A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the legislative study commission to study the issue of regulatory barriers in coastal economies. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Legislative Research Commission shall study the regulatory, financial, and infrastructure burdens in coastal communities. For purposes of this study, coastal community shall refer to any county in the State containing or to the east of Interstate 95. In its study, the Commission may consider the following:
(1)	Administrative burdens and increased costs due to unnecessary or duplicative environmental regulations.
(2)	Impacts on private property rights and land development due to land use and other restrictions imposed by local governments.
(3)	Impacts of underinvestment in necessary infrastructure to encourage and sustain economic development.
(4)	Any other topic or issue relevant to this study.
SECTION 2.  The Legislative Research Commission shall make its final report to the 2018 Regular Session of the 2017 General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017.