Adds new Article 4, Prohibit Adversarial Foreign Government Acquisition of Certain Lands, providing as follows. Titles the act as the North Carolina Farmland and Military Protection Act. Sets out the act's purpose. Prohibits an adversarial foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding an interest in (1) agricultural land or (2) land situated within a 75-mile radius of a military installation. Voids any land transfer in violation of this statute. Defines adversarial foreign government to mean a state-controlled enterprise (a business enterprise, however denominated, in which a foreign government has a controlling interest) or the government of a country or group subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations in 22 C.F.R. § 126. Defines military installation as Fort Bragg; Pope Army Airfield; Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune; New River Marine Corps Air Station; Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station; Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point; the United States Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City; Naval Support Activity Northwest; Blakeslee Air Force Recreation Area; Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR-4) at Fort Fisher; and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in its own right and as the responsible entity for the Dare County Bombing Range; North Carolina National Guard facilities; and any facility located within the State subject to the installations' oversight and control. Also defines the terms agricultural land, controlling interest, and interest.
Includes a severability clause.
Effective December 1, 2025.
NC FARMLAND AND MILITARY PROTECTION ACT.
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AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ACQUISITION OF AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER LANDS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE STATE BY CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS DESIGNATED AS ADVERSARIAL BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.Intro. by Balkcom, N. Jackson, Zenger, Bell.
Status: Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Feb 18 2025)
Bill History:
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Mon, 17 Feb 2025 House: Filed(link is external)
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Tue, 18 Feb 2025 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
H 133
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