Bill Summaries: S103 AMEND ASSESSMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS (NEW).

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  • Summary date: Jul 30 2013 - View Summary

    AN ACT TO EXTEND AND AMEND THE AUTHORITY COUNTIES AND CITIES HAVE TO USE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. Enacted July 29, 2013. Effective June 30, 2013, and applies retroactively to special assessment imposed on or after that date.


  • Summary date: Jul 10 2013 - View Summary

    House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

    Amends the act's long title.

    Makes the act effective June 30, 2013, and applicable retroactively to special assessments imposed on or after that date (was, effective when the act becomes law and applies to special assessments imposed on or after that date).


  • Summary date: May 14 2013 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:

    Amends the bill short and long title consistent with changes in the bill.

    New Section 1(a) amends GS 153A-210.1 to add a new subsection (b) extending and codifying the expiration date of Article 9A of Chapter 153A (authorizing counties to impose special assessments for critical infrastructure needs) to July 1, 2015 (original sunset date is July 1, 2013).

    New Section 2(a) amends GS 160A-239.1 to add a new subsection (b) extending and codifying the expiration date of Article 10A of Chapter 160A (authorizing cities to impose special assessments for critical infrastructure needs) to July 1, 2015 (original sunset date is July 1, 2013).

    New Section 3 makes technical changes to SL 2008-165, Section 5 to remove the original sunset date of July 1, 2013.


  • Summary date: Feb 19 2013 - View Summary

    Makes clarifying changes to GS 153A-210.2(c) (regarding counties) and GS 160A-239.2(c) (regarding cities)as toidentifying the property to be assessed.Provides that in selecting a method to allocate the costs in accordance with benefits conferred, the board of commissioners (GS Chapter 153A, counties) and the city council (GS Chapter 160A, cities)may provide that the benefits conferred are measured on the basis of the use of the lot or parcel of land and provide for assessments to be adjusted when there is a change in use, if the total amount of the assessments is sufficient to pay the costs of the project after the adjustments have been made.

    Amends GS 153A-210.3(a) (counties) and GS 160A-239.3(a) (cities)to clarify the guidelines under which a board or councilmay impose a special assessment. Specifies methodology for determining whether the petition for the project to be financed has been signed by a majority of owners and for determining if the assessed value represented by the owners signing the petition constitutes at least 66% of the assessed value of all real property to be assessed.

    Effective when the act becomes law and appliesto special assessments imposed on or after that date.