GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 261
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/30/91

Short Title:  DOT Condemnation Study.	(Public)
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March 18, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN CONDEMNATION ACTIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission may study the procedures and practices used by the Department of Transportation in all phases of a condemnation action, including the determination of the land to be taken, the negotiations with the owner, any "quick take" procedures, bringing the condemnation action in court, the compensation, and the award of interest paid on the compensation award.
Sec. 2.  The Legislative Research Commission may make an interim report to the 1991 General Assembly, 1992 Regular Session, and shall make a final report to the 1993 General Assembly.
Sec. 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Legislative Services Commission the sum of $15,000 for the 1991-92 fiscal year and the sum of $15,000 for the 1992-93 fiscal year to fund the Legislative Research Commission study authorized by this act.
Sec. 4. This act is effective upon ratification.