GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 605
Committee Substitute Reported Without Prejudice 4/20/99

Short Title:  Craven Convention Ctr. Condemn.	(Local)

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March 25, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE CRAVEN COUNTY TO ACQUIRE REAL PROPERTY BY CONDEMNATION FOR CONVENTION CENTER PURPOSES AND TO ACQUIRE THE FEE OR ANY LESSER INTEREST.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 40A-3(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Local Public Condemnors. – For the public use or benefit, the governing body of each municipality or county shall possess the power of eminent domain and may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation any property, either inside or outside its boundaries, for the following purposes.
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(10)	Establishing, enlarging, or improving publicly owned convention center facilities.  The fee or any lesser interest may be condemned for the purpose contained in this subdivision.
The board of education of any municipality or county or a combined board may exercise the power of eminent domain under this Chapter for purposes authorized by other statutes.
The power of eminent domain shall be exercised by local public condemnors under the procedures of Article 3 of this Chapter."
Section 2.  This act applies to the County of Craven.
Section 3.  This act expires November 16, 2002.
Section 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.