A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the charter of the city of burlington to authorize the city council to dispose of city‑owned real property by public or private sale and to lease city‑owned real property for such terms and under such conditions as determined by the city council.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 4.161 of Article 2 of Subchapter E of Chapter IV of the Charter of the City of Burlington, being Chapter 119 of the 1961 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Section 4.161. Sale and lease of real property.
(a)	Public or Private Sale of Property. – Notwithstanding any other provision of general or local law, the city council may publicly or privately sell, lease, rent, exchange, or otherwise convey or cause to be publicly or privately sold, leased, rented, exchanged, or otherwise conveyed, for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as determined by the city council, any real property or any interest in any real property belonging to the city.
(b)	Lease of Property. – Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 160A‑272, the city council may, in its discretion, lease city‑owned property for such terms and upon such conditions as the city council may determine, including terms of more than 10 years without the necessity of following any procedures other than those required by G.S. 160A‑272 for leases of 10 years or less.
(c)	The provisions of this Section shall be construed as in addition to all other provisions of law authorizing or prescribing the method of sale of real property owned by the city."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.