GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 1439

 
 
Short Title:	Upper Cape Fear River Water Authority.	()	
Sponsors:	Representative Miner.	
Referred to:	Finance.	
May 10, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW CREATION OF THE UPPER CAPE FEAR WATER AUTHORITY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 162A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 162A-3.3. Water authority in urban county.
(a)	Two or more units of local government, at least one of which is located primarily in a county with a population of 500,000 or over, according to the most recent decennial federal census, and whose wastewater discharge flows downstream solely within this State, may organize a water and sewer authority only under this section. Except as modified by this section, the remainder of this Article applies to such authority.
(b)	Any authority organized under this section shall be governed by a board consisting of one member appointed by the governing board of each of the participating political subdivisions.  Each member so appointed shall have one vote.
(c)	An authority organized under this section may issue revenue bonds under G.S. 162A-6(6) and may collect rates, fees, and other charges as provided by G.S. 162A-6(9)."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.