GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1034

Short Title:  Storm Drainage Bonds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Payne.
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Referred to:  Government.
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April 6, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DEFINE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AS A UTILITY UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOND ACT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 159-44 reads as rewritten:
"§ 159-44. Definitions.
The words and phrases defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated when used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires another meaning:
(1)	‘Finance officer' means the officer performing the duties of finance officer of a unit of local government pursuant to G.S. 159-24 of the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act.
(2) 	‘Governing board' or ‘board' means the governing body of a unit of local government.
(3) 	‘Sinking fund' means a fund held for the retirement of term bonds.
(4) 	‘Unit,' ‘unit of local government,' or ‘local government' means counties; cities, towns, and incorporated villages; sanitary districts; mosquito control districts; hospital districts; metropolitan sewerage districts; metropolitan water districts; county water and sewer districts; and special airport districts.
(5) 	‘Utility or public service enterprise' includes:
  	i.	Electric power transmission and distribution                systems;
ii.	Water supply facilities and distribution systems;
iii.	Sewage collection and disposal systems;
iv.	Gas transmission and distribution systems;
v.	Public transportation systems, including but not limited to bus lines, ferries, and mass transit systems;
vi.	Solid waste collection and disposal systems and facilities;
vii.	Cable television systems;
viii.	Off-street parking facilities and systems;
ix.	Public auditoriums, coliseums, stadiums and               convention centers;
x.	Airport; 
xi.	Hospitals and other health-related facilities; and
xii.	Structural and natural stormwater and drainage systems of all types."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.