A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To allow the duplin county board of commissioners to impose a fee for the availability of emergency medical services for unincorporated and incorporated areas.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Board of Commissioners of Duplin County may impose an availability fee for emergency services.
SECTION 2.  Any establishment or change in the rate of the fee must be done by action of the Duplin County Board of Commissioners.
SECTION 3.  The fee may consist of a flat fee per parcel on property in the county that benefits citizens from the availability of the service.
SECTION 4.  The fee may appear on the tax bill and shall be a lien on property and shall be collectible in the same manner as delinquent real property taxes.
SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.