A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow parks and recreation as authorized purposes for special assessments for critical infrastructure needs.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑210.2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Projects. – The board of commissioners of a county may make special assessments as provided in this Article against benefited property within the county for the purpose of financing the capital costs of projects for which bonds may be issued under any of the following:
(1)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(17), sanitary sewer systems.
(2)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(19), storm sewers and flood control facilities.
(3)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(21), water systems.
(4)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(23), public transportation facilities.
(5)	G.S. 159‑48(c)(4), school facilities.
(6)	G.S. 159‑48(d)(5), streets and sidewalks.
(7)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(13), parks and recreation facilities."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 160A‑239.2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Projects. – The council of a city may make special assessments as provided in this Article against benefited property within the city for the purpose of financing the capital costs of projects for which bonds may be issued under any of the following:
(1)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(17), sanitary sewer systems.
(2)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(19), storm sewers and flood control facilities.
(3)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(21), water systems.
(4)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(23), public transportation facilities.
(5)	G.S. 159‑48(c)(4), school facilities.
(6)	G.S. 159‑48(d)(5), streets and sidewalks.
(7)	G.S. 159‑48(b)(13), parks and recreation facilities."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.