A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to restrict satellite annexations outside the extraterritorial planning JURISDICTION of a municipality.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑58.1(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(b)	A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following standards:
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(6)	All of the new proposed satellite corporate limits must be located within the extraterritorial planning jurisdiction of the municipality established under either G.S. 160A‑360 or local act or both."
SECTION 2.  This act applies with respect to annexation ordinances adopted on or after this act becomes law.