GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 1435

 
 
Short Title:	Bill Lee Tier Designation Change-2.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Walend; and M. Crawford.	
Referred to:	Finance.	
May 10, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the manner in which enterprise tier designations are assigned under the william s. Lee Quality Jobs and Business Expansion Act.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 105‑129.3(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Exceptions for Certain Small Counties. – The following exceptions to the provisions of this section apply to small counties:
(1)	A county that meets both of the conditions set out below is designated an enterprise tier one area:
a.	Its population is less than 10,000.
b.	More than sixteen percent (16%) of its population is below the federal poverty level according to the most recent federal decennial census.
(2)	A county that meets both of the conditions set out below has an enterprise tier designation one level below the designation it would otherwise have under subsection (a) of this section:
a.	Its population is less than 50,000.
b.	More than eighteen percent (18%) of its population is below the federal poverty level according to the most recent federal decennial census.
(3)	A county that has a population of less than 35,000 and that would otherwise be designated an enterprise tier four or five area under this section must be designated an enterprise tier three area."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to designations made on or after that date.