AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE county water and sewer districts TO ENGAGE IN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE FINANCING.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑20(h) reads as rewritten:
"(h)	Local Government Defined. – As used in this section, the term "unit of local government" means any of the following:
(1)	A county.
(2)	A city.
(3)	A water and sewer authority created under Article 1 of Chapter 162A of the General Statutes.
(3a)	A metropolitan sewerage district created under Article 5 of Chapter 162A of the General Statutes.
(3b)	A sanitary district created under Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes.
(3c)	A county water and sewer district created under Article 6 of Chapter 162A of the General Statutes.
(4)	An airport authority whose situs is entirely within a county that has (i) a population of over 120,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census and (ii) an area of less than 200 square miles.
(5)	An airport authority in a county in which there are two incorporated municipalities with a population of more than 65,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.
(5a)	An airport board or commission authorized by agreement between two cities pursuant to G.S. 63‑56, one of which is located partially but not wholly in the county in which the jointly owned airport is located, and where the board or commission provided water and wastewater services off the airport premises before January 1, 1995, except that the authority granted by this subdivision may be exercised by such a board or commission with respect to water and wastewater systems or improvements only.
(5b)	A local airport authority that was created pursuant to a local act of the General Assembly.
(6)	A local school administrative unit whose board of education is authorized to levy a school tax.
(6a)	Any other local school administrative unit, but only for the purpose of financing energy conservation measures acquired pursuant to Part 2 of Article 3B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
(6b)	A community college, but only for the purpose of financing energy conservation measures acquired pursuant to Part 2 of Article 3B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
(7)	An area mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse authority, acting in accordance with G.S. 122C‑147.
(8)	A consolidated city‑county, as defined by G.S. 160B‑2(1).
(9)	Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑414, s. 52, effective September 14, 2001.
(10)	A regional natural gas district, as defined by Article 28 of this Chapter.
(11)	A regional public transportation authority or a regional transportation authority created pursuant to Article 26 or Article 27 of this Chapter.
(12)	A nonprofit corporation or association operating or leasing a public hospital as defined in G.S. 159‑39."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of July, 2007.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 11:30 a.m. this 18th day of July, 2007