AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH TO REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ABANDONED VESSELS WITHIN THE TOWN'S ZONING JURISDICTION. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 3/29/11 and 4/14/11. Enacted May 19, 2011. Effective May 19, 2011.
Bill Summaries: H506 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH/ABANDONED VESSELS.
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Summary date: May 19 2011 - View Summary
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Bill H 506 (2011-2012)Summary date: Apr 14 2011 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends GS 160A-303 to provide that shipwrecks, vessels, cargoes, tackle, and other underwater archeological remains that have been in place for more than ten years are not considered abandoned motor vehicles and are not to be removed under the statute without approval from the Department of Cultural Resources. Specifies that the act does not apply to vessels described in the proposed statutory changes that are located in non-navigable streams.
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Bill H 506 (2011-2012)Summary date: Mar 29 2011 - View Summary
As title indicates, amends GS 160A-303(b1) to modify the definition of abandoned motor vehicle to include: (1) one that is moored, anchored, or otherwise located for more than 30 consecutive days in any 180-consecutive-day period in any waters or marshes waterward of the pierhead line or (2) one that is designed to float, is in danger of sinking, has sunk, is resting on the bottom, or is located such that it is a hazard to navigation or is an immediate danger to other vessels. Applies to areas where the Town of Wrightsville Beach exercises territorial and extraterritorial jurisdiction.