AN ACT removing certain restrictions on satellite annexations for the city of sanford AND THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑58.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑58.1.  Petition for annexation; standards.
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(b)	A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following standards:
	
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SECTION 2.  This act applies to the City of Sanford and the Town of Beaufort only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 10th day of July, 2019.

	s/	 Ralph E. Hise
	 Presiding Officer of the Senate

	s/	 Tim Moore
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives