for which an annexation ordinance has not been adopted, shall terminate and may be reinitiated in compliance with Part 7 of Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes as enacted by this act." Session Laws 2018-5, s. 15.2(g), made the amendment of subdivision (a)(1) of this section by Session Laws 2018-5, s. 15.2(e), effective June 12, 2018, and applicable to economic development awards made and related determinations occurring on or after January 1, 2019. Session Laws 2018-5, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2018.'" Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.7, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-252, s. 2.5, effective January 1, 2007, in subdivision (a)(1), substituted "counties that have one of the 25 highest rankings under G.S. 143B-437.08 after the adjustments of that section are applied" for "enterprise tier one areas as defined in G.S. 105-129.3"; in subdivision (a)(2), substituted "counties that have one of the 25 highest rankings under G.S. 143B-437.08 after the adjustments of that section are applied or in urban progress" for "enterprise tier one areas as defined in G.S. 105-129.3 or in development"; and in subsection (b), substituted "an urban progress zone" for "a development zone" twice, and "G.S. 143B-437.09" for "G.S. 105-129.3A." Session Laws 2007-323, s. 13.18.(h), effective January 1, 2008, substituted "or counties that have a population of less than 50,000 and more than nineteen percent (19%) of its population below the federal poverty level according to the most recent federal decennial census" for "after the adjustments of that section are applied" in subdivision (a)(1) and substituted "that have met the conditions of subdivision (a)(1) of this section" for "that have one of the 25 highest rankings under G.S. 143B-437.08 after the adjustments of that section are applied" in subdivision (a)(2). Session Laws 2011-396, s. 11.1, effective July 1, 2011, added subdivision (a)(3). For applicability, see editor's note. Session Laws 2018-5, s. 15.2(e), deleted "or counties that have a population of less than 50,000 and more than nineteen percent (19%) of its population below the federal poverty level according to the most recent federal decennial census" following "G.S. 143B-437.08" in subdivision (a)(1). For effective date and applicability, see editor's note. Legal Periodicals. - See legislative survey, 21 Campbell L. Rev. 323 (1999).