A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning satellite annexations by the Town of beaufort.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑58.1(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following standards:

(3)	The area must be so situated that the annexing city will be able to provide the same services within the proposed satellite corporate limits that it provides within its primary corporate limits.
(4)	If the area proposed for annexation, or any portion thereof, is a subdivision as defined in G.S. 160A‑376, all of the subdivision must be included.
	 
(6)	The area must be on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway, and Beaufort municipal sewer must be available within the area."
SECTION 2.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or be limited by any provisions of Chapter 432 of the 1997 Session Laws or any other existing laws or ordinances.
SECTION 3.  This act applies to the Town of Beaufort only.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.