GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1275*

Short Title:  Extend Billboard Moratorium.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Jordan, Gulley; Carrington, Horton, Kinnaird, Lee, and Rand.

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Referred to:  Judiciary I.

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May 17, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON NEW BILLBOARDS ALONG A DESIGNATED SECTION OF INTERSTATE 40, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMISSION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. The moratorium on the erection of outdoor advertising along the portion of Interstate Highway 40 from the Orange-Alamance County line to the municipal limits of the City of Wilmington, imposed by S.L. 1999-436, is extended. The moratorium imposed by this section shall not apply to outdoor advertising described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of G.S. 136-129.
Section 2.  A moratorium is imposed on the issuance of permits for the construction of new outdoor advertising along the portion of Interstate Highway 40 from the Orange-Alamance County line to the municipal limits of the City of Wilmington.  The moratorium imposed by this section shall not apply to outdoor advertising described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of G.S. 136-129.
Section 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2000, and expires July 1, 2001.