The conference report makes the following changes to the 4th edition.

Removes the portions of the act related to: (1) the Transylvania Rural Development Authority, (2) Hertford County Rural Development Authority, (3) Mooresville Property Conveyances, (4) City Of Wilmington Property Conveyances, (5) allowing Onslow County to delegate rezoning authority, (6) Mills River unified development ordinance, (7) Henderson County UDO Definitions, (8) elimination of ETJ in Henderson County, (9) Town Of Boiling Springs Charter/Occupancy Tax, (10) temporarily modify distribution and use of local sales and use tax allocated to Buncombe County and make technical changes to Buncombe School Capital Fund Commission, and (11) allowing Mitchell and Yancey counties to sign memorandums of understanding with Unicoi County.

Makes clarifying changes to the remaining provisions.

Adds the following.

Amends Section 18 of the Louisburg Charter, SL 1961-1022, to require that biennial elections of municipal officers be held in odd-numbered years (removes the requirement that they be on the Tuesday after the first Monday of May in odd-numbered years). Requires the council to be elected using the nonpartisan plurality method of election and the mayor elected using the nonpartisan election and runoff method; however, if no more than two candidates file notice of candidacy for May for a municipal election in which that office is on the ballot, the mayor is to be elected using the nonpartisan plurality method.