A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXTEND EXPIRATION OF THE REQUIrEMENT THAT JUST COMPENSATION BE PAID FOR THE REMOVAL BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF BILLBOARDS ON INTERSTATE AND FEDERAL‑AID PRIMARY HIGHWAYS, AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2 of Chapter 1147 of the 1981 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 318 of the 1983 Session Laws, Chapter 1024 of the 1987 Session Laws, Section 1 of Chapter 166 of the 1989 Session Laws, Section 1 of Chapter 725 of the 1993 Session Laws, Section 7 of S.L. 1998‑23, and Section 27.5 of S.L. 1998‑212, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification, but shall expire upon amendment to or repeal of 23 U.S.C. § 131(g), and shall have no force or effect after that date."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.