GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	2 

SENATE BILL 17
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 2/10/99

Short Title:  Econ. Development Districts.	(Public)

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February 2, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURIST DISTRICT."
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 18B-1006(l) reads as rewritten:
"(l)	Economic Development and Tourist District. – Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 6 of this Chapter, the Commission may issue permits for the sale of mixed beverages to qualified businesses in an economic development and tourist district. An "economic development and tourist district"is a district that is a political subdivision of the State, is within the corporate limits of a city, was established by an act of the General Assembly which specifically designates it in the act as an "economic development and tourist district", and was established for the purpose of promoting economic development and tourism in the district. The mixed beverages purchase-transportation permit authorized by G.S. 18B-404(b) shall be issued by a local board operating a store located in the city in which the district is located. The governing body of a district that is eligible for mixed beverages permits under this subsection must file with the Commission a certified copy of a map setting out the boundaries of the district."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and shall apply to pending litigation.