GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	5 

HOUSE BILL 587
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/9/91
Third Edition Engrossed 4/15/91
Senate Local Government & Regional Affairs Committee Substitute Adopted 6/6/91
Fifth Edition Engrossed 6/10/91

Short Title:  Regulate Jet Skiing.	(Local)
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April 3, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW ATLANTIC BEACH, CAROLINA BEACH, CASWELL BEACH, HOLDEN BEACH, LONG BEACH, OCEAN ISLE BEACH, SUNSET BEACH, TOPSAIL BEACH, WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, AND YAUPON BEACH TO REGULATE JET SKIING, AND TO AUTHORIZE REGULATION OF JET SKIING IN LAKE NORMAN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 160A-176.1(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	A city may adopt ordinances to regulate and control swimming, jet skiing, surfing and littering in the Atlantic Ocean and other waterways adjacent to that portion of the city within its boundaries or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit any city to prohibit altogether swimming and surfing or to make these activities unlawful."
Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act applies to the Towns of Atlantic Beach, Carolina Beach, Caswell Beach, Holden Beach, Long Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, Topsail Beach, Wrightsville Beach, and Yaupon Beach only.
Sec. 3.  Section 8 of Chapter 1089 of the 1969 Session Laws, being an act establishing the Lake Norman Marine Commission, is amended by adding a new sentence to read:
"Under authorization of a joint resolution, and subject to the limitations of this section, the Commission may regulate jet skiing in Lake Norman and from its shoreline."
Sec. 4.  In addition to other authority granted by law, the Towns of Davidson and Cornelius may regulate jet skiing within their respective corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction in Lake Norman and from its shoreline.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.