NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 475
SENATE BILL 275

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO COMPENSATE DISPLACED PROPERTY OWNERS FOR MOVING EXPENSES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Article 2 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes of North Carolina is amended by adding thereto a new Section immediately following Section 136-19.1, to be designated as Section 136-19.2 and to read as follows:
"G.S. 136-19.2.  Authority to Compensate Displaced Property Owners for Moving Expenses. The State Highway Commission is authorized to pay compensation for moving costs to the displaced occupants of buildings taken or partially taken by highway construction, provided that such compensation shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the relocation of a household and three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for the relocation of a business, including farming operations and nonprofit organizations; provided further that said compensation shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the State Highway Commission, which rules and regulations may define the terms used herein, and the amount of compensation shall be established by the State Highway Commission in an equitable manner within the limits herein set out. It is further provided that this Section shall in no way be construed to add to, or alter, the measure of damages for the taking of property for highway purposes as set forth in G. S. 136-112."
Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3.  The provisions of this Act shall apply only to acquisitions of property which take place after the effective date of this Act which shall be September 1, 1965.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of May, 1965.