A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing that cities shall allow property owners in annexed areas to pay for mandatory water or sewer connection over a period of twenty‑five years.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑317 is amended by adding the following new subsection to read:
"§ 160A‑317.  Power to require connections to water or sewer service and the use of solid waste collection services.
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(a1)	Annexations. – If an area is annexed under Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes and the city requires the property owners in the area to connect to water or sewer lines as authorized in subsection (a) of this section, the city shall allow the property owners to pay the charges for the connections over a period of 25 years. If the owner sells the property prior to the expiration of the 25 years, the city may fix and collect charges for connection to the city's water or sewer lines as authorized in subsection (a) of this section."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007, and applies to all annexations that occur on or after that date.