Senate amendment makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.

Amends GS 157-4.1, concerning alternative organization of a housing authority, to establish that, in lieu of creating a housing authority, the council of any city may, if it deems wise, designate a redevelopment commission created under the provisions of GS Chapter 160A (previously, technical change from GS Chapter 160), or a regional council of government created pursuant to Part 2 of Article 20 of GS Chapter 160A (previously, did not allow designation of a regional council of government), to exercise the powers, duties, and responsibilities of a housing authority as prescribed, or may itself exercise those powers, duties, and responsibilities. Makes technical changes.

Deletes proposed revisions to GS 157-4.2, concerning the inclusion of an authority's accounting system as part of a city or county budgeting and accounting system, which authorized a regional council of government's budgeting and accounting system to be an integral part of the budgeting and accounting system of that city or county as specified. Makes conforming and technical changes.