North Carolina § 153A-176 - Disposition of property.
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§ 153A-176. Disposition of property.
A county may dispose of any real or personal property belonging to it according to the procedures prescribed in Chapter 160A , Article 12. For purposes of this section references in Chapter 160A , Article 12, to the "city," the "council," or a specific city official are deemed to refer, respectively, to the county, the board of commissioners, and the county official who most nearly performs the same duties performed by the specified city official. For purposes of this section, references in G.S. 160A-266(c) to "one or more city officials" are deemed to refer to one or more county officials designated by the board of county commissioners. History (1868, c. 20, ss. 3, 8; Code, ss. 704, 707; Rev., ss. 1310, 1318; C.S., ss. 1291, 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1983, c. 130, s. 2.) Local Modification. - Alamance: 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 618, s. 2; Bladen: 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 721, ss. 1, 2; Durham: 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 908; Halifax: 1987, cc. 238, 239; Lee: 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 933; Lincoln: 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 944; 1989, c. 411, s. 1; McDowell: 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 909; Pamlico: 1985, c. 386; Pender: 1989, c. 503, s. 1; 1993, c. 52, s. 1; Polk: 1989, c. 375, s. 1; Rowan: 1987, c. 157; Scotland: 1987, c. 57; Transylvania: 1989, c. 4; Tyrrell: 1987, c. 9. Cross References. - As to disposition of retired service animals, see G.S. 20-187.4 . Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1999-386, s. 4, effective August 4, 1999, provides that, notwithstanding the requirements of G.S. 131E-8 , G.S. 131E-13 , G.S. 131E-14 , G.S. 153A-176, and Article 12 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and any past compliance or failure to comply with those requirements, the prior conveyance by a municipality as defined in G.S. 131E-6(5) , or by a hospital authority as defined in G.S. 131E-16(14) , of a hospital facility that currently serves as collateral in a transaction involving North Carolina Medical Care Commission bonds issued under Part 10 of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is hereby validated. Section 5 of the act provides that Section 4 shall not apply to litigation pending on or before the effective date.
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