GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION LAW 2001-304
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of charlotte to allow THAT city to use quick take procedure for acquisItion of property to be used for stormwater and public transportation systems.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 7.81(a) of the Charter of the City of Charlotte, being S.L. 2000-26, as amended by S.L. 2000-89, reads as rewritten:
"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 40A-1, in the exercise of its authority of eminent domain for the acquisition of property to be used for streets and highways, water supply and distribution systems, sewage collection and disposal systems, economic development purposes authorized by law within the territory described in subsection (c) of this section, structural and natural stormwater and drainage systems of all types, public transportation systems, and airports, the City is hereby authorized to use the procedure and authority prescribed in Article 9 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes, as now or hereafter amended; provided further, that whenever therein any reference is made to the State of North Carolina or any agency thereof, such reference shall be deemed to include the City, and whenever therein any reference is made to any official of the state of North Carolina, such reference shall be deemed to include the City Manager; provided further that nothing herein shall be construed to enlarge the power of the City to condemn property already devoted to public use."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of July, 2001.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives